Sergeant Major Colin Thackery, this years' BGT winner, becomes the oldest ever solo artist to sign his first record deal and release debut 'Love Changes Everything'. Out on Decca Records and in partnership with Syco, the 89 year old war veterans album features versions of 'Wind Beneath My Wings', 'Supermarket Flowers' and title track 'Love... Continue Reading →
HLC, the estate of Bing Crosby have released a series of moving letters from Bing Crosby to the families of soldiers during WWII. Also in the collection are poignant photographs of Crosby entertaining troops on the front lines, singing to crowds of soldiers in England, France and Belgium. Performing on outdoor makeshift stages, usually wearing... Continue Reading →
Decca Records have announced a nationwide search for people named Bing Crosby, in a bid to bring them together for a once in a lifetime festive lunch. There is believed to be only three persons living in the UK with the birth name, and Decca's ambitious Christmas wish is to have them enjoy a 5-star... Continue Reading →
Norwegian artist AURORA helped to raise awareness of World Mental Health Day with single 'The River' taken from album 'A Different Kind of Human - Step 2'. Together with her label Decca Records, TikTok and Fanbytes, a campaign was developed around the song encouraging influences and users to visually link with another users' videos by... Continue Reading →
Renée Zellweger teams up with Sam Smith on single 'Get Happy' for the soundtrack of forth-coming movie Judy - out 2nd October. The Academy Award winning actress stars as Judy Garland in the film based on Garlands final concerts of the late 60s. Performing iconic songs like ‘For Once in My Life’, ‘Come Rain or... Continue Reading →
Following his sold-out, seven-night residency at the Barbican, London, last week, Decca announced the release of ‘Seven Days Walking: Day Seven’ by Classical composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi - the climactic episode in his seven-volume collection. The work is Einaudi's most ambitious project yet, with seven albums released over as many months. Planned for release on 20th September... Continue Reading →
Check out the new video '25' by eight-piece alt-soul collective Fieh. This toe tapping deep-soul track features an unusual video, directed by Jack A Bowden (Nike, Missguided), depicts the group initiating a new member, cult style. You can see the Wes Anderson and Tarantino influence here. Founded by 22-year-old singer and multi-instrumentalist Sofie Tollefsbøl, who... Continue Reading →
In Decca’s 90th year, the historic label still paves the way for change in the music industry with innovative new production technologies. The packaging for new album, 'Our Planet' due for release on 5th April, is made from ecological material - algae and FSC fibres. Shiro Alga Carta, has been developed as a way to reprocess... Continue Reading →
On 5 April, Decca Records/Universal team up with Globe, Netflix and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to release the powerfully moving soundtrack to the upcoming series, Our Planet. A poignant exploration of the current issues facing the sustainability of life on earth from the creator of Planet Earth, the new eight-part Netflix original documentary series has been made in collaboration with Silverback Films,... Continue Reading →
