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Today multi-platinum Danish rock band Volbeat debut the music video for their new song “Last Day Under The Sun,” from their upcoming album Rewind, Replay, Rebound. The video was directed by Jakob Printzlau, who has previously directed Volbeat’s videos for “The Devil’s Bleeding Crown,” “Lonesome Rider” “16 Dollars” and “Cape Of Our Hero.” Michael Poulsen, guitarist and lead singer for the band, reveals that the lyrics for the song were inspired by a book about Johnny Cash: “When I read his book, he went through tough times with alcohol and drugs… He walked into a cave to lay down to die. But he wakes up and feels like he has been given a second chance.” Watch the video for “Last Day Under The Sun” here. Check out “Last Day Under The Sun”here.

Volbeat will release their seventh album Rewind, Replay, Rebound, on August 2nd via Republic Records. For the album, Volbeat— Michael Poulsen (guitars/vocals), Rob Caggiano (guitars), Kaspar Boye Larsen (bass), and Jon Larsen (drums) —build upon the distinct, psychobilly, punk-tinged rock ‘n’ roll sound they are known for, while reaching for new creative summits. “The whole point for us going into the studio, is because you still have something to prove — not just for the fans, but mostly for yourself,” says Poulsen. “We would not be able to do this record if it wasn’t for the work we have done in the past. No matter how old the band gets or how many records we do, there is always going to be that signature sound.” Rewind, Replay, Rebound is available for pre-order on all formats here, including a 2 CD deluxe edition, a special deluxe edition box set, and transparent and blue colored vinyl, numbered and limited to 1,000 copies each.

At this point in their already storied career, Volbeat have opened for Metallica, Motorhead and Slipknot, garnered a 2014 Best Metal Performance Grammy nomination for “Room 24” and won multiple Danish Music Awards. For this album, they mine their own personal histories and that of their genre. The song “When We Were Kids” finds Volbeat ruminating on immortality and innocence we all naively experience in our youth, while “Rewind the Exit” and “Die to Live” both explore how the pursuit of perfection can be a hollow goal.

Rewind, Replay, Rebound was produced by long-time collaborator Jacob Hansen and co-produced by Rob Caggiano and Michael Poulsen. This marks the first studio album with Kaspar Boye Larsen on bass. To achieve the album’s sound the band also drew upon a myriad of guests including backing vocalist Mia Maja and the Harlem Gospel Choir, who both return after appearing on 2016’s Seal The Deal & Let’s Boogie. Clutch vocalist Neil Fallon is featured on “Die to Live,” a collaboration that is the result of the bands touring together and a love for the singer’s gruff and powerful style. Raynier Jacob Jacildo (piano) and Doug Corocran (saxophone) of JD McPherson’s band also lend their talents to the song. “Cheapside Sloggers” features a ripping guitar solo by Exodus and Slayer guitarist Gary Holt. Ultimately, Volbeat have not lost their passion to create and progress. It’s that which keeps them hungry — and musically honest on the new album.

The band has also announced the first leg of the Rewind, Replay, Rebound World Tour, with support from Baroness & Danko Jones. This tour will find the band performing in cities including London, Madrid, Berlin, Hamburg and Stockholm (full dates below) and tickets for all dates are on sale now here.

The band has previously announced that they will join Slipknot on their extensive Knotfest Roadshow North American Tour as special guests, alongside Gojira and Behemoth. The 29-date tour will kick off July 26th in Mountain View, CA with additional stops in Salt Lake City, Phoenix, and Austin (full dates below).  Tickets for these dates are on sale now here.

VOLBEAT emerged from Copenhagen in 2001. Since then, they’ve tirelessly clawed their way to hard rock’s upper echelon with endless touring and a string of six beloved full-length albums. Recently, their 2010 album Beyond Hell/Above Heaven, which features hit singles “A Warrior’s Call” and “Heaven Nor Hell,” received RIAA Gold Certification. 2013’s Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies bowed at #9 on the Billboard Top 200 upon release marking the highest U.S. chart entry for a Danish Act since 1997 until the band’s 2016 albumSeal The Deal & Let’s Boogie topped it by debuting at #4. Most recently the band released Let’s Boogie! Live At Telia Parken, a concert film and album documenting their landmark 2017 Copenhagen show in front of 48,250 fans, the largest show a Danish band has ever performed in Denmark.

