July 2010
53 posts
Deadmau5 collapses on stage and world tour is... →
Last night, whilst performing onstage at the 9:30 club in Washington DC, deadmau5 collapsed, suffering exhaustion and vomiting. Medics at the venue took him directly to hospital where he is now…
Kylie Climbs to #1 on Billboard Club Chart →
Kylie Minogue‘s latest dance single “All the Lovers” hit #1 on the Billboard Club Chart this week. This is Kylie’s fourth career #1 single on the Billboard Club Chart and her first since “Slow”…
Double victory for EMI Music at the Kerrang Awards →
Congratulations to 30 Second To Mars and You Me At Six who both took home trophies at last night’s Kerrang Awards which took place in London.
The Best Single award went to You Me At Six for…
The Chemical Brothers – Another World video →
Check out the brilliant new visual accompaniment to Another World, the latest single to be taken from The Chemical Brothers amazing audio visual experience Further.
Rosanne Cash to publish memoir, perform on “Good... →
The lovely and talented Rosanne Cash is publishing a memoir of her life growing up as the eldest daughter of the legendary Johnny Cash and coming into her own as a singer, a songwriter, daughter…
EMI Music Canada earns 16 CCMA nods →
Artists and other music professionals in the EMI Music Canada family pulled down 16 nominations for the 2010 Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMA’s), which take place on Sunday, September 12 and…
Keith Urban Plays Benefit Under the Stars for... →
Last week, Capitol Nashville artist, and three-time GRAMMY award winner, Keith Urban headlined the GRAMMY Foundation’s signature benefit Starry Night concert at the Los Angeles Tennis Center at…
Antonio Pappano records Rossini in Rome →
Award-winning conductor Antonio Pappano and his acclaimed Roman orchestra the Accademia di Santa Cecilia have just finished recording Rossini’s Stabat Mater at the stunning Auditorium in…
KT Tunstall on her new album, The Foo Fighters… →
Ahead of the release of her new album ‘Tiger Suit’ at the end of September (October 5 in North America), KT Tunstall swung past the New York Post the other day for a quick chat with the paper’s…
New Sky Ferreira dance remixes →
Ahead of the release next month in the UK of the debut single ‘One’ by US pop prodigy Sky Ferreira, check out these great new remixes of the track – a stomping house anthem by producers/DJs…
Ask Katy: the answers →
As promised, Katy Perry this week sat down to answer the most popular of the 20,000 questions submitted via her YouTube channel over the last few weeks.
Over 400,000 votes were received to…
Swedish House Mafia release new single ‘One (Your... →
The great new single from Swedish House Mafia, the huge summer club anthem ‘One (Your Name)’, featuring none other than Pharrell, is out today. Get it on iTunes here.
New single ‘You Can Dance’ from Bryan Ferry →
As previously announced, the brand new studio album from Bryan Ferry, ‘Olympia’, is out in October.
But you don’t have to wait until then to hear what the album has to offer – first single…
Gorillaz World Tour To Kick Off October 3 In North... →
Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream →
Following the unveiling this week of the artwork for the cover of Katy Perry‘s new hotly anticipated album ‘Teenage Dream’, Katy has released a lyric video of the album’s great title track.
Roll Deep – new single Green Light →
Hot on the heels of their huge UK chart topper ‘Good Times’ which was number one for three weeks in May, Roll Deep are back with their new single ‘Green Light’.
The song is released in…
Gorillaz announce “Escape to Plastic Beach” tour... →
After a summer of festival shows, Gorillaz are bringing “Escape to Plastic Beach” out for a global tour, beginning in North America this fall. The 20-date run will include a show at Madison…
Good Charlotte sign to Capitol/EMI →
Multi-platinum rock sensations Good Charlotte announced today that they have joined the EMI family, signing to Capitol Records. Their highly-anticipated fifth full-length album “Cardiology”…
Katy Perry unveils new artwork →
Katy Perry has revealed the cover art for her not much longer to wait for album (just a month now!) ‘Teenage Dreams’.
The artwork is a portrait of Katy by renowned contemporary artist Will…
Good Charlotte sign to Capitol Records →
Highly Anticipated Fifth Studio Album “Cardiology” To Be Released October 26, 2010
(New York, NY – July 22, 2010) Rock sensations Good Charlotte are proud to announce that they have signed to…
Robbie Williams to star in his own video game →
EMI and Nordic Games are teaming up to launch a brand new video game featuring the music of Robbie Williams.
