YLA (group)

YLA (known as BG5 from 2008–2012) were an American girl group. The group's most successful release was "$$$EX", a collaboration with Vanessa Anne Hudgens that peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and spent twelve weeks on the chart.

2008–2012: BG5
In 2008, Brooke Allison Adams, Mandy Jiroux, Laura New, Dominique Domingo, and Noreen Juliano formed the group The Beach Girlz. The group members met after being individually hired as entertainers on the 2008 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. The group's name was later simplified to BG5, which stands for The Beach Girl5.

In 2009, BG5 won KIIS-FM’s "Breakout Star" contest, which awarded them $10,000 and a spot in the 2009 Wango Tango line-up. They worked with producers Rock Mafia and released the single "Unbreakable" which was followed by the release of their debut EP Beach Girl5 on May 8, 2009. In 2010, they opened for Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber. They began being managed by Kris Jenner and appeared in several episodes of the show Keeping Up with the Kardashians beginning in September of that year. That same month, they were credited as backing vocalists on the track "Summer's Not Hot" by Selena Gomez & the Scene from their album A Year Without Rain. In November 2010, they released the single "Scratch". The following year, they released the single "Lay A Little Sunshine".

2013–2014: YLA
In late 2012, Jiroux departed from BG5; the group disbanded and reformed under the name YLA (which stands for Young L.A.) with new member Jaime Lee Ruiz.

In March 2013, YLA released the single "$$$EX", a collaboration with Vanessa Anne Hudgens. The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and spent twelve weeks on the chart. Though not included on the soundtrack, the song was released to promote the film Spring Breakers, which starred Hudgens. Later that month, the group was featured on the third soundtrack for the Disney Channel show Shake It Up with the song "I Can Do Better". In August 2013, the group performed "I Can Do Better" on the third season episode of Shake It Up, "Oui Oui It Up". In September 2013, BG5's self titled full debut album, which was recorded prior to their disbandment, was released to digital retailers. In November 2013, YLA released the single "Bad Bitches".

Albums

 * BG5 (2013)

EPs

 * Beach Girl5 (2009)

Singles

 * "Unbreakable" (2009)
 * "Scratch" (2010)
 * "Lay A Little Sunshine" (2011)
 * "$$$EX" (with Vanessa Hudgens) (2013)
 * "Bad Bitches" (2013)