Rewind, Replay, Rebound Track Listing
Standard CD/2LP:
1. Last Day Under The Sun
2. Pelvis On Fire
3. Rewind The Exit
4. Die To Live (feat. Neil Fallon)
5. When We Were Kids
6. Sorry Sack of Bones
7. Cloud 9
8. Cheapside Sloggers
9. Maybe I Believe
10. Parasite
11. Leviathan
12. The Awakening of Bonnie Parker
13. The Everlasting
14. 7:24

Deluxe 2CD/Digital
Disc 1:
1. Last Day Under The Sun
2. Pelvis On Fire
3. Rewind The Exit
4. Die To Live (feat. Neil Fallon)
5. When We Were Kids
6. Sorry Sack of Bones
7. Cloud 9
8. Cheapside Sloggers
9. Maybe I Believe
10. Parasite
11. Leviathan
12. The Awakening of Bonnie Parker
13. The Everlasting
14. 7:24

Disc 2:
1. Under The Influence
2. Immortal But Destructible
3. Die To Live
4. Last Day Under The Sun (Demo)
5. Rewind The Exit (Demo)
6. When We Were Kids (Demo)
7. Maybe I Believe (Demo)
8. Leviathan (Demo)

Volbeat Tour
June 28 /// Oslo, Norway /// Tons of Rock Festival
June 29 /// Aarhus, Denmark /// Ceres Park
July 26 /// Mountain View, CA /// Shoreline Amphitheater*
July 27 /// San Bernardino, CA /// Glen Helen Amphitheatre*
July 30 /// Auburn, WA/// White River Amphitheatre*
August 1 /// Salt Lake City, UT /// USANA Amphitheatre*
August 3 /// Albuquerque, NM /// Isleta Amphitheater*
August 4 /// Phoenix, AZ /// Ak-Chin Pavilion*
August 6 /// Denver, CO /// Pepsi Center*
August 8 /// Lincoln, NE /// Pinnacle Bank Arena*
August 9 ///  Sturgis, SD /// Sturgis Buffalo Chip Rally
August 11 /// Tinley Park, IL /// Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre*
August 12 /// Clarkston, MI /// DTE Energy Music Theatre*
August 14 /// Virginia Beach, VA /// Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater*
August 16 /// Noblesville, IN /// Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center*
August 17 /// Bonner Springs, KS /// Providence Medical Center Amphitheater*
August 18 /// Maryland Heights, MO /// Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre*
August 20 /// Toronto, ON /// Budweiser Stage*
August 21 /// Saratoga Springs, NY /// Saratoga Performing Arts Center*
August 23 /// Burgettstown, PA /// KeyBank Pavilion*
August 24 /// Scranton, PA /// The Pavilion at Montage Mountain*
August 25 /// Darien Center, NY /// Darien Lake Amphitheater*
August 27 /// Mansfield, MA /// Xfinity Center*
August 28 /// Wantagh, NY /// Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater*
August 30 /// Holmdel, NJ /// PNC Bank Arts Center*
August 31 /// Camden, NJ /// BB&T Pavilion*
September 1 /// Bristow, VA /// Jiffy Lube Live*
September 3 /// Alpharetta, GA /// Ameris Bank Amphitheatre*
September 4 /// Tampa, FL /// MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre*
September 6 /// Austin, TX /// Austin 360 Amphitheater*
September 7 /// Dallas, TX /// Dos Equis Pavilion*
September 8 /// The Woodlands, TX /// Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman*
September 23 /// Newcastle, UK /// O2 Academy^
September 24 /// Glasgow, UK /// O2 Academy^
September 26 /// London, UK /// O2 Academy Brixton^
September 28 /// Bristol, UK /// O2 Academy^
September 30 /// Birmingham, UK /// O2 Academy^
October 1 /// Manchester, UK /// O2 Apollo^
October 3 /// Belfast, UK /// Ulster Hall^
October 4 /// Dublin, IE /// Olympia Theatre^
October 6 /// Paris, FR /// L’Olympia^
October 7 /// Luxembourg, LU /// Rockhal^
October 9 /// Madrid, ES /// La Riviera^
October 10 /// Lisbon, PT /// Coliseum^
October 12 /// Barcelona, ES /// Razzmatazz^
October 14 /// Milan, IT /// Fabrique^
October 29 /// Warsaw, PL /// Torwar Arena^
October 31 /// Prague, CZ /// O2 Universum^
November 1 /// Berlin, DE /// Mercedes-Benz Arena^
November 3 /// Stuttgart, DE /// Schleyerhalle^
November 5 /// Zurich, CH /// Hallenstadion^
November 7 /// Frankfurt, DE /// Festhalle^
November 8 /// Munich, DE /// Olympiahalle^
November 10 /// Leipzig, DE /// Arena Leipzig^
November 11 /// Hamburg, DE /// Barclaycard Arena^
November 12 /// Hamburg, DE /// Barclaycard Arena^
November 14 /// Cologne, DE /// Lanxess Arena^
November 15 /// Cologne, DE /// Lanxess Arena^
November 17 /// Vienna, AT /// Stadhalle^
November 19 /// Amsterdam, NL ///  Ziggo Dome^
November 21 /// Antwerp, BE  /// Lotto Arena^
November 27 /// Helsinki, FI /// Hartwall Arena^
November 29 /// Stockholm, SE /// Tele2 Arena^
* Knotfest Roadshow w/ Slipknot, Gojira & Behemoth
^ Rewind, Replay, Rebound World Tour with special guests Baroness and Danko Jones

