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U2 to relaunch official YouTube Channel with unprecedented remastering of over 100+ music videos

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U2’s Official YouTube Channel has re-launched with weekly releases of the band’s most iconic music videos and never before seen content on YouTube, all remastered at the highest possible standard. Over the course of the next year and beyond, the band’s music video catalog will be remastered in HD and launched exclusively on YouTube in that format.

The first phase of the relaunch will celebrate the upcoming 20th anniversary of the band’s tenth studio album, the GRAMMY Award-winning global smash hit, All That You Can’t Leave Behind; leading with the re-release of one of the album’s most seminal tracks, “Stuck In A Moment You Can’t Get Out Of” remastered in 4K as a premium music video (PMV) and Premiering tomorrow at 12 PM ET BELOW.

Throughout their career, U2 has been known for their unparalleled creative vision and artistry when bringing their music to life on screen. As new and remastered content is added over the next year, their YouTube channel will evolve as a hub to celebrate the band’s 40-year legacy and the evolution of their approach to video. Highlights will include previously unreleased live, behind the scenes, and remixed content, and some of their best-known music videos upgraded to HD for the first time ever, up to 4K quality whenever possible. The project will result in hundreds of new and upgraded videos being added to the channel, and a curated experience for fans to be able to explore the depth of the catalog.

The Edge said, “U2 has worked with some incredible filmmakers and directors over the years, and it’s always been a lot of fun. Like a lot of people, I’m partial to a tumble down a YouTube rabbit hole…I hope you enjoy.”

In 2019, YouTube Music and Universal Music Group announced a joint initiative to remaster some of the most iconic music videos of all time with the goal of ensuring that current and future generations get to enjoy timeless classics as they’ve never before been experienced. Today, U2 joins this initiative with their vast catalog of music videos and creative content relaunching on a weekly basis at the highest available video and audio quality.

1-minute tip for artists: Giving up.

Someone asked the Netflix CEO what was his competition, and he answered, “sleep.”

Acclaimed INXS Singer/Songwriter Andrew Farriss Releases Latest Single, ‘All The Stars Are Mine’

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Gearing up for the release of his first solo EP, songwriter Andrew Farriss delivers refreshing optimism with an enchanting new single titled, “All The Stars Are Mine”. The single is the perfect representation of what Andrew’s forthcoming EP Love Makes The World mirrors.

The EP, slated for release on October 2, 2020, will give listeners a unique peek into his solo efforts; a project the esteemed songwriter has been working on for more than a decade. In fact, Andrew’s debut solo album was due for release in 2020, but COVID-19 threw a curveball into those plans. Rather than sit back and wait, Andrew put plans in motion to bring forward the release of his already completed 2021 EP so he could still share music with fans who had been waiting. Farriss’s EP, Love Makes The World will be released through BMG and is available now for preorder.

Andrew is well-known and acclaimed in the music and entertainment industry. Across his career with INXS, he has shared 50 million records, Grammy nominations, and an induction into the ARIA Hall Of Fame. Outside of INXS, he is an Australian Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductee and has written and produced songs for a plethora of Australian and international artists.

“The song has a lot of empathy,” Farriss says. “We have only got one planet; we are all going through life together. As my dad used to say; no one gets through life without help from other people. It is about how we relate to other people. What I like about the recording of ‘All The Stars Are Mine’ is that it is very open sounding, there is a fair amount of space musically. I like the ambiance of the sound of the track. You can listen to the lyrics. It is not trying too hard. I pay a lot of respect to Suze [DeMarchi], she helped me pen all of this together. It is a song I am really happy to share.”

Picking All The Stars Are Mine as the first single from his EP was an easy choice for Farriss. After recording the album and the EP, he felt like it was a natural fit for the five-track EP. Penned with Suze DeMarchi (Baby Animals) in Los Angeles, the track was recorded in Nashville at the Beaird Music Group Studios and features Andrew on slide guitar. All The Stars Are Mine is the perfect introduction to the EP Love Makes The World, which focuses on the human process and all things that are truly important in the world. It is also a release that gives a lot of insight into Andrew as a songwriter.

“I think the thing that is interesting about the EP is that the tracks don’t all sound exactly the same,” Farriss shares, “It takes you on a journey; it has its own character and style.”

For more information, please visit www.andrewfarriss.com.

Buffy Sainte-Marie Talks To Rick Rubin About Being Blacklisted And Teaching Big Bird About Breastfeeding

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Buffy Sainte-Marie tells Rick Rubin there’s a reason she isn’t a household name in the U.S. A pioneering artist in the Greenwich Village folk scene, she could’ve been Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell or Paul Simon. But in the early days of Vietnam when Buffy was singing protest songs about the casualties of war, she was blacklisted by the U.S. government. Her music was barely played on radio. But she still managed to find an audience with her classic songs, like Universal Soldier, which have been covered by Elvis Presley, Barbara Streisand, Courtney Love, Morrissey. She was the first Native woman to win an Academy Award. And even had a controversial stint on Sesame Street, teaching Big Bird about breastfeeding.

Canadian Alt-Ambient Artists Silk Gaze Up Upon the “Stars” in NEW Video

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Notably atmospheric, alt-ambient artists Silk have revisited their 2019 standout single, “Stars,” with a new video — available now.

Initially from their 2019 sophomore release Eclipse, the momentary retrospective is a cause for pause for the Canadian pairing, serving as foreshadowing to their forthcoming release later this year.

Since its earliest inception, the Québec City-based outfit has been comprised of Hubert Gonthier-Blouin and Julien Watine; the duo intertwined talents to create their 2017 release, Hiraeth, 2019 follow-up, Eclipse, and solidifying their performance chops and critical acclaim along the way.

“What struck me immediately when I first heard Silk was not merely the mastery of that particular tonal language of atmospheric dreamy ambiance, but, more impressively, how completely (they) managed to soar above so many of the problems typical of that genre,” says New York’s Metropolitan Opera Creative Content Producer William Berger of the band. “There is no blissed out of self-regard in Silk. On the contrary, their music tells stories – non-narrative, dreamlike stories, to be sure, yet distinct stories all the same. The songs never devolve into sheer vocal and instrumental beauty for their own smug sake, but they employ that considerable beauty for the sake of the listener. They have found the elusive key to being both transcendentally diaphanous and distinctly heavy at the same time.”

“I can hardly imagine taking a train or plane trip, or even a ferry trip around New York Harbor, without Silk on my playlist.”

“Eclipse — and ‘Stars’ — continues the journey that began with Hiraeth,” Gonthier-Blouin says of their debut album, and one that first introduces listeners to a contemplative passage through four varying landscapes. “One could see them as two sides of the same coins.”

“Similar ideas and emotions expressed from a different perspective,” Watine adds. “Like two views of a secret.”

With a sound firmly rooted in sonic fragility and soulful honesty, Gonthier-Blouin and Watine looked to expand, growing the duo into a quintet for Dawn — said upcoming album set for release this year.

“The recording for Dawn took place in a mansion in the Eastern Townships,” Watine explains. “The addition of Marie-Pierre Bellefeuille on keyboards and vocals, Marie-Pier Gagné on cello, and Christian Paré on percussion has brought the music of Silk to new, sonic heights.”

That sentiment includes revisiting and reimagining existing tracks in Silk’s repertoire; Dawn is also set to breathe new life into songs from Eclipse, they reveal.

“It’s an expansion in more ways than one,” Gonthier-Blouin considers. “This EP captures the feel and emotion of five souls communicating through the vessel of music.”

Award-Winning Bluesman Steve Strongman Signs Worldwide Publishing, Distribution, And Production Deal With Linus Entertainment

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Award winning bluesman Steve Strongman has joined forces with Linus Entertainment, in a multi-faceted deal that sees the Hamilton based company globally representing his music publishing catalog, and the distribution of his sound recording catalog, as well as future recordings and songwriting.

Said Strongman about the new deal, “Songwriting has always held a special place in my career. It’s always evolving for me and it’s something that I continue to work at. I’m very excited that I have an opportunity to focus on developing further as a songwriter with this affiliation with Linus Entertainment.”

Strongman has been delighting audiences around the world with his take on the blues for decades, liberally applying swampy swagger and sweetness to shuffles, ballads, and four-on-the-floor chuggers alike. Now seven albums deep, Strongman is already well known as a solo artist within the blues community.

“I believe Steve has what it takes to be a world-class creative force in the blues scene,” shares Geoff Kulawick, President of Linus Entertainment. “We will be utilizing his strength as a songwriter, introducing him as a producer, collaborator and co-writer to our Stony Plain Records affiliated artists as well as artists on other labels.”

“One thing that we bring to the table are connections,” says Rob Brown, Linus Entertainment’s Manager of Music Publishing. “We see an opportunity for Steve to work with the world’s best blues and roots artists, many who we already happen to be doing business with. We’re eager to see what opening those doors will lead to.”

A new album from Strongman is in the works and will be released alongside his back catalog on the Linus affiliated roots and blues label, Stony Plain Records.

Cole Harbour, NS’s Folk-Country Rocker JEFF GAY Turns His Gaze to Relationships in New Album, Stargazer

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Canadian Americana folk-country rocker Jeff Gay is looking way up in his new album, Stargazer, including single “XOXO” — featuring multi-award winning singer/songwriter Christina Martin — each available now.

Many of tracks on Stargazer wade into the darker depths of romantic relationships, and “XOXO” is no exception. “Honestly? I was thinking about women I’ve known through the years who’ve told me stories about their partners threatening suicide as a way to try and hang onto them,” Gay shares, immediately delving deep into the inspiration behind the song. “As much as I despise this idea, and that kind of man, I really wanted to try and get into the head of a person who would do this.

“I imagined a sort of self-absorbed individual while songwriting, or someone with a real depression or mental illness, but it’s truly open to interpretation of what type of individual’s perspective is shared; like, maybe it could be you? Or maybe he’s just looking for that impossible person to put the stars in his crown?

“I think one line says it all: ‘I love, and I grieve, and I always feel bad,’ as if his trouble should be his lover’s problem.”

Jeff Gay got his first foray into singing as a young soprano, even singing with Symphony Nova Scotia on one occasion. The Cole Harbour-based singer/songwriter soon moved to rock, taking part in BARK alongside Matt Mays in 1994, and some many years later, country-rock outfit, The Legendary Golden River Show Band. Through his years, he’s released critically acclaimed albums, including 2008’s Jeff Gay and Special Blends’ Kindly Requests, and Cuban Rum via Hungry Records in 2017.

2020’s Stargazer sees the Nova Scotian folk-country rocker taking to all instruments as well as lead vocals himself, while ushering in backing harmonies from the likes of Christina Martin, Laura Merrimen, Norma MacDonald, Ronok Sarkar, and more. His band features Curtis MacPhee, Maxwell Cranford, Brett Waye, and Drew Debay, and the album was produced by Jeff MacDonald.

“At this point, I feel like every album is just a response to the last one,” Gay considers, name checking Cuban Rum. “I was super pleased with my previous effort, and I even remember saying in an article that, with it, I felt like I’d found my ‘album template’ — short, 40 to 45 minutes in length, with nine or ten songs.

“Meanwhile, though, songs are accumulating,” he laughs. “And also, because every album is a response to the last one, I wanted to go less understated. Ya, know… Make a big statement!”

For Gay, that was part of the mission to create a body of work inspired by Prince’s Sign O the Times and Marvin Gaye’s post-divorce tome, Here, My Dear. “That is the album Gaye had to record as a condition of his divorce with Barry Gordy’s daughter, Anna,” Gay considers. “Here, My Dear runs the gamut of emotions, but the concept is all the feelings that come up in a divorce situation. He even sings at one point, ‘why do I have to pay attorney fees?,’ like he’s working through something in the recording studio.

“It’s raw and got to the heart of the subject matter in a very convincing way to me.

“When I was in my early 20s, I tried to write a concept album about a relationship,” he continues. “The idea was abandoned, but I guess I always had it in the back of my head. With the creation of Stargazer, I told a friend I wanted it to replace Paris, France as the romantic capital of the universe. (I told you I was thinking about making a big statement!)

“This is a very personal album to me; it’s like Here, My Dear without the divorce.”

Toronto R&B Soul Artist TY RICHARD Releases New Single, “Heart Worth Taking”

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Toronto soul-R&B artist Ty Richard questions his compass in his new single, “Heart Worth Taking (feat. Kaya)” — available now.

The song is preview into the Toronto-area artist’s forthcoming 2021 LP, In Time & Grace, and follows previous tour and studio collaborations with Brooklyn dream-pop outfit Cigarettes After Sex and Australian soul duo Breathe.

“This song compares the fading loves of the world with the eternal love of God,” Richard shares. “It discusses the struggle that one faces when choosing between the two.

“I feel like King Solomon in his quest for satisfaction,” he continues. “He had unparalleled wealth, power, women, property, horses, food, and pleasure, and yet after attaining all of it, concluded it all to be worthless when living apart from God. I too was searching for satisfaction in the world through lifestyle, music, and status; each time I attained love through these things, I’d watch that same love and contentment fade quicker than it came.”

He says he had bought the ‘lie of the world’ that one could find fulfillment in excessive materialism, a rising social stature, and the relentless pursuit of personal pleasure. “I was wrong,” he considers. “Human beings were made for something far greater than anything this world has to offer, so I’ve come to the same conclusion as the King: There’s not a single thing on this Earth that can satisfy my soul like knowing the endless love freely given by Jesus Christ.”

Should Musicians Performing to the Elderly Undergo Screening Checks?

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Music is a universal language that appeals to both the young and old. Without words, the sound of music impacts us emotionally, intellectually, spiritually, and physically. Some even have the power to bring about nostalgic feelings.

In the past few decades, the benefits of music for the elderly has been widely researched. Over half of the people in long-term care facilities suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementia. However, music has been found to:

  • Increase social interactions
  • Enhance coordination
  • Improve overall health
  • Boost memory, among many others.

As a result, musicians are often invited to perform in long-term care facilities as a way to help keep the minds of the elderly fit. However, old people are vulnerable and so, it is crucial that the people they interact with are well-behaved and wouldn’t take advantage of them. Therefore, musicians should undergo screening checks before performing to the elderly.

Ensuring Safety

In aged care facilities, it is important to ensure safety at all times because of the vulnerability of the elderly. Therefore, musicians working should carry out police checks before being allowed to perform. This criminal history check helps to get information about the criminal past of the artist. For those that have been charged with multiple acts of violence, it may be unwise to allow them to perform to the elderly given their violent tendencies.

Moreover, for those that are sex offenders, they shouldn’t be allowed near the elderly. It’s even the law that people with violent charges and sex offenders should NOT be allowed to interact with vulnerable groups like the elderly and children.

The elderly should not have access to drugs. Dishonorable musicians can bring drugs into the facility, which is unsafe for the elderly. Therefore, musicians with a drug-related offense may be unsuitable, especially if the charges are recent.

Not only the elderly are at risk by bringing in past offenders. Facility workers are also at risk. To ensure the safety of everyone, a national police check can help provide insight to determine if an artist is suitable to perform to the elderly.

These days criminal history checks in Australia can be completed online. Persons based in Sydney NSW, can do one themselves using the australian national character check australia. The process including uploading identification documents is all online.

Preventing Fraud

As stated early, with age comes mental deterioration. As a result, the aged are more susceptible to fraud. Musicians that are in a financially stressed situation may decide to take advantage of them through financial abuse or manipulation. Since the elderly are quick to trust and unable to defend themselves, people that may take advantage of their old age must be nowhere near them.

A credit history check can help give information about the spending habits and the current financial situation of a prospective artist. Based on that, a prudent decision can be made as to whether they’re suitable to perform or not.

 

 

Conclusion

Although music is important to the elderly, the musicians they interact with must not take advantage of their vulnerabilities. And so, background checks are a useful tool to determine if an artist should be allowed to perform to the aged.

Online Bingo – The Most Lucrative Strategies Summarized For You

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Thanks to its strong resemblance to the game of bingo, the online bingo entered immediately into the good graces of the players, who practice it consistently at any time of the year and not only during the Christmas holiday period. On the other hand, there are specialized platforms in this area that offer many alternatives to enjoy enthusiasts who interact both from PC and mobile devices when they are on the move.

Compared to the game modes practicable inside the land-based bingo halls, when playing on the best casino sites, users have the opportunity to practice, taking advantage of the demo version, which is completely free and does not require the opening of any personal gaming account.

Suppose you want to access the “Real Money” game mode. In that case, however, you must register on the selected portal and create a game account to which an account corresponds. In compliance with the regulations, the game with real money bingo is only accessible to those who have reached the majority’s age.

Bingo: the development of the game

The rules that are the basis of European bingo sites are the same as those used in terrestrial rooms. The development of this game is very simple, and for this reason, it is appreciated by many users. While playing bingo online, you must be mindful that no special techniques or methods will improve winning odds.

The latter can only be increased by purchasing a large number of cards before taking part in the draws of the numbers in the room. The game aims to complete your card containing the dealer numbers before the other players’ combinations come out.

The online bingo at the moment is characterized by the presence of different versions that vary depending on the number of balls used to extract numbers: the player can choose between the variant with 30, 75 or 90 balls.

To play, the player can freely choose the number of cards he wishes to purchase. Depending on the prize pool offered or the number of participants in the room, each folder’s cost is variable. The starting point is € 0.01. The maximum amount of folders to buy differs by the operator.

Users who take part in the online bingo games do not need to pay attention to the numbers drawn during the game and go and mark the corresponding box inside the folder: this operation is performed automatically by the system available in the portal of online casino.

And when the player makes a winning combination, he is immediately notified with an automatic Alert system that will flash and emit unmistakable sound effects. This service is usually offered within the best bingo platforms.

Some nice tips for playing online bingo

Many amateur players wonder how to win at online bingo games. There are many texts on the net in which we talk about the possible techniques with which a player can significantly increase the probability that the numbers contained within his cards will be extracted.

