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		<title>Omara Portuondo&#8217;s &#8216;Gracias&#8217; wins The Latin Grammy for Best Contemporary Tropical Album</title>
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Illustrious Cuban singer Omara Portuondo has made history twice this year. In October, the remarkable vocalist, and only female star of the Buena Vista Social Club, became one of the first Cuban artists in six years to obtain a visa to perform in the U.S., marking a cultural breakthrough in the strained relations between her homeland and the U.S.]]></description>
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<p>Illustrious Cuban singer <strong>Omara Portuondo</strong> has made history twice this year.</p>
<p>In October, the remarkable vocalist, and only female star of the <strong>Buena Vista Social Club</strong>™, became one of the first Cuban artists in six years to obtain a visa to perform in the U.S., marking a cultural breakthrough in the strained relations between her homeland and the U.S.</p>
<p>On November 5, 2009, she also became the first Cuban resident to present at the 10th Annual <strong>Latin GRAMMY Awards</strong>, where she delivered the prestigious <strong>Song of The Year award</strong>.</p>
<p>She was honored again as the <strong>winner for Best Contemporary Tropical Album</strong> or <strong>&#8220;Mejor Album Tropical Contemporaneo&#8221;</strong> with her latest release <strong>&#8216;Gracias&#8217;</strong> produced by Montuno Productions and released on World Village.</p>
<p>Although Omara Portuondo is a four-time Latin GRAMMY nominee, and won a <strong>&#8220;Premio Musica Brasileira&#8221; Brazilian Music Award</strong> last year for her duets album with <strong>Maria Bethania</strong>, as well as a <strong>Billboard Latin Music Award</strong> in 2005, this is her <strong>first GRAMMY award</strong>.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to represent Cuba, because I think I&#8217;m going to be the only one that will be there,&#8221; <strong>Portuondo told the New York Daily News the day before the awards ceremony</strong>. &#8220;I&#8217;ll be there for all of the others.&#8221;</p>
<p>Portuondo performed two U.S. shows in October, for the first time since 2003, at UCLA&#8217;s Royce Hall and at the San Francisco Jazz Festival. Of her San Francisco show the Oakland Tribune wrote, &#8220;It&#8217;s impossible to say whether she handles the fast or slow numbers better. Whatever kind of song she&#8217;s singing at the time is the one that best suits her.&#8221; Portuondo returns in February of 2010 with concerts in Washington DC, Boston and New York City, among other major cities.</p>
<p>&#8216;Gracias&#8217;, which was also awarded the <strong>Cubadisco 2009 Grand Prix</strong> in May, is Portuondo&#8217;s third solo album, and it marks a professional musical career spanning 60 years.</p>
<p><strong>The New York Times</strong> declared that at 79 &#8220;her voice &#8230;is rich, shapely, dynamic, and still sultry&#8221;, and the <strong>Los Angeles Times</strong> called her &#8220;still a vibrant contemporary performer&#8221;.</p>
<p>She first found fame in her home country with <strong>Las D&#8217;Aida quartet</strong>, and throughout the 1970s and &#8217;80s was a highly acclaimed solo vocalist. It was the Buena Vista Social Club™, however, that launched her into worldwide fame, along with such major figures as <strong>Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González</strong> and <strong>Compay Segundo</strong>.</p>
<p>&#8216;Gracias&#8217; was produced by <strong>Ale Siqueira</strong>, with musical direction from <strong>Swami Jr.</strong>, and it features &#8220;some striking collaborations&#8221; (Songlines), with such guest artists as <strong>Jorge Drexler, Richard Bona, Cachaíto López, Chico Buarque</strong> and <strong>Chucho Valdés</strong>. It is a special gift from the artist to herself and to the songwriters for whom she feels the highest regard.</p>
<p>As the <strong>Montreal Gazette</strong> writes, it is &#8220;a highly personal collection of ballads&#8230; she packs a lot of feeling into this tender and nostalgic album.&#8221;</p>
<p>These are the songs she has always longed to sing.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Buy Music:</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong>OMARA PORTUONDO Tour Dates 2010</strong></p>
<p>(Dates and information subject to change.)</p>
<p><strong>February 2010</strong></p>
<p>24 &#8211; Washington, DC &#8211; Lisner Auditorium<br />
26 &#8211; Boston, MA &#8211; Harvard University Sanders Theater<br />
27 &#8211; New York, NY &#8211; Town Hall</p>
<p>More Dates TBA</p>
<p><a href="http://www.omaraportuondo.com/" target="_blank">Omara Portuondo</a> Official Website<br />
<a href="http://myspace.com/omaraportuondo" target="_blank">Omara Portuondo</a> MySpace</p>
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		<title>Robert Plant &amp; Alison Krauss Grammy triumph w/ Album of the Year; Record of the Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss received the highest honours at last night's Grammy Award ceremony in LA, when 'Raising Sand' was named Album of the Year and "Please Read The Letter" won Record of the Year ...]]></description>
