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Taking on Ben E King wasn’t the first time Damita Jo had gone head to head with a popular song. Her first bout was with The Drifters who sang ‘Save the Last Dance For Me’ in 1960 – another hugely popular song which has gone on to be covered by Ike & Tina Turner, Cliff […]
Following his departure from the Drifters in 1960, singer Ben E King wrote and released ‘Stand By Me’. One of the greatest love songs of the 20th century, which inspired the 80’s film of the same title featuring the late River Phoenix, ‘Stand By Me’ went on to be recorded by Muhammad Ali, John Lennon […]
Teddy Pendergrass the documentary will premiere in the UK at the BFI, London on 19th February, before a national release at selected UK cinemas on 21st February. Film director Olivia Lichtenstein will host a Q&A session directly after the BFI screening alongside Teddy’s former drummer, James Carter and his keyboard player, Cecil Du Valle. A compelling tale with […]
Back in the 90’s with Girl Power on the rise, female singers had ordinary ladies singing about respect, owning their lives and taking no rubbish when it came to men. Enter American girl group TLC with their 3rd album Fanmail (1999) and single ‘No Scrubs’. The song of female dominance, not having anything to do […]
Over the last few days Musicvein has been looking back over the songs that created a rumbling in the charts between artists. We’ve heard of Frankee vs Eamon and Bo Diddley vs Muddy Waters – today on Cupid’s day we look at the yearning of Neil Sedaka on ‘Oh Carol’. Said to be written about […]
Over the next 9 days Musicvein will be delving into song controversy -looking back at the artists who responded to the songs of other musicians and how it all went down. Long before Frankee and Eamon started trading blows on the same piece of music, artists in the 50’s were also spraying spittle on each […]
The most notorious song fued which spilled over from the page to the press was Eamon vs Frankee back in the early naughties. In 2003 Eamon released his highly charged debut single ‘Fuck It’. A rant about a cheating ex lover, with Eamon spit-firing the charts with the F-bomb – a first for many artists. […]
BAFTA-winning artist, composer, musician and producer Ólafur Arnalds released the new music video for his latest single ‘ekki hugsa’ on Friday 8th February. Filmed in his native Iceland, the title of the new release translates as ‘don’t think’, and features uplifting synthesized melodies combined with acoustic cello hooks, resulting in Ólafur’s distinctive, multi-layered sound. “The video is about not overthinking and getting […]
Following their UK headline tour, including a sell-out show at Islington Assembly Hall, Folk-Americana band The Wandering Hearts released a Deluxe Edition of their 2018 album Wild Silence. The deluxe album includes three brand new tracks: “‘Til The Day I Die”, “Run” and “Heart Stops Beating”, acoustic versions of album tracks “Wild Silence” and “Fire and Water”, plus live recordings of “Burning Bridges” and “The Wonder Of You” from […]
Is there a band or artist out there that you really believe in and want to help further their career? Well now fans can do just that with new start-up company Songbook, which allows fans to invest in an artists music in return for a share of the profits. Sounds too good to be true? […]
Legendary musician Carlos Santana released his new EP ‘In Search of Mona Lisa’, 25 January via Concord Records. On three spellbinding and transportive new songs, the multiple Grammy award-winning guitarist and Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame inductee takes listeners inside a magical and deeply personal experience he had when he visited the Louvre Museum for the first time and set his […]
Sir Karl Jenkins, the most performed living composer, is celebrating his 75th birthday with a brand-new album, tour and a host of reissues from his immensely popular catalogue – all now available on Decca Records. The new album is entitled ‘Piano’ and sees Sir Karl at the keyboard for the first time, performing original piano versions of his best-loved works as well as two new compositions. The album will […]
