Note-oriety
{{short description|American choir}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Note-oriety
| image = Note-oriety performing "I Don't Think About You".png
| caption = Note-oriety
| landscape = yes
| alias = JMU Note-oriety, Note
| origin = James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
| genre = A cappella, collegiate a cappella
| years_active = 1998-Present
| website = [http://jmunoteoriety.com Official Website]
}}
Note-oriety is an upper voices a cappella singing group at James Madison University in the United States, founded in 1998 by Kelly Myer and Bonnie Estes. The group sings in and around Harrisonburg, Virginia, tours the east coast and other parts of the United States. Note-oriety is best known for the viral video of their cover version of Beyoncé's song "Pretty Hurts".Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/5Dsdk2ZT5jI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150917102601/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dsdk2ZT5jI&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dsdk2ZT5jI| title = Pretty Hurts by Beyoncé - Official Note-oriety Cover | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} The group has been featured in USA Today,{{cite web | title=Watch: Female a cappella group covers Beyonce's 'Pretty Hurts' | website=USA TODAY | date=2015-09-17 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/09/17/beyonce-pretty-hurts-female-cappella-group/32543463/ | access-date=2018-05-03}} The Huffington Post,{{cite web | last=Guff | first=Samantha | title=A Cappella Version Of Beyonce's 'Pretty Hurts' Conveys Powerful Message | website=HuffPost | date=2015-09-17 | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pretty-hurts-a-cappella_us_55fabc46e4b00310edf5dc06 | access-date=2018-05-03}} and BuzzFeed,{{Cite news|url=https://www.breezejmu.org/life/note-oriety-hits-a-high-note-with-viral-buzzfeed-post/article_5d2f423c-5f9a-11e5-9eff-3392e52e7995.html|title=Note-oriety hits a high note with viral Buzzfeed post|last=writer|first=Brendan Callan {{!}} contributing|work=The Breeze|access-date=2018-03-04}} and the group has been praised by Nicki Minaj,{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/nickiminaj/posts/1047869268568056|title=Nicki Minaj|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-10}} TLC,{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OfficialTLC/status/994992693561380864|title=Sing it ladies!https://twitter.com/PR0BLEMMATIC/status/994723905540644865 …|last=TLC|date=2018-05-11|website=@OfficialTLC|language=en|access-date=2019-02-10}} and Kelly Clarkson.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/kellyclarkson/posts/10156250548794561|title=Kelly Clarkson|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-10}} They have also been nominated for and received several awards from international organizations, notably, the Contemporary A Cappella Society and the Recorded A Cappella Review Board. Note-oriety has performed all over the country, including The White House, the Lincoln Center, and Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey's United State of Women Summit.
History
Note-oriety was founded in 1998 by Kelly Myer and Bonnie Estes as a sister group to the premier a Cappella group at JMU, The Madison Project. It is the first all-female group at James Madison University. The student-run musical group performs in and around Harrisonburg, Virginia and up and down the East Coast of the United States. In addition to various gigs, Note-oriety holds a concert once per semester, typically at the end of each semester. Additionally, they go on tour approximately bi-yearly.
Note-oriety has competed in several competitions throughout the years. In 2012, they won "Best Choreography" at SingStrong Aca Idol.{{Cite web|url=http://acappellablog.com/event-reviews/singstrong-aca-idol-2012|title=The A Cappella Blog {{!}} The A Cappella Blog|last=Browar|first=Will|date=2018-03-04|website=The A Cappella Blog|access-date=2018-03-04}} In 2013, they won 1st place at the SingStrong Aca Idol Competition as well as winning "Audience Favorite".{{Citation|last=Showlist DC|title=JMU Note-oriety at SingStrong (live), 3/1/13 - a cappella|date=2013-03-02|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGsAhW2HIUs|accessdate=2018-03-04}} Note-oriety has also competed in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, most recently in 2019, where they placed third.{{Cite web|url=https://varsityvocals.com/results-page/|title=Results|date=2015-08-12|website=Varsity Vocals|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-10}}
Throughout their 20 years, Note-oriety has released several studio albums and singles. In 2015, they released their self-titled album Note-oriety. The album was nominated for numerous awards and was selected as the Recorded A Cappella Review Board's 2015 Album of the Year.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rarb.org/picks/2015/|title=RARB Picks of 2015|website=www.rarb.org|access-date=2018-03-04}} The group has been nominated for several CARA awards through the years, most recently winning "Best Song" in the Collegiate Female category for "Bang Bang" on Note-oriety.{{Cite web|url=http://www.casa.org/cara2016w|title=2016 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Winners {{!}} A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society|website=www.casa.org|access-date=2018-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208124125/http://www.casa.org/cara2016w|archive-date=2019-02-08|url-status=dead}} The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dsdk2ZT5jI music video for "Pretty Hurts"] from this album garnered over half a million views.{{Citation|last=JMU Note-oriety|title=Pretty Hurts by Beyoncé - Official Note-oriety Cover|date=2015-09-06|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dsdk2ZT5jI|accessdate=2018-03-04}} The video went viral after it was released, and was praised by Nicki Minaj.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/150024648352527/posts/1047869268568056|title=Nicki Minaj: "Great job ladies! Blown away by this beautiful message..."|last=Minaj|first=Nicki|date=September 22, 2015|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=2018-03-04}} Note-oriety's eighth album, titled XX in honor of their twentieth anniversary,{{Cite web|url=http://jmunoteoriety.com/xx|title=note-oriety|website=note-oriety|access-date=2018-05-16}} was released April 29, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jmunoteoriety.com/single-post/2018/04/30/XX-CD-Release-Concert|title=note-oriety|website=note-oriety|access-date=2018-05-16}} Their most recent album, Note to Self, was released in July 2020.