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<p><strong><a href="http://bandweblogs.com/blog/tag/robert-plant/" target="_blank">Robert Plant and Alison Krauss</a></strong> received the highest honours at last night&#8217;s <strong>Grammy Award</strong> ceremony in LA, when <strong>&#8216;Raising Sand&#8217;</strong> was named Album of the Year and <strong>&#8220;Please Read The Letter&#8221;</strong> won Record of the Year.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=robert%20plant%20alison%20krauss&amp;tag=bandweblogs-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank">Robert Plant &amp; Alison Krauss</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bandweblogs-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> on amazon.com</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=robert%20plant%20alison%20krauss&amp;tag=bandweblogsba-21&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738" target="_blank">Robert Plant &amp; Alison Krauss</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=bandweblogsba-21&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=2" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> on amazon.co.uk</strong></span></p>
<p>The duo also took home awards for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals for <strong>&#8220;Rich Woman&#8221;</strong>, Best Country Collaboration with Vocals for<strong> &#8220;Killing The Blues&#8221;</strong> and Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album for &#8216;Raising Sand&#8217;.</p>
<p>Last year Robert and Alison received a Grammy for their single <strong>&#8220;Gone Gone Gone&#8221;</strong> in the only category they were eligible for.</p>
<p>Last night they performed &#8220;Rich Woman&#8221; and &#8220;Gone Gone Gone&#8221; with producer/bandleader and fellow Grammy winner <strong><a href="http://www.tboneburnett.com/" target="_blank">T Bone Burnett</a></strong> along with a stellar cast of musicians including <strong>Buddy Miller, Dennis Crouch</strong> and <strong>Jay Bellerose</strong>.</p>
<p>T Bone Burnett as producer and <strong>Mike Piersante</strong> as engineer/mixer also received Grammys for Record of the Year and Album of the Year.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/officialrobertplantalisonkrauss" target="_blank">Robert Plant and Alison Krauss</a> Myspace</p>
<p><a href="http://www.robertplantalisonkrauss.com/" target="_blank">Robert Plant and Alison Krauss</a> Official Website</p>
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		<title>Coldplay 2009 North American Summer Tour Dates + Grammy Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Four-time GRAMMY® winner Coldplay will launch a North American tour in Portland, OR on July 10, 2009. Tickets go on sale beginning February 13th at www.coldplay.com, with additional dates to be announced soon ...]]></description>
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<p><strong>Four-time GRAMMY® winner Coldplay</strong> will launch a North American tour in Portland, OR on July 10, 2009.</p>
<p>Tickets go on sale beginning February 13th at www.coldplay.com, with additional dates to be announced soon.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9j_RZDqYc4" target="_blank">Watch &#8220;Clocks&#8221; video</a>:</strong></p>
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<p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=coldplay&amp;tag=bandweblogs-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank">Coldplay</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bandweblogs-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> on amazon.com</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=coldplay&amp;tag=bandweblogsba-21&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738" target="_blank">Coldplay</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=bandweblogsba-21&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=2" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> on amazon.co.uk</strong></span></p>
<p>Coldplay is performing at the <strong>51st Annual GRAMMY Awards</strong> telecast event on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on the CBS Television Network from 8 &#8211; 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).</p>
<p>They are nominated for seven GRAMMY awards: Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for &#8220;Viva La Vida&#8221;; Album Of The Year and Best Rock Album for Viva La Vida; and Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals and Best Rock Song for &#8220;Violet Hill.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>CBS&#8217; &#8220;<a title="60 Minutes" href="http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml" target="_blank">60 Minutes</a>&#8220;</strong> will feature a segment on the band this Sunday in the hour preceding the GRAMMY Awards telecast.</p>
<p>Coldplay resumes its enormously successful world tour on February 12th, heading to Japan and Australia before returning to North America for its summer dates. The band, which picked up two Q Awards and two World Music Awards in 2008, was recently honored with four Brit Awards nominations.</p>
<p>Viva La Vida was released in June 2008 and charted at No. 1 in 36 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. In the U.S., it ranked #1 on the Top Ten Selling Digital Albums chart for 2008 &#8211; and it is also the top-selling digital album in SoundScan history. Viva La Vida is the band&#8217;s fourth consecutive studio album to be certified multi-Platinum by the RIAA and is fast approaching 8 million units sold worldwide.</p>
<p><strong>Coldplay 2009 North American Tour Summer Tour:</strong></p>
