NEW MUSIC: Sting’s Greatest Hits Reinvented

Today, Deutsche Grammophon/Cherry Tree announces the release of Symphonicity, the companion CD to accompany Sting’s highly-anticipated world tour, which begins June 2 in Vancouver, featuring the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, conducted by Steven Mercurio (Bocelli, Pavarotti). The new studio album, comprised of Sting’s most celebrated songs re-imagined for symphonic arrangement, serves as the ultimate commemoration of the live concert experience, with the first single, “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,” currently available at all digital retailers including iTunes.

Check out Sting’s ‘Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic’ –

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Created exclusively for the tour and correlating album, Sting’s greatest hits have been reinterpreted with brand new orchestrations arranged by Jorge Calandrelli, David Hartley, Michel Legrand, Rob Mathes, Vince Mendoza, Steven Mercurio, Bill Ross, Robert Sadin, and Nicola Tescari. In addition to “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,” highlights include fan-favorites culled from The Police songbook such as “Roxanne” and “Next To You,” as well as songs from Sting’s enduring solo career including “Englishman in New York,” “I Burn for You,” “Why Should I Cry for You,” and “She’s Too Good For Me,” among others. Symphonicity is produced by Rob Mathes and Sting, mixed by Elliot Scheiner (Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac) and Claudius Mittendorfer (Interpol, Franz Ferdinand). Read more

Stunning Jackson 5 Live Performances Discovered in Motown Vault

The Jackson 5: J5 Live @ The Forum is a new 2-CD set released June 22 that uncovers an amazing chapter from the phenomenal career of Michael Jackson and his brothers in the J5: their extraordinary performances from the Los Angeles Forum, recorded in June 1970 and August 1972–the first at the start of their rapid ascent to stardom, the second when they became established icons. These brilliant shows have not been released in any form until now, the 40th anniversary of the 1970 show.

J5 Live @ The Forum features earth-shaking live performances of the group’s best-known hits – “I Want You Back,” “ABC,” “The Love You Save,” “I’ll Be There,” “Never Can Say Goodbye” and more. Single B-sides “I Found That Girl” and “I’m So Happy” and such surprises as album cuts “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and “Zip A Dee Do Dah,” plus songs not released by the J5, including covers of James Brown’s “There Was a Time” and the Isley Brothers’ “It’s Your Thing,” are part of the shows. The 1972 show also features a fantastic, full set of Michael’s solo hits, including “Got To Be There” and “Ben,” his brand new single at the time, as well as a solo spot by Jermaine. Read more

‘Go! Common Classics’ To Be Released May 25th

There is nothing ordinary about acclaimed rapper Common, as the first retrospective of the most successful span of his career to date proves. Compiled with Common’s participation, Go! Common Classics (Geffen/UMe), to be released May 25, 2010, gathers 11 of his most popular tracks from the past decade on MCA/Geffen plus the rare 1996 battle record “The B**** In Yoo” and a new song, “Next Time (Just Right Version)” featuring Queen Latifah, from the film Just Wright, starring Common and Latifah, and scheduled to hit screens May 14.

Susan Boyle’s Album On Track To Beat Lambert, Gaga, And Rihanna

Susan Boyle’s new album, I Dreamed a Dream, is making a huge debut.

She has already sold two to three times the estimated pre-release total for retailers and set the highest pre-order record of all-time at Amazon.

She’s expected to move over 500,000 copies of her debut album and outsell Rihanna, Adam Lambert and even Lady GaGa.

Boyle is expected to have one of the biggest debut of any artist in the US this year.

Congratulations!

Carrie Underwood Expected To Top Billboard 200 Chart

Carrie Underwood is on track to achieve her second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 as her just-released Play On should debut atop the chart this week. Insiders suggest the 19/Arista Nashville set could sell over 300,000 copies by week’s end on Sunday (November 8th) night.

The new album’s lead single, “Cowboy Casanova,” moves up two slots to No. 3 on the Hot Country Songs tally and has so far peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Bublé Still On Top Of Billboard Chart, Followed By New Moon

Michael Bublé remains in the top spot this week on the Billboard 200 chart for the second week in a row. Bublé’s album Crazy sold 203,000 copies this week, its first full week in stores, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

This marks Bublé’s second-best sales week ever. His best week came when “Call Me Irresponsible” started with 213,000 in 2007.

The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack comes in at No. 2 with 115,000 copies. The soundtrack’s release date was moved up in order to combat leaks. It may rise to the No.1 spot next week if it can stay ahead of Tim McGraw’s new album Southern Voice.

One Republic Live on Ellen DeGeneres

OneRepublic appeared live on the Ellen DeGeneres Show to perform their new single “All The Right Moves” off their album Waking Up in stores November 17th.

Check out their performance –

New Video: Daughtry ‘Life After You’

Daughtry has released the music video for their new single “Life After You” off their album Leave This Town out now.

It’s incredible to see the success that Daughtry has had. He should have won American Idol.

Check out the video for ‘Life After You’ –

Michael Bublé On The Today Show

I definitely picked up a copy of Michael Bublé’s new cd Crazy Love. Everybody loves a little modern Sinatra every now and then.

Check out Bublé’s performance of ‘Haven’t Met You Yet’ on the Today Show –

New Video: One Republic ‘All The Right Moves’

One Republic is back with their new single ‘All The Right Moves’. The song reminds me a lot of ‘Apologize’. It sounds like they’re trying to copy the success of their former hit with this new single, but I don’t think it will have the same effect on fans.

Check out the newly released video –

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