Note-oriety as a group works for charities as well as groups promoting Women's empowerment, and has been involved with numerous philanthropic events since its founding. In 2016, Note-oriety performed at the United State of Women Summit in Washington, D.C.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theunitedstateofwomen.org/summit-details/|title=Summit Details - The United State of Women|work=The United State of Women|access-date=2018-03-04}} and in 2017 the group performed at The National Crittenton Foundation's national conference "In Solidarity We Rise: Healing, Opportunity, and Justice for Girls". In 2018, College Magazine named Note-oriety one of The 10 Female Groups Running the A Cappella World.{{Cite news|url=https://www.collegemagazine.com/10-female-groups-running-cappella-world/|title=The 10 Female Groups Running the A Cappella World - College Magazine|date=2018-02-02|work=College Magazine|access-date=2018-03-04}}
Discography
- Overquota (2000)
- Lights Out (2002)
- Fusion (2005)
- Bettin' High (2007)
- Get Gone (2010)
- "Only Girl in the World" (2011)
- I'll Never Say (2012)
- "DNA" (2013)
- Note-oriety (2015)
- "Boogie Woogie/Salute" (2016)
- XX (2018){{Cite web|url=https://www.jmunoteoriety.com/single-post/2018/01/22/2018-Album|title=2018 Album {{!}} Note-oriety|last=Wagner|first=Emma|website=note-oriety|access-date=2018-03-05}}
- "Fall in Line" (2019)
- "God Is a Woman" (2020)
- Note to Self (2020)
Awards and nominations
= Musical awards =
{{Infobox musician awards
| name = Note-oriety
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| wins = 20
| nominations = 14
| award2 = CARAs
| award2W = 1
| award2N = 12
| award3 = [http://www.rarb.org/ RARB]
| award3W = 3
| award3N = N/A
| award5 = [http://www.casa.org/sing_cd sing]
| award5W = 2
| award5N = N/A
| award6 = [http://www.casa.org AVAs]
| award6W = 3
| award6N = 5
| award7 = [http://www.voicesonlyacappella.com/VO/ Voices Only]
| award7W = 1
| award7N = N/A
| award8 = ICCA
| award8W = 2
| award8N = N/A
|award9=[http://dc.singstrong.org/aca-idol-procollegiate-competition.html SingStrong Aca-Idol]|award9W=7|award9N=N/A}}
| class="wikitable"
|+ Recorded A Cappella Review Board (RARB) !Year !Nominee/work !Award !Result |
| 2015
|Album of the Year{{Cite web|url=http://www.rarb.org/picks/2015/|title=RARB Picks of 2015|website=www.rarb.org|access-date=2018-12-05}} |Won |
| 2015
|"Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj |Won |
= Selection for "Best of" compilation albums =
| class="wikitable"
|+ sing !Year !Nominee/work !Award !Result |
| 2015
|"Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj |Won |
| 2013
|"DNA" by Little Mix |Won |
| class="wikitable"
|+ Voices Only !Year !Nominee/work !Award !Result |
| 2015
|"Lies" by Marina and the Diamonds |Won |
= Competitions =
| class="wikitable"
|+ Competition Placements and Awards !Year !Competition !Award !Result |
| 2008
|ICCA Quarterfinals |Outstanding Soloist: Jonnelle Morris for "Bring Me Down"{{Cite web|url=https://varsityvocals.com/results-page/|title=Results|date=2015-08-12|website=Varsity Vocals|access-date=2018-12-05}} |Won |
| 2012
|SingStrong Aca-Idol |Won |
| 2013
|SingStrong Aca-Idol |Aca-Idol Overall Winner{{Cite web|url=http://acappellablog.com/event-reviews/singstrong-aca-idol|title=The A Cappella Blog|last=Browar|first=Will|date=2018-12-04|website=The A Cappella Blog|access-date=2018-12-05}} |1st Place |
| 2013
|SingStrong Aca-Idol |Won |
| 2013
|SingStrong Aca-Idol |1st Place |
| 2013
|SingStrong Aca-Idol |2nd Place |
| 2013
|SingStrong Aca-Idol |Outstanding Visual Presentation |1st Place |
| 2019
|ICCA Quarterfinals |Won |
| 2019
|Shenandoah Valley Sing-In |Overall Winner |Won |
| 2019
|Shenandoah Valley Sing-In |Audience Favorite |Won |
| 2020
|Mid-Atlantic Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival |Third Place |Won |
= Other Awards =
| class="wikitable"
|+ A Cappella Video Awards (AVA) !Year !Nominee/work !Award !Result |
| 2019
|"R&B Medley" Music Video |Nominated |
| 2019
|"R&B Medley" Music Video |Runner-up |
| 2019
|"R&B Medley" Music Video |Nominated |
| 2019
|"R&B Medley" Music Video |Won |
| 2019
|"R&B Medley" Music Video |Won |