<p>(Dates and information subject to change.)</p>
<p>7/10 Portland, OR The Amphitheater at Clark County<br />
7/11    George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre<br />
7/13    San Francisco, CA    Shoreline Amphitheatre<br />
7/16    San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre<br />
7/18    Carson, CA Home Depot Center<br />
7/21    Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center<br />
7/22    Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion<br />
7/24    Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater<br />
7/25    East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre<br />
7/29    Toronto, ON TBD<br />
8/3    Mansfield, MA Comcast Center<br />
8/6    Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion<br />
8/7    Charlotte, NC Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre<br />
8/9    Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre</p>
<p>Additional dates to be announced.</p>
<p>For music and more information, go to:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.coldplay.com" target="_blank">Coldplay</a> Official Website</p>
<p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/coldplay" target="_blank">Coldplay</a> MySpace</p>
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		<title>Music News: Grammy&#8217;s, Robert Plant &amp; Alison Krauss, Duffy, Madonna + Jersey Budd talks John Martyn</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Good afternoon. With the Grammy's taking place next week (February 8, 2009) and Robert Plant &#038; Alison Krauss announced to perform at the bash, what better time to stoke the Grammy fire and fill you in on the show...]]></description>
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<p>Good afternoon. With the <a href="http://www.grammy.com/" target="_blank">Grammy&#8217;s</a> taking place next week (February 8, 2009) and <a href="http://bandweblogs.com/blog/tag/robert-plant/" target="_blank">Robert Plant &amp; Alison Krauss</a> announced to perform at the bash, what better time to stoke the Grammy fire and fill you in on the show&#8230;</p>
<p>The duo have been nominated for an impressive 5 awards including, Album of the Year, (for their Mercury nominated &#8216;Raising Sand&#8217;) and Record of the Year, for their stunning single &#8220;Please Read The Letter&#8221;.</p>
<p><a href="http://bandweblogs.com/blog/tag/duffy/" target="_blank">Duffy</a> will be in attendance on the night after gaining 3 nominations for Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (for &#8220;Mercy&#8221;) and Best Pop Vocal Album (for &#8216;Rockferry&#8217;). She will also be presenting an award.</p>
<p><a href="http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2009/01/26/jason-mraz-we-sing-we-dance-we-steal-things-charts-at-no-8/" target="_blank">Jason Mraz</a> will be at the ceremony. He&#8217;s been nominated in 3 categories. Jason is up for, Song of the Year (for the irresistible &#8220;I&#8217;m Yours&#8221;), Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Engineered Album.</p>
<p>As well as the success in his homeland, Jason is finally receiving notable acclaim and success this side of the pond. His album &#8216;We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things&#8217; broke into the Top Ten this week at No. 8. His worldwide smash-hit single &#8220;I&#8217;m Yours&#8221; is currently No. 11 in the iTunes chart, on course for the top Ten.</p>
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<p><a href="http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2008/10/16/rufus-wainwright-debut-opera-to-premiere-at-manchester-international-festival/" target="_blank">Rufus Wainwright</a> is speaking at the Oxford Union on Thursday (Feb 5th), Rufus will field questions in a Q&amp;A session about his first, upcoming opera &#8216;Prima Donna&#8217; which premieres at the Manchester International Festival &#8211; the world&#8217;s first festival of original, new work on July 10th, 14th, 17th (evening) and 12th, 19th July (Matinee) at Manchester&#8217;s Palace Theatre.</p>
<p>Rufus is also up for a Grammy nomination next Sunday for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (for &#8216;Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall&#8217;).</p>
<p>&#8212;</p>
<p>In breaking news, <a href="http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2009/01/30/madonna-sticky-sweet-tour-summer-2009-dates-w-paul-oakenfold-watch-4-minutes-video/" target="_blank">Madonna&#8217;s Sticky &amp; Sweet Tour</a> goes back on the road this Summer. Already the No.1 biggest grossing tour in history for a solo artist, Madonna kicks off the tour at London&#8217;s O2 Arena on Independence Day (July 4th) and then Manchester&#8217;s MEN Arena (July 7th).</p>
<p>Never one to miss out, Madonna is up for 3 Grammy Awards too, for Best Dance Recording (for Give It 2 Me), Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals (for 4 Minutes) and Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical (for 4 Minutes &#8211; Junkie XL Remix).</p>
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<p>Saddened by the loss of singer-songwriter John Martyn, <a href="http://bandweblogs.com/blog/tag/Jersey-Budd/" target="_blank">Jersey Budd</a> had some kind words to say: &#8220;John Martyn was one of only a few people to leave me absolutely spellbound by his musical genius. It turned out that I was the last person to ever be asked to support John. Whatever I achieve in music, this will go down as one of my proudest moments, and a great honour.&#8221;</p>
