LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Fame Factory) - Grammy nominated Ryan Tedder, lead singer of the band OneRepublic, is the break-through songwriter and producer of 2007 and 2008. He now holds the record for the No 1 and No 2 Most Played Songs at Top-40 in
Radio in history, with "
Bleeding Love" and "Apologize." "
Apologize" (written, produced and performed with OneRepublic) holds the record as the best selling single in the digital era. "
Bleeding Love" (written and produced for new artist
Leona Lewis) is the top-selling iTunes single and the No 1 most downloaded song of 2008.
Tedder's mega-hit, "Bleeding Love," has been nominated by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS) for Record of The Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance by Leona Lewis. "Bleeding Love" is the premiere track from Lewis' debut album "Spirit," which received the Best Pop Vocal Album nomination and broke her around the globe.
"Bleeding Love" shattered worldwide records when it was crowned the Most Played Song at Top-40 Radio in a one-week period ever in history. The single spent 39 weeks on the chart, four of them at No 1, on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. The hit held the No 1 position in the UK for 7 straight weeks and set the all time record for the fastest selling song UK history. The ringtone, single and video sales combined have surpassed over 5 million in sales
"Apologize," is an international pop rock phenomenon, achieving almost 9 million singles sold worldwide to date, making it the top digital download in music history. The single spent 8 weeks at No 1 in the U.S. and 13 weeks at No 1 on international charts. "Apologize" by OneRepublic has been nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. "Apologize" is from the OneRepublic platinum album "Dreaming Out Loud."
The song held the title as the Most Played Song in Top 40 Radio over a one-week period with 10,331 spins in one week. It was the No 1 most played song for five months in 2008, when Tedder's "Bleeding Love" then topped that record with 10,665 spins in one week, making it the all time most played song in history at the radio format.
Ryan Tedder's musical influence has impacted the world, making him an international rising star and global success story. In November 2007, he simultaneously had three No 1 hits worldwide, with "Bleeding Love," (Leona Lewis) in the U.K., "Apologize" (OneRepublic/Timbaland) in the U.S. and "Do It Well (featuring Ludacris)" (Jennifer Lopez) in Japan.
It's no wonder that the top contemporary artists are lining up to work with the platinum hit maker. Tedder has worked with top recording artists in multiple music genres, including Pop, R&B, Hip Hop and Rock. He has lent his songwriting, vocal and producing talents to: Timbaland, Beyonce, Chris Cornell, Paul Oakenfold, Natasha Bedingfield, Daughtry, Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Clarkson, Ashley Tisdale, Bubba Sparxxx, Hilary Duff, and James Morrison.
To add to his impressive string of hits is the highly anticipated forthcoming single "Halo" from Beyonce's current No 1 album. Tedder co-wrote and produced on James Morrison's current project, "Songs For You, Truths For Me." He is currently writing for OneRepublic, Kelly Clarkson, Nelly, Daughtry, Adele, Rascall Flatts, and Nikki Flores (his 1st artist signing to his label Interscope), Rihanna and many more.
