▁are ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁Canadian , ▁British ▁and ▁American ▁perform ers . ▁One ▁common ▁feature ▁among ▁the ▁selected ▁artists ▁is ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁attached ▁to ▁Universal ▁Music , ▁Warner ▁B ros ., ▁E MI ▁Music ▁Canada , ▁and / or ▁Much Music , ▁who ▁come ▁together ▁to ▁produce ▁Big ▁Sh iny ▁T unes ▁albums . ▁The ▁most ▁frequently ▁appearing ▁band ▁in ▁the ▁Big ▁Sh iny ▁T unes ▁series ▁is ▁Nick el back , ▁who ▁appeared ▁on ▁ 7 ▁releases ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁( Big ▁Sh iny ▁T unes ▁ 5 , ▁ 7 - 1 1 , ▁and ▁ 1 4 .) ▁The ▁first ▁six ▁Big ▁Sh iny ▁T unes ▁albums ▁were ▁all ▁released ▁on ▁both ▁CD ▁and ▁c ass ette ▁formats , ▁before ▁being ▁put ▁out ▁sole ly ▁on ▁CD ▁starting ▁with ▁Big ▁Sh iny ▁T unes ▁ 7 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁appeal ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁is ▁that ▁those ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁usually ▁buy ▁albums ▁will ▁find ▁Big ▁Sh iny ▁T unes ▁provides ▁several ▁well - known ▁songs , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁a ▁CD ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁artist ▁whose ▁non - single ▁tracks ▁may ▁be ▁relatively ▁un famil iar . ▁The ▁music ▁is ▁aim ed ▁at ▁te en agers ▁and ▁young ▁adult s . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁some ▁criticism ▁of ▁consist ency ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁cens ored ▁versus ▁un c ens ored ▁versions ▁of ▁songs ▁from ▁album ▁to ▁album ▁( Big ▁Sh iny ▁T unes ▁ 6 ▁carried ▁a ▁label ▁stating