<p>Jersey continues to impress, and impress is exactly what he did on Wednesday at Water Rats. The singer-songwriter showcased songs from his stunning forthcoming album &#8216;Wonderlands&#8217;.</p>
<p>Jersey releases his infectious new single &#8220;Visions Of You&#8221;, February 16th.</p>
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<a href="http://www.russellbrand.tv/" target="_blank">Russell Brand</a> is currently on his 28-date, sold out UK tour, but due to phenomenal demand he announced a rare and simply unmissable, stand-up show at London&#8217;s O2 Arena, April 17th.</p>
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Politics enthusiast <a href="http://bandweblogs.com/blog/tag/Will-Young/" target="_blank">Will Young</a> takes to the Question Time hot seat next Thursday (Feb 5th). Will, who is a fan of the show assured us that he is swotting up on the hot topics of the day.</p>
<p>Will releases his last-ever physical single ‘Let It Go’ from the same titled album on March 2nd.</p>
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<a href="http://www.deltaspirit.net/" target="_blank">Delta Spirit</a> were impressive on Tuesday night at Borderline. The five-piece ripped through a storming set that included their irresistible single &#8220;Trashcan&#8221;.</p>
<p>They play their last London gig tonight at Koko (Club NME), before heading back to the U.S. They are playing SXSW in March before returning to the UK for more live dates. Their stunning album &#8216;Ode To Sunshine&#8217; is released March 23rd.</p>
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		<title>Hot Chip w/ Robert Wyatt and Geese EP set for release + Grammy nomination</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Despite their feverish schedule this year which took in numerous side projects, solo records, countless dancefloor-igniting remixes, production duties and, of course relentless touring (which culminated in their triumphal homecoming shows at Brixton Academy in November) that indefatigable, delightfully off-kilter five-headed electro pop colossus known as Hot Chip have somehow found the time to assemble a lovingly put together little present for their fans ...]]></description>
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<p>Despite their feverish schedule this year which took in numerous side projects, solo records, countless dancefloor-igniting remixes, production duties and, of course relentless touring (which culminated in their triumphal homecoming shows at Brixton Academy in November) that indefatigable, delightfully off-kilter five-headed electro pop colossus known as <strong>Hot Chip</strong> have somehow found the time to assemble a lovingly put together little present for their fans.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=hot%20chip&amp;tag=bandweblogs-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank">Hot Chip</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bandweblogs-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> <span style="color: #800000;">on amazon.com</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=hot%20chip&amp;tag=bandweblogsba-21&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738" target="_blank">Hot Chip</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=bandweblogsba-21&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=2" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> <span style="color: #800000;">on amazon.co.uk</span></strong></p>
<p>Not only that, they have managed to rope in the services of none other than the godfather of the experimental psych-prog world, <strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wyatt" target="_blank">Robert Wyatt</a></strong> and kindred mischievous electronic spirits <strong>Geese</strong> to help out as well.</p>
<p>Long recognised as one of the pioneers of avant-jazz rock (as recently as this year by Domino Records infact, who have just re released his back catalogue), from his beginnings as a member of <strong>Soft Machine</strong> and through his collaborations with <strong>Scritti Politti</strong> and <strong>Syd Barrett</strong>, Robert Wyatt brings his quietly magical touch to 3 songs personally chosen from Hot Chip&#8217;s 2008 album <strong>&#8216;Made in the Dark&#8217;</strong>.</p>
<p>The result &#8211; as recorded at Gallery Studios earlier this year &#8211; are several mutations of songs that are as delicate and whimsical as they are adventurous and distinctive, be it the quixotic cornet and jew&#8217;s harp on <strong>&#8220;Made in the Dark&#8221;</strong>, or Wyatt&#8217;s singular vocals and whistling on <strong>&#8220;Whistle for Will&#8221;</strong>, or the lush added effects and atypical arrangements on <strong>&#8220;We&#8217;re Looking for a Lot of Love&#8221;</strong>.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Hot Chip&#8217;s old friends and collaborators Geese (aka Emma and Vince from The Elysian Quartet) also lent a hand, reworking the new, Robert Wyatt assisted <strong>&#8220;We&#8217;re Looking&#8230;&#8221;</strong> while completely overhauling <strong>&#8220;One Pure Thought&#8221;</strong> from a straight-ahead floor shaker into something stranger, dreamier, but no less lovely. All in all, a deliciously unpredictable collaboration made in quirk-pop heaven.</p>
<p>The EP will be available January 27, 2009 at select indie record shops (visit www.thinkindie.com to find a store near you).</p>
