Tremaine Aldon Neverson (born November 28, 1984), better known by his stage name Trey Songz, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. Trey debuted on the music landscape in 2005. At the time, there were other heavy-hitting R&B males on the music scape that Trey had to contend with, namely, Usher, & R.Kelly.
His debut album, I Gotta Make It was released on July 26, 2005. It debuted at #20 on the Billboard 200, selling 40,000 copies in its first week of sales. It has sold 300,000 records in the US, but was never certified by the RIAA.
Songz's debut single, Gotta Make It, featuring Twista, was released in March 2005 and reached #87 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #21 on theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It garnered success in the R&B/urban community but failed to make a mark in mainstream music.
His second studio album, Trey Day, was released on October 2, 2007. The album reached #11 on theBillboard 200, selling 73,000 copies in its first week. It has since sold 400,000 records in the US, becoming his second album not to be certified by the RIAA. The album was going to be released on May 8, 2007, but was continually delayed in order for a successful single to precede the album, as the lead single failed to impact charts.
His second album was preceded by the lead single, "Wonder Woman", which was released in February 2007. It reached #54 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but failed to impact the Hot 100. Because of the single's failure, his second album was delayed from May 2007 to October 2007. The album's second single, "Can't Help but Wait", was released in August 2007 and was released to promote his second album and the film Step Up 2 the Streets soundtrack as a single for it. The single reached #14 on the Hot 100, and #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It became Songz's first Top 20 hit on the Hot 100, and helped to boost his second album's sales. The single was also nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 2008 50th Grammy Awards.
Finally, Trey was getting his stride. His tenacity was finally beginning to pay off for him.
Trey released his third studio album, Ready, on August 31, 2009. The album reached #3 on the Billboard 200, selling 131,000 copies in its first week. These are his best first week sales to date and the album was his first to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard 200. The album has since sold over 800,000 records in the US, earning a Gold certification from the RIAA in February 2010, becoming his first album to be certified by the RIAA.
The fourth single from the album, "Say Aah", featuring rapper Fabolous, was released in January 2010 and reached #9 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The single has become Trey's highest charting single on the Hot 100 and one of his most successful singles on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
WIth a new look and a new sound, Songz was becoming a household name and a sex symbol to the legions of female fans.
Trey's fourth studio album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure, was released on September 14, 2010. The album has spawned hit singles 'Bottoms Up' featuring rap phenom Nicki Minaj, 'Can't Be Friends', and the current single, 'Unusual', which features good friend, Drake. It's safe to say Trey Songz has transformed from a relatively unknown to one of R&B's brightest rising stars. Touring with Jay-Z, Monica, his own reality show, Grammy noms, BET Awards, it's safe to say the 'transformation of Trey' is almost complete. Songz proves that tenacity, patience and drive goes a long way. We congratulate Trey for his success and the sky's the limit for the young crooner!
'WonderWoman'
'Bottoms up'
'Successful'
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