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Indispensable.
Friday 27 March 2020 |
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AWOLNATION
Better Noise Music
Released: Single: Out now/Album: 24 April 2020
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We say
Already riding high in the Billboard Alternative Songs chart at number 3 and number 4 on the Alternative Radio chart with the original version of The Best, AWOLNATION is back today (27 March) with this glorious reworking and collaboration. Featuring the gorgeous and distinct vocals of Alice Merton, AWOLNATION effortlessly weaves her verses into the production, further adding to the song’s dramatic flair and anthemic nature. Featuring across numerous streaming services new release programming, including Spotify and Apple Music, we expect to see this absolute gem added to numerous alternative playlists and eventually overtake the original in the aforementioned charts too. It’s sublime, and no surprise really, considering the massive success of their influential and certified Diamond track (and RotD) Sail. It’s taken from AWOLNATION’s forthcoming new album Angel Miners & the Lightning Riders in April that will surely help them build on their rather impressive 1.5bn global streams. And on the evidence of this slice of anthemic goodness, it looks like the best is yet to come. | |
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Contact
Label: Dan Waite, Better Noise Music
Publishing: Tristan Wilson, Downtown Music
National Radio, Press & Online: Duff Battye, Duff Press
Regional Radio: Jo Hart, Hart Media
TV: Dan Waite, Better Noise Music
Live: Steve Strange, XRAY Touring
Management: Scott Sheldon and Berko Pearce at RM64 | |
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| HEADLINES | |
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- Music industry welcomes 'vital lifeline' for self-employed, but warns two month wait too long (see News)
- Download and Isle of Wight festivals cancelled (see News)
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| BUSINESS | |
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- The line in yesterday's daily email about the appointment of a new UK Music CEO was incorrect. We understand the recruitment process for a new CEO is ongoing. Apologies.
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| NEWS AND FEATURES | |
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- UK music industry welcomes 'vital lifeline' for self-employed, but warns two month wait too long. (BBC, Billboard) Self-employed workers could apply for grants worth 80% of their average monthly income - up to a maximum of £2,500 a month.
UK Music, BPI and AIM respond to the Government support for the self-employed.
- Download festival has been cancelled for 2020. It was due to be held 12-14 June. Isle of Wight festival has also been cancelled. It was due to be held 11-14 June. (BBC, Guardian, Metro)
- Songwriter Bill Martin MBE has passed away aged 81. Best known for being the co-writer of Congratulations, Puppet On A String and other hits, he has also been presented with three Ivor Novello Awards and a Gold Badge. (Facebook, Wikipedia)
- @chartdata tweeted "Coronavirus causes decline in US music streaming for second week in a row, down 3.5% to 24.45 billion in the week ending March 19".
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| DIGITAL | |
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- SoundCloud has launched SoundCloud Go+, its premium listener subscription plan, in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
- Video service Quibi to launch a show focusing on music. (MusicAlly) ‘&Music’ will launch on 6 April and will focus on the people behind the scenes who collaborate with major acts to help them realise their vision.
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| COMMENT, OPINION AND ANALYSIS | |
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- A new report by the Music Producers Guild has found that recording engineers and producers have now lost over 70% of their income, with many having stopped work altogether. (RotD)
- Beggars founder Martin Mills writes a message on Covid-19 to staff, artists, and friends. (Beggars)
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| DEALS | |
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- Nasty C, the most-streamed South African artist on Apple Music for four years in a row, has signed an exclusive contract with Def Jam Recordings through a joint venture with Universal Music Africa. (RotD)
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| MEDIA | |
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- The Ivors Academy has suggested to Radio 3 to replace Mozart with music by living British composers to boost the earnings of financially-stricken classical musicians. (iNews p23)
- Daily Mail and Daily Mirror publishers have both warned they expect financial hits from the coronavirus pandemic. (iNews p46)
TV
- 19.30 BBC4 Top of the Pops 1989
20.00 BBC4 Kings of Soul
21.00 BBC4 Top of the Pops 1989
21.30 BBC4 Eel Pie Island: Where Legends Were Born
22.30 BBC4 Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution - with Howard Goodall
RADIO
- 06.30 Zoe Ball - with Dua Lipa
09.30 Radio 2 Ken Bruce - with Huey Lewis19.00 1 Xtra Jeremiah Asiamah - with DJ Bou
21.00 6 Music Tom Ravenscroft - with Daniel Avery & Alessandro Cortini
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| ARTIST AND MUSIC FEATURES | |
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- Amy Thomson, who managed Swedish House Mafia for almost 15 years and marketed Kanye West, has written a free digital book about the most important things she has learnt about artist management and marketing. (Billboard, download)
- Having failed to match the success of their 2001 debut, The Strokes had petered out. How did they come back with a brilliant new record – and designs for electric bikes? (Guardian2 p4-5 - Alexis Petridis)
- More articles from the Song Sommelier on how we listen today, the impact of the streaming era and how we can all practice the lost art of listening.