<p>Fans can download 2 tracks from the EP on from HotChip.co.uk on December 19, 2008, thus providing a stimulus that is musical and financial for us all.</p>
<p>Lastly, congratulations is in order for Hot Chip, as they picked up their first <strong>Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording</strong> for the track <strong>&#8220;Ready For The Floor&#8221;</strong>.</p>
<p>The Annual Grammy Awards will be announced live on on Feb. 8, 2009 (8 &#8211; 11:30 p.m. ET/PT) on CBS.</p>
<p><strong>CD Tracklisting:</strong><br />
Available from indie retailers 27th January.</p>
<p>1. Made in the Dark (with Robert Wyatt)<br />
2. Whistle for Will (with Robert Wyatt)<br />
3. We&#8217;re Looking for a Lot of Love (with Robert Wyatt and Geese)<br />
4. One Pure Thought (remixed by Geese)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/hotchip" target="_blank">Hot Chip</a> MySpace<br />
<a href="http://www.hotchip.co.uk" target="_blank">Hot Chip</a> Official Website</p>
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		<title>J. Holiday NEW album release Round 2; Grammy nomination + watch Bed video</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Washington, DC's J. Holiday follows up his first Grammy Awards nomination - Best Contemporary R&#38;B Album for his RIAA gold debut 'Back Of My 'Lac' (on the Music Line Group/Capitol Records label), featuring the back-to-back hits "Bed" and "Suffocate" - with the announcement that he has completed his second album, aptly titled 'Round 2' ...]]></description>
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<p>Washington, DC&#8217;s <strong>J. Holiday</strong> follows up his first <strong>Grammy Awards nomination</strong> &#8211; Best Contemporary R&amp;B Album for his RIAA gold debut <strong>&#8216;Back Of My &#8216;Lac&#8217;</strong> (on the Music Line Group/Capitol Records label), featuring the back-to-back hits <strong>&#8220;Bed&#8221;</strong> and <strong>&#8220;Suffocate&#8221;</strong> &#8211; with the announcement that he has completed his second album, aptly titled <strong>&#8216;Round 2&#8242;</strong>, scheduled to arrive in the physical and digital marketplace on February 24, 2009.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=j.%20holiday&amp;tag=bandweblogs-20&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325" target="_blank">J. Holiday</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bandweblogs-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> <span style="color: #800000;">on amazon.com</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=j.%20holiday&amp;tag=bandweblogsba-21&amp;index=blended&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738" target="_blank">J. Holiday</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=bandweblogsba-21&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=2" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> <span style="color: #800000;">on amazon.co.uk</span></strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.imeem.com/jholiday/video/k9olGCD4/j_holiday_j_holiday_bed_music_video/" target="_blank">Watch &#8220;Bed&#8221; video</a>:</strong></p>
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<p>The first single pick from &#8216;Round 2&#8242; has been chosen &#8211; <strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s Yours,&#8221;</strong> impacted Urban Mainstream radio on Monday, December 8th, the single is the #1 most added single at Urban Mainstream radio and will impact Rhythm radio on January 12th.</p>
<p>Among the A-list producers onboard for &#8216;Round 2&#8242; are Jasper (who worked on Lloyd&#8217;s hits &#8220;You&#8221; and &#8220;All Around The World&#8221;) and the CoStars (whose credits include Teairra Marie&#8217;s &#8220;Make A Girl Feel&#8221;).</p>
<p>The video for &#8220;It&#8217;s Yours&#8221; will be shot by director Jonathan Mannion, who delivered the evocative and downright sexy video for &#8220;Bed&#8221; last year, and went on to shoot the video for &#8220;Suffocate&#8221; as well.</p>
<p>&#8220;Bed&#8221; (whose sales have topped 775,000) hit #1 on the Billboard Hot R&amp;B/ Hip-Hop Songs chart and #5 on the Hot 100, and the video spent 8 weeks at #1 on BET&#8217;s 106 &amp; Park. &#8220;Suffocate&#8221; (over 480,000 sales) rose to #2 on the R&amp;B chart and bulleted inside the Top 20 on the Hot 100.</p>
<p>&#8216;Back Of My &#8216;Lac&#8217; (released October 2007) had the distinction of debuting at #1 on the Top R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart. One year later, J. Holiday was nominated for his first American Music Award as Favorite Male Artist in the Soul/Rhythm &amp; Blues category. He was also nominated for a BET Award as Best Male R&amp;B Artist. Back Of My &#8216;Lac sales to-date are over 750,000 units.</p>
<p>J&#8217;s MySpace website, www.myspace.com/jholiday with over 18.2 million profile views, 370,000 friends, and 28.8 million total music plays, is the go-to destination for fans to explore pages of photos, music downloads, blog entries, and videos, as well as to post messages to the artist.  In addition to full-length versions of &#8220;Bed&#8221; and &#8220;Suffocate,&#8221; the site features the full version of &#8220;It&#8217;s Yours,&#8221; which has already received over 133,000 plays.</p>
