document_title: Live with Kelly and Ryan

question_text: when does live with kelly and ryan air

question_tokens: when does live with kelly and ryan air

text: Live with Kelly and Ryan

text: Production[edit]

text: Concept[edit]

text: Executive producer Michael Gelman said in 1993, "The real concept of the show, in a symbolic sense, is that they are husband and wife. They have their coffee mugs and they're chit-chatting about what's going on." That is the basis of the show's signature "Host Chat", an unscripted on-air conversation between the co-hosts that opens each show. Then, a home viewer is called to answer a trivia question about the show, with the opportunity to win a vacation. The show then continues with interviews with celebrity guests, musical performances, and other recurring segments, including regular features showcasing fashion, food, health, and lifestyle topics.[3]

text: The format of Live! has been emulated by other successful talk shows such as the British programmes Richard & Judy and Today with Des and Mel. However, it has also proven to be resilient against similarly-formatted talk shows from other syndicators or networks, seeing programs such as Mike and Maty, George & Alana, Caryl & Marilyn: Real Friends, Donny & Marie, Living It Up! With Ali & Jack, The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet, and Anderson Live all launch and end in short periods of time throughout its entire run, and fail to make any headway in the traditional 9 a.m. local time slot Live! has been traditionally slotted in for most markets.

text: The show is broadcast live from New York City, on weekdays at 9 a.m. for stations in the Eastern Time Zone, and is tape-delayed for the rest of the country. Although the program is generally associated with the ABC network and airs on all ABC owned-and-operated stations, in many markets the program is syndicated to stations affiliated with other networks.[4] Live did not air in a morning timeslot on all ABC-owned stations until September 2013, as WLS Chicago programmed the 9 a.m. timeslot with The Oprah Winfrey Show as the originating station for the program in the 1980s, then Windy City Live after the end of Oprah, while the New York-based Live had aired on The CW affiliate WGN since 2002 (although WLS had carried the show in an overnight timeslot earlier in its run).[5][6]

text: Recurring segments[edit]

text: Guinness World Record Breaker Week, New York Auto Show Week, Broadway Week, and Top Teacher Week are examples of features frequently visited on the show, highlighting a different aspect of the theme everyday that week. Live will also invite "whiz kids" to oppose the co-hosts at spelling, athletics, mathematics, sport stacking, and technology, among other tasks. A recurring gag with Philbin as co-host was him challenging seniors—preferably over the age of 100—at tennis, basketball, ping-pong, and bowling, for example. Also, regular contributors to the show include toy enthusiast Chris Byrne, style maven Lawrence Zarian, animal expert Peter Gros, automotive expert Alan Taylor, pediatrician Greg Yapalater, home and gardening show host Katie Brown, technology specialist Leo Laporte, entrepreneur Carley Roney, Science Bob, veterinarian Jennifer Jellison, and nutrition expert Wendy Bazilian.[7]

text: Specials[edit]

text: Every year at Halloween, the co-hosts wear dozens of costumes and portray some of the most famous and infamous names in pop culture.[8] The 2013 special, entitled the "Best Halloween Show Ever," had the most costume changes to date with over 50 in one hour.

text: In February, Live throws a wedding for a couple who writes in with reasons why they should be married on the show.[9] Viewer submissions are also accepted for their "Moms Dream Come True Special," where the co-hosts pay tribute to a select group of mothers.[10]

text: Live from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, the show airs its Post-Oscar Special the day after the awards ceremony.[11] The co-hosts interview winners and presenters as well as other attendees on the red carpet, backstage and live on the show. Also, a panel recaps the best and worst of fashions worn at the event.

text: On location[edit]

text: Live has been to eight countries and nearly 25 states, logging 200,000 miles (320,000 km).[12] The list of remotes includes: Tampa, Hawaii, Monaco, Banff, San Antonio, Aspen, Walt Disney World, New Orleans, Disneyland, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Paris, Detroit, Chicago, The Bronx, Los Angeles, the USS Intrepid, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Maui, Prince Edward Island, London, Scottsdale, the White House, Charlotte, Churchill Downs, Niagara Falls, Puerto Rico, Marina del Rey, Philadelphia, Branson, Mount Rushmore, The Bahamas, and the Dolby Theatre's set for the 85th Academy Awards. While on location, the co-hosts transplant the franchise's own brand of entertainment-oriented talk with the beauty of the particular location providing a colorful backdrop to the show's segments.