Sum 41 “A Death In The Family”

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Sum 41 have dropped an anthemic new single and music video today with the release of “A Death In The Family.” Front man Deryck Whibley delivers a warning that all bad things must come to an end. Through a balance of in your face riffs and a soaring chorus, lyrics like “Your lies will tear you apart…Your fate is left to a different generation. You know they won’t be kind” echo throughout the track. Fans can stream “A Death In The Family” today at smarturl.it/OrderInDecline
Today’s single comes from the legendary rock icons’ seventh full-length album, Order In Decline, due out July 19, 2019 via Hopeless Records. Looking back at the band’s storied 23+ year career, this record is undoubtedly Sum 41‘s heaviest and most aggressive album to date, while also being their most dynamic and raw.
Armed with the most honest and personal songs of his career, Whibley poured everything he had into the upcoming album. Producing, engineering, and mixing the album in his home studio, he pain-stakingly crafted and fine-tuned each song, highlighted by fast and full riffs, guitar solos from lead guitarist/backing vocalist Dave Brownsound, harmonious chords from guitarist Tom Thacker and the heavy, heart-thumping rhythm section of bassist/backing vocalist Cone McCaslin and drummer Frank Zummo. 
“A Death In The Family” joins previously released single “Out For Blood“, which hit #1 at Sirius XM Octane and #22 on the Active Rock Chart and has been streamed nearly 3 Million times on Spotify while the music video has been viewed over 2 Million times.
Order In Decline Track Listing
1. Turning Away
2. Out For Blood
3. The New Sensation
4. A Death In The Family
5. Heads Will Roll
6. 45 (A Matter Of Time)
7. Never There
8. Eat You Alive
9. The People Vs…
10. Catching Fire

Order In Decline is available for pre-order now at http://smarturl.it/OrderInDecline. 

Sum 41 will be co-headlining the inaugural Rockstar Energy Drink DISRUPT Festival this Summer on select dates throughout the United States and Canada. For more information, head to http://rockstardisrupt.com/.
Upcoming Sum 41 North American Tour Dates
July 12 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre*
July 13 – Thornville, OH – Legend Valley*
July 14 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center*
July 15 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre*
July 17 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre*
July 20 – Irvine, CA – Five Point Amphitheater presented by Mercury Insurance*
July 23 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre*
July 24 – Boise, ID – Idaho Center Amphitheatre*
July 26 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre*
July 27 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion* 
July 28 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater*
September 29 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
* – Rockstar Energy Drink DISRUPT Co-Headline Festival Dates
 After over 15 million records sold worldwide, a Grammy Award nomination, 2 Juno Awards (7 nominations), a Kerrang! Award in 2002, as well as multiple Alternative Press Music Awards, Sum 41 is quite simply a rock band – uncompromising and honest with no intention of slowing down.     

