Cupid
Lafayette, Louisiana-born R&B vocalist Bryson Bernard, popularly known as Cupid, began to sing in his church choir, encouraged by his pastor father. Despite his enrolling at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a full athletic scholarship in track and field, his real passion was music. He left the track team to form a singing group and eventually dropped out of college. The dissolution of the group didn't interfere with Bernard's pursuit of a singing career -- he went solo immediately afterward. He sang at every type of venue he could, including talent shows, weddings, and funerals. Bernard earned the name Cupid during this time for his impressive performance of the late-'90s 112 hit single "Cupid." The singer first enjoyed radio airplay in 2001 with his single "Do Ya Thing," which appeared on his self-pressed, eponymous debut the following year.
Cupid's gospel-tinged vocals began to attract local promoters and rappers alike. He was tapped to open for blues artists as well as to record background vocals for various rap albums. Both experiences informed his second independently released album, 2005's The King of Down South R&B, which contained elements of country, blues, and New Orleans bounce music. In late 2006, Cupid was finally discovered by major-label Atlantic due to the buzz surrounding his local single at the time, "Cupid Shuffle." He signed with the label the following January, and soon his dance record was standing its ground in the Top 30 of Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for several weeks. It peaked at number 66 on the Hot 100. His major-label debut, Time for a Change, arrived later in the year and debuted at number 58.
Although "Cupid Shuffle" was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA, Cupid didn't release a second major-label album. He continued to record, however, for Lafayette's Hub City label, where he released the albums Feel Good Music, Positopia, and Dance Fever during the first half of the 2010s. An unsuccessful blind audition during the third season of the singing competition The Voice left him undaunted.
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Cupid Shuffle (Club Mixes)
Soul - Released by Atlantic Records on Jan 1, 2007
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Time for a Change
Soul - Released by Asylum - NCE Records on Sep 11, 2007
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Cupid Shuffle (Radio Mixes)
Soul - Released by Atlantic Records on Jan 1, 2007
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No Words
The Lady Songbird Jinda, Cupid
Soul - Released by Music Access, Inc. on Apr 7, 2023
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The Linedance King Greatest Hits
Dance - Released by TOC MUSIC on Oct 2, 2023
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ATRVA002
Cupid, Bckyrd, Alex Farell, Umbraid, M.Ø.D, Biøme
Techno - Released by Alien Theory Records on Dec 8, 2022
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Orchidée Noir Ep (Original Mix)
House - Released by What Now Becomes on Apr 21, 2023
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Cupid Shuffle (New Style)
Dance - Released by Cupid on Jul 1, 2021
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Down South Shuffle (Louisiana Edition)
Country - Released by Artist Partner Group on Apr 10, 2024
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Down South Shuffle
Country - Released by Artist Partner Group on Mar 27, 2024
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