text: History[edit]

text: Co-host timeline[edit]

text:
Co-host
Seasons

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Regis Philbin

Cyndy Garvey

Ann Abernathy

Kathie Lee Gifford

Kelly Ripa

Michael Strahan

Ryan Seacrest

text: 1971–1981: A.M. Los Angeles[edit]

text: The show has part of its origins in A.M. Los Angeles, a local show that was broadcast on KABC-TV in Los Angeles from 1971 to 1981 that was originally created and hosted by Ralph Story, with Stephanie Edwards as co-host.[13] When the format went national as AM America in 1975 (taking Edwards along with it), Regis Philbin assumed hosting duties of the Los Angeles version, with Sarah Purcell as his original co-host. Purcell departed the show in 1978 and was replaced by Cyndy Garvey. Philbin and Garvey hosted A.M. Los Angeles until 1981.

text: 1970–1983: A.M. New York, The Stanley Siegel Show, Good Morning New York[edit]

text: Meanwhile, there were also two different morning-show predecessors on WABC-TV in New York City. The first was A.M. New York which debuted on May 18, 1970 as a local answer to NBC's Today show,[14] and was originally hosted by John Bartholomew Tucker. After he left in 1972, a succession of hosts came and went, until Stanley Siegel took over in late 1975. Under Siegel's stint, the show went from last to first in the ratings for a brief period, and from 1977 until his departure in 1978 it was known as The Stanley Siegel Show.[15] Following Siegel's departure for rival WCBS-TV, the show reverted to the A.M. New York name until its cancellation in 1980, by which point it had been hosted by Janet Langhart and Clay Cole. A few weeks later, WABC tried again with Good Morning New York, hosted originally by Spencer Christian and Andrea Kirby; Kirby would eventually be replaced by Judy Licht, and Christian was followed by the likes of Dick Wolfsie and longtime Eyewitness News reporter and anchor Doug Johnson. Like its predecessor for much of its run, Good Morning New York failed to make a dent in the ratings against Donahue on WNBC, and was cancelled in early 1983, with The Morning Show as its replacement.[16]

text: 1983–1988: The Morning Show[edit]

text: The Morning Show, co-hosted by Regis Philbin and Cyndy Garvey, premiered locally on WABC-TV in New York on April 4, 1983. In 1984, Garvey left the show and Philbin hired Ann Abernathy, whom he remembered from his time at KABC-Television for her engaging personality, to assume the co-host duties.[17] After Abernathy got married and decided to return to Los Angeles, Kathie Lee Johnson (later Gifford) joined Philbin officially on June 24, 1985. Their chemistry proved to be successful as The Morning Show soon became number 1 in the market[18] and went on to debut in national syndication on September 5, 1988, when the title was changed to Live with Regis and Kathie Lee.

text: 1988–2000: Live with Regis and Kathie Lee[edit]

text: Early on, Live matched its local success with impressive national ratings and established itself as a dominant fixture in American television.[19] Entertainment Weekly described Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford as "an agreeable mismatch" and their famous banter as "playful, edgy, and amusing."[20] Gifford's positivity throughout public scandals such as the 1996 accusation that her clothing line was being run under sweatshop conditions and her husband Frank Gifford's 1997 affair with a flight attendant resonated with the female demographic of the show, but ultimately made her a media target prompting her emotional departure on July 28, 2000. "Over a third of my life has been [at Live]," she said. "This is family. It's been an amazing journey."[17] Gifford appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly on three occasions, for the show's 20th Anniversary special on September 14, 2007, to promote her book Just When I Thought I'd Dropped My Last Egg: Life and Other Calamities on April 14, 2009, and again as a guest to bid farewell to Philbin on his second to last show, November 17, 2011. Gifford is now host of the live fourth hour of Today with Hoda Kotb; that show mainly airs an hour after Live! in most markets, though a few markets where both shows air at 10 a.m against each other do exist.

text: 2000–2001: Live with Regis[edit]

text: When looking for Gifford's replacement, Philbin and executive producer Michael Gelman teamed Philbin with a handful of potential co-hosts, including Joy Philbin, Kathleen Murphy, Rosie O'Donnell, Jann Carl, Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Fountain, Gloria Estefan, Jillian Reynolds, Caroline Rhea and Suzanne Sena. This met with positive fan response and a 26 percent ratings increase.[21] Philbin won his first Daytime Emmy Award for Live during the six-month period, which he would go on to win twice with co-host Kelly Ripa. Ripa had auditioned four months into the search, on November 1, 2000.[22] Ripa was announced as the official replacement on February 5, 2001.[citation needed]

text: 2001–2011: Live! with Regis and Kelly[edit]

text: Live! with Regis and Kelly's young-audience demographics increased by 80 percent, with Ripa credited[by whom?] for bringing "a new life to the show." Seven months into Philbin and Ripa's run, the September 11 attacks on New York occurred, with coverage beginning twelve minutes before that day's episode would have started. The show was pre-empted for a week following the attacks and returned September 18, 2001, with Philbin opening the episode saying:

text: The last time we saw you was a week ago this morning when our lives seemed normal... then the unthinkable happened. Just then, our worst nightmare occurred, a second plane slammed into the South Tower. Now it was clear. This was a terrible act of terrorism. Then came the news that the Pentagon was hit and another hijacked plane crashed in Pennsylvania killing everybody on board. Today, the heroic effort continues and the death toll rises. But amid the despair, we continue to hope for signs of life beneath the debris. Exhausted rescue workers refuse to give up. Our nation has never been more united. Across the country, Americans are pulling together and everywhere you look, there are tremendous shows of support, patriotism, and faith. Terrorists tried to tear us apart but they failed. Instead, we as a nation have become stronger and have only been brought closer together.[23]

text: Shortly after celebrating his and Ripa's 10th anniversary together, Philbin announced on January 18, 2011 that he would leave Live!.[24] The show then held a "Regis Farewell Celebration Season", showcasing Philbin's top moments from 28 years on the program.[25] His final show aired November 18, 2011.[26]

text: 2011–2012: Live! with Kelly[edit]

text: After Philbin's departure, the show was renamed Live! with Kelly. Joining Ripa were various co-hosts from broadcasting and entertainment. On November 21, 2011, Jerry Seinfeld was the first of 60[27] men and women to join Ripa at the co-host desk, including: Reggie Bush, Kyle MacLachlan, Russell Brand, Howie Mandel, Carl Edwards, Chris Harrison, Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Buckley, Michael Catherwood, Rob Lowe, Martin Short, Neil Patrick Harris, Peter Facinelli, Boomer Esiason, Ben Mulroney, Dan Abrams, Rob Thomas, David Duchovny, Pat Kiernan, Derek Hough, D. L. Hughley, Jesse Palmer, Carson Kressley, Carrie Ann Inaba, Mark Feuerstein, Jim Parsons, Nick Lachey, Jonah Hill, Michael Strahan, Apolo Anton Ohno, Joel McHale, Cat Deeley, Tyler Perry, Andy Cohen, Alec Baldwin, Josh Groban, Jerry O'Connell, Seth Meyers, Mike Greenberg, Kristin Chenoweth, Andy Samberg, Mark Consuelos, Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs, Randy Jackson, Mario Lopez, Matthew Broderick, Mary J. Blige, Ed Robertson, Michael Bublé, Matthew Morrison, Kevin Jonas, Tony Potts, Dana Carvey, Jimmy Kimmel, Kim Kardashian, L.A. Reid, Bryant Gumbel, Daniel Dae Kim and Sam Champion.[28]

text: In April 2012, Live! debuted a new set described as a "contemporary downtown-style loft, spacious and yet maintaining the studio's warmth and intimacy."[29] It was the first major set re-design since the start of the show's 10th season in national syndication (1997–98).

text: In July 2012, People magazine reported that Meyers, Groban and Strahan were the top three contenders in the running to replace Philbin.[30]

text: 2012–2016: Live with Kelly and Michael[edit]

text: On the September 4, 2012 episode, Michael Strahan made his 16th appearance on the show and was introduced as Ripa’s permanent co-host. The former New York Giants defensive end had begun his TV career on Fox NFL Sunday, a job he said he would keep even though it shoots in Los Angeles. The Ripa-Strahan chemistry proved to be successful. Live With Kelly & Michael had been the No. 2 syndicated talk show averaging a 2.8 national rating over Strahan’s entire tenure while Live With Regis & Kelly averaged a 2.6. Live With Kelly & Michael brought in 268,000 more audience members daily, on average, than the show attracted during the end of the Regis run.[31] On January 19, 2016, the show was renewed through at least the 2019-2020 season.[32]

text: On April 19, 2016, it was announced that Strahan would leave Live to join Good Morning America full-time.[33] The decision was revealed to the program's production staff just after that day's broadcast of Live, and officially announced on the program by Strahan the following day. Ripa, however, was absent from that day's episode, and ABC announced later in the day that Live would have guest co-hosts through April 25, 2016. Although speculated to have been a reaction to Strahan's abrupt exit, an ABC staff member stated to Variety that Ripa's sudden absence was a "pre-scheduled vacation".[34]

text: Ripa returned on April 26, 2016, using the opening of the episode to address the reception to Strahan's exit, and ABC's continued commitment to Live as a series.[35] Strahan's final episode on Live occurred on May 13, 2016 and featured several flashback moments from the four years that he co-hosted the show.

text: 2016–2017: Third syndicated co-host search, Live with Kelly[edit]