 

The Glory Sound Prep

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Tonight, Jon Bellion will launch the North American leg of The Glory Sound Prep tour at The Met in Philadelphia. The summer headline run, produced by Live Nation, is his largest outing to date. It will include a July 12 concert at Los Angelesߣ Greek Theatre and an August 10 hometown show at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater on Long Island. See below for itinerary. Tickets are available at www.JonBellion.com. Bellion’s world tour will take him to Europe, the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand this fall.
Released in November 2018, Glory Sound Prep (Capitol Records/Visionary Music Group), includes collaborations with GRAMMY-winning producer Quincy Jones, Roc Marciano, RZA, B.Keyz and Travis Mendes. Combined global streams of the single Stupid Deep; have surpassed 40 million. A documentary about the making of Glory Sound Prep, directed by Dexter Findley, was released last month.
Over the past few weeks, Bellion has released five new recordings including his new single, Crop Circles, available HERE, and acoustic versions of three songs from Glory Sound Prep: Blu, Stupid Deep; and Conversations With My Wife. Bellion’s collaboration with ILLENIUM, Good Things Fall Apart, was #1 Most Added at Alternative in its first week at radio and has crossed 21 million cumulative streams in just a few weeksߣ time. View the epic, sci-fi themed video HERE.
Newsday said, Crop Circles his first post Glory Sound Prep release bounces between a funky groove on the verses about a relationship on the rocks and a dreamy, synthesized chorus about happier times. Good Things Fall Apart built over a stunning backdrop that grows from acoustic guitar simplicity to a massive, catchy chorus.
Bellion got his start with a series of mixtapes featuring his original songs all recorded in his parentsߣ basement. He built a remarkable following by sharing his music directly with listeners, giving away more than 200,000 free downloads of 2014ߣs The Definitionand playing live for fans on two sold-out national tours. His 2016 debut album, The Human Condition, has sold more than 1.5 million adjusted albums and amassed upwards of 1.7 billion cumulative streams. All Time Low; the lead single, was a Top 10 hit at Top 40 radio and is now certified 3x Platinum. 
Also a sought-after collaborator, Bellion co-wrote and produced Trumpets; for Jason Derulo and co-wrote the GRAMMY Award winning, 10x-Platinum hit The Monster; for Eminem and Rihanna. He co-wrote and co-produced Christina Aguilera’s 2018 single, Fall in Line featuring Demi Lovato.
Jon Bellion ߝ The Glory Sound Prep Tour – 2019 North American Dates
6/12 Philadelphia, PA, The Met
6/14 Washington, DC, MGM National Harbor
6/15 Raleigh, NC, The Red Hat Amphitheater
6/16 Charlotte, NC, Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheater
6/19 Atlanta, GA, State Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
6/21 Orlando, FL, CFE Arena
6/22 Miami, FL, Bayfront Park Amphitheater
6/23 St. Augustine, FL, St. Augustine Amphitheater
6/25 Nashville, TN, Ascend Amphitheatre
6/28 Dallas, TX, The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
6/29 Houston, TX, Revention Music Center
6/30 Austin, TX, HEB Center
7/2 Albuquerque, NM, Villa Hispana Pavilion
7/5 Phoenix, AZ, Comerica Theatre
7/6 Las Vegas, NV, House of Blues
7/10 San Diego, CA, Cal Coast Credit Union OAT
7/12 Los Angeles, CA, Greek Theatre
7/13 San Francisco, CA, The Masonic
7/16 Seattle, Washington, WAMU Theater
7/17 Vancouver, BC, Queen Elizabeth Theatre
7/18 Portland, Oregon, Moda Center (TOTC)
7/20 Salt Lake City, UT, USANA Pavilion
7/21 Denver, CO, Fillmore Auditorium
7/24 Lincoln, NE, Pinewood Bowl
7/25 Kansas City, MO, Uptown Theater
7/27 Chicago, IL, Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
7/28 Minneapolis, MN, The Armory
7/30 Detroit, MI, Meadow Brook Amphitheater
7/31 Cincinnati, OH, PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
8/2 Indianapolis, IN, Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn
8/3 Cleveland, OH, Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
8/6 Boston, MA, Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
8/8 Uncasville, CT, Mohegan Sun Arena,
8/10 Wantagh, NY, Northwell Health at Jones Beach Center
8/11 Baltimore, MD, MECU Pavilion

 

