Big Time Rush Band

Big Time Rush (also known as BTR) is an American KCA nominated pop/rock quartet band created by Nickelodeon, that signed a record deal in 2009, and was made known by the American television series, Big Time Rush. The band consists of four real-life best friends: Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr. and Logan Henderson. In 2010, The band was nominated for "Favorite International Band" at the Australian Kids Choice Awards. 

The name, Big Time Rush, was not formed until August 2009. In an interview, the guys state it was hard to pick the name and that the name, Big Time Rush, is a hockey term they came up with. They were signed to a record deal in 2009.

Their debut single, Big Time Rush, was released on November 29, 2009, and had a strong debut on iTunes. The single was also featured in the hour-long made-for-TV pilot movie, Big Time Audition, but the second verse and some choruses were cut.

On April 27, 2010, Big Time Rush made their chart entry debut when Halfway There peaked at #93 in the Billboard Hot 100.

"Famous" was released on iTunes on June 29, 2010, three days after the song was first shown in its full entirety, which was immediately following the episode debut of "Big Time Fever" on June 26, 2010. "Famous" is a remake of the original song by a Swedish band named Play. "City Is Ours" was released on August 3, 2010, and the music video was in the episode "Big Time Video." The full version of "Til' I Forget About You" was released as a promo single for the album in September.

On October 11, 2010, Their debut album, B.T.R., was released. It features the debut single, "Halfway There", "City Is Ours", and "Til I Forget About You.

The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 for the week of October 30, 2010. The album also peaked at #1 on the Billboard Kids albums & Soundtracks and is currently at #2.

2011: Tour

After the wrapping of the show's second season, Big Time Rush will be going on their first headlining tour. The tour will be in Spring 2011, Performances will be at small venues and clubs, some dates have yet to be planned, the tour is set to start March 11 and end sometime May 2011, 20-30 dates are expected across the United States with some being in Canada, further details haven't been released yet.

                                             A picture from the episode "Big Time Christmas"

The series revolves around Kendall Knight (Kendall Schmidt), James Diamond (James Maslow), Carlos Garcia (Carlos Pena Jr.), and Logan Mitchell (Logan Henderson), who get a chance to become the newest pop sensation (while going on humorous adventures). The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode on November 28, 2009, on Nickelodeon, and the series began airing on YTV on January 18, 2010. The series also stars Ciara Bravo, Tanya Chisholm, and Stephen Kramer Glickman. The series is taped on Los Angeles, California. Three hour-long films have spanned two seasons.