Sounds like: KT Tunstall, Kelly Clarkson, The Band Perry, Sheryl Crow, Fleetwood Mac
Bio: Katie Cole is a singer-songwriter from Australia and BBC radio 2 artist now living in Los Angeles. After the successful release of her debut EP “Lost Inside a Moment” recorded by Producer Howard Willing (Smashing Pumpkins, Ok Go) Katie Cole has just released “MELODIEM” a free EP for her fans. She is currently recording a brand new full length record for release in 2012
Cathy Heller, paves a new way in the singer/songwriter genre with a genuine, girl-next-door, quirky flavor all her own. Her newest EP, “Imagine Nation,” was produced by the very talented, Bill Lefler, (also known for his work with Ingrid Michaelson, Tyrone Wells, Laura Jansen and Cary Brothers). All the songs were co-written with her dear friend, Kyler England. Cathy writes beautiful melodies with lyrics that are straight from the heart.
Influenced by Carole King, Cathy, always dreamed of one day writing music for TV and Film soundtracks and ads. She’s been blessed to see that dream realized. With songs written for NBC, Kodak, Disney, ABC, American Airlines, etc. In the last few months she’s had songs featured on One Tree Hill, Switched at Birth, Body of Proof and will soon be the poster girl for the new Hanes brand, Barely There. Cathy’s new EP came out April 20, in memory of her grandfather, who was also an entertainer and passed away on that day two months before she was born. “He loved to have fun and writing music is the most fun thing I know to do, so I do this in part for him”, says Cathy.
Indie singer songwriter Didi Benami softly released her debut single “Gasoline” last May 23rd and took on to bloggers and the Social Media like Twitter and Facebook to promote the new track.
Fans are raving about it- yes, it is getting its well-deserved attention but it needs more exposure!! Radios have yet to pick it up. Sadly, it is an almost impossibility if you aren’t on a label.
We believe in this song. We are a fan of Didi’s and we’d like you our dear readers to discover this talent if you haven’t already! Didi’s voice is velvety like silk. The yearning in her voice makes you feel warm all over. This track will blend beautifully in your playlist and you’re bound to hit “repeat” when you hear it played.
This song SHOULD be heard on the radio, if not –bring it to the people. So hear ye, grab a copy and you will not be disappointed… Think about it, this $0.99 cent track is cheaper than your Starbucks coffee fix!
From the PR:
Gasoline is a collaboration with prolific singer/songwriters Justin Gray and Chris Seefried who both also produced the song. The recording is mastered by Grammy award winning mastering engineer Brad Blackwood of Euphonic Masters.
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Madonna, one of the world’s most successful performers, returns to the concert stage.
Press Release – Madonna is having a huge party and everyone’s invited. The Madonna 2012 World Tour begins May 29th 2012 in Tel Aviv, Israel it was officially announced by Live Nation Entertainment, the tour’s international promoter. The shows will include arenas, stadiums and special outdoor sights including the Plains of Abraham in Quebec and a return visit to South America as well as Australia where she has not performed in 20 years. The tour will stop in 26 European cities including London, Paris, Milan and Berlin.
The first of 26 North American shows is scheduled for August 28th in Philadelphia and includes a September 6th show in NY’s Yankee Stadium and an October l0th performance at LA’s Staples Center. Tickets are scheduled to go on sale beginning February 10th in Tel Aviv and the United Kingdom, with North American tickets going on sale beginning February 13th. Tickets for North America are available at Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com. A complete itinerary of Madonna 2012 follows this release.
US residents ordering tickets online to a US performance will receive their choice of a digital or physical copy of Madonna’s new MDNA album with every ticket purchased. (more…)
Press release- Universal Republic Records and The Recording Academy®’s (www.grammy.com) GRAMMY Recordings® have partnered to release the 2012 GRAMMY Nominees album and give a lucky music and GRAMMY fan an opportunity to attend the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2013. The album, which will be available January 24, 2012, features 22 critically acclaimed smash hits from a myriad of chart-topping artists from various genres.