Harvest Records To Release III

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On July 12, Harvest Records will release BANKS‘ third album, titled simply, III. Today, Annie Mac debuted the track Look What You’re Doing To Me; ft. Francis and The Lights as the Hottest Record in the World on her BBC Radio 1 show. BANKS teamed up with co-producers BJ Burton (Bon Iver) and Francis and The Lights (the musical project of Francis Farewell Starline, who is also known for his collaborations with such artists as Kanye West and Chance the Rapper), to record the song. In addition to playing piano, Francis joins BANKS on vocals. Listen to Look What You’re Doing To Me HERE.
“Look What You’re Doing To Me is a song about love. About falling in love, being in love and how you feel when you’re high on love, says BANKS. Vibrant, scared, on fire, excited, and all the goodness in between.”
III is now available for pre-order HERE. Fans who pre-order the album in digital format will instantly receive Look What Youߣre Doing To Me; plus the single, Gimme, which has already amassed nearly 10 million streams and was hailed by TIME Magazine as a song You Need to Listen to. See below for the full track listing.
The III Tour will take BANKS across North America, the UK and Europe. The fan ticket presale for the North American leg begins today at 10:00 AM local time. The headline run will include a September 8 show at Brooklyn Steel in New York and an October 1 concert at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. See below for itinerary. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 14, at 10:00 AM local time at LiveNation.com. BANKS will offer VIP packages for each show with options that include GA tickets with priority access, Meet & Greet, limited edition merchandise, and more. Fans can visit www.VIPNation.com for more information.
Citi is the official presale credit card of BANKS‘ III tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase U.S. presale tickets beginning today, June 11, at 10:00 AM local time until Thursday, June 13, at 10:00 PM local time through Citi Entertainment. For complete presale details visit.
The Spotify ticket presale will begin on Wednesday, June 12, at 10:00 AM local time and conclude on Thursday, June 13, at 10:00 PM local time.
BANKS will also perform at such festivals as Music Midtown in Atlanta, Life is Beautiful in Las Vegas and Austin City Limits. The UK/EU leg of The III Tour will kick off on November 1 in Manchester and include a November 4 show at the Roundhouse in London.
Life has its extremes as documented on BANKS‘ Goddess and The Altar but there’s a lot to exalt in, in between, and that’s the story III tells. III is BANKS‘ most nuanced release yet, coming after a self-imposed period of quiet and reflection. This album is an ode to my journey, says BANKS. It documents a major growth spurt. Of self-acceptance, letting go, forgiveness, and deep love. It has been painful to realize that life is not black and white. Romanticism leads to fierce reality checks, which leads to wisdom, which leads to deeper empathy which leads to greater love. This album documents the cycle.
BANKS has amassed 1.2 billion global streams to date across all of her songs, including over 600 million cumulative streams in the U.S. alone. After the release of her breakout debut album, Goddess, she became the world’s most blogged about artist. The 2014 album included the RIAA-certified Platinum hit Beggin For Thread and the Gold single Waiting Game. The Altar, released in 2016, debuted in the Top 10 in over 30 countries on iTunes. BANKS has performed on such television shows as Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Late Show with David Letterman. Her songs have been heard in films (Divergent, The Longest Ride) and licensed by such television shows as Grey’s Anatomy and Power.

III – Track Listing
1. Till Now 
2. Gimme 
3. Contaminated
4. Stroke
5. Godless
6. Sawzall
7. Look What You’re Doing To Me ft. Francis and the Lights
8. Hawaiian Mazes
9. Alaska
10. Propaganda
11. The Fall
12. If We Were Made of Water
13. What About Love

7/11 Chicago, IL, House of Vans
9/3 Toronto, Ontario, REBEL,
9/4 Montreal, QC, MTELUS
9/6 Boston, MA, House Of Blues
9/8 Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Steel
9/13 Charlotte, NC, The Fillmore
9/14-15 Atlanta, Georgia, Music Midtown
9/16 Chicago, Illinois, Riviera Theatre
9/17 Minneapolis, MN, The Varsity Theatre

