In December 2011, in an interview, Azalea revealed her debut album's title to be The New Classic and that she had hopes of releasing it in the first quarter of 2012. The major attention led to negotiations for a record deal with Interscope Records. The New Classic also received a Platinum award from Universal Music Brazil, along with its repack Reclassified, on 8 November 2015.Īfter releasing her first full-length project, a mixtape Ignorant Art (2011) and a music video for a song titled " Pu$$y" that went viral, Iggy Azalea found prominence in the music industry and went on to become both the first female and first non-American rapper selected for hip hop magazine XXL 's annual Top 10 Freshman cover issue. On 2 February 2015, it received a Platinum award from Universal Music Colombia. The album was named the second most-streamed album of the year overall in the US, third in the UK and globally on commercial music streaming service Spotify in 2014. In April 2016, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. In August 2014, the album was certified Gold in Canada and in November 2014, it was also certified gold in Australia (Azalea's home country). To promote the album, Azalea embarked on her first headlining concert tour, entitled The New Classic Tour. The New Classic has been reissued in a repackaged version, titled Reclassified. The album also garnered Azalea four Grammy Award nominations for Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Fancy" and Best Rap Album at the 57th Grammy Awards. The New Classic won the Breakthrough Artist Release at the 2014's ARIA Music Awards and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album at the 2014 American Music Awards. It became Azalea's highest-charting single as a lead artist on that chart, and also peaked at number 3 in the United States. The fifth single, " Black Widow" featuring British singer Rita Ora peaked at number 4 in the United Kingdom.
The fourth single " Fancy" featuring British singer Charli XCX was an international success, reaching the top five in Australia and the United Kingdom, and peaking at number one in New Zealand, the United States and Canada. " Work", " Bounce", and " Change Your Life" were released as the first three singles all of which attained commercial success on charts worldwide. The album also moved up to number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums, making Azalea the first non-American female rapper to reach the summit of these charts. The New Classic was the highest-charting female rap album since Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2012) and the highest chart entry for a female rapper's debut album since Minaj's Pink Friday (2010) entered at number two. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 52,000 copies in the United States. The album is generally categorized as a dance pop and pop-rap album. It was released on 21 April 2014 by Def Jam Recordings. The New Classic is the debut studio album by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea.
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