Austin born, Paris based 27-year-old singer Hailey Tuck has revealed the video for her seductive new single ‘Alcohol’, a rework of The Kinks classic and the first track to be taken from her debut album on Sony ‘Junk’, produced by the legendary Larry Klein.

Watch the video for ‘Alcohol’ HERE

Hailey joyously rips up the rulebooks turning jazz on its head by putting her own spin on songs by artists as diverse as Leonard Cohen (They Don’t Make It Junk), Ray Davies (Alcohol) and Pulp (Underwear). Classics from Cabaret and Leonard Bernstein rub shoulders with brand new songs. All are totally and literally addictive.

“I wanted to work with the Mark Ronson of jazz”, Hailey says. “So I looked at who had produced modern jazz singers I love, Madeleine Peyroux and Melody Gardot, in particular. That was Larry. When we met we were on the same page straight away. It was magical.”

It was a marriage made in jazz heaven and recorded at LA’s infamous Sunset Sound Studios with a band of veteran jazz musicians. “Hailey Tuck is one of a kind,” says multi Grammy Award winning producer Larry Klein. “She’s the Breakfast At Tiffany’s Holly GoLightly of Jazz. A natural writer and a whip-smart observer of the world around her.”

Hailey left her native Austin, Texas at 18 and moved to Paris, honing her live sound at Le Buzz and the now defunct underground club Tres Honoree. This debut album follows widespread acclaim for a trio of EPs Hailey self-released between 2014 and 2016.

Other album highlights include Joni Mitchell’s ‘Cactus, Colin Blunstone’s pop classic ‘Say You Don’t Mind’, and Paul McCartney’s ‘Junk’. The sheer range and breadth of Hailey Tuck’s massive artistry is prevalent throughout this spectacular debut album.

‘Junk’ is the perfect introduction to this unique talent. And it’s only the beginning. Miss this at your peril.

Hailey plays a show at London Rich Mix on Tuesday May 15th. Tickets Available here.
http://haileytuckmusic.com/

Following his acclaimed DeTour solo tours of 2015 and 2016, Elvis Costello returns with The Imposters for 10 unmissable UK & Ireland Dates this summer.

Joined by backing vocalists Kitten Kuroi and Briana Lee, Elvis Costello and The Imposters (drummer Pete Thomas, keyboardist Steve Nieve and bassist Davey Faragher) will be performing songs from their incomparable back catalogue.

With the release of the sublime ‘You Shouldn’t Look At Me that Way’, written for the movie ‘Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool’ late last year, Elvis Costello is currently working on a new album due for release later this year.

Elvis Costello and The Imposters play the following UK dates:

June
Fri 15th   NOTTINGHAM, Royal Concert Hall
Sat 16th   WOODSTOCK, Blenheim Palace
Sun 17th  CARDIFF, Millennium Centre (Festival of Voice 2018)
Sat 23rd   DUBLIN, Bord Gais Energy Theatre
Sun 24th  EDINBURGH, Playhouse
Mon 25th  NEWCASTLE, City Hall
Wed 27th  SOUTHEND, Cliffs Pavilion
Thu 28th   PLYMOUTH, Pavilions
Sat 30th   SUSSEX, Love Supreme Festival

July
Fri 6th   MANCHESTER, Castlefield Bowl (Sounds of the City 2018)

Tickets on sale now from https://www.elviscostello.com/#/events?page=1

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One of the country’s most exhilarating new live acts, Louis Berry has announced 10 European dates this May including two intimate album launch shows at Sebright Arms and in his hometown of Liverpool at District.

The evocative ‘Stumbling’ is written and produced by Louis, Marcus Foster and Koz, the Grammy winning Canadian producer (Dua Lipa, Kendrick Lamar), and showcases Louis’s tremendous vocals. Stumbling is the first taste to be taken from his forthcoming debut album which will be released on Ministry of Sound.

With over 10 million streams and 270 plays on Radio 1, Louis has been tipped by the likes of Zane Lowe, Annie Mac, Mistajam and Huw Stephens as well as The Sunday Times Culture, Evening Standard and Music Week.

