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In just the past few years, teen-pop/R&B quartet Mindless Behavior
have opened up sold-out shows for the likes of Justin Bieber and Janet
Jackson, taken the stage at two White House events, and backed up their
hit-packed debut album with a national tour that's soon to be the
subject of their own feature-length documentary and concert movie. In
the midst of all that action, Mindless Behavior's Prodigy, Roc Royal,
Ray Ray, and Princeton have dedicated untold hours to meeting up and
interacting with their international fanbase, a rapidly multiplying
network that includes more than 500,000 mobile fan-list subscribers,
millions following their social media profiles, and the thousands of
fans who turn up at each of the group's famously frenzied in-store
appearances. So when it came time to create their follow-up to #1 Girl
(a top 10 debut on the Billboard Top 200 chart), Mindless Behavior
ditched the standard approach to album-making and started recording
songs while still out on the road. Deftly capturing the frenetic energy
of its recording locales including Miami, Atlanta, and Los Angeles All
Around The World (Streamline/Conjunction/Interscope Records) finds
Mindless Behavior pushing deeper into the high-powered, hook-laden
pop/R&B/hip-hop hybrid that made their debut so instantly
irresistible and won the group so many intensely devoted fans throughout
the globe.
For help in building a bigger, bolder sound on All
Around The World, Mindless Behavior teamed up with a host of A-list
producers that represent the most vital elements of today's pop
landscape. With its infectious mix of club-ready bangers, uptempo urban
anthems, and stunningly soulful love songs, the album features
production from hitmakers like Sean Garrett (Usher, Britney Spears,
Nicki Minaj), Team S. Dot (Diddy - Dirty Money), Walter Millsap
(Beyoncé, Timbaland, Alicia Keys), Rob Wells (Justin Bieber, Adam
Lambert), and Ester Dean (Rihanna, Katy Perry). Not only showcasing each
member's ever-elevating vocal work, All Around The World represents a
new level of sophistication in Mindless Behavior's song content.