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text: On Monday, May 16, 2016, Ripa began the second era of her Live career as a single co-host. Jimmy Kimmel joined her as her first guest co-host. Followed by rotating co-hosts, which includes Jussie Smollett, Cedric the Entertainer, David Muir, Daniel Dae Kim,[36][37] Fred Savage, Seal, Andy Cohen, Common, Anderson Cooper, Mark Consuelos, D.L. Hughley, Joel McHale, Ryan Seacrest, Alec Baldwin, Morris Chestnut, Jerry O'Connell, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Josh Groban, Jim Parsons, Dwyane Wade, Guillermo Diaz, Carrie Ann Inaba, Keegan-Michael Key, Tony Goldwyn, Taye Diggs, Christian Slater, Alan Cumming, Josh Gad, Nick Lachey, Chris Harrison, Michael Weatherly, Neil Patrick Harris, Busy Philipps, Chris Pratt, Ashton Kutcher, Zachary Quinto, Tyler Perry, Sam Champion, Matt Bomer, Ciara, Richard Curtis, Michael Bublé, Scott Wolf, Vince Vaughn, Megyn Kelly, Alex Rodriguez, Chris Hardwick, Billy Gardell, Max Greenfield, Joe Jonas, Billy Eichner, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Corbin Bleu, Ilana Glazer, Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson, Van Jones, John Mulaney, Mark Cuban, Bellamy Young, Leslie Mann, Rita Ora, Zach Braff, Jason Derulo and Jason Silva. By the end of the search, 67 men and women had sat next to Kelly during the year long run. [38]

text: 2017-present: Live with Kelly and Ryan[edit]

text: On May 1, 2017, it was announced that Ryan Seacrest would succeed Strahan as the new permanent co-host, after a year long syndicated co-host search. Seacrest will also join as an executive producer to the show.[39][40]

text: On September 5, 2017, Live with Kelly and Ryan updated the show’s look, with a new, modern logo, modifications to the studio, and a brand new show open.

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: The New York Daily News gave the program a positive review, " … When it comes to the amount and playfulness of morning talk, nothing beats Live".[41] In 2001, 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2016 the show won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Hosts and in its 24th year, after twenty-one nominations, it won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show. In addition, its co-hosts have received two TV Guide Award nominations for Favorite Daytime Talk Show and multiple People's Choice nominations for Favorite Talk Show Host.

text: According to daytime television ratings, viewership averages 5 million per episode,[42] ranking number 1 in all big markets, such as New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, San Francisco, Miami, West Palm Beach, and many others. Dominating its time periods, Live is the top-rated morning show and regularly the #1 syndicated talk show.[43]

text: International broadcast[edit]

text:
Country
Television Network(s)
Weekly schedule (local time)
Period

 Canada
CTV
Monday–Friday 9:00 am ET/PT 10:00 MT/AT 10:30 NT
Varies in some markets to allow for local simsubs of United States stations
1988–present


document_title: Bad Boy Records

question_text: who was the first artist signed to bad boy records

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text: Bad Boy Records

text: History[edit]

text: Beginnings[edit]

text: After his climb from a non-paying internship to becoming an A&R executive at Uptown, Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs was fired in 1993 by Andre Harrell. Combs soon founded Bad Boy Records in 1993.[1] The label’s first release was "Flava In Ya Ear" by Craig Mack, followed quickly by Mack's debut album, Project: Funk Da World in 1994. On the heels of these releases came "Juicy" and Ready to Die, the lead single and debut album from The Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Biggie Smalls), released the same year. While Mack's album went Gold, Ready to Die achieved multi-platinum success. Dominating the charts in 1995, B.I.G. became one of the genre’s biggest names of the day and Bad Boy’s premier star. Also in 1995, the label continued its success with platinum releases by Total and Faith Evans. Bad Boy, meanwhile, staffed a bevy of in-house writer/producers,[3] including: Easy Mo Bee, Chucky Thompson and D Dot—all of whom were instrumental in producing many of Bad Boy’s most noted releases during this time.

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text: Feud with Death Row[edit]

text: The rapid success of Notorious B.I.G., and Bad Boy as a company, raised some tensions, especially with the Los Angeles, California-based Death Row. For 2 years leading up to 1995, West Coast Hip Hop, dominated by Death Row, had been preeminent in mainstream Rap. Suge Knight, CEO of Death Row, held Sean Combs responsible for the shooting death of his friend Jake Robles, allegedly at the hands of Sean Combs' bodyguard. Tensions were heightened when Death Row signed superstar rapper 2Pac, who alleged that Bad Boy, notably The Notorious B.I.G. and Puff Daddy, had been complicit in the November 1994 shooting of him in the lobby of Quad Studios in Times Square.

text: After the June 1996 release of "Hit 'Em Up", smearing Bad Boy, tensions escalated. Tupac was shot in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 7, 1996. 2Pac died September 13. Bad Boy issued a statement of condolences. On March 9, 1997, while Bad Boy were preparing the release of Biggie's double album Life After Death, he was killed in Los Angeles, California. Their deaths left many to speculate if the coastal hostility had been responsible for their deaths. The police investigations were criticized by public and judicial sources. Both cases remain officially unsolved.