Louis and his band spent much of last year on the road honing their craft, playing festivals all over Europe and headline tours throughout the UK. Anyone who has witnessed him live knows his performances are as joyful as they are explosive, breathing an infectious intensity into his passionate songs. Louis and his band play the following dates:

May
Sat 12th   Amsterdam, Upstairs at Paradiso
Mon 14th  Belgium, Upstairs at AB Club
Tues 15th  Cologne, Blue Shell
Weds 16th  Hamburg, Nochtwache
Fri 18th   Berlin, Maze
Sat 19th   Munich, Kranhalle
Mon 21st  Zurich, Werk 21 at Dynamo
Tues 22nd  Milan, Dude
June
Mon 11th  London, Sebright Arms
Weds 13th  Liverpool, District

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With a sold out 10 date UK tour kicking off March 18th and an April European tour now also sold out, Tom Walker’s career defining current single ‘Leave A Light On’ looks set to establish him as the country’s next breakout global star.

Having made both the BBC Sound Poll and MTV Brand New 2018 lists, and been picked by Radio 1 for their influential Brit List, the Scottish born, Manchester raised singer/songwriter has been exploding across Europe with this highly personal anthem.

Produced by Steve Mac, the Brit Awards 2018 Producer Of The Year, ‘Leave A Light On’ was written by Tom and Steve. It’s an emotional tour de force that has taken on a life of its own:

·      Global streams total 60M
·      Global video views 20M
·      Top 10 in Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Austria
·      Top #10 in 21 iTunes markets so far (#1 in France)
·      #13 on the global Shazam chart (#1 Germany, #1 France #1 Switzerland, #1 Austria)
·      Gone platinum in Italy and gold in both Switzerland and France
·      #10 European Radio Airplay Chart
·      In the UK, the single has been on the Radio 1 playlist for 12 weeks 9 weeks on the Radio 1 A list, 4 weeks on Radio 2 playlist
·      2nd most played track on NRJ in France
·      #26 and climbing on the US Hot AC Radio Chart

More Tom Walker Facts:
·      Previous single ‘Heartland’ was the soundtrack to the BAFTA year review
·      Tom played the Mercury Lounge in NYC last week
·      Tom performs on America’s prime morning Today Show for a second time this week

Tom and his band play the following UK dates in March:

March 2018
Sun 18th  Exeter, The Cavern                       SOLD OUT
Mon 19th  Southampton, Engine Rooms      SOLD OUT
Wed 21st  Nottingham, Rescue Rooms        SOLD OUT
Thu 22nd  Bristol, Thekla                              SOLD OUT
Fri 23rd   Birmingham O2, Institute 2            SOLD OUT
Sat 24th   Brighton, The Haunt                     SOLD OUT
Mon 26th  Norwich, Norwich Arts Centre     SOLD OUT
Tue 27th  London, KOKO                             SOLD OUT
Wed 28th  Manchester, Gorilla                      SOLD OUT
Thu 29th   Glasgow, Oran Mor                      SOLD OUT

www.iamtomwalker.com

Pearl Jam released a new track, “Can’t Deny Me,” from their forthcoming album today on Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records. Co-produced by the band and Brendan O’Brien, this song marks Pearl Jam’s first new music since the band’s Grammy Award-winning 2013 album, Lightning Bolt.

“Can’t Deny Me” can be purchased now at pearljam.com and is available on all digital stores and streaming services. The track was first released as a surprise early download to active members of the band’s fan club via Ten Club’s Saturday, March 10th newsletter.

The song was recorded in Seattle in February of 2018. Music was written by Mike McCready and lyrics by Eddie Vedder. Artwork for the single was created by Jeff Ament and Kevin Shuss.

Additional credits:
Jeff Ament – Bass,
Matt Cameron – Drums, Percussion,
Stone Gossard – Guitar,
Mike McCready – Guitar, Percussion, Typewriter,
Eddie Vedder – Vocals, Guitar

Pearl Jam kick off their tour of South America in Santiago, Chile today and will head on a full European arena tour this summer, including two UK dates below at the O2 Arena:

June
Mon 18th    LONDON, O2 Arena   SOLD OUT
Tues 19th    LONDON, O2 Arena   SOLD OUT

About Pearl Jam
2018 marks 27 years of Pearl Jam performing live. Ten studio albums, hundreds of unique live performances and official live concert bootleg releases later, the band continues to be critically acclaimed and commercially successful — with over 85 million albums sold worldwide and a 2017 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Matt Cardle makes a most welcome return to Sony Music on April 27th with the release of new album ‘Time To Be Alive’. Lead single ‘Desire’, an electronic, hook laden delight serves as the perfect introduction to Matt’s new sound.

