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| February 2012 |
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Congratulations to our winners at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards: Skrillex* (Best Dance/Electronica Album, Best Dance Recording and Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical) Kirk Franklin (Best Gospel Song and Best Gospel Album) Fergie (Best Rap/Sung Collaboration) Glenn Slater (Best Song Written For Visual Media) And our other nominated artists this year: Chris Thile & Michael Daves (Best Bluegrass Album) Coldplay (Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song) Dave Barnes (Best Country Song) David Guetta* (Best Dance Recording, Best Dance/Electronica Album) The Decemberists (Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song) Gillian Welch (Best Folk Album) Matt Maher (Best Contemporary Christian Music Song) Michael Rapaport (Best Long Form Music Video) Natalie Grant (Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance) The Roots (Best Traditional R&B Performance) Ry Cooder (Best Americana Album) Shaggy (Best Reggae Album) Skrillex* (Best New Artist, Best Short Form Music Video) * AM Only client |
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The Fray The Fray's new album Scars & Stories came out February 7. Their first tour in support of the album will hit theaters, ballrooms and large clubs nationwide in April and May. They appeared on CBS's "Late Show With David Letterman" and NBC's "Today" this week, performing the new single "Heartbeat," which is in its 16th week on the Billboard Hot 100. www.thefray.net |
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Ed Sheeran The British phenom will tour the U.S. for the first time this spring, supporting Snow Patrol from late March through May; an October-November U.K. tour is already almost completely sold out. On the strength of his debut album, +, Sheeran led the Brit Awards nominations with four nods, including British Male Solo Artist, British Album of the Year, British Breakthrough Act and British Single. + reached #1 in the U.K. and is certified 3x Platinum. His first U.S. release with Elektra Records, The A Team EP, was released digitally in December. www.edsheeran.com |
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Ingrid Michaelson Ingrid's new album Human Again debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200, and reached #1 on iTunes the week of release. She performed the first single, "Ghost," on "Live with Kelly" on January 25. Ingrid is touring small clubs now through mid-February, and will head back out for a theater and large club run in April and May; dates in New York (Terminal 5), Boston (House of Blues), Minneapolis (Guthrie Theatre), Madison (Capitol Theatre), Washington DC (9:30 Club), Atlanta (Variety Playhouse) and Chicago (Vic Theatre) are already sold out, with some other dates being upgraded to larger venues to accommodate demand. www.ingridmichaelson.com |
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Idina Menzel Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot at the Symphony, recorded at Toronto's Koerner Hall at The Royal Conservatory with Marvin Hamlisch and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, begins airing on PBS stations March 3, and will be released on CD and DVD on March 6. She'll be touring this summer and fall. www.idinamenzel.com |
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Graffiti6 Graffiti6 made a splash on the Billboard charts with the release of their debut album Colours (Capitol Records), landing at #13 on the Alternative Album Chart and at #31 on the Digital Album Chart. The album's first single, "Free," was an iTunes Single Of The Week, and has been climbing the AAA radio charts for the last couple of months, reaching #7 the first week of February, and will officially impact at Hot AC in March. Graffiti6 made their dayime TV debut performing "Free" on "The Rachael Ray Show" in December, and their late night debut in January on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." The video is approaching a million views on VEVO, and is currently in rotation on VH1, MTVU, Music Choice and MUN2. www.graffiti6.com |
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Blue Collar Comedy The season two premiere of "Only In America with Larry the Cable Guy" had the largest viewership in the channel's history. Larry, Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engvall have a new Comedy Central special that will air in March. Engvall will co-executive produce and co-star in an upcoming TNT one-hour drama, and is also filming a pilot with Reno Collier for The History Channel called "Remember When," which will see Engvall reflecting on how American life has changed since he was a kid, with Collier providing a younger generation's counterpoint. billengvall.com jefffoxworthy.com larrythecableguy.com renocollier.com |
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Joe Cocker/Huey Lewis and the News Joe Cocker and Huey Lewis and the News are plotting a co-headlining tour of U.S. amphitheaters for July and August; dates are being routed now. Cocker's new studio album Hard Knocks came out January 24. www.cocker.com www.hueylewis.com |
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MercyMe MercyMe's Rock and Worship Roadshow started off with a bang, averaging over 8500 paid per night. The package tour features six other Paradigm artists: Tenth Avenue North, Lecrae, Hawk Nelson, Disciple, Rend Collective Experiment and Moriah Peters. mercyme.org |
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The Lumineers The Lumineers have signed with Dualtone Records, who will release the band's self-titled debut on April 3. Their song "Ho Hey" was recently featured in the CW's "Hart of Dixie." They'll kick off a five-week national headlining tour following performances at SXSW. www.thelumineers.com |
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Madi Diaz Half-Peruvian, half-Danish, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Madi Diaz's new album "Plastic Moon" is out now on Small Horse Records/Thirty Tigers/RED. Produced by John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, Liz Phair), the album was recorded at Dave Matthews Band's secluded studio near Charlottesville, Virginia. Read her Washington Post interview and download a free song from Rolling Stone. www.madidiaz.com |
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Congrats to our own Jonathan Levine, who won the Bobby Brooks Award for Agent of the Year at the 23rd annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards this year! |
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Jónsi Sigur Ros singer/guitarist Jónsi provided the score to Cameron Crowe's new film "We Bought A Zoo," starring Matt Damon, and Crowe has confirmed that Jónsi will score his next film, a currently untitled comedy that will shoot later this year. Jónsi and Crowe co-wrote the song "Gathering Stories" for the "Zoo" soundtrack, and a beautifully animated video for the track was released in December. jonsi.com/ |
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Bruce Hornsby Spike Lee premiered his new film "Red Hook Summer" at Sundance last month, featuring a score by Bruce Hornsby. Hornsby's music has previously been featured in Lee's films "Clockers" and "Bamboozled," as well as his 2009 ESPN documentary "Kobe Doin' Work." Hornsby released a two-disc live album, Bride of the Noisemakers, last summer, featuring selected performances by his band, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers. www.brucehornsby.com |
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Ozomatli Ozomatli scored the soundtrack for "Happy Feet Two: The Videogame." www.ozomatli.com |
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John Fogerty John Fogerty has written and recorded the title theme for the new Fox series "Finder." "Swamp Water" represents the first theme song John has ever written for a television show. He also had his first acting role in the debut episode. www.johnfogerty.com |
 Jason Mraz will release his fourth studio album on April 17.... Coldplay will perform with Rihanna at the Grammys on Feb 12; Fergie and ?uestlove from The Roots will present awards.... Big Gigantic made their new album Nocturnal available for free on their website and still went Top 10 on iTunes.... The Dead will open their archive at the UC Santa Cruz library to the public this spring, and a new exhhibit on the band at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opens April 12; Bob Weir and Phil Lesh have each opened a new venue in Marin County.... Ace Enders released a new EP, Share With Everyone, on Jan 19 with a "name your price" option.... David Crowder Band's new and final album, Give Us Rest or (A Requiem Mass in C [The Happiest of All Keys]), sold 51,000 copies its first week, and debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 behind Adele.... BRIT AWARDS: Ed Sheeran leads all nominees with four nods; Coldplay, Emeli Sande, The Vaccines, Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian also nominated.... The Polyphonic Spree released a new single, "What Would You Do?"; they're releasing new music one song at a time via their own label, Good Records Recordings. The 20+ member pop collective are also making plans to take their annual Christmas spectactular on the road late this year.... Santigold's long-awaited new album Master Of My Make-Believe will be out in the spring.... Matt Skiba's new band, Matt Skiba and the Sekrets, have signed with Superball Music.... Janelle Monae was recognized by President Obama after performing at a rally in January.... Pulp have returned from a nine-year hiatus and confirmed their first U.S. performances since 1998. They'll play Coachella, and dates at New York's Radio City and San Francisco's Warfield sold out fast.... Ry Cooder has released his first book of short fiction, Los Angeles Stories..... Kids These Days are recording their debut album with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy producing.... Dropkick Murphys will tour the eastern U.S. in February and March, culminating in half a dozen shows in Boston on and around St. Patrick's Day.... Andy Grammer is in the midst of his first headline tour.... Bad Books (aka Kevin Devine + Manchester Orchestra), Cary Brothers, The Ready Set, Right Away! Great Captain, and Senses Fail are all working on new albums.... Anthony Green's new album Beautiful Things features guest vocals from Ida Maria, Nate Ruess of fun. and Chino Moreno of the Deftones.... Brandi Carlile's new album will be out May 1 on Columbia Records, and she'll be headlining in the sumemr an fall.... BMI honored Kirk Franklin at its 13th annual Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards Luncheon on January 13.... Ladyhawke's sophomore album, Anxiety, is out March 19.... The Decemberists will release a two-disc live album on March 13.... The National will curate and headline the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in the U.K. this December.... ACM AWARDS: Eli Young Band and Toby Keith landed three nominations apiece.... Brian Jonestown Massacre will release a new album, Aufheben, on May 1.... Kasabian and Ed Harcourt will contribute songs to the forthcoming Xbox 360 game Alan Wake's American Nightmare.... |
 NEW CLIENTS: Adam Cohen, The Amazing, Apparat, Boheme (Cassidy Catanzaro), The Cataracs, Charli XCX, Connor Christian & Southern Gothic, The Darcys, Dev, Devin, Example, Gonzo, Jamie Kaler, John Fullbright, Kerli, Lera Lynn, Polica, Sean Paul, Sydney Wayser, Talkhouse, This Is The Kit, Timbaland, Timeflies, V-Nasty, Walk Off The Earth, Willis Earl Beal IN STORES NOW: New releases out in the last month from Rebelution (Peace of Mind), David Crowder Band (Give Us Rest), Rend Collective Experiment (Homemade Worship By Handmade People), Snow Patrol (Fallen Empires), Big Gigantic (Nocturnal), Anthony Green (Beautiful Things), Anthony Raneri (New Cathedrals EP), Lindsay McCaul (If It Leads Me Back), Roger Creager (Surrender), Ace Enders (Share With Everyone EP), Graffiti 6 (Colours), Ingrid Michaelson (Human Again), Joe Cocker (Hard Knocks), Madi Diaz (Plastic Moon), Matt Pryor (May Day), moe. (What Happened To The La Las), Nada Surf (The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy), Porcelain Raft (Strange Weekend), Stew & the Negro Problem (Making It), Cris Cab (Echo Boom mixtape), Hit The Lights (Invicta), K.Flay (Eyes Shut EP), SOJA (Strength To Survive), Ben Kweller (Go Fly a Kite), Cady Groves (That Little Girl EP), Dr. Dog (Be The Void), Shaggy (Summer In Kingston, Lava Edition) and The Fray (Scars and Storiesa). COMING SOON: New releases coming this month from Cherub (Mom & Dad), Eisley (Deep Space EP), Heartless Bastards (Arrow), Karina Pasian (Trips to Venus EP), Tennis (Young and Old), fun. (Some Nights), Polica (Give You the Ghost), Fanfarlo (Room Filled With Light), Nneka (Soul Is Heavy), Paul Kelly (The A to Z Recordings eight-disc live box set), Sent By Ravens (Mean What You Say). ON THE VIDEO PAGE: New official videos, TV appearances and more from Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay, Dr. Dog, Eli Young Band, fun., Jonsi, My Chemical Romance, Nada Surf, The Polyphonic Spree, Scissor Sisters, Trey Anastasio, Young The Giant and more. |
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