text: Life after The Notorious B.I.G. and rebuilding the label[edit]

text: Posthumously, Biggie’s Life After Death reached number one on the Billboard Top 200. Its 1st 2 singles, "Hypnotize" and "Mo Money, Mo Problems" also topped the singles charts. The album eventually sold over 10 million copies in the U.S. alone, and is one of the highest selling rap albums ever in the U.S..

text: In 1996, Puff Daddy had begun recording his own solo debut album. The 1st single, "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down," peaked at #1 on the Rap, R&B, and pop charts that spring. In response to Biggie’s death, the label rush-released a Puff Daddy tribute song, "I'll Be Missing You", which featured Biggie's widow, Faith Evans, and Bad Boy's R&B singing group 112. The single topped the charts for eleven weeks and became the hasty second single from Combs’ album, No Way Out, which was released in the summer and sold 7 million copies in the U.S.. Mase, Combs’ newest protégé, in the meantime was immediately thrust into the void that The Notorious B.I.G. left. His own debut album, Harlem World, also released the same year, would go Quadruple Platinum. Due to the successive successes of Life After Death, No Way Out and Harlem World, by the end of 1997, Bad Boy as a label and brand name had hit a commercial peak. During this time, the label began to promote its latest signing The L.O.X., who had been prominently featured on various Bad Boy releases that year. Highly anticipated, their 1998 debut album, Money, Power & Respect was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Shortly thereafter, the group departed the label and entered into a long-standing publishing dispute with Combs over the latter receiving 50% of their publishing that would continue until 2005.

text: In 1998, Combs decided to expand Bad Boy's roster to genres other than hip-hop and R&B, and subsequently signed Fuzzbubble to the label as its 1st rock act.[4] The group appeared on the rock remix of Puff Daddy's "It's All About the Benjamins", but parted ways with the label before releasing a full-length album.[5]

text: In the years to follow, Bad Boy saw a commercial decline. In 1999, Mase became religious and abruptly retired from the business, leaving a serious dent in the company, especially since his 2nd album had just been released. Bad Boy found some success with Shyne, a young rapper from Brooklyn, who garnered generally mixed reviews for his deep voice and slow flow—which many considered to be too reminiscent to, and perhaps a rip-off of The Notorious B.I.G., meanwhile, Combs' later albums failed to generate the same kind of acclaim that his debut had. In an attempt to further market himself, he underwent several name changes; from "Puff Daddy" to "Puffy" to "P. Diddy," to simply just "Diddy" then shortly Diddy- Dirty Money." But with the split of the group he abruptly returned to "Diddy."

text: As the 2000s emerged, Bad Boy had noticeably floundered. Many of its more noted acts would eventually vacate the label, while those who remained saw their album sales dwindle as time went on. In spite of continually releasing new material, and various attempts at building artists to the status of Bad Boy’s The Notorious B.I.G., few proved as successful as the company hoped.

text: Southern rap duo 8Ball & MJG released an album called Living Legends to some success in 2004, prompting the creation of Bad Boy South—which would eventually house acts such as Yung Joc. In 2002, Combs’ participated in MTV's Making The Band 2, which spun off the Bad Boy assembled act, Da Band. Their MTV exposure lead to a Gold selling debut album. At this time, the label also signed a rapper named Aasim, whose Bad Boy debut (as of 2013) still has not been released.

text: Resurgence[edit]

text: Bad Boy saw its fortunes improve in 2005,[6] with the success of releases from new signees: Cassie and Yung Joc (both of whom would score top five singles/debut albums). Also in 2006, Bad Boy hit paydirt with Making The Band 3’s Danity Kane, whose debut album topped the charts at #1 (the label's first chart topping album since the Bad Boys II soundtrack three years prior), and spun off a top five single. Their second album, Welcome to the Dollhouse also debuted at #1, and contained the group's second top ten single "Damaged". Diddy also signed Day26 and Donnie Klang to the label.

text: However, by 2009, Combs had dissolved Danity Kane, terminating Aubrey O'Day's, D. Woods', Shannon Bex's and Aundrea Fimbres' contracts.[7] Dawn Richard remained signed working as solo artist and songwriter for Bad Boy. In March 2009, it was reported that Richard and Combs were assembling a new girl group but later formed Diddy – Dirty Money, composed of Combs, Richard and a singer-songwriter named Kalenna Harper. In April 2009, Bad Boy also signed Red Cafe.

text: In September 2009, it was announced that Combs would be leaving Warner, inking a new deal with Universal's Interscope. Under the terms of the new deal, Combs rebooted the Bad Boy name and trademark, to be operated through Interscope. The previous Bad Boy catalog and roster, however, remains under the control of Warner.[8]

text: In 2010, Diddy offered Mase a 1-year release from Bad Boy to settle their differences after the 2009 incident with Mase wanting to be released from Bad Boy. With this Mase decided to retire from rap for good, although he was to be reassigned to Bad Boy after his year break was done. In 2011, under his new deal with Interscope-Geffen-A&M, Diddy stated he was looking for new talent to add to his new Bad Boy roster. Jay Electronica, who had close ties with Diddy, was originally planned to be signed to the label but had signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation imprint instead.[9][10] Machine Gun Kelly announced that he signed to Bad Boy/Interscope on August 3, 2011.[11] French Montana and Los also were announced as signees to the label in 2012.

text: On April 25, 2012, Mase featured alongside Diddy on Wale's "Slight Work" remix, marking the first appearance of the Harlem rapper on record since 2010. Rumors began to start that Mase, as well as singer Omarion, were both signing to Rick Ross' Maybach Music Group. It was later revealed that Bad Boy artist French Montana was the reason Mase was making his third comeback. According to Montana, Mase is serving as an A&R representative on Montana's forthcoming Bad Boy debut, "Excuse My French," as well as appearing on the remix of Montana's "Everything's a Go." "I'm not sure what kind of decisions he's going to make," Montana says, "[but] I would love to see him in my camp." Mase is currently resigned to Bad Boy Records but has yet to announce whether he is resigned as part of a joint venture deal between Bad Boy and MMG. He later announced he had gotten his release from Bad Boy.[citation needed] In April 2013, Cassie released her first full-length project seven years after her debut album, a mixtape titled RockaByeBaby, to positive reception. Rapper Los announced his departure from Bad Boy Records on March 19, 2014.[12]

text: On October 5, 2015, Combs announced that Bad Boy Entertainment would be distributed by Epic Records.[13][14] This will mark the second time that Epic president L.A. Reid oversaw distribution for Bad Boy, having previously overseen distribution for the label fifteen years earlier after being appointed president of Arista Records in 2000. Despite founding the label in 1993, Bad Boy began celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2015 with a 20-minute mega-medley performance at the BET Awards. It stretched into 2016, starting with the label's May reunion sold-out shows at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and originating the Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour, starting in North America in the last week of August 2016.[15][16][17]

text: Artists[edit]

text: Current acts[edit]

text:
Act
Year signed
# Albums released under Bad Boy

Puff Daddy
1994
6

Cassie
2006
1

Machine Gun Kelly
2011
3

French Montana
2012
2

Bow Wow[18]
2015
Management Deal only

Christian "King" Combs
2016

Quincy[19]
2016

Jody Breeze
2017

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text: Former acts[edit]

text:
The Notorious B.I.G. (Deceased)
Craig Mack
Faith Evans
Total
112
Mario Winans
Mase
The Lox
Black Rob
Kain
Mark Curry
Megan Nicole
Carl Thomas
Shyne
Dream
G. Dep
Loon
Da Band
8Ball & MJG
New Edition
Boyz n da Hood
Cheri Dennis
B5
Yung Joc
Gorilla Zoe
Danity Kane
Christian Daniel
Day26
Elephant Man
Donnie Klang
Janelle Monáe

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text: The Hitmen[edit]

text: The Hitmen is the production team for Bad Boy Records.[20] The collective consisted of several notable producers and musicians that either worked solo or alongside Combs in crafting songs for the artists on Bad Boy as well as outside the label.[21]

text:
Puff Daddy
Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie
Ron "Amen Ra" Lawrence
Chucky Thompson
Richard "Younglord" Frierson
Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool
Mario Winans
Carlos Broady
Sean C & LV
Stevie J
Ryan Leslie
Yogi
Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker
Nashiem Myrick
Andraeo "Fanatic" Heard
Anthony Dent
Jack Knight
Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson
Joe Howell
Easy Mo Bee
Rob Holladay
Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre
EZ Elpee
Eric "Coptic" Matlock
Tony Dofat

text: Discography[edit]

text: Albums[edit]

text:
Year
Information

1994
The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die

Released: September 13, 1994
Singles: "Juicy", "Big Poppa", "Warning"
RIAA certification: 4x Platinum

Craig Mack - Project: Funk Da World

Released: September 20, 1994
Singles: "Flava In Ya Ear", "Get Down"
RIAA certification: Gold

1995
Faith Evans - Faith

Released: August 29, 1995
Singles: "You Used to Love Me", "Soon As I Get Home", "Ain't Nobody", "Come Over"
RIAA certification: Platinum

1996
Total - Total

Released: January 30, 1996
Singles: "No One Else", "Kissin' You", "When Boy Meets Girl"
RIAA certification: Platinum

112 - 112

Released: August 27, 1996
Singles: "Come See Me", "Only You", "Cupid"
RIAA certification: 2x Platinum

1997
The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death

Released: March 25, 1997
Singles: "Hypnotize", "Mo Money Mo Problems", "Sky's the Limit"
RIAA certification: Diamond (10x Platinum)