The striking record sees Cardle collaborate with Jim Eliot (Kylie, Will Young, Ellie Goulding) Christopher Elms (Bjork, Anohni, Alanis Morrisette) Dan McDougall (Liam Gallagher), Dimitri Tikovoi (MNEK, Goldfrapp) and James Hayto & James Jackman (George Michael).

Matt has reinvented his sound on ‘Time To Be Alive’, fusing electronica, gospel, rock and soul. The lyrics are all personal observations on addiction, redemption, atonement and eventual contentment. It’s a collection that will surprise, and one Matt is incredibly proud of.

All but one of the album’s 14 songs were co-written by Cardle. They reveal a portrait of an artist struggling with personal battles, but ultimately winning the war. Producer Jim Eliot was chosen by Matt to help him translate these intimate songs into an electronic, soulful album, which was primarily recorded at Jim’s Hay-on-Wye studio, and at Sarm Studios in London. ‘Time To Be Alive’ was mixed in Stockholm by Christopher Elms, best known for his work with Bjork.

Early into the writing process, Matt spent six months in the lead role of West End hit musical ‘Memphis’. He received the Best West End Debut award from ‘What’s On Stage’ for his portrayal of Huey Calhoun.
As the resounding winner of The X Factor’s highest rating series ever in 2010, over 19 million viewers tuned in to see Matt triumph with his breathtaking four- octave vocal range.

Matt grew up on a steady diet of heavy metal (Rage Against the Machine, Korn) but also admits to a love of Katy Perry, Lady GaGa and the late Michael Jackson. His platinum-selling debut ‘Letters’ was released in 2011, followed by ‘The Fire’ (2012). Both albums went top ten while ‘Porcelain’ debuted at 11 driven by the Melanie C duet ‘Loving You’.

Now back on Sony, ‘Time To Be Alive’, Matt’s 4th studio album, is his first LP release since ‘Porcelain’ in 2013 and showcases Matt’s new found maturity as a singer, songwriter and musician.

www.mattcardlemusic.com

Tokio Myers has teamed up with medal winning athlete Jazmin Sawyers for an incredible reworking of the classic ‘Jerusalem’ for the Official England Commonwealth Games Anthem. The single is released with npower on Syco Music March 16th.

Recorded last month at Abbey Road Studios with a 54 piece orchestra, 10 person choir, Jazmin on vocals and Tokio on a multitude of keyboards, ‘Jerusalem’ is an inspiring choice for Team England. Max Whitlock, Jack Laugher, Ellie Robinson and Lois Toulson all attended the recording session. The Commonwealth Games kick off April 4th in Australia.

Tokio Myers won Britain’s Got Talent last summer and since then released his acclaimed debut album ‘My Generation’ which entered the UK chart at number 4 and has sold over 100,000 so far. Tokio embarks on an 18 date UK tour next month including 3 shows at 3 different London venues.

Jazmin Sawyers, a 23 year old long jump specialist from Stoke, won a silver medal at the 2014 Glasgow Games. Last year she sang on ITV’s the Voice and made it through the Blind Auditions on team Will.i.am.

‘I feel honoured and privileged to be able to put my own spin on this iconic track” Tokio Myers said.

‘It’s always an honour representing Team England in the Games,” says Jazmin. ‘It’s even more special to be singing vocals on Jerusalem, especially because I was able to record it in front of my teammates. It’s definitely going to push me harder in training and on the track.”

Max Whitlock MBE, Team England Gymnast and winner of 2 Olympic Gold Medals and 3 Olympic Bronze Medals says: “It’s brilliant to have this updated version of the track and to have experience the recording day. I can safely say, I now know the words to Jerusalem!”

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Following their triumphant headline show at On Blackheath Festival last September and due to popular demand, Travis, one of Britain’s best loved bands play their classic album ‘The Man Who’ live in full for two limited runs this June & December.