Lo-fi pop duo Malihini, aka Rome-based couple Giampaolo Speziale and Federica Caiozzo, have unveiled their new track ‘Delusional Boy’. Taken from their forthcoming debut album ‘Hopefully, Again’ – out 8th March through Memphis Industries. The single is the follow up to the title track which recently featured on Lauren Laverne’s 6 Music show. Produced by Richard Formby ‘Hopefully, Again’ […]
Irish singer Sibéal shares her stunning cover of Rag’n’Bone Man’s ‘Human’, with her debut EP set for release in March. Fusing the centuries-old Irish style of sean-nós singing with contemporary repertoire, Sibéal’s remarkable versatility allows her to captivate listeners with her distinctive voice. Born to an Irish father and American mother in the small town of Rath […]
Ariana Grande broke the Spotify 24hr stream record with her latest release “7 Rings”. The single racked up an incredible 15 million plays, the largest amount on the streaming platforms tally since Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas” which had almost 11 millions streams on 24th December 2018. Take a look at the other […]
In 2013 Lady Gaga and R Kelly duetted on track ‘Do What You Want’ for her album Artpop. Following years of allegations and damming evidence brought to life through docuseries ‘Surviving R Kelly’ – Lady Gaga has taken a stand and vowed to remove the song from all streaming platforms. Taking to Twitter Gaga tweeted, […]
North-London rockers Passive are the latest to emerge from the pool of young talent swelling in and around London. After hearing their debut single ‘Anti-Romantic’ and latest follow-up ‘Like This’, Musicvein had to get the lowdown on the band. Musicvein: Tell me who Passive are Passive: “We’re Elliott Norman – Lead Singer/Rhythm Guitar, Philip Snowden – […]
Universal Music announced that Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody is officially the world’s most-streamed song from the 20th Century, as well as the most-streamed classic rock song of all time. Taken from Queen’s 1975 album A Night At The Opera and inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004 – the single has surpassed 1.6 billion global streams […]
Over 50 Artists, Businesses and Execs signed an Anti-Brexit letter, created by Music4EU to the government, calling for an alternative to Brexit. Signatories include Annie Lennox, Jamie Cullum, Alan McGee, Paloma Faith and The Lightening Seeds. Sammy Andrews of Music4EU said: “Rarely do so many factions within the music industry unite on any subject, but […]
TEDDY PENDERGRASS: If You Don’t Know Me – The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Soul’s Sexiest Superstar ‘If You Don’t Know Me’ is the untold and ultimately inspiring story of legendary soul singer Teddy Pendergrass, the man who was poised to become the biggest R&B artist of all time until the tragic accident that changed his […]
Last week Coldplay released the single E-Lo under spin-off band Los Unidades. ‘E-Lo’ the single featuring Pharrell Williams and Jozzy is the first single released as part of the Global Citizen EP 1 – the Global Citizen charity being a movement aiming to end extreme poverty by 2030. Future releases from the EP feature David Guetta, Stormzy, Whizkid […]
Damien Soul at AGT – California “…If there is a chance in a million that you can do something, anything , to keep what you want from ending, do it…” Pauline Kael – American film critic. Heeding to the words of American film critic, Pauline Kael, UK independent artist Damien Soul auditioned for US show […]
After 4 years artist David Gray makes his comeback with a brand new video from forthcoming new album Gold In A Brass Age, due for release on March 2019. For the video of new single ‘The Sapling’, lead-off track off the album, Gray personally sought out Baltimore-based zoetrope artist Eric Dyer to create the kaleidoscopic clip to accompany the single. […]
Rostered to play on the same bill led to a whiz-bang meeting of two minds for ex-Holloways frontman Alfie Jackson and singer/songwriter Gemma Rogers. Collaborating as Two – the duo are set to release debut single ‘Angels’, 14th December, hotly followed by a 5-track EP ‘Great Expectations’ in January. Describing themselves as telling modern stories […]
Anthony Tombling Jr aka CUTS Composer and Film-Maker Anthony Tombling Jr aka CUTS has released a second video from his upcoming debut album ‘A Gradual Decline’. The video ‘From Here To Nowhere’ shows a diver swimming through a sea of plastic waste. Set to a sparse composition which intensifies as the ecosystem explored becomes more […]
60 years since Buddy Holly first entered the UK album charts, with ‘The Chirping Crickets’ in 1958, the rock and roll pioneer is back in the Top 20, with an album which picks up where he left off at his very last recording session. ‘True Love Ways’, a collection of Buddy’s most beloved hits set to brand new […]
The hotly anticipated release of the Christmas John Lewis Ad features global superstar Sir Elton John. Throughout the years John Lewis has become renowned for leading the way in Christmas Marketing Ad Campaigns, however this year the company turned it’s back on the traditional approach and opted for a message on thoughtful giving featuring Sir […]
Hollywood icon Jeff Goldblum and long-time band The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, celebrated hitting the UK Jazz & Blues Album top spot, with debut album ‘The Capitol Studios Sessions”. On hearing the news, a stunned Goldblum commented, “Excelsior!! I’m happy as a clam!” Goldblum has been playing the piano all his life and performing with his jazz […]
The Spice Girls 2019 Tour has broken Ticketmaster records, making it the busiest sale for the company to date. Talking of the sale, Ticketmaster MD Andrew Parsons is quoted as saying; “Demand for Spice Girls was off the chart, they have smashed through Ticketmaster UK records becoming the busiest ever sale. There were millions of people […]
Facebook have released new lipsyncing video app Lasso to try and rival TikTok. Following the clone of Snapchat, Facebook is now after a piece of the market formally dominated by Musical.ly and now TikTok. Lasso the lipsyncing app lets users shoot up to 15 seconds of video overlaying popular songs. Unlike TikTok there are no […]
Buddy Holly’s first ever record label, Decca, is proud to announce the release of a stunning collection of the singer’s most beloved hits, set to brand new orchestrations, on 16th November. Jazz and soul superstar Gregory Porter lends his iconic voice to a touching duet with the legendary singer in ‘Raining In My Heart’ – out now.
Celebrating over 25 years in the music business, US ‘man band’ Backstreet Boys have announced a 2019 World Tour and new studio album. The DNA World Tour will be their biggest in 18 years and the boys can’t wait to perform fan favourites like “Everybody”, “I Want It That Way”, “As Long As You Love […]
Lili Caseley, the new kid on the North London Block, crept up on the music scene with stealth-like bravado, taking DJ’s and notable publications by surprise. Catching the attention of Radio 6’s Tom Robinson, 1Xtra’s Toddla T and DJ Ronnie Herel, it’s her song’s simple structure and honesty which is winning the respect of moguls. […]
If you’ve been watching the Hulu Horror series ‘Light As a Feather’, featuring Home and Away star Jordan Rodrigues and produced by Emmy Award winner Kelsey Grammer, you’ll recognize the track ‘Black Lake’ by UK group Fabrik which features in the opening scenes. Taken from their debut album ‘City Islands’, the single ‘Black Lake’ is […]
‘Exsolve’ is the brand new album by cellist Jo Quail, who since the release of ‘Five Incantations’ back in 2016, has toured Europe extensively performing alongside the likes of Boris, Amenra, Caspian, Myrkur and Winterfylleth. ‘Exsolve’ the 3 track EP was born following an invitation to perform at the Arp Museum in Bonn, celebrating the Barbara […]
Today Andrea Bocelli released the video to new single ‘If Only’ featuring Dua Lipa. Sung in both Italian and English, the video features Andrea and Dua singing alone against a stellar backdrop to depict the regret heard in the song. In a comment released by Dua Lipa she states, “Our beautiful song is out in the […]
In a career-defining moment for Andrea Bocelli, the global superstar tenor has topped the Official UK Album Chart for the first time ever with ‘Sì’ – his first album of new material in 14 years, released last week on Decca/Sugar. Bocelli is also on course to simultaneously reach the top of the Billboard charts in the US – a rare feat for […]
You may recognize the name Rocco Bene as a judge on Australian music show ‘All Together Now’, now he’s uncovering brand new single ‘Empty’. No stranger to the music scene, Rocco’s soaring journey began with the release of ‘Lucky Star’ a cover of Madonna’s classic hit, followed closely with original track ‘Nobody But U’, but […]
Drake has scored his 12th Top 10 Spot on the Billboard’s Hot 100 chart through his collaboration with Bad Bunny. This position sees him breaking a 54 year old record set by The Beatles who had 11 Top 10 singles on the Hot 100 in 1964! Drake, real name Aubrey Drake Graham, who celebrates his 32 […]
Celebrating 20 years in the business, Westlife’s Shane, Nicky, Kian and Mark will tour the UK and Ireland in 2019. Performing together for the first time in seven years, ticket go on sale today via Live Nation. The tour kicks off in Belfast, before continuing on to Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield, Leeds, London, Nottingham, Birmingham, […]
Denver-based artist Brent Cowles is set to perform a string of solo shows across Europe throughout November opening for Texan singer-songwriter Israel Nash. The tour includes a stop at Scala, London on 22 November. Cowles will be performing material across the six date tour from his critically-praised debut solo album, ‘How To Be Okay Alone’, which is out now via Dine Alone […]
Yesterday the 60 year anniversary of Buddy Holly’s final recording session, 21stOctober 1958, was commemorated with the announcement of a brand new Buddy Holly orchestral album entitled ‘True Love Ways’, to be released on the singer’s first ever record label, Decca Records. A giant pair of Buddy Holly’s iconic horn-rimmed glasses appeared at the top of Primrose Hill, […]
What a year 2018 is turing out to be for Andrea Bocelli and he hasn’t even released his new album yet. Not only did he perform at the Royal Wedding of Princess Eugenie, but YouTube have awarded him the prestigious ‘Gold Play’ Button for 1 million subscribers – making Bocelli the first ever Classical Artist […]
BAFTA winning Icelandic composer, musician and producer Ólafur Arnalds has released his fourth solo studio album, re:member, out now on Mercury KX. He is currently performing his new material on a huge worldwide tour, which includes two dates at London Palladium on 30 and 31 October. The album features Ólafur’s Stratus Pianos – two self-playing, semi-generative player pianos which are triggered by a central piano […]
Spotify has announced its launch of a new beta feature that enables independent artists to upload their music directly to the service. Since the launch of their Spotify For Artists platform, the streaming giant have been working with a handful of Independent Artists and Labels to gain feedback on what tools would work best for […]
Andrea Bocelli has teamed up with some of the hottest musical stars on the planet for his forthcoming album ‘Si’ – reuniting with Ed Sheeran, collaborating with Dua Lipa, Josh Groban, Aida Garifullina and Tiziano Ferro – release date 26th October. After the chart-topping ‘Perfect Symphony’ with Ed Sheeran, the duo will collaborate again on new Sheeran/Ferro penning ‘Amo […]
Sunday 25 November, Royal Festival Hall, London sees the return of Melody Gardot with her interpretation of a Jazz, Americana, Chanson, Bossa Nova and Blues infused repertoire, accompanied by an orchestra specially created for this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival. Tickets are available now from efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk
Hollywood icon Jeff Goldblum and his long-time band The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, announced the release of new album ‘The Capitol Studios Sessions’. The highly anticipated debut from the jazz pianist will be released on 9th November 2018. Jeff and The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra come to London next month for their first ever UK live shows, which have sold out immediately. They […]
Charlotte Gainsbourg announced her December European Tour, which will include a show at London’s Koko – 11th December. The show will be Charlotte’s first since the sold-out Village Underground performance which drew critical praise from The Guardian and Independent newspapers. Tickets for the London show go on sale on Friday 7th September at 10AM. CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG LIVE – […]
Ding Ding Round 7 and the sparring between artists continues with Lydia Murdock versus Michael Jackson. ‘Billie Jean’, the second single from Michael Jackson’s Grammy Award-winning album, Thriller, is iconic for not only its craftsmanship but the accompanying music video. Released in 1983 the song is said to be about groupies who used to hang […]
