Lilith is back! EMI Music is pleased to announce that A Fine Frenzy, Norah Jones, Corinne Bailey Rae and Priscilla Renea will all be playing dates during the 2010 Lilith music festival this summer. Founded by Grammy-award winning artist Sarah McLachlan and others as a celebration of women in music, Lileth has to date raised over $10 million [...]
EMI to distribute Iron Sky merchandise globally
May 14, ’10
6:00 PM
Fans will be invited to develop designs for the product range CANNES, 14 MAY 2010 — EMI Music has teamed up with the creators of Finnish-German science fiction movie Iron Sky to sell and distribute Iron Sky-themed merchandise around the world. In an innovative move, fans will be invited to design their own merchandise, the [...]
Cypress Hill – new single ‘Armada Latina’ feat. Pitbull and Marc Antony
May 14, ’10
3:18 PM
Cypress Hill have confirmed the release of their brand new single, ‘Armada Latina’, on June 14. Taken from their new album ‘Rise Up’, the song is a summery pop song based around a sample from Crosby, Stills & Nash’s ‘Suite Judy Blue Eyes’. The track features US superstar Marc Antony and Cuban American rapper Pitbull. [...]
Three Lions back for World Cup
May 14, ’10
2:36 PM
The football World Cup is fast approaching and next Monday, May 17, Parlophone will release a new version of the greatest England football song ever written, ‘Three Lions’, re-recorded by ‘The Squad’. Produced by the legendary Trevor Horn and featuring the song’s original writer Ian Broudie, the new version includes vocals from Robbie Williams, Russell [...]
Terra Firma to invest further sum in EMI
May 14, ’10
1:14 PM
LONDON, 14 MAY 2010 — EMI is pleased to confirm that Maltby Investments Ltd (“MIL”), its parent company, has today received confirmation from Terra Firma, its shareholder, that it intends to invest additional sums in EMI to enable the business to maintain compliance with its banking covenants. MIL further announces that it has informed Citigroup, [...]
Swoon with The Chemical Brothers
May 14, ’10
12:25 PM
The Chemical Brothers have released this fantastic visual accompaniment for their new track Swoon: New album ‘Further” is released on June 14 (June 22 in the US) and will come with visuals for every track on the album. And if you’re in the UK, this weekend’s Sunday Times will include a free CD containing tracks [...]
Hat-trick of artist awards for EMI Classics at Classical Brit Awards
May 14, ’10
9:47 AM
A great night for EMI artists last night at the Classical Brit Awards in London. Soprano Angela Gheorghiu won Female Artist of the Year for her recent recording of the Puccini classic opera ‘Madama Butterfly’, EMI Classics exclusive artist Thomas Adès was awarded Composer of the Year for his recent opera ‘The Tempest’, and conductor [...]