Released 19 years ago, ‘The Man Who’ sounds as fresh today as it did then.  One of the most successful British albums of the last 20 years, it spawned the timeless singles, ‘Writing To Reach You’, ‘Driftwood’, ‘Turn’ and possibly the band’s most iconic song, ‘Why Does It Always Rain On Me’.

“Songs are like emotional bookmarks in time,” Fran Healy said. “When you hear a song you are transported to those times and feel strong echoes of the feelings you felt. Rarely does an album have this ability so performing ‘The Man Who’ once again will be a joy!”

Produced by Nigel Godrich, ‘The Man Who’ spent an astonishing 11 weeks at Number 1, selling nearly 3 million copies. It was the biggest selling UK album in 2000, propelled by an incendiary Glastonbury performance in the rain! Recognition quickly followed including Ivor Novello Awards for ‘Best Songwriter’ & ‘Best Contemporary Song’ for ‘Why Does It Always Rain On Me?’ and BRIT Awards for ‘Best British Band’ and ‘Best British Album’.

The band will perform a handful of special venues over the course of the year including London’s Royal Festival Hall (12th June) and Glasgow The SSE Hydro (21st Dec), with tickets on sale 2nd March:

June
10th – Liverpool, Philharmonic
12th – London, Royal Festival Hall
14th – Folkestone, Leas Cliff Hall
19th – Plymouth, Pavillion
20th – Brighton, Dome
21st – Ipswich, Regent Theatre
25th – Birmingham, Symphony Hall
26th – Oxford, New Theatre

December
12th – Portsmouth, Guildhall
13th – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
15th – Newcastle, City Hall
17th – Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
18th – Hull, City Hall
19th – Manchester, Apollo
21st – Glasgow, The SSE Hydro

To date Travis have enjoyed two No.1 LPs, five Top Ten singles, two BRIT Awards and more than 8 million record sales in their illustrious career and released their latest critically acclaimed album ‘Everything At Once’ in 2016.

Travis are singer/guitarist Fran Healy, bassist Dougie Payne, guitarist Andy Dunlop and drummer Neil Primrose.

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Following a huge 2017 and newly signed to East West Records, Billy Lockett releases his brilliant new single ‘Empty House’ today! Last week saw Billy return to London for a very special sold out show at the Union Chapel complete with string quartet, and support from fellow breakout artist Áine Cahill.

Watch ‘Empty House’ Live From Union Chapel HERE

Produced by MyRiot (London Grammar, Birdy), this beautiful piano driven track showcases Billy’s emotive vocals and infectious melodies. The track follows his ‘Burn It Down’ EP which reached Number 1 on the singer songwriter chart and received over 6 million streams.

With champions from BBC Radio 1, 6Music, The Telegraph, The Independent, Metro, Evening Standard and The Times, support slots with Lana Del Ray and Birdy under his belt, as well as multiple sold-out London shows, 2018 looks set to be quite a year for Billy Lockett.

The critics are unanimous in their praise:

“Intelligent songwriting that is fiercely passionate” – Fault
“Lockett’s voice is completely magical” – Wonderland
“Billy Lockett has both credibility and commercial appeal in bucketloads” – Metro

Having just completed a UK headline tour, Billy recently announced a huge homecoming show in Northampton in association with BBC Introducing. Full live dates including festivals below:

May
Thurs 3rd                     Radar Festival, Switzerland
Fri 5th                          Live At Leeds Festival, Leeds
Sat 6th                         Sound City Festival, Liverpool
Thurs 17th–Sat 19th    The Great Escape Festival, Brighton
Sat 19th                        Royal & Derngate, Northampton (BBC Introducing)

One of the country’s most exciting new artists, Louis Berry, releases his most personal single yet with the gospel tinged ‘Stumbling’ (impacts April 6th) on Ministry of Sound.

LISTEN TO ‘STUMBLING’ HERE

This evocative song allows Louis to effortlessly showcase his tremendous voice, wrapped around emotionally charged lyrics. ‘Stumbling’ is written and produced by Louis, Marcus Foster from the band Seramic and Koz, the Grammy winning Canadian producer best known for his work with Kendrick Lamar on the album ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ and DUA LIPA on her acclaimed debut.