9/19 Denver, CO, Fillmore Auditorium

9/20-23 Las Vegas, NV, Life Is Beautiful Festival 2019

9/24 Vancouver, BC, Orpheum Theatre
9/25 Seattle, WA, Showbox SoDo

9/26 Portland, OR, Crystal Ballroom

9/28 San Francisco, CA, The Masonic

10/1 Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Palladium

10/3 Santa Ana, CA, The Observatory
10/4-10/6 Austin, TX, Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/11-10/13 Austin, TX, Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/15 Nashville, Tennessee, Marathon Music Works
10/16 New Orleans, LA, The Fillmore
10/18 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
10/19 Miami Beach, FL, The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater
* a Bowery Presents show 
UK / EU Dates
11/1 Manchester, UK, Ritz
11/2 Glasgow, UK, SWG3
11/4 London, UK, Roundhouse
11/8 Amsterdam, NL, Paradiso
11/11 Copenhagen, DK, Vega
11/12 Stockholm, SE, Berns Salonger
11/14 Berlin, DE, Heimathafen
11/15 Berlin, DE, Heimathafen
11/17 Cologne, DE, Live Music Hall
11/19 Brussels, BE, Cirque Royal
11/21 Paris, FR, Le Trianon
For additional information on BANKS, contact:
Ambrosia Healy, Capitol Music Group /Ambrosia.Healy@umusic.com
MacKenzie Reynolds, Capitol Music Group /MacKenzie.Reynolds@
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Mabel Releases Mad Love

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This follows the unstoppable success of recent single Don’t Call Me Up which spent 8 weeks in the top 10 (as well as going top 10 globally on Spotify and landing Mabel her first hit around Europe and the US). Off the back of performances on The Graham Norton Show and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Mabel has also been confirmed as the UK’s first ever Youtube Artist On The Rise which was just launched at Piccadilly Circus with a preview of Mad Love. An extensive run of live dates now follows into the end of the year, including Mabel’s UK & European tour with Khalid. 

Thrilling, unapologetic and liberated, Mad Love is an anthem for women to call the shots and talk about exactly what (and who) they want. Written by Mabel alongside Steve Mac and Kamille, the winning trio behind Don’t Call Me Up Mad Love arrives alongside an iconic video directed by Marc Klasfeld, who has previously worked with the likes of Cardi B, Destinys Child, and Jay Z. Watch the video here. The video further showcasing this fierce, increasingly-fearless young woman living out all her wildest pop-star-dreams, but in thoroughly modern, warts-and-all style. 
It’s this extraordinary journey to where she finds herself now that is encapsulated on Mabel‘s debut album, High Expectations: a record – and a state-of-mind, in many ways – that she has worked towards her whole life (even getting the title tattooed phonetically on her neck when she first thought of it two years ago, knowing firmly that it would never change). At just 23-years-old, the twice-Brit-nominated artist has already sold over 3.5 million singles in the UK (three platinum, three gold, and two silver), surpassed 1 billion streams, and sold out the likes of Brixton Academy. Across her formative singles and first long-form project, Ivy To Roses (which also went silver), Mabel has written with startling candour on young love, identity, girl power, and mental health – topics which are taken to greater heights on High Expectations. And on that road to her first record, Mabel‘s music has become a soundtrack for her impassioned young female fanbase, but also for herself on how to turn those vulnerabilities into your advantages. 
“Talking about it really does give you a kind of confidence, Mabel says now, and that’s new for me. If you’re really going to make a record that talks to people you have to sit and pick at old wounds put everything under a microscope. I would’ve loved that from my heroes when I was kid. That dream of pop stars having a perfect life has gone for our generation.“
Stripping away music’s artifice while keeping true to its giddiness and excitement is Mabel‘s special gift. Out of some troubling times she has fashioned a sensational, fizzing debut record, a blue-chip British album which can sit proudly on a global stage next to The Weeknd, Ariana, Drake and whatever Queens B and R have in mind for their 2019. In mood, if not exactly in sound, it has some of the complete realisation of early TLC or Aaliyah, had they spent their teenage years in Sweden, Malaga, or the backstreets of West London. The calling card of High Expectations is the brusque, street charm that hides in plain sight among its hooky gloss, and anchors the albumߣs core theme of expectations (those as a woman, of love, of others, and ultimately of yourself.)
“I want to send a positive message to everyone that’s going to listen to it. I’ve gained so much confidence from writing this album and that’s what I want people to take away. –Mabel
Now poised to join the pantheon of international pop greats, her tireless energy, positivity and drive were never going to allow Mabel to settle for anything other than High Expectations. In 2019 watch Mabel meet them and keep reaching higher still.

Julia Michaels “Inner Monologue Part 2”

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Grammy® Award-nominated multiplatinum singer and songwriter JULIA MICHAELS has announced the release of INNER MONOLOGUE PART 2.
 
The second collection of songs will be available on June 28, 2019 via Republic Records.
 
MICHAELS revealed the news following last night’s 2019 CMT Music Awards where she won “Collaborative Video of the Year” for the country hit “Coming Home” which she co-wrote and features on with Keith Urban.
 
INNER MONOLOGUE PART 2 follows the successful surprise release of INNER MONOLOGUE PART I earlier this year.  Upon arrival, the EP notably debuted at #1 on both the iTunes Pop Albums Chart and #5 Overall iTunes Albums Chart. The collection also boasted standout collaborations on “Anxiety” featuring Selena Gomez and “What A Time” featuring Niall Horan. 
 
In addition to touring the U.S. with P!NK these last few months, MICHAELS also embarked on her first-ever headline tour. After a run of multiple sold out shows, she recently announced the second leg of THE INNER MONOLOGUE TOUR given the widespread fan demand. The next leg kicks off October 16 in Tempe, AZ and stops coast-to-coast.
 
Tickets are on-sale now HERE.
 
Get ready to experience INNER MONOLOGUE PART 2 this summer.
 
GRAMMY® Award-nominated singer and songwriter Julia Michaels has transformed the pop music landscape not only from behind-the-scenes as one of the most in-demand songwriters, but in the spotlight as a solo artist as well. Her rapid rise can be attributed to identifiable honesty in every lyric, as exemplified in her triple-platinum selling debut single “Issues”.  In 2018, she garnered GRAMMY® Awards nominations in the categories of “Best New Artist” and “Song of the Year” for “Issues,” which amassed nearly 2 billion streams worldwide. Continuing that success, “Issues” notably became “the top-selling debut single by an artist in 2017,” and placed as the only solo female composition on Variety’s “30 Most Consumed Songs of 2017.”
 
As a songwriter, MICHAELS has co-written 21 titles that have charted on the Billboard Hot 100, eleven of which have hit the Top 40, including “Issues.”  Those songwriting credits include smashes like Justin Bieber’s “Sorry,” Selena Gomez’s “Good for You” [feat. A$AP Rocky] & “Hands To Myself,” and Hailee Steinfeld’s “Love Myself.”  She’s also written titles for Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Linkin Park, Ed Sheeran, John Legend, P!NK, Maroon 5, Jessie Ware, Janelle Monae, Keith Urban, Shawn Mendes and more.  The cumulative worldwide stream tally for songs she has co-written is 20 billion to date.  
 
Since her debut as a solo artist, MICHAELS has built an enviable touring resume, joining artists like Maroon 5, Keith Urban, Shawn Mendes, Niall Horan, and P!NK, around the globe. 

THE INNER MONOLOGUE TOUR DATES:
10/16 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
10/18 Austin, TX – Emo’s
10/19 Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas
10/20 Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston
10/22 Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
10/23 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
10/25 Philadelphia, PA – Theater of Living Arts
10/26 Boston, MA – House of Blues Boston
10/27 Washington, DC – The 9:30 Club
10/30 New York, NY – Webster Hall
10/31 Montréal, QC – Corona Theatre
11/1 Toronto, ON – The Phoenix Concert Theatre
11/2 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
11/4 Royal Oak, MI (Detroit) – Royal Oak Music Theatre
11/5 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
11/6 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
11/8 Englewood, CO (Denver) – Gothic Theatre
11/9 Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
11/11 Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre
11/13 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
11/15 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
11/16 Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
11/22 Mexico City, MX – El Plaza Condesa
 

Kash Doll “Kitten” ft Lil Wayne

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Fresh off a BET Award nomination for “Best Female Hip-Hop Artist,” Detroit rapper and hip-hop starlet Kash Doll releases “Kitten,” her latest banger featuring legendary hip-hop artist Lil Wayne. This follows her groundbreaking mini-movie and song “Hustla,” released last month. “Kitten” has all the necessary elements for a summer smash. Hitmaking producer ISM (Chris Brown, Chief Keef, Ty Dolla $ign) contributed the track while Kash Doll and Lil Wayne more than deliver vocally with bars that are as clever as they are boisterous.

Kash Doll is thrilled to deliver this song to her fans explaining, “’Kitten’ is a fun playful song for summer. Dogs will be dogs but they ain’t getting this kitten.” She continues with excitement that Lil Wayne jumped on the record saying, “Wayne is a rap God, an icon and legend. To be able to have a song with him is more than a dream come true.”

Detroit native Kash Doll has impacted the music industry with a commanding force, dropping street-earned truths with her throwback wordplay and powerful bars. The one-two combination of spirit and sass announced her as fiery female force in 2019 after quietly amassing 30 million-plus on-demand streams, garnering the BMI Social Star Award and “Issa Wave Award” at the BET Social Awards, and inking a deal with Republic Records. An unbelievable story brought her to this point. Losing her dad on just her first birthday, she always held down multiple jobs to support her mom and siblings. And at 18, she started investing in herself eventually opening two beauty bars and funding her own music career. She made waves on the 2014 independent debut mixtape, Keisha Vs. Kash Doll. Following 2016’s Trapped In The Dollhouse, she developed a presence as a touring force and earned coveted co-signs from Drake, Big Sean, Rick Ross, Remy Ma, and many more. The 2018 The Vault mixtape captured #1 on multiple mixtape sites as her debut single for Republic Records “Ice Me Out” and its 2 Chainz-assisted official remix clocked 8 million-plus total streams. Last year, Kash Doll also released a project solely for her fans titled Brat Mail to thank them for all their continued support. The project garnered over 14 million global streams and features the break out single “Check.” Shortly before Brat Mail, Kash released one of her biggest singles to date, “For Everybody,” which racked up over 10 million YouTube/VEVO views independently.

She kicked off 2019 with a bang by supporting Meek Mill on tour. Outside of music, this boss runs Kash Doll Enterprises and does charity work around her hometown. Her city bestowed the “Spirit of Detroit” Award upon her.

Billy Raffoul Releases “Easy Tiger”

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Singer/songwriter Billy Raffoul releases a new song today.  “Easy Tiger” follows the release of Raffoul’s Running Wild EP which came out on Interscope Records at the end of April as the singer began a tour supporting Parachute. “Easy Tiger” is available now at all digital retailers. Listen to “Easy Tiger” HERE.

Raffoul recently released “The Making of Running Wild” a look inside the recording session for his sophomore album featuring video footage of the session, as well as behind the scenes, fly-on-the-wall footage and studio stills. All pieces were shot, pieced together and edited by Jesse Deflorio. Watch the clip HERE.

Growing up in the small farming town of Leamington, Ontario, Raffoul first started writing songs at age 10, thanks in no small part to the influence of his father—a musician who’s opened for everyone from Joe Cocker to Bon Jovi. After landing his first paying gig—playing to long-haul drivers at a local truck stop—Raffoul began playing at nearby bars and clubs at age 16, often driving into Detroit for shows. He eventually connected with a manager and moved down to Nashville to push forward with his music career. Soon after scoring a deal with Interscope Records, Raffoul released the critically hailed song “Driver”and followed that with his debut EP 1975 in June 2018 which featured the fan favorite “Acoustic.” Critical praise followed with NPR raving, “Billy Raffoul has stepped into the spotlight.” Over the past few years, Raffoul has opened for heavyweight artists like, Kings of Leon, X Ambassadors, NEEDTOBREATHE and Kale, captivating crowds with his understated yet intensely passionate stage presence. 

See below for a complete list of remaining Billy Raffoul tour dates supporting Parachute. Raffoul is hitting stages with a stripped-back performance currently featuring only Raffoul, his guitar, and his drum pedals.

June 7  San Francisco, CA August Music Hall
June 8  Fresno, CA  Strummers
June 9  Sacramento, CA  Ace of Spades
June 11  Los Angeles, CA  Troubadour
June 12  Los Angeles, CA  Troubadour
June 14  San Diego, CA  House of Blues
June 15  Phoenix, AZ  Crescent Ballroom
June 18  Austin, TX  3Ten at ACL Live
June 19  Dallas, TX  Grenada Theatre
June 21  Bryan, TX  Grand Stafford Theatre
June 22  Houston, TX  Heights Theatre
June 24  Birmingham, AL  The Saturn
June 25  Atlanta, GA  Terminal West
June 26  Charlotte, NC  The Underground
June 27  Carrboro, NC  Cat’s Cradle
June 28  Pittsburgh, PA  Rex Theatre
June 30  Indianapolis, IN  Deluxe @ Old National Center