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Blacklisted (2022)

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Released two days after its singer died, this final album was pulled from streaming within a week because it came out without his estate's permission.

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Album story

Overview

• Blacklisted: sixth and final studio album by American musician Aaron Carter
• Released by Rakkaus Records, Carter's own label
• Issued November 7, 2022, two days after Carter died at age 34
• Previewed through independently released singles across 2021 and 2022
• Originally scheduled for December 7, 2022, which would have been Carter's 35th birthday

Background

• Carter died November 5, 2022, at his home in Lancaster, California
• Previous album Love (stylized as LØVË) came out in 2018, more than thirteen years after Another Earthquake! (2002)
• Love marked a shift toward contemporary pop and EDM-oriented sound
• The album was preceded by several singles, including Sooner or Later, certified gold in Italy
• In January 2022 Carter said on social media that a new LP would come soon and that he was creating a rap album
• So Much to Say was released in November 2021, one year before the album
• Other 2022 releases included Reload the Wesson, Demons, She Just Wanna Ride, Blockbuster, Blame It on Me and Scars

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Aaron Charles Carter (1987–2022) was an American singer and rapper.
• He began performing at age seven after his brother Nick formed the Backstreet Boys' group.
• He was the lead singer of Dead End at age seven before leaving after two years to pursue pop music.

Career

• He made his first solo appearance at age nine, opening for the Backstreet Boys in Berlin in March 1997.
• His self-titled debut album (1997) sold one million copies worldwide.
• His second album, Aaron's Party (Come Get It) (2000), sold over three million copies in the United States.
• Oh Aaron (2001) went platinum; he also acted in Lizzie McGuire and played JoJo in the Broadway musical Seussical.
• He joined Dancing with the Stars in 2009 and starred in the off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks in 2011.
• His final album, Blacklisted, was released two days after his death in 2022.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released November 7, 2022, two days after Carter's death
• Issued without authorization from his estate, which sparked controversy
• Originally scheduled for December 7, 2022, which would have been Carter's 35th birthday
• Producers Morgan Matthews and John Wyatt Johnson said they decided to release it to honor Carter and share his artistry with fans around the world
• Carter's manager, Taylor Helgeson, said the album had been released without permission
• Helgeson said efforts would be made to have it removed from streaming platforms

Reappraisal

• Removed from streaming services six days after release
• The release controversy and the removal made it a disputed posthumous album

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Producers Morgan Matthews and John Wyatt Johnson announced the release on the day Carter died, saying it was meant to honor him
• The original December 7 release date would have been Carter's 35th birthday
• The single She Just Wanna Ride features American singer-songwriter 3D Friends
• The single Reload the Wesson was produced by TheBeatSlinger

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

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