Puff Daddy & the Family - No Way Out

Released: July 1, 1997
Singles: "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down", "I'll Be Missing You", "It's All About the Benjamins (Remix)", "Been Around the World", "Victory"
RIAA certification: 7x Platinum

Mase - Harlem World

Released: October 28, 1997
Singles: "Feel So Good", "What You Want", "24 Hrs. to Live, "Lookin' At Me"
RIAA certification: 4x Platinum

1998
The LOX - Money, Power & Respect

Released: January 28, 1998
Singles: "If You Think I'm Jiggy", "Money, Power & Respect"
RIAA certification: Platinum

Faith Evans - Keep the Faith

Released: October 27, 1998
Singles: "Love Like This", "All Night Long", "Never Gonna Let You Go", "Lately I"
RIAA certification: Platinum

Total - Kima, Keisha, and Pam

Released: November 3, 1998
Singles: "Trippin'", "Sitting Home", "I Tried"
RIAA certification: Gold

112 - Room 112

Released: November 10, 1998
Singles: "Love Me", "Anywhere", "Love You Like I Did", "Your Letter"
RIAA certification: 2x Platinum

1999
Mase - Double Up

Released: June 15, 1999
Singles: "Get Ready", "All I Ever Wanted"
RIAA certification: Platinum

Puff Daddy - Forever

Released: August 24, 1999
Singles: "P.E. 2000", "Satisfy You", "Best Friend"
RIAA certification: Platinum

The Notorious B.I.G. - Born Again

Released: December 7, 1999
Singles: "Notorious B.I.G.", "Dead Wrong"
RIAA certification: 2x Platinum

2000
Black Rob - Life Story

Released: March 7, 2000
Singles: "Whoa!", "Espacio"
RIAA certification: Platinum

Carl Thomas - Emotional

Released: April 18, 2000
Singles: "Emotional", "I Wish", "Summer Rain"
RIAA certification: Platinum

Shyne - Shyne

Released: September 26, 2000
Singles: "Bad Boyz", "That's Gangsta", "Bonnie & Shyne"
RIAA certification: Platinum

2001
Dream - It Was All a Dream

Released: January 23, 2001
Singles: "He Loves U Not", "This is Me", "This is Me (Remix)"
RIAA certification: Platinum

112 - Part III

Released: March 20, 2001
Singles: "Peaches & Cream", "Dance With Me", "It's Over Now"
RIAA certification: Platinum

P. Diddy & the Bad Boy Family - The Saga Continues...

Released: July 10, 2001
Singles: "Let's Get It", "Bad Boy For Life", "Diddy"
RIAA certification: Platinum
CRIA certification: Gold

Faith Evans - Faithfully

Released: November 6, 2001
Singles: "Can't Believe", "You Gets No Love", "I Love You", "Burnin' Up", "Alone in This World"
RIAA certification: Platinum

G. Dep - Child of the Ghetto

Released: November 20, 2001
Singles: "Special Delivery"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

2003
Bad Boys II: The Soundtrack

Released: July 15, 2003
Singles: "La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)", "Shake Ya Tailfeather", "Show Me Your Soul"
RIAA certification: Platinum

Da Band - Too Hot for TV

Released: September 30, 2003
Singles: "Bad Boy This, Bad Boy That", "Tonight"
RIAA certification: Gold

Loon - Loon

Released: October 21, 2003
Singles: "How You Want That", "Down For Me"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

112 - Hot & Wet

Released: November 18, 2003
Singles: "Na Na Na Na", "Hot & Wet", "Right Here for U"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

2004
Carl Thomas - Let's Talk About It

Released: March 23, 2004
Singles: "She Is", "Make It Alright", "My First Love"
RIAA certification: Gold

Mario Winans - Hurt No More

Released: April 20, 2004
Singles: "I Don't Wanna Know", "Never Really Was"
RIAA certification: Gold

8Ball & MJG - Living Legends

Released: May 11, 2004
Singles: "You Don't Want Drama", "Straight Cadillac Pimpin", "Forever"
RIAA certification: Gold

Mase - Welcome Back

Released: August 24, 2004
Singles: "Welcome Back", "Breathe, Stretch, Shake"
RIAA certification: Gold

New Edition - One Love

Released: November 9, 2004
Singles: "Hot 2Nite"
RIAA certification: Gold

2005
Boyz n da Hood - Boyz n da Hood

Released: June 21, 2005
Singles: "Dem Boyz", "Felonies"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

B5 - B5

Released: July 19, 2005
Singles: "All I Do", "U Got Me"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

Black Rob - The Black Rob Report

Released: July 19, 2005
Singles: "Ready"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

The Notorious B.I.G. - Duets: The Final Chapter

Released: December 20, 2005
Singles: "Nasty Girl", "Hold Ya Head" "Spit Your Game"
RIAA certification: Platinum