“I’ve spent much of the last year in the studio working on new tracks, forming a new sound,” Louis says. “I’ve been working with Rudimental, Mojam and Koz, a Canadian producer who really got my sound. I grew up listening to 2pac but I’m also a fan of people like Johnny Cash so to merge those two sounds together which is what Koz helped me do, is just very exciting.”

Without doubt ‘Stumbling’ is his best single yet, and promises great things for his debut album, produced by an all star cast: Koz, Jacquire King (James Bay, Niall Horan, Kings of Leon) and Steve Fitzmaurice (Sam Smith) and is set for release this summer.

“Louis’ voice instantly stood out,” says Koz. “It has that timeless, distinct, iconic quality that is so rare to find. Every word he sings you believe.”

“It’s a song about when you’re going through things in life and you keep getting knock backs,” Louis says of ‘Stumbling’. “It’s about having the determination and courage to carry on through hard times and get to a place where you want to be.”

Anyone who has witnessed Louis Berry live knows his performances are as joyful as they are explosive, breathing an infectious intensity into his passionate songs. On the horizon are residencies in his native Liverpool and London, Live at Leeds and the Neighbourhood Festival and support slots with Liam Gallagher in Dublin and Belfast.

Louis and his fabulous band spent much of last year on the road, honing their exciting live sound. His UK headline tour sold out while he played over 18 European festivals last summer. He’s had over 270 plays on Radio 1. His supporters include Zane Lowe, Annie Mac, Mistajam and Huw Stephens. So far his songs have been streamed over 10 million times.

Louis’ forthcoming album will be followed by a headline UK tour later this year.

Buy ‘Stumbling’ here: http://smarturl.it/Stumbling

Rufus Wainwright has announced 10 not to be missed UK summer shows.  Armed with one of modern music’s best back catalogues, an incredible voice and a between song chat to rival anyone, these shows will be a real treat.

Rufus Wainwright plays:

June
Thurs 21st    BASINGSTOKE, The Anvil
Fri 22nd       COVENTRY, Coventry Cathedral
Sat 23rd      NOTTINGHAM, The Royal Concert Hall
Mon 25th     WHITLEY BAY, The Playhouse
Tues 26th    LEEDS, Town Hall
Thurs 28th   BATH, Forum
Fri 29th        CAMBRIDGE, The Corn Exchange
Sat 30th       BEXHILL ON SEA, De La Warr Pavilion
July 
Mon 2nd       EDINBURGH, Royal Lyceum Theatre
Tues 3rd       EDINBURGH, Royal Lyceum Theatre

Tickets are on sale now from: http://rufuswainwright.com/tour/

Rufus Wainwright has released eight studio albums including the landmark ‘Want One’. His classic album, “Rufus Does Judy” recorded at Carnegie Hall in 2006, was nominated for a Grammy.  He performed the show in the UK at the Palladium in 2007 and later for two nights at the Royal Opera House in 2011. His opera ‘Prima Donna’ premiered at the Manchester International Festival in 2009.

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With an inevitably incendiary performance at The Brits to come later this month, four-time Brit award winners Foo Fighters will release their anthemic new single ‘The Line’ impacting March 16th on Columbia Records.

Having claimed their fourth UK number 1 album with ‘Concrete and Gold’ in September, had the album proclaimed as one of the best albums of their illustrious career, played a legendary headline slot at Glastonbury and sold out all three of their UK stadium dates for this summer, it really has been a colossal 12 months for the world’s biggest rock band.

Following the massive singles ‘Run’, and ‘The Sky Is A Neighborhood’, new single ‘The Line’ pairs a signature Foo Fighters propulsive melody with an urgent heartfelt lyric and rousing chorus described by composer Dave Grohl as “a search for hope in this day and age where you feel as if you’re fighting for your life with every passing moment, and everything is on the line.”

September saw Foo Fighters turn in a 5-star 3-hour performance at a sold out O2 Arena. Destined to be one of the live highlights of the year, Foo Fighters play the following stadium shows this summer:

June 2018
Tues 19th   MANCHESTER Etihad Stadium    SOLD OUT
Fri 22nd      LONDON Stadium                         SOLD OUT
Sat 23rd      LONDON Stadium                         SOLD OUT

Foo Fighters are Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee.