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Sonic Reducers: Will Mick Jagger EVER Write His Autobiography?

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Sonic Reducers: 5-minute video. 2 music geeks. 1 big story.

Join us as we natter about Mick Jagger’s aborted 1983 autobiography, talk about the time Darryl met the man himself, and relive one of the most interesting elevator rides his wife ever had.

Blues Rockers ARSENAL MILLS Release Song About Love Called “Songs About Love”

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Just in time for the summer — and vaccination — season, Canadian blues rock band Arsenal Mills is back with another retro-fueled rock n’ roll tease ahead of their upcoming debut EP. An absolute breath of fresh air in terms of modern rock, ā€œSongs About Loveā€ is available now.

Unlike the PEI-based outfit’s previous single, ā€œCry No Moreā€ — which is a perfect tune for driving at a high speed, windows down, in the middle of summer — ā€œSongs About Loveā€ is an emotional journey of rock n’ roll which really pulls at the heartstrings. Arsenal Mills frontman Brad Milligan says it ā€œtouches on the idea of innocenceā€ and that it’s about ā€œbeing young and naĆÆve.ā€

ā€œI wanted the main character to be someone who hasn’t experienced all the joys and heartache that love brings,ā€ Milligan says. ā€œAll they know about love is what they’ve heard about it in songs on the radio, which to me is such an interesting concept.ā€

With that concept in mind, it seems fitting that this song (about love) kicks off with a piano hook sent from the heavens. Though it was played by one-off guest pianist Ben Aitken, it is genuinely such a memorable piece of music that it’s bound to become an instant classic in the modern rock scene.

Slap a soulful electric guitar solo, tickling drum fills and a chorus that begs for mass audience participation in the mix and you’ve got yourself a metaphorical ear message. These enchanting musical elements make ā€œSongs About Loveā€ the perfect track to raise your lighters (or phones) to.

And it won’t be long… Once these guys break the scene, it’ll be a stadium anthem in no time at all — with music-lovers from all walks of life will be screaming their hearts out to it together.

Do you like Journey, or the Scorpions? How about Def Leppard? If you’re looking for a familiar sound, but something completely new, this is the song (and band) for you. And if you’re hesitant about taking a chance on one of Canada’s best up-and-coming four-pieces, ā€œSongs About Loveā€ mirrors the sonic mastery and emotional depth of Reckless-era Bryan Adams as well as 1990s Aerosmith. How could it not be good?

Bassist and keyboardist AndrĆ© Uyterlinde promises more songs ā€œof this profundityā€ on the horizon too.

Spawned from their heavy New Wave, Blues and R&B influences, since day one it has been Arsenal Mills’ collective mission to completely reimagine the modern rock scene in a unique and refreshing way. To help them achieve this, the boys enlisted mix-master Colin Buchanan to produce their brand-new smashing track as well as Chuck Carvalho, master engineer for Toronto-based studio Joao Carvalho Mastering.

Arsenal Mills is: lead singer/guitarist Brad Milligan, backup vocalist and lead guitarist Griffen Arsenault, drummer Josh MacNeil and bassist/keyboardist AndrƩ Uyterlinde.

From their hometown of Charlottetown, Arsenal Mills have been featured in many well-known music publications including CBC, Tinnitist, Canadian Beats, Record World Magazine, Cashbox Canada and more. Not only that, but the quartet has opened for the likes of Canadian legends like Kim Mitchell, The Glorious Sons and Wintersleep, among many others. The cherry on top for this group is that they’ve been nominated for both ā€˜New Artist of the Year’ and ā€˜Rock Recording of the Year’ by Music PEI.

While you’re waiting for Arsenal Mills highly-anticipated debut EP, check out lead single ā€œLovesick & Brokeā€ and the 2020 standalones ā€œThe Bleeding Heartā€ and ā€œCry No More.ā€

ā€œSongs About Loveā€ is available now.

Bagpipe Rockers ARCANA KINGS Lead The Charge With ā€œHere We Goā€

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Hear that? That’s the powerfully catchy sound of Canada’s premiere ā€œkick-ass bagpipe party rockā€ band, Arcana Kings, pumping up their pipes as they unleash this summer’s biggest blow out, stadium-sized anthem, ā€œHere We Goā€ — available now.

ā€œHere We Goā€ is the lead single from the Nelson, BC, Regina, SK, Saskatoon, SK-based quintet’s brand new album Lions as Ravens, released this June on Brandy Records Canada/MC1 Nashville. It energetically showcases a band fired up and ready to play hard as we begin to emerge from our long, lonely pandemic winter and Canada opens up, smiles wide and gets ready to rock again.

Prior to its official release, ā€œHere We Goā€ has already become a universal sports anthem with CFL, NHL and pro basketball teams across North America. The Saskatchewan Roughriders have adopted it as their rev up, team run-out song during home games and the Winnipeg Jets and the Saskatoon Rush also use it to pump up their crowds. Arcana Kings were also honoured to perform ā€œHere We Goā€ live at halftime during the CFL’s western semi-final playoff game at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan. Kicking off with the double rallying cry of ā€œHere we go! Here we go!ā€, the chorus is guaranteed to have entire arenas ready to shout it out and ride along whether they’re in the house for the big concert or the big game.

After performing across Canada and internationally in the U.S., Japan, Taiwan and Sweden, the rush of putting it all out there on stage — or on the playing field, if you will — is what inspired Arcana Kings’ lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and bagpiper Johnny McCuaig, to write ā€œHere We Go.ā€

ā€œI wanted to capture the feeling of those nights when we were getting ready to hit the stage and getting ourselves pumped up for the ā€˜Big Show’ or the ā€˜Big Night Out,ā€™ā€ McCuaig explains. ā€œEvery time I hear it, it still gets me pumped up and I get a little excited.ā€

That pumped up excitement permeates throughout Arcana Kings’ new album Lions as Ravens, which was recorded with producer Ryan Andersen (Nickelback, Theory of a Deadman, Default), at RedDoor Recorders in Saskatoon. Rounding out the band’s signature sound are lead guitarist James Picton, rhythm guitarist and vocalist Allan Morrison, bassist Kevin Kyle and drummer Graham Templeman.

The music video for ā€œHere We Goā€ also has that ā€œbig showā€ vibe as it debuted at Regina’s IMAX Theatre and showcased at Saskatchewan’s renowned Yorkton Film Festival. Thematically, the band wanted the video to capture the intensity of competitive sports like football, hockey or basketball but knew that budget limitations wouldn’t let them draw those connections visually. However, happenstance enabled the band to capture the idea in a more unique but no less intensely competitive way.

ā€œIt just so happened that there was an advertisement in the local paper for a women’s roller derby bout,ā€ recalls McCuaig. ā€œWe brought the idea to our director Dave Benedict (from the band Default) and within a day we had the concept, the contacts and the direction. It all just came together like it was meant to be.ā€

Nominations for Best Music Video at the Kootenay Music Awards and Best Rock Video for the Canadian Independent Music Awards were also meant to be, along with nods for Rock Band of the Year at the Saskatchewan Music Awards and Artist of the Year and Best Rock Song for the Kootenay Music Awards.

This has been a season of change and growth for the Arcana Kings, whose name means ā€œsecretsā€ or ā€œmysteries.ā€ Previously known as the Johnny McCuaig Band, they recently changed their name to make it easier to pronounce and to reflect a redefining of their sound, which still contains its secret weapon — the bagpipes. Blending seamlessly like a long-lost Celtic cousin to the electric guitar, AK uses the bagpipes as an intriguing extension of their high energy sound, rather than a focal point.

ā€œJust imagine the Foo Fighters, AC/DC and The Steve Miller Band all mixed with a touch of MĆ©tis spirit and Scottish heritage,ā€ explains McCuaig, who is MĆ©tis.

It’s also easy to imagine the joyous thunder inside a rockin’ stadium thanks to the Arcana Kings’ ā€œHere We Goā€ — available now.

Funk Outfit CALUMET Drops Infectious, 1970s-Inspired Soul Single ā€œSave Us From Ourselvesā€

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Celebrating its 20th year, veteran funk septet Calumet have released a brand-new 70s-inspired funk single, ā€œSave Us From Ourselvesā€ — available now.

Serving as a companion piece to their 2020 summer hit, ā€œThis is How it Ends,ā€ the infectious new song takes inspiration from many of the genre’s classics and legends, and combines them into a track sure-enough to have you on your feet dancing in no time at all. Be careful not to put your back out though, this is some seriously groovy content.

Spanning only four and a half minutes, ā€œSave Us From Ourselvesā€ is efficient in covering a lot of ground within the throwback genre. It kicks off with (and maintains) a bassline so tasty and groovy it could easily be mistaken for something by British funk outfit Jamiroquai, or progressive soul legends, Ohio Players; the phonetic vocal phrases and backup harmonies support this sentiment too. It also features colourful sprinklings of bluegrass chord changes, slide guitar and a mammoth disco-inspired bridge.

Just when you think ā€œSave Us from Ourselvesā€ can’t get any funkier, lead vocalist Eric ā€œETā€ Mobley starts ripping the keyboard like his life depends on it with the exact keyboard tone utilized by the illustrious Stevie Wonder on the 1972 platinum-certified, smash-hit ā€œSuperstition.ā€

Much like their ever-popular ā€œThis is How it Ends,ā€ ā€œSave Us from Ourselvesā€ contemplates the dismantling of American democracy by a ā€œhandful of awful people who mislead millions for their own gain and political power,ā€ according to band member Jason Mitchell. ā€œThe earlier song foretells of a dystopian future heading our way due to decisions made (or not made) recently. The latter acknowledges that our society is infected by poisonous lies and it feels that we may already be too far gone to save it.ā€

Speaking further on the song, Mitchell reveals it was the ā€œfastestā€ they’ve ever produced a song — one month between writing it and releasing it to be exact. ā€œThere was an urgency to its creation after the Capitol insurrection,ā€ he says. ā€œThe US is gripped by a darkness it may not be able to escape.

ā€œLyrically, I like to plant a seed to question why people believe what they do,ā€ he continues. ā€œThere’s a fine line between being a good communicator or being preachy; I don’t like to hit people over the head with obvious criticism.

ā€œBut still, some situations are so dire, they demand that things be said to call out wrong-doing or foolishness.ā€

ā€œSave Us from Ourselvesā€ was produced by long-time engineer and studio owner John Herrera — who has been producing for Calumet since they broke out in the early 2000s. Herrera also contributed to the recording of the brand-new track, among many others in the band’s extensive discography.

Calumet is vocalist/keyboardist Eric Mobley, rotating bassist and guitarists Jason Mitchell and Josh Prior, drummer Jeff Pivin, percussionist Ian White, alto saxophonist/flutist Marvin Scott, and multi-instrumentalist Jeff Jones — who plays the tenor sax, soprano sax, and flute.

With a career spanning more than two decades now, Calumet has a diverse array of singles among its back catalogue, as well as two top-tier studio albums: the 2002 debut Retro Energy, and its long-awaited follow-up Life in Transition — which was released just last year with nine original tracks.

ā€œSave Us from Ourselvesā€ is available now.

Singer/Songwriter Ethan Flynn is President of The Pumpkin Club with Sophomore Release

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Canadian artist Ethan Flynn cuts to the heart of existentialism and love with the unveiling of his single, ā€œSomebody To Loveā€ and his recently released sophomore album, The Pumpkin Club — available now.

The genre-bending feel-good ditty either leaves you desiring someone for yourself, or remembering the beauty of what it was like to be in want. ā€œPeople tend to think love songs are cliche, but I think love is the most powerful, honest, raw, and healing thing in the world,ā€ Flynn offers. ā€œAnd there are so many kinds of it!

ā€œI tend to long for beauty in life, in general, so that’s just how I usually think,ā€ he continues. ā€œIt’s beautiful to have somebody to love. It’s beautiful to want love.

ā€œI think some of the most unsatisfied people in the world are upset because they don’t have love; or the will to seek it. Maybe they married someone they weren’t truly in love with; maybe they missed their shot at what felt like ā€˜true love’; maybe they were once in love with their partner, but the magic faded as they realized something inevitable: that it wasn’t going to last forever. Maybe this is why people stay in the same unsatisfying relationships for as long as they do, all the while longing for real love.

ā€œAnd who doesn’t?ā€ the Maple, Ontario-based rocker considers. ā€œBut the more you think about it, the scarier it gets. This is why I find love so compelling.ā€

The magic in Flynn’s lyricism is the simple message he borrows from experience, and lends to a dreamy pop rock sound inflecting nods towards the 60s and 70s. From the first riff, Flynn invites you to the prom, daring his dance partners to sway in that youthful yearning for what other couples on the dance floor euphorically float away in.

And that’s just the one peek at this new 12-track LP.

ā€œYes Pumpkin,ā€ ā€œAnother Day With You,ā€ and ā€œKeep From The Memoryā€ join ā€œSomebody To Loveā€ as the collective lead singles from The Pumpkin Club — released this Spring. A fascinating foray into the masterful songwriting craftsmanship Flynn extols as he expertly slides between genres, the album is as eclectic as the themes he experiments with exploring. No rock is left unturned. No truth is left hidden. And no indoor thoughts are left unspoken.

The Pumpkin Club lands just two years following his debut, Happy Valley, in 2019. As a veteran singer/songwriter, with kudos and creds to lead vox and rhythm guitar for indie group King Catalyst, Flynn’s solo project — a collection of thoughts, prose, memories, and journal entries — is a legacy of love he laboriously pours his leisure time over.

ā€œThe Pumpkin Club focuses mainly on songs I have finished in the most complete sense, and does not include any instrumental tracks,ā€ Flynn explains. ā€œI believe the album showcases my improvement both as a singer-songwriter and as a producer.ā€

Flynn also utilized the pandemic’s lockdown to create the subsequent music video for ā€œSomebody To Love.ā€ ā€œThe pandemic hit, and I was stuck inside my house all day every day, so, I decided to create a music video for my single; shot and edited on my own,ā€ he reveals. ā€œUnlike other music videos I’ve been involved in, this video was created completely by myself, as was the song. I produced, recorded, and wrote the song myself during lockdown. The video includes more than 50 different shots of me in my house and is the music video and recording that I am most proud of.ā€

On the topic of videos, Ethan Flynn’s YouTube is a glimpse into the man behind the curtain, hosting a variety of self-produced music videos, and reflective insights to life as an artist.

And The Pumpkin Club is a testimony to his commitment to enchanting listeners and fans along the liner notes.

Simply put, Ethan Flynn is ā€œSomebody To Love.ā€

ā€œSomebody To Loveā€ and The Pumpkin Club are available now.

Hawaiian Alt-Rock Artist MDMP Reflects on Personal Turmoil in Emotional New Single, ā€œKneeling Scarsā€

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Nearly seven months after his last single, the enticingly frightening ā€œChosen Oneā€ — where he pays homage to veterans, living and fallen, by delving into his own harrowing memories of serving time in the military — Jeremey Meyer, front man for MDMP, has appropriately returned to the alternative rock scene with a brand-new single, in which he discloses more of the torments he’s faced throughout life. Fittingly, it’s called ā€œKneeling Scars,ā€ and its available now.

Though the lyrical content of this brand-new original is not as vividly agonizing as that of ā€œChosen One,ā€ ā€œKneeling Scarsā€ is one of MDMP’s most-personal tracks to date.

This is evident in the songwriting; multiple times throughout the song, Meyer is heard singing, ā€˜All I do is cry / ā€˜Cause I miss you,’ and clearly reflecting on an impactful absence in his life.

ā€œI know you’ve been through a lot in your life, and I am honored to once again reunite this time through song,ā€ says MDMP of ā€œKneeling Scars.ā€ ā€œAlways know you have friends out there, and some days can be struggles.

ā€œJust always remember we all have a purpose on this earth, and our actions — as minuscule as they may seem — have lasting effects that you can’t imagine.ā€

The urgency and agony present in ā€œKneeling Scarsā€ is not just evident in MDMP’s lyrics; his tone of voice is bound to tug on your heartstrings, whether you like it or not. This alluring poignancy is echoed further in the song’s instrumental elements too, as the listener is offered these clean and omnipresent chord progressions, which are accompanied by increasingly heavier drum and bass backing tracks to really bring it home.

The same feelings are evoked in ā€œKneeling Scarsā€™ā€ beguiling music video, where the two mystery co-stars climb aboard a metaphorical rollercoaster of emotions together, before ultimately meeting their demise.

Despite being a native of Nānākuli, a western nook on the Hawaiian island of O’ahu — a place where rock n’ roll just isn’t known for — this aspiring musician creates music with the intent to ā€œcapture the earā€ of any curious listener(s) and tell them a story.

ā€œThis is my attempt to capture your ear for just a moment in your life,ā€ says the mastermind behind MDMP. ā€œMusic is a reflection of everything we have experienced in life,ā€ he concludes, hinting, once again, at the deeply-personal level of involvement that goes into the writing of his music.

ā€œKneeling Scars,ā€ MDMP’s tenth and newest single, is available through all major streaming platforms. The accompanying, gut-wrenching video is available via YouTube.

Richard Pryor’s 1973 “Live at the Comedy Store” Concert Gets Its First Release

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ā€œMonday, October 29, 1973: Richard Pryor hits the Comedy Store for night one of a four-show run that will, within a year, yield one of the greatest comic documents of all time, a generational sea change no one saw coming.ā€ — From the new liner notes by Cory Frye

Richard Pryor’s 1973 “Live at the Comedy Store” concert gets its first commercial version of the legendary comic’s 1973 four-show run in Hollywood plus 6 bonus performances on July 23.

After the release of his iconic debut, Richard Pryor, in 1968, Pryor further sharpened his skills and delivered the comedy classic, ā€œCrapsā€ (After Hours) in 1971, but he never stopped pushing forward. In preparation for a Kennedy Center show in Washington, D.C., and a February 1974 Soul Train Club date in North Beach, San Francisco (that would produce the top-selling That Nigger’s Crazy) Pryor booked four nights at the, then relatively new, Comedy Store on Sunset Boulevard to woodshed new material. It was never meant to be heard beyond its original audience, but luckily tape not only rolled, but survived.

Fourteen tracks were originally issued in 2013 as a limited-edition promotional CD given away with copies of the No Pryor Restraint: Life In Concert boxed set purchased from Shout! Factory’s website. Six additional Comedy Store performances found their way into the public earlier as bonus material on 2000’s …And It’s Deep Too!: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968–1992) and Evolution/Revolution: The Early Years (1966-1974) in 2005. Now, all 20 tracks are pulled together for the first time and available on Live At The Comedy Store, 1973.

The release was produced by noted Pryor expert Reggie Collins, who helms this new set along with Jennifer Lee Pryor and GrammyĀ®-winning producer, Cheryl Pawelski. Packaging features new liner notes from Cory Frye and restoration from GrammyĀ®-winner, Michael Graves.

From Frye’s notes, ā€œAs time has shown, there’s no death with Richard Pryor. He may have left us in 2005 (after whole decades that would have killed lesser men), but his own afterlife’s proven immense, minus the eight billion harp-happy m***********s he once described practicing on some distant cloud. Here’s a chance to catch him just as he begins to live—again.ā€

Ringo Sends Message To Fans, Invites Everyone Everywhere To Join Him Spreading Peace And Love On His Birthday 7-7-2021

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Ringo Starr posted a message to fans about his annual upcoming Peace and Love birthday initiative, a tradition he started in 2008 after being asked by a reporter what he would like for his birthday. His answer? Peace and Love. Since then he has invited everyone everywhere to think, say or post #peaceandloveĀ atĀ Noon their local timeĀ on JulyĀ 7th to fulfill his birthday wish and encircle the planet in a wave of Peace and Love.

In the taped message Starr tells fans, “I’m inviting everyone who wants to join the peace and love celebration for my birthdayĀ at Noon your time wherever you are,Ā 7-7-21Ā – you can post it, you can say it, you can even think it – but it would be really cool if you go Peace and LoveĀ at noonĀ on my birthday – so let’s spread peace and love on my birthday – c’mon everybody!”

Usually Ringo meets with fans in whatever city he is in, a tradition that began onĀ July 7, 2008Ā when he convened with fans and friends on the streets in front of the Hard Rock CafĆ© inĀ Chicago, passing out cupcakes and joining the crowd for “Peace and Love” exactlyĀ at Noon.

In the ensuing years it has grown enormously and in 2019 there were over 30 Peace & Love events in countries all around the world includingĀ ArgentinaĀ –Ā Buenos Aires; Chascomus,Ā ArmeniaĀ – Yerevan Australia –Sydney,Ā BoliviaĀ –Ā La Paz,Ā BrazilĀ – Sao Paulo,Ā Ā ColumbiaĀ -Bogota,Ā Ā Costa RicaĀ – San Jose,Ā Ā Cuba – Habana,Ā Ā Czech Republic – Prague,Ā El SalvadorĀ – San Salvador,Ā Ā Estonia – Tallin,Ā Finland – Helsinki,Ā Germany –Ā HamburgĀ and Halle,Ā Italy – Venice,Ā Ā Japan –Ā Osaka; Tokyo,Ā Panama – Panama City,Ā Ā ParaguayĀ -Asunción,Ā Ā Peru – Lima,Ā Ā Russia – Moscow,Ā Ā SpainĀ –Ā Ā Barcelona; Madrid,Ā Ā United KingdomĀ –Ā Ā London; Liverpool,Ā Ā United StatesĀ –Ā Chicago; Minneapolis,Ā Ā Hawaii, Los Angeles,Ā Ā New York City.

2020’s pandemic prevented an in-person event, and Ringo instead moved the celebration online, hosting “Ringo’s Big Birthday Show,” which featured unseen concert and unique performances by Starr,Ā Paul McCartney,Ā Joe Walsh,Ā Ben HarperĀ andĀ Dave Grohl,Ā Sheryl Crow,Ā Gary Clark JrĀ and Sheila E. The showĀ was broadcast globally via AXS, YouTube and Ceek and it benefitted Black Lives Matter Global Network, The David Lynch Foundation, Musicares and WaterAid. Meanwhile the #peaceandlove posts came from near and far, with the Mars Rover andĀ The International Space Station being the first to wish Ringo a HappyĀ BirthdayĀ “From 260 miles above our home planet,Ā NASA AstronautsĀ wishĀ Ringo StarrĀ a happy 80thĀ birthday! Since our orbiting laboratory operates in Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT, it’s officiallyĀ July 7 – a perfect date to sendĀ #PeaceAndLoveĀ to everyone across the universe!”

Details about 2021 Peace and Love regional gatherings hosted by fans – both in person and zoom – can be found on Ringo’s Facebook page, with virtual and in person events already confirmed inĀ Argentina,Ā Costa Rica,Ā Columbia,Ā El Salvador,Ā Germany, Guatamala,Ā Japan,Ā Italy,Ā Panama,Ā Peru,Ā Portugal,Ā Russia,Ā Spain,Ā Switzerland, UK,Ā USA.

 

Donny Osmond Set To “Start Again” For His 65th Album Set For September

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Multi-platinum-selling recording artist and entertainment iconĀ Donny OsmondĀ has signed with BMG for his milestone 65th release,Ā Start Again,Ā  which is set to release inĀ September 2021 with album pre-sales beginning later this summer.Ā The album title was inspired by Osmond’s own unique career journey of constant reinvention.

The 12 track Pop/R&BĀ Start AgainĀ is Osmond’s first full length solo album in 7 years and features collaborations with such notable performers asĀ Charlie WilsonĀ andĀ Pierre BensusanĀ and songwritersĀ 9am, Ant Clemons,Ā Dalton Diehl,Ā Jason Mater,Ā Jonas Myrin,Ā Larrance Dopson, Ne-Yo,Ā Seth Reger, Space Primates andĀ Amy Wadge. Additionally, in a career first,Ā Start AgainĀ is entirely co-written and produced by Osmond himself.

In coordination with the upcoming album release, Osmond will release the first single “WHO” onĀ June 30, 2021Ā and will appear on TODAY with Hoda and Jenna onĀ July 1, 2021, to promote the single and announce the album and partnership with BMG.Ā  The accompanying music video, directed byĀ Shane DrakeĀ and shot on location inĀ Northern California, features Osmond portraying multiple versions of himself and showcasing three very different sides to the personalities that have made Osmond the consummate chameleon of a performer that he is today.

“After 3 years and over 40 songs written and narrowed down to my favorite 12, this is more than a compilation of tunes on an album. This record is an integral part of who I am after 6 decades of entertaining,” said Osmond.

“We are honored to be releasingĀ Donny Osmond’sĀ newest album,Ā Start Again. We are in awe of his talent, passion and commitment to producing new and exciting music – even after 65 albums! A true American Icon, his musical influences are many but he remains uniquely himself. For fans and new listeners alike, this isĀ Donny OsmondĀ like you have never heard before!” said John Loeffler EVP, Legacy Artists at BMG.

Osmond’s highly anticipated and history-making solo residency at Harrah’sĀ Las VegasĀ launchesĀ August 31, 2021Ā and encompasses his six decades in entertainment featuring his greatest and most beloved hits and featuring select tracks from the album.Ā  This marks the first time that Osmond will perform the songs live for an audience in concert and tickets are on sale now via TicketMaster.

Throughout his illustrious career, Osmond has earned 33 gold records, selling over 100 million albums becoming a worldwide music legend.Ā  In an unprecedented and history-making deal, Osmond will headline his first ever solo residency at Harrah’s Las VegasĀ starting in August, 2021. Ā This marks aĀ  return to theĀ Las VegasĀ stage after a record setting 11 year run at the Flamingo Las Vegas with his sister Marie for which Osmond was awarded “Best Show,” “Best Singer,” “Best Band,” and “Best Dancers” throughout the years according to the Las Vegas Review Journal.Ā  Osmond has notably entertained a vast array of audiences with his varied career choices. He has starred on Broadway as Gaston in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; hosted two television series on British network television; and performed at the Concert for Diana, seen worldwide by more than two billion viewers. The critically acclaimed song CaptainĀ Li Shang’sĀ “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” from the Disney film “Mulan” was sung by Donny.Ā  The song and Osmond’s singing of it received accolades from around the globe and ranks as one of the most popular and enduring Disney tunes of all time.Ā Ā  One of Osmond’s most notable career achievements was his starring role as Joseph in SirĀ Andrew Lloyd Webber’sĀ Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which broke records during its six-year run with more than 2,000 performances in the US andĀ Canada. Most recently, Osmond stunned audiences across America when it was revealed that he was the fan favorite “Peacock” on the inaugural season of the hit Fox musical competition show “The Masked Singer.”

The Beach Boys Launch Exclusive SiriusXM Radio Channel ‘Good Vibrations: The Beach Boys Channel’

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The Beach Boys, one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful bands of all time, and SiriusXM announced today the launch ofĀ ‘Good Vibrations: The Beach Boys Channel,‘ a limited-engagement channel featuring sun-drenched songs from every phase of the group’s decades-spanning career.Ā  The channel beginsĀ July 1 on channel 105, and airs through August 31.

Ideal for summertime listening,Ā The Beach Boys ChannelĀ will bring the band’s iconic sounds from theĀ CaliforniaĀ coastline into the homes and cars of SiriusXM listeners, wherever they are. As the most complete and comprehensive audio collection from one of America’s most-beloved bands, the channel will feature The Beach Boys’ early songs about surf, sand, girls and cars,Ā to their pioneering sounds that influenced generations of artists. Listeners can expect to hear the band’s biggest hits, hard-to-find rarities, a cappella vocals, backing tracks, alternate versions, exclusive stories from family and band members (past and present), band members’ solo work, and much more.

In the hours leading up to The Beach Boys’ new and expansive box set,Ā Feel Flows – The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971,Ā out onĀ August 27Ā via Capitol/UMe, the channel will spotlight some of the rare and never-before-heard audio material from the box set, which boasts 135 tracks, including 108 previously unreleased tracks, live recordings, radio promos, alternate versions, alternate mixes, isolated backing tracks and a cappella versions, culled from the album sessions.

For all information onĀ ‘Good Vibrations: The Beach Boys Channel‘ visit:Ā https://siriusxm.us/BeachBoysChannel

Feel Flows – The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions 1969-1971Ā will be released by Capitol/UMe on August 27.Ā  For more information on this please visit:Ā https://thebeachboys.lnk.to/FeelFlowsPR

Subscribers are able to listen to ‘Good Vibrations: The Beach Boys Channel‘ (ch. 105) online, on-the-go with the SXM App,Ā and at home on a wide variety of connected devices including smart TVs, devices with Amazon Alexa or the Google Assistant, Apple TV, PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more. Go toĀ www.siriusxm.com/ways-to-listenĀ to learn more.