Universal Republic Records and The Recording Academy will give a lucky music fan an opportunity to attend the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2013. Each 2012 GRAMMY Nominees album purchased in stores or online will include a special game piece featuring a unique entry code for the 2013 GRAMMY Ticket Game. To participate, the code must be entered at www.grammy.com/ grammyticketgame for a chance to win a trip for two to the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards in 2013. The second-place winner will receive a GRAMMY Awards T-shirt and the third-place winner will receive an official GRAMMY Awards poster.
The 18th edition of the best-selling collection includes many of the most widely recognized GRAMMY categories representing nominees for Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Best New Artist, Best Country Album, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. The album is made possible by a special arrangement with all of the major music distribution companies and rotates labels from year to year. A portion of the proceeds from the album benefits the MusiCares® Foundation (www.musicares.com) and the GRAMMY Foundation® (www.grammyfoundation.com) — two charitable organizations established by The Recording Academy.
The 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held Sunday, Feb. 12 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, and will be broadcast live in high-definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Tracklist
1. ADELE
“Rolling In The Deep”
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
2. BRUNO MARS
“Grenade”
Record Of The Year
Album Of The Year
3. KATY PERRY
“Firework”
Record Of The Year
4. MAROON 5 FEAT. CHRISTINA AGUILERA
“Moves Like Jagger”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
5. NICKI MINAJ
“Super Bass”
Best New Artist
6. RIHANNA FEAT. DRAKE
“What’s My Name?”
Album Of The Year
7. J. COLE
“Work Out”
Best New Artist
8. LADY GAGA
“Yoü And I”
Album Of The Year
9. FOSTER THE PEOPLE
“Pumped Up Kicks”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
10. SKRILLEX
“Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites”
Best New Artist
11. COLDPLAY
“Paradise”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
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12. FOO FIGHTERS
“Walk”
Album Of The Year
13. THE BAND PERRY
“If I Die Young”
Best New Artist
14. MUMFORD & SONS
“The Cave”
Record Of The Year
15. BON IVER
“Holocene”
Record Of The Year
Best New Artist
16. LADY ANTEBELLUM
“Just A Kiss”
Best Country Album
17. TAYLOR SWIFT
“Mean”
Best Country Album
18. BLAKE SHELTON
“Honey Bee”
Best Country Album
19. ERIC CHURCH
“Drink In My Hand”
Best Country Album
20. THE BLACK KEYS
“Dearest”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
21. JASON ALDEAN WITH KELLY CLARKSON
“Don’t You Wanna Stay”
Best Country Album
22. TONY BENNETT & AMY WINEHOUSE
“Body And Soul”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Keaton Simons’ new single entitled “If I Hadn’t Forgotten” features American Idol Season 9 finalist Didi Benami. It is now available to the public via iTunes and Amazon as a digital download.
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Keaton Simons is a thirty-something, multi-talented singer songwriter, and musician who has albums and EPs attached to his credential along with a degree in Ethnomusicology.
His musicality is always spot on and his voice soulful and bluesy. This was clear on the song “If I hadn’t forgotten” originally released as a single.
The song itself on first listen renders a feeling that you might have heard it before from somewhere. In its simplicity and timelessness, it could very well be placed in a movie soundtrack or perhaps a TV show.
And placed it was! ABC’s hit medical drama series “Private Practice” picked it up and put the song front and center in its November 3rd episode (EP506) entitled “If I Hadn’t Forgotten.” Not only is the episode the same as the track title, the main character Dr. Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) sings a few lines of the song!
“If I Hadn’t Forgotten” took another turn this week with a special release of a duet version. Lending the other half of this now two-tone harmony is the wistful, pulsing voice of Didi Benami.
Simons and Benami are long time friends and Didi has appeared in a number of Keaton Simons shows in Los Angeles.