<p>22-year-old singer/songwriter J. Holiday&#8217;s fate took a turn when he hooked up with Corey Green and A&amp;R veteran Anthony &#8220;T.A&#8221; Tate of Music Line Group (Ciara, Teairra Marie) which led straight to a deal at the Capitol Tower in Hollywood. A preachers&#8217; son, raised up in the church by a hardworking mother, J. is a classic rhythm and blues storyteller in the tradition of Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Donny Hathaway, and Al Green. They were the foundations of J&#8217;s soul when he was a teenager negotiating the mean streets of DC.</p>
<p>But he was also caught up in the hip-hop rhymes of Jay-Z and OutKast. Add to that his fascination with &#8217;90s R&amp;B vocal groups Boyz II Men, H-Town, and Jodeci, and a portrait emerges of the artist as a young man. &#8220;I can say that I&#8217;ve lived that street life,&#8221; he testifies. &#8220;The streets are not anything to glamorize. I&#8217;m trying to let my people back home know that I&#8217;m with them. DC has a lot of talent and I&#8217;m just trying to show people that we are here.&#8221;</p>
<p>Singersroom.com sums up: &#8220;This gifted and ambitious DC vocalist&#8217;s only purpose is to bring good music back to R&amp;B. His music is more than just a face or a name, his music is about passion, loyalty and real struggles. Not only is this preacher&#8217;s son true to himself, his music is sure to touch those who are looking for a fresh start, an honest voice and real R&amp;B music. The J. Holiday movement has just begun and fans of all ages can expect positive messages, real love songs and real issues.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.jholiday.com/" target="_blank">J. Holiday</a> Official Website<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/jholiday" target="_blank">J. Holiday</a> MySpace</p>
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		<title>Grammy nominations for MBC artists: Robert Plant &amp; Alison Krauss, Duffy, Madonna, more</title>
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<p>The nominations for the 51st annual <strong>Grammy Awards</strong> were announced at Los Angeles&#8217; Nokia Theatre, with MBC&#8217;s British contingent gaining a hatful of nominations.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2008/05/07/robert-plant-alison-krauss-birmingham-nia-review/" target="_blank">Robert Plant and Alison Krauss</a></strong> continue to impress, and will compete in five categories:<br />
- Album of the year (for &#8216;Raising Sand&#8217;)<br />
- Record of the year (for &#8216;Please Read The Letter&#8217;)<br />
- Best contemporary folk/Americana album (for &#8216;Raising Sand&#8217;)<br />
- Best pop collaboration with vocals (for &#8216;Rich Woman&#8217;)<br />
- Best country collaboration with vocals (for &#8216;Killing The Blues&#8217;)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2007/11/16/duffy-rockferry-single-review-watch-video/" target="_blank">Duffy</a> </strong>also had an excellent night gaining three nominations:<br />
- Best new artist<br />
- Best female pop vocal performance (for &#8216;Mercy&#8217;)<br />
- Best pop vocal album (for &#8216;Rockferry&#8217;)</p>
<p>MBC&#8217;s American artists also scored highly. After providing one of the night&#8217;s stand out performances, five-time Grammy winner <strong><a href="http://www.johnmayer.com/" target="_blank">John Mayer</a></strong> was rewarded with five nominations:<br />
- Best male pop vocal performance (for &#8216;Say&#8217;)<br />
- Best pop collaboration with vocals (for &#8216;Lesson Learned&#8217;)<br />
- Best solo rock vocal performance (for &#8216;Gravity&#8217;)<br />
- Best song written for Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (for &#8216;Say&#8217;)<br />
- Best long form music video (for &#8216;Where The Light Is &#8211; Live in Los Angeles&#8217;)</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2008/12/01/jason-mraz-watch-im-yours-video-april-uk-tour-dates/" target="_blank">Jason Mraz</a></strong> also had a good night, gaining three nominations (song of the year, best male pop vocal performance, best engineered album, non-classical), while <strong><a href="http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2008/08/21/madonna-sticky-sweet-tour-information-stats-wardrobe-personnel-guitars/" target="_blank">Madonna</a></strong> (best pop collaboration with vocals) and <strong><a href="http://www.rufuswainwright.com/" target="_blank">Rufus Wainwright</a></strong> (best traditional pop vocal album) walked away with one nomination apiece.</p>
<p>The Grammy Awards show takes place February 8th 2009.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.grammy.com/" target="_blank">Grammy</a> Official Website</p>
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		<title>Eagles &#8220;Long Road Out Of Eden World Tour&#8221; &#8211; dates at London O2 Arena</title>
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<p>Following the fantastic success of their No. 1 album <em><strong>&#8216;Long Road Out of Eden&#8217;</strong></em>, the <strong>Eagles</strong> will play four shows at London&#8217;s prestigious <strong>02 Arena on March 20, 22, 23 and 26, 2008</strong> to mark the kick-off of the <strong>&#8220;Long Road Out of Eden World Tour.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>Tickets for the O2 Arena concerts will go on sale on Friday 18 January, 2008. Prices 70 GBP, 85 GBP, plus a limited number of Golden Circle tickets at 110 GBP. Box office tel: 0844 856 0202 or <a href="http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk">TicketMaster UK</a>.</p>