2006
Yung Joc - New Joc City

Released: June 6, 2006
Singles: "It's Goin' Down", "I Know You See It", "1st Time"
RIAA certification: Platinum

Cassie - Cassie

Released: August 8, 2006
Singles: "Me & U", "Long Way 2 Go"
RIAA certification: Platinum

Danity Kane - Danity Kane

Released: August 22, 2006
Singles: "Show Stopper", "Ride for You"
RIAA certification: Platinum

Christian Daniel - Christian Daniel

Released: September 26, 2006
Singles: "Donde Quedaran"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

Diddy - Press Play

Released: October 17, 2006
Singles: "Come to Me", "Tell Me", "Last Night", "Through the Pain (She Told Me)", "Diddy Rock"
RIAA certification: Gold

2007
The Notorious B.I.G. - Greatest Hits

Released: March 6, 2007
Singles: "Running Your Mouth"
RIAA certification: Gold

8Ball & MJG - Ridin High

Released: March 13, 2007
Singles: "Relax and Take Notes", "Cruzin", "Clap On"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

Yung Joc - Hustlenomics

Released: August 28, 2007
Singles: "Coffee Shop", "Bottle Poppin'", "I'm a G", "Getting to the Money", "Brand New"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

B5 - Don't Talk, Just Listen

Released: September 11, 2007
Singles: "Hydrolics", "In My Bedroom"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

Gorilla Zoe - Welcome to the Zoo

Released: September 25, 2007
Singles: "Hood Figga", "Juice Box"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

Boyz n da Hood - Back Up n da Chevy

Released: October 2, 2007
Singles: "Everybody Know Me", "Table Dance", "Paper"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

2008
Cheri Dennis - In and Out of Love

Released: February 26, 2008
Singles: "I Love You", "Portrait of Love", "Pretend"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

Danity Kane - Welcome to the Dollhouse

Released: March 18, 2008
Singles: "Damaged", "Bad Girl"
RIAA certification: Platinum

Day26 - Day26

Released: March 25, 2008
Singles: "Got Me Going", "Since You've Been Gone"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

Elephant Man - Let's Get Physical

Released: April 8, 2008
Singles: "Five-O", "Jump"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

Donnie Klang - Just a Rolling Stone

Released: September 2, 2008
Singles: "Take You There"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

2009
Notorious: The Soundtrack

Released: January 13, 2009
Singles: "Brooklyn Go Hard", "Letter to B.I.G."
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

Gorilla Zoe - Don't Feed da Animals

Released: March 17, 2009
Singles: "Lost", "What It Is", "Echo", "I Got It"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

Day26 - Forever in a Day

Released: April 14, 2009
Singles: "Imma Put It on Her", "Stadium Music"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

2010
Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)

Released: May 18, 2010
Singles: "Come Alive (The War of the Roses)", "Tightrope", "Cold War"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

Diddy-Dirty Money - Last Train to Paris

Scheduled: December 14, 2010
Singles: "Angels", "Love Come Down", "Hello Good Morning", "Loving You No More", "Coming Home", "Your Love", "Ass on the Floor"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

2012
Machine Gun Kelly - Lace Up

Released: October 9, 2012
Singles: "Wild Boy", "Invincible", "Hold On (Shut Up)"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

2013
French Montana - Excuse My French

Released: May 21, 2013
Singles: "Pop That", "Freaks", "Ain't Worried About Nothin'"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady

Released: September 10, 2013
Singles: "Q.U.E.E.N.", "Dance Apocalyptic", "PrimeTime", "Electric Lady"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

2015
Machine Gun Kelly - General Admission

Released: October 16, 2015
Singles: "Till I Die, "A Little More"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

Puff Daddy - MMM

Released: December 18, 2015
Singles: "Auction", "Workin", "Blow a Check'", "You Could Be My Lover'"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

2017
Machine Gun Kelly - bloom

Released: May 12, 2017
Singles: "Bad Things", "At My Best"
RIAA certification: (uncertified)

French Montana - Jungle Rules

Released: July 14, 2017
Singles: "Unforgettable", "A Lie", "No Pressure"
RIAA Cerification: (uncertain)

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Year
Information

1998
Bad Boy Greatest Hits: Volume 1

Released: October 13, 1998
Singles: "Too Too Old For Me" by Jerome
RIAA certification: Gold

2002
P. Diddy & Bad Boy Records Present... We Invented the Remix

Released: May 14, 2002
Singles: "I Need a Girl (Part One)", "I Need a Girl (Part Two)", "Special Delivery (Remix)"
RIAA certification: 2x Platinum

2004
Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary... The Hits

Released: March 9, 2004
Singles: "Victory 2004"
RIAA certification: Gold

Bad Boy's R&B Hits

Released: November 23, 2004

2016
Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Box Set Edition

Released: August 12, 2016