EMI Music

This Saturday, music fans in many parts of the globe might find some extremely cool stuff in store for them:  it’s Record Store Day!  Limited edition vinyl, free stuff and in-store performances will be happening in 18 countries beginning Saturday at thousands of independent record stores. As reported earlier, in the UK, Parlophone’s getting into [...]

Philadelphia-based electro-inspired Hip Hop duo Chiddy Bang is lining up a slew of new projects. First to come is the single, “Opposite of Adults,”  an infectious dance track which went to #11 on the UK charts (Parlophone/EMI) and will be available at iTunes in the US on April 20th. Next up is an EP, for [...]

Saturday April 17 is Record Store Day. Over a thousand independent record shops across 18 countries in four continents are taking place to highlight the contribution of indie stores to music. EMI is producing a series of special releases that will only be available through participating retailers. In the US EMI is releasing exclusive John [...]

Following great reception in the UK to their debut single ‘Opposite Of Adults’ which has spent over five weeks in the top 20 and sold nearly 100,000 so far, Philadelphia hip-hop duo Chiddy Bang release their new single ‘Truth’ on May 17. ‘Truth’ is another stomping tune that stays true to the band’s new school [...]

Ahead of its release on March 1 by Parlophone, Tinie Tempah’s debut single ‘Pass Out’ has now been the no.1 track on Shazam’s pre-release chart for a very impressive five weeks. (And the top five is rounded out by three of Tinie’s EMI label mates – Naughty Boy Presents Wiley Feat. Emeli Sande, Gramophonedzie and [...]

Check out the Shazam pre-release tag chart for UK singles: http://www.shazamers.com/shazam-pre-release-chart-uk/ – four of the top five are upcoming EMI releases: Tinie Tempah, Gramophonedzie, Chiddy Bang and Naughty Boy presents Wiley Feat Emeli Sande. Looks like we’re not the only ones who can’t wait!

Described by some bloggers as a ‘hipsters wet dream’, themselves preferring ‘kings of the basement party jam’, new EMI signing Chiddy Bang release their debut single ‘Opposite of Adults’ next month, and the videofor this former Radio 1 record of the week is now out. Sampling MGMT’s ‘Kids’ (they all went to the same school), [...]