<p>The O2 Arena concerts will debut an all-new stage production and the band &#8211; <strong>Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Joe Walsh</strong> and <strong>Timothy B. Schmit</strong> &#8211; will be performing current hits from <em>&#8216;Long Road Out of Eden&#8217;</em> including <strong>&#8220;How Long&#8221;</strong> and <strong>&#8220;Busy Being Fabulous&#8221;</strong> as well as classic songs such as <strong>&#8220;Hotel California,&#8221; &#8220;Desperado,&#8221; &#8220;Take It To The Limit,&#8221; &#8220;Life In The Fast Lane,&#8221;</strong> and <strong>&#8220;Take It Easy.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>Eagles last toured the UK in 2006 with their sold out &#8220;Farewell I&#8221; tour, including shows in Birmingham, Dublin, Glasgow, and highlighted with final performances at London&#8217;s Twickenham Stadium and Wembley Arena.</p>
<p><em>&#8216;Long Road Out of Eden&#8217;</em> was released worldwide outside North America by Universal Music Group companies.   In the UK more than 800,000 copies of the album have been shipped and it was the 6th best selling CD of the year, despite only been on sale for 9 weeks.</p>
<p>Internationally, the album has sold in excess of 2.2 million albums and has topped the music charts in the UK, Australia, Greece, India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Norway. Nine territories have already gone platinum (the UK and Australia are double-platinum) and fifteen more are gold, and has topped the retail charts in Singapore and Thailand.</p>
<p>In the United States, <em>&#8216;Long Road Out of Eden&#8217;</em> has been certified seven times Platinum by the RIAA.   Released October 30th, the album debuted at No. 1, with sales of 711,000 units, and in only 9 weeks became the biggest selling album by a group in 2007, according to Nielsen SoundScan.</p>
<p><strong>&#8220;How Long,&#8221;</strong> the first single from <em>&#8216;Long Road Out of Eden&#8217;</em>, has been <strong>nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals</strong>. The Eagles have been nominated for 35 Grammy Awards.</p>
<p>The Eagles have sold more than 120 million albums worldwide, earning five #1 U.S. singles and four Grammy Awards. Their <strong>Greatest Hits 1971-1975</strong> is the <strong>best-selling album of all time</strong>, exceeding sales of 29 million units. The band&#8217;s Hotel California and Their Greatest Hits Volume 2 have sold more than 16 and 11 million albums respectively. Eagles were inducted into the <strong>Rock &#038; Roll Hall of Fame</strong> in 1998.</p>
<p>The Eagles have teamed up with iloveallaccess.com to offer the ultimate fan experience for the upcoming 02 Arena concerts featuring a variety of VIP ticket packages.</p>
<p>For more details go to <a href="http://www.iloveallaccess.com/">ILoveAllAccess.Com</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.theo2.co.uk">The O2 Arena</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.eaglesband.com">Eagles Official Website</a><br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/eaglesmusic">Eagles on Myspace</a></p>
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		<title>Dionne Warwick &#8211; The Love Collection + track listing</title>
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<p><strong>Dionne Warwick</strong> is one of the most astounding female singers of the 20th century. Her career spans over 40 years &#8211; <strong>she has won 5 Grammy Awards</strong> and is second only to Aretha Franklin with the most Billboard Hot 100 singles during 1955-1999.</p>
<p>Her first Hit in the UK was in 1964 with <strong>&#8220;Walk On By&#8221;</strong>. This went to #9, and since then she has gone on to have great chart success with <strong>&#8220;Heartbreaker&#8221;</strong> and <strong>&#8220;All The Love In The World&#8221;</strong>. She is one of the only African-American female recording artists that has stayed true to her soul roots and not branched into Pop or mainstream R&#038;B.</p>
<p>Dionne Warwick &#8211; <em><strong>&#8216;The Love Collection&#8217;</strong></em>, set for release 4th February, 2008, is a selection of all her best Love Songs on one amazing disc. The album includes solo work <strong>&#8220;Say A Little Prayer&#8221;</strong> and <strong>&#8220;I Just Don&#8217;t Know What To Do With Myself&#8221;</strong>.</p>
<p>Also present are <strong>duets with legends Luther Vandross, &#8220;How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye&#8221;</strong>, and <strong>Stevie Wonder, &#8220;It&#8217;s You&#8221;</strong> and the incredible <strong>ensemble with Elton John, Glady&#8217;s Knight and Stevie Wonder in &#8220;That&#8217;s What Friends Are For&#8221;</strong>. To celebrate <em>&#8216;The Love Collection&#8217;</em> Dionne Warwick shall be performing at the <strong>London Palladium</strong> the night before the release.</p>
<p>Show that special someone how much you care with one of the most romantic singers of all time.</p>
<p><strong>Dionne Warwick &#8211; &#8216;The Love Collection&#8217; track list:</strong></p>
<p>1. Heartbreaker<br />
2. Walk On By<br />
3. I Say A Little Prayer<br />
4. Do You Know The Way To San Jose<br />
5. All The Love In The World<br />
6. That&#8217;s What Friends Are For (with Elton John Gladys Knight &#038; Stevie Wonder)<br />
7. Deja Vu<br />
8. So Amazing<br />
9. It&#8217;s You (with Stevie Wonder)<br />
10.  The Look Of Love<br />