‘We Sing Robbie Williams’ will be released to tie-in with Robbie’s upcoming…
Mercury Album of the Year honours for Corinne... →
Congratulations to Corinne Bailey Rae, Laura Marling and I Am Kloot for being named among the Albums of the Year for the prestigious Barclaycard Mercury Prize 2010 in the UK. Corinne…
Enter the “Dark Night of the Soul” Hipstamatic... →
The fine folks at Hipstamatic — the cool iPhone App that seeks to recreate the magic started in the 80′s
with ‘the little plastic camera with the golden shutter’ – host a cool creative challenge…
Jared Leto tops Twitter in UK after Alan Carr chat →
Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto was a guest on Alan Carr’s popular UK talk show, which aired Sunday, July 18. The show was hilarious — topics included the hazards of stagediving in a…
KT Tunstall Loves NY @ Live Gig →
KT Tunstall wowed the crowd at NYC’s Hiro Ballroom this week with an intimate acoustic set as part of a promo tour for her upcoming album, “Tiger Suit,” out this fall (Sept. 27th in the UK and…
Free Energy, LCD, Raekwan among EMI artists at... →
Several bands that are part of the EMI family are descending upon Chicago to play at this weekend’s Pitchfork Music Festival. Brooklyn-based LCD Soundsystem, Staten Island native and Wu-Tang Clan…
Sky Ferreira makes Entertainment Weekly’s “Must... →
Sky Ferreira’s new track “One” is burning up the Interwebs and captivating fans, fashionistas, critics and pop culture junkies. The editors at Entertainment Weekly added “One” to their “Must…
Copy Katys? “Gurls” from all over reply with... →
Katy Perry and her team have launched a Tumblr site to post some of the more notable versions, parodies of and answers to “California Gurls.” You’ll see celebrations of ‘gurls’ from coast to…
Tinie Tempah announces his first headline tour →
Tinie Tempah has announced his first UK headline tour. The 14 date ‘Disc-Overy Tour’ kicks off in Cardiff on 10 October. Support will come from label-mates Chiddy Bang whose…
Iron Maiden ‘Final Frontier’ video premier →
Ahead of their eagerly awaited new studio album which is due for release on August 16 (August 17 in the US), Iron Maiden have today premiered their new video for the single ‘Final Frontier’. …
Bryan Ferry new studio album released on 25... →
The legendary Bryan Ferry has today announced his latest solo album ‘Olympia’ will be released on October 25 2010.
‘Olympia’ features a series of exciting collaborations and also sees Ferry…
“Rain is a Good Thing” for Luke Bryan — another #1... →
Capitol Records Nashville’s Luke Bryan is celebrating his second consecutive #1 single with “Rain Is A Good Thing” hitting the top of both the Billboard and Mediabase/Country Aircheck singles…
Celtic Woman TV Special receives Emmy® nomination →
Celtic Woman and their Musical Director David Downes have been honored with an Emmy® Nomination for “Outstanding Music Direction” of the recent PBS TV special, “Songs From The Heart, Live at…
Kylie #1 in UK album chart →
Congratulations to Kylie Minogue whose album ‘Aphrodite’ debuted at #1 in the British album chart yesterday, making this her fifth album to reach #1 in the UK.
To find out more about how Kylie…
LCD Soundsystem, Chemical Brothers and Jónsi among... →
Tastemakers URB.com have put out their list of ten best albums of 2010 so far. From the EMI family LCD Soundsystem‘s “This Is Happening” make the list at #3, The Chemical…
New behind-the-scenes video and preview track from... →
Some people forget their dreams when they wake up. Not singer/songwriter KT Tunstall. A very powerful dream is what inspired her new album, “Tiger Suit,” out this fall (Sept 20 in the UK, October…
Ask Katy Perry — anything — via YouTube. She... →
What does Katy Perry have in common with President Barak Obama and Academy Award winner James Cameron? They’ve all been tapped by YouTube to use its new Moderator tool. (And Katy is the first…
Danger Mouse and James Mercer’s acoustic version... →
Danger Mouse and Broken Bells bandmate James Mercer recently filmed this insanely good acoustic performance of “Insane Lullaby.” The track, on which Mercer collaborates with Danger Mouse and the…
David Guetta’s conquers the US charts with unique... →
Grammy-winning artist and producer David Guetta has long dominated the dance and electronic music scene in Europe. But it was his unique melding of the urban/Hip Hop and electronic music genres…
Ringo gets a little help from his friends, plus... →
Ringo Starr celebrates his 70th birthday today, and Rolling Stone is helping him celebrate by releasing this exclusive clip of Ringo playing “With a Little Help From My Friends” featuring…
Hello Cleveland! Sick Puppies do live taping... →
Aussie rockers Sick Puppies are making a tour stop at the House of Blues in Cleveland tonight, where Live Nation will be recording their show for an iTunes exclusive to be released in the US…
Katy Perry keeps breaking sales, airplay (and... →
Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” keeps breaking records for sales and airplay around the world. This hands-down summer anthem has scoried another record with more than 13,000 spins in one week for…
Kylie headed for number one →
The Official Charts Company has confirmed that Kylie is on track for her fifth UK number one album with her latest release ‘Aphrodite’ which was launched earlier this week.
In the latests…
Peace and Love for Ringo’s birthday →
Happy Birthday to Ringo Starr who turns 70 today!
And what would he like for his birthday? For the people all over the world to share peace and love, at 12 noon today, wherever they are. As he…
Apple Records catalogue remastered and reissued on... →
When it was launched by The Beatles in 1968 Apple Records made musical history right from the start as the label built an eclectic roster of artists such as James Taylor, Badfinger, Billy…
Troy Olsen has the iTunes Single of the Week →
For the next seven days, US fans can nab a free download from EMI Records Nashville’s flagship artist Troy Olsen. “Summer Thing,” the debut single from Olsen, is the iTunes ‘Single of the Week….
Release of Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse’s “Dark... →
Next week’s release of Dark Night Of The Soul, the acclaimed album by Danger Mouse and the dearly departed Sparklehorse, will be commemorated by an exhibit of photography created for the project…
Katy Perry’s “California Gurls” is the NY Post’s... →
Katy Perry and her track “California Gurls” has now conquered the hearts and minds of East Coast Americans! Her homage (featuring Snoop Dogg) to the US West Coast was proclaimed the #1 song…
Kylie launches ‘Aphrodite’ in Ibiza →
The wait is over – Kylie‘s new album ‘Aphrodite’ is now out!
To mark the release of the album, her 11th studio set, Kylie was in the dance capital of Ibiza last night, July 5, for a…
Sky Ferreira’s video debut →
Check out this great new video for ‘One’, the debut release from American pop prodigy Sky Ferreira. The single will be out in the UK next month:
