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2[[caption-width-right:350:L-R: Carlos, Logan, James, Kendall]]
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4Big Time Rush (BTR for short) is an American BoyBand created by Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} in 2009 for the [[Series/BigTimeRush show of the same name]]. The group consists of Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson, and Carlos [=PenaVega=][[note]]who was known as Carlos Pena Jr. at the time of formation[[/note]].
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6The group was able to establish itself as a successful band independent of the show, releasing three albums and three extended plays with five tours. One of these tours, 2012's ''Better With U'' tour, also contained the first US performances of fellow boy band Music/OneDirection.
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8Following their television show's conclusion, the band went on indefinite hiatus in 2014 up until 2021, when they announced their reunion and started performing live again.[[note]]Ahead of their formal reunion in 2021, they had also reunited virtually in 2020 amid the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, releasing several videos and new performances of old songs.[[/note]] They have since released a fourth album, ''Another Life''.
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10!!Discography:
11[[AC:Studio Albums]]
12* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum BTR]]'' (2010)
13* ''Elevate'' (2011)
14* ''24/Seven'' (2013)
15* ''[[GreatestHitsAlbum The Greatest Hits]]'' (2016)
16* ''Another Life'' (2023)
17[[AC:Other notable releases]]
18* ''Best of Season 1'' (2010, EP)
19* ''Holiday Bundle'' (2010, EP)
20* ''Big Time Movie Soundtrack'' (2012, EP)
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22!!Tropes in their works:
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24* TheCameo: The music video for "City is Ours" features cameo appearances from members of the supporting cast from the Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} [[Series/BigTimeRush show starring the band]].
25* ChangingYourselfForLove: The song "Any Kind Of Guy" is about the guys announcing their intent to become any kind of guy the girl might want:
26--> Changing my point of view\
27Everyday something new\
28Anything to get next to you (gonna get to you)
29* CoverAlbum: The ''Big Time Movie'' soundtrack consisted entirely of [[Music/TheBeatles Beatles]] covers.
30* CoverVersion: "Famous" was originally performed by Swedish girl group Play.
31* RearrangeTheSong: "No Idea" is actually a reworked/half-rewritten version of a song by the same name by Music/AllTimeLow. Both versions share a cowriter, Christopher 'Tricky' Stewart, and he produced Big Time Rush's version, so [[SarcasmMode one can only imagine who introduced it to them]]. Whichever version is better is usually up to the listener.
32* RockStarSong: "Famous," which, while ostensibly asking "do you want to be famous?" basically says "look at us, we are famous."
33* {{Sampling}}: Of course, "Windows Down" takes its instrumentation and chorus from Music/{{Blur}}'s "Song 2".
34* TechnicianVsPerformer: Big Time Rush started out as the latter, before growing into the former as time went on, with the band receiving writing credits an increasing number of songs with each album, culminating with ''Another Life'' - their self-published fourth album which credits at least one member of the band as a writer on every song included on the album.
35* ThemeTuneExtended: The full version of "Big Time Rush" is about three minutes long, compared to the short version on the show.
36* TheyveComeSoFarSong: "Halfway There", which is about coming so far to achieving one's goal.
37* TitleDrop: Their song "Big Time Rush" (AKA "Big Time"), also the theme tune for their show.

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