The Wanted’s sophomore single
“WALKS LIKE RIHANNA” was premiered worldwide on the 29th of April and
immediately gained huge success on radio and digital charts.
‘The Wanted Life’ is a behind-the-scenes look into the rockstar and
often dreamt about lifestyle of five UK and Irish megastars, Max George, Siva
Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness , Tom Parker and Nathan Sykes. These friends,
colleagues and heartthrobs for millions of girls, will learn how to navigate
the American culture and work together to maintain their superstar status here
in the US and worldwide.
With an eye toward reinventing the boy band sound, the
Wanted formed in 2009, nearly 10 years after groups like N ‘Sync and the
Backstreet Boys hit their commercial peak. Like those two groups, the Wanted
was assembled through a series of auditions. Max George, a member of the
short-lived British boy band Avenue, was the most famous singer to land a spot
in the outfit’s lineup, while Siva Kaneswaran became the group’s only Irish
member. Rounded out by British vocalists Jay McGuiness, Tom Parker, and Nathan
Sykes, the group topped the U.K. charts less than 12 months after forming, when
their debut single “All Time Low” debuted at number one in August 2010. The
band's self-titled debut album followed with similar chart success, debuting at
#4 at the UK album charts that same year. In 2011, The Wanted returned with
their sophomore effort, Battleground featuring the single,"Gold
Forever." By the time the album was released, the band had already signed
a distribution deal with the American-based Def Jam Records. In 2012, The
Wanted released a self-titled compilation EP as an introduction to the U.S.
market which feaured hits off its first two albums, as well as two newly
recorded songs.
The Wanted “Walks Like Rihanna” single is now available
on iTunes under MCA Music, in cooperation with SMART, Live More!