While the tune could be carried fine on its own solo, we could see why Benami’s voice is the missing piece needed to perfect this song. Says producer and owner of Revolver Recordings (where the song was mixed and recorded), Mikal Blue:
“it was suggested that Didi could come and do a duet on one of (the) songs. I thought it was a great idea but I’ve no idea how amazing it was gonna sound. As soon as it got Didi’s voice into this track, the whole track took on a new vibe; it was beautiful hearing them both.”
In a post from Official American Idol site about the song release, Benami affirms:
“I’m very happy and excited about it. It’s been a long time in the works for me to get something out there, and I think the wait brought us to just the right song at just the right moment.”
Behind the scenes look:
Whether there was conscious effort to bring in Didi Benami to ‘complete’ the track, the result is sublime and universally appealing. The give and take, the push and pull, the symbiosis brought the song into a whole new tier.
Benami’s voice hooks you in, inviting you to her world as she sings about the lost love. There is longing and yearning as she profess: “And I don’t know what you’ve been dreamin’ of, if your heart is haunted by our love, and I don’t know if you’ve tried movin’ on, But I can’t get past the way we left off…” leading into the chorus blending in tastefully with Simons’ crisp vocals:
If I knew now What I knew then If I hadn’t forgotten What we meant If I’d held on Through the hard times If I’d done what I needed to make things right I’d know love before I lost it If I hadn’t forgotten
Where the two draws the connection to the song, Benami might have sentimental attachment to it from the beginning as revealed on the behind the scenes video: “When I first heard the song, I felt like it was the last relationship that I was in, and it just brought me back… to what I could have done differently… It’s a message of hope for those of us that overthink everything and for those of us that don’t…”
The track is Benami’s debut release since going on a nationwide American Idol tour in 2010. She was in New York City two months ago at the Rockwood Music Hall for an intimate showcase of what she’s been working on as far as her music goes. She is off to the Bahamas for a charity concert and dinner weekend on November 11, and she’s chosen to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org/musicgives).
We wish both of these artists much success in their respective careers and we surely won’t mind another collaboration in the offing.
JOURNEY is gearing up to unleash their latest album of brand new material, Eclipse. The album will be released in the U.S. and Canada on May 24 exclusively at Walmart and beginning June 3 in Europe on Frontiers Records. (more…)
Grammy and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson will release her highly anticipated sophomore album I Remember Me on March 22 on Arista Records. The album’s first single, “Where You At,” was written and produced by R. Kelly. The album title, I Remember Me, is based on a poem written by Jennifer and composed into a beautiful song co-written by Ryan Tedder that is featured on the album. Additional writers and producers on the album include multi-award winners Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, Rich Harrison, Ne-Yo and Stargate.
“I”m excited about this album because it’s almost like a renewal for me, reflected through the chapters of my life,” comments Jennifer. “I’ve called it ‘I Remember Me’ because of the journey I’ve been on. I’ve learned that life constantly surprises you, no matter your plans. My fans have been so loyal, I feel like they have been on this journey with me and I can’t wait for them to hear the new album.”
Clive Davis, Chief Creative Officer, Sony Music Entertainment states: “Jennifer is the voice of the new generation and she literally soars on her second album ‘I Remember Me.’ Jennifer fulfills all of her promise and all of the prophesies that she will be on that short list of great vocalists of our time.”
I Remember Me is the follow up to Jennifer s 2008 eponymous debut album, which featured the hit singles “Spotlight” and “If This Isn t Love.” Jennifer Hudson debuted at #2 on Billboard s Top 200 Albums and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts and won a Grammy in 2009 for Best R&B Album.
Track Listings
1. No One Gonna Love You
2. I Got This
3. Where You At
4. Angel
5. I Remember Me
6. Gone
7. Everybody Needs Love
8. Why Is It So Hard
9. Don’t Look Down
10. Still Here
11. Feeling Good
12. Believe