- From Alicia Keys to DJ Khaled, live streams and video-sharing from musicians launch the lockdown weekend. (Guardian p3)
- Little Mix star Perrie Edwards talks new music, panic attacks and knitting. (BBC - Mark Savage)
- Alice Coltrane: where to start in her back catalogue. (Guardian - Jennifer Lucy Allan)
- Jessie Reyez on her debut album and how Amy Winehouse rescued her from heartbreak. (Sun p43/44- Jacqui Swift)
- Bob Dylan’s first original song in eight years is about JFK’s assassination – but it’s really about so much more. (RollingStone)
- MJ Cole: "UK garage became a dirty word overnight" (iNews p38/39 - Sam Davies)
- Roachford speaks about his early days and how he always gives 300%. (Mirror p42 - Gavin Martin)
- Q&A: Ingrid Andress (Sun p44 - Jacqui Swift)
- Tim Green DJ playlist (Sun p44 - Mark Gwinnett)
- My Tech: Tones & I (Metro p25)
- Backstage: 5 Seconds of Summer (Star p14)
- My Six Best Albums: Jah Wobble, bassist for Public Image Ltd (Express p36)
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| SHOWBIZ AND NEWS | |
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- It's been widely reported Bugzy Malone was "seriously injured" in a road accident last night in Bury. (BBC, Independent, Star p11, Sun p27, Mirror)
- Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande have donated money to fans who are struggling financially because of the coronavirus pandemic. (Independent)
- Dua Lipa says returning to Kosovo was a "massive learning experience". (Mirror p23)
- Niall Horan has blamed egos for lack of friends in the music industry. (Mirror p19)
- Bow Anderson has revealed she turned to music after a near-death trampolining fall forced her to give up her dream of becoming an elite trampolinist. (Standard p15)
- Mel B says she wants to get the Spice Girls to tour again soon, as their tour last year was 'too short'. (Mirror p12)
- Prince Harry pictured with Bon Jovi on Abbey Road's famous crossing and appears in the music video for Bon Jovi's new version of Unbroken for the Duke's charity Invictus. (Times p19, Express p17, Mirror p25, Standard, Metro)
- Lily Allen has said she has 'aged 10 years in as many days' as she posted a picture with her daughters on social media. (Standard p15)
- YMCA by the Village People has been admitted to the Library of Congress. (Times p36)
- Mariah Carey looks magnificent at 50 but refuses to accept she is growing older as she bans the word birthday. (Sun p22)
- Sir Elton John celebrated his 73rd birthday quietly with his family. (Mail p12, Mirror p24)
- Slipknot's Sid Wilson admits he loves tea and crumpets with his gran. (Sun p21)
- Nicole Scherzinger pictured at home after a training session. (Star p17)
- Sun Bizarre: Jesy Nelson is finally learning to love herself following her trolling hell. Little Mix say they have all the songs for their next album, they just have to record them. Leigh-Anne Pinnock has revealed it is strange being away from the girls while in isolation. Perrie Edwards is hoping they can secure a collaboration with Mabel.
- Star Wired: KSI has teamed up with American rappers Lil Pump & Smokepurpp for new single Poppin. Dua Lipa got pal Tove Lo to help polish off her new album. Redlight has returned to his CLIPZ moniker after a ten year absence. Bubblin' Under: Zara Larsson's uplifting collab with Kygo & Tyga, Hailee Steinfield's I Love You's, Little Mix's Break Up Song, Sparks' One For The Ages, Major Lazer's Lay Your Head On Me and Maisie Peters' Daydreams.
- Metro Guilty Pleasures: Diplo says he and Taylor Swift are 'buddies' and that 'she's very strong'. Kanye West's new bio home includes a 'urine garden'. Dua Lipa has revealed she loves Kelly Jones from the Stereophonics and knows all of his songs. Taylor Swift has donated $3k to fans suffering financial hardship. Nick Grimshaw says his boyfriend loves doing all 'kinds of housework'. Jade Thirlwall says she finds it easy to remain friends with her ex-boyfriends.
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| ALBUMS
- Dua Lipa (Guardian2 p9 - 4* Laura Snapes, Times2 p9 - 4* Will Hodgkinson, Telegraph - 4* Neil McCormick, Mail p50 - 4* Adrian Thrills, Independent - 5* Helen Brown, iNews p39 - 5* Joe Muggs, Star p15 - 4* James Cabooter, Sun p44 - 4* Jacqui Swift)
- Pearl Jam (Guardian2 p9 - 4* Alexis Petridis, Times2 p9 - 4* Will Hodgkinson, Mail p50 - 4* Adrian Thrills, Independent - 4* Roisin O'Connor, Star p15 - 4* James Cabooter, Metro p19 - 2* Sharon O'Connell, Mirror p42 - 3* Gavin Martin, Sun p44 - 4* Simon Cosyns, iNews p39/Artsdesk - 3* Nick Hasted)
- Waxahatchee (Guardian2 p9 - 5* Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Independent - 5* Alexandra Pollard, iNews p39/Artsdesk - 4* Lisa-Marie Ferla)
- Sufjan Stevens & Lowell Brams (Mail p50 - 3* Adrian Thrills, Independent - 3* Elisa Bray)
- Basia Bulat (Mail p50 - 3* Adrian Thrills, Independent - 4* Elisa Bray)
- The Weeknd (Times2 p9 - 2* Will Hodgkinson, Sun p44 - 5* Jacqui Swift)
- Skepta, Chip & Young Adz (Star p15 - 4* James Cabooter)
- Jessie Reyez (Sun p44 - 4* Jacqui Swift)
- Ingrid Andress (Sun p44 - 4* Jacqui Swift)
- Songdog (Mirror p42 - 4* Gavin Martin)
- The Distractions (Mail p50 - 4* Adrian Thrills)
- Kandace Springs (Mirror p42 - 4* Gavin Martin)
- Sorry (Times - 3* Will Hodgkinson)
- 5 Seconds Of Summer (Star p15 - 3* James Cabooter)
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| INTERNATIONAL NEWS | |
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- Amid Stubhub layoffs and liquidity crisis, ticket brokers push for a bailout. (Billboard)
- New York’s Governors Ball festival, scheduled for early June, has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Variety) Foals and Ellie Goulding were among the acts due to perform.
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