<Ul> <Li> Kendall Schmidt </Li> <Li> James Maslow </Li> <Li> Carlos Pena, Jr . </Li> <Li> Logan Henderson </Li> </Ul> <Li> Carlos Pena, Jr . </Li> <P> Big Time Rush (also known as BTR) was an American pop music boy band formed in 2009 . The group consisted of Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Logan Henderson, and Carlos Pena, Jr . The group starred in Nickelodeon's television series Big Time Rush and signed to a record deal with Nick Records simultaneously with the television series, and then the group was eventually signed to Columbia Records . The show ran from November 28, 2009 to July 25, 2013 . The pilot episode featured the group's first promotional single, "Big Time Rush". They have released three studio albums which all achieved success . The band stopped performing in 2014 . </P> <P> Nickelodeon signed Big Time Rush to a record deal in 2009 simultaneously with the television series, Big Time Rush . Then, Nickelodeon partnered with Columbia / Epic Label Group to produce the show and include the original music to the show . For the series, their debut single, "Big Time Rush", was released on November 29, 2009 . Officially announced by Nickelodeon, the series was first broadcast in the U.S. in November 2009, until it was eventually released worldwide . It debuted during a one - hour special preview of the series and it is currently the show's opening theme . The series also saw the releases of other singles including "City is Ours" and "Any Kind of Guy". Big Time Rush also covered a Play song titled "Famous". The song was released on iTunes on June 29, 2010 . Another song, "Halfway There", was released to iTunes on April 27, 2010, after its premiere on the series . The single soon became their first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 93 due to digital sales . </P>

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