11. How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye (with Luther Vandross)<br />
12. Anyone Who Had A Heart<br />
13. Friends In Love (with Johnny Mathis)<br />
14. I Don&#8217;t Need Another Love (with The Detroit Spinners)<br />
15. I&#8217;ll Never Fall In Love Again<br />
16. Reach Out For Me<br />
17. Love Power (with Jeffrey Osborne)<br />
18. (They Long To Be) Close To You<br />
19. I Just Don&#8217;t Know What To Do With Myself<br />
20. What The World Needs Now</p>
<p><strong>Dionne Warwick is scheduled to perform at the London Palladium on 3rd February 2008.</strong></p>
<p>For more information, go to:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dionnewarwick.info/">Dionne Warwick Official Website</a></p>
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		<title>TLC Crazy Sexy Hits set for release on Sony BMG</title>
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<p>TLC one of the biggest and most successful female R&#038;B groups of all time will release their greatest hits collection 'Crazy Sexy Hits' - released August 13th 2007 in the UK on Sony BMG.</p>]]></description>
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<p>With their own blend of pop, urban soul and hip-hop, TLC merged genres to produce the funky R&#038;B of the 90s that propelled them to worldwide stardom. <strong>Tionne &#8220;T-Boz&#8221; Watkins</strong>, rapper <strong>Lisa &#8220;Left Eye&#8221; Lopes</strong>, and <strong>Rozondae &#8220;Chilli&#8221; Thomas</strong> were famed for their impressive hooks, their strong sexual personas and daring fashion sense and were always at the forefront of the urban music scene. Having sold 2 million records in the UK alone and knocking up a staggering 37 million records worldwide, TLC also have under-their-belt a <strong>Brit Award for Best International Group</strong> (2000) and <strong>6 Grammy awards</strong>.</p>
<p><em>&#8216;Crazy Sexy Hits&#8217;</em> showcases the best of TLC; from smash hit singles, <strong>&#8220;Creep&#8221;, &#8220;Waterfalls&#8221;, &#8220;Unpretty&#8221;</strong>, and old fan favourite, <strong>&#8220;No Scrubs&#8221;</strong> and features collaborations with the biggest names in R&#038;B and hip-hop such as <strong>Babyface, P. Diddy, Timbaland, Raphael Saadiq, Missy Elliot</strong> and the legendary <strong>Jermaine Dupri</strong> to name but a few.</p>
<p>Combining the best tracks from debut album <em><strong>Oooh&#8230;On The TLC Tip</strong></em> (1992), the bestselling <em><strong>CrazySexyCool</strong></em> (1994), six time platinum <em><strong>Fanmail</strong></em> (1999) and <em><strong>3D</strong></em> (2002); <em>&#8216;Crazy Sexy Hits&#8217;</em> contains all the essential TLC tracks, plus many many more.</p>
<p>Most definitely one for the collection!</p>
<p><strong>Crazy Sexy Hits is set to include the following tracks:</strong></p>
<p>No Scrubs (3 Apr 99 &#8211; no. 3)<br />
Waterfalls (5 Aug 95 &#8211; no. 4)<br />
Creep (13 Jan 96 &#8211;  no. 6)<br />
Red Light Special (22 Apr 95 &#8211; no. 18)<br />
Diggin&#8217; On You (4 Nov 95 &#8211;  no. 18)<br />
Baby-Baby-Baby<br />
Come Get Some &#8211; Feat. Lil&#8217; Jon and Sean Paul<br />
Girl Talk<br />
Damaged<br />
Whoop De Woo<br />
In Your Arms Tonight<br />
Turntable<br />
Kick Your Game<br />
Silly Ho<br />
Hat 2 Da Back<br />
Get It Up<br />
What About Your Friends<br />
Ain&#8217;t 2 Proud 2 Beg (20 Jun 92 &#8211; no. 13)<br />
Unpretty (28 Aug 99 &#8211; no. 6)</p>
<p>Buy <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000SNUQWG?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=bandweblogs-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B000SNUQWG">Crazy Sexy Hits</a> on <strong>amazon.com</strong>.</p>
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		<title>Saxophonist Marcus H. Mitchell set to release R&amp;R</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At the age of 23, <strong>Marcus Mitchell</strong> is not only a rising saxophone artist in smooth jazz, he has made history.</p>
<p>As CEO and President of <strong>24th Music</strong>, a division of <strong>MHM Entertainment Group</strong> &#8211; a multi-faceted entertainment company based out of Maryland, Mitchell made history in 2006 as the youngest independent executive to be on the voting committee for the <strong>Grammy Awards</strong>.</p>
<p>In 2005, Mitchell nationally released his debut album, <em><strong>Jumpin&#8217;</strong></em>, under his own label &#8211; 24th music. 2007 marks the release of his much anticipated effort, <strong>R&#038;R</strong> out on June 19th (Nationwide), featuring the legendary <strong>Jeff Lorber</strong>.</p>
<p>This young lion has fearlessly worked alongside the likes of <strong>Paul Taylor, Peter White, Kim Waters, Destiny&#8217;s Child, Mike Phillips, the Rippingtons</strong> (featuring <strong>Russ Freeman</strong>) and more. A tireless road dog, Mitchell continues to appear as a headliner for clubs such as at the legendary <strong>Blues Alley Jazz Club</strong> in Washington, D.C.</p>
<p>With talent and poise beyond his years, the sky is the limit for this rising star.</p>
<p><em>&#8220;With the tone and playability similar to Boney James or Mike Phillips, Marcus H. Mitchell is bringing saxy back on his new CD R&#038;R.&#8221;</em> &#8211; <strong>Smoothjazz.com</strong></p>
<p>For more information go to <a href="http://www.marcushmitchell.com/">Marcus Mitchell&#8217;s</a> Website</p>
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