Proving to be a huge hit, R5, debuted on Billboard\u2019s Pop Album Chart at the #1 spot and #6 on the Billboard 200, with their new album \u201cSometime Last Night.\u201d The album also debuted on iTunes\u2019 top ten, following the success of their debut album, \u201cLouder,\u201d which climbed to No.1 on iTunes. R5 is one of the latest calendar licenses acquired by BrownTrout.<\/p>\n
The band is comprised of American songwriters and musicians, including siblings Ross Lynch (Lead\/vocalist\/rhythm, guitarist), Riker (bass\/vocals), Rocky (lead guitar\/vocals), and Rydel (keyboard\/vocals), along with friend Ellington \u201cRatliff\" (drummer\/vocalist). For their second new album \u201cSometime Last Night,\" the group collaborated with producer Matt Wallace and songwriter Savan Kotecha, who also wrote for pop stars Ariana Grande, Ellie Goudling, and The Weeknd. Ross Lynch and the rest of the band, are considered Disney Artists, with Lynch playing in Disney\u2019s \u201cAustin and Ally\u201d on the Disney Channel.<\/p>\n
In an interview with radio.com<\/a>, R5 talked about their songwriting experiences, and how their hit song \u201cSometime Last Night\u201d came about. The band had their second album completed, but decided to start from scratch. In the end, it worked to their benefit. \u201cWe went to the label and we were like, \u2018Let\u2019s scrap it all, and we\u2019re gonna write a new one.\u2019 So we would write a song, and if it was better than the one that we had on a previous record, [we\u2019d use it]. We kept writing and crossing older songs off, and sooner or later, we had 'Sometime Last Night',\u201d said Lynch. <\/p>\n So far, the band has been successful with their new music video for their single \u201cAll Night,\" with 1 million hits within its first week. Premiering on July 8, the video was filmed at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n R5\u2019s tour \u201cSometime Last Night\u201d began July 7 in Orange Park, Florida and will end March 15 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The tour will be hitting a total of 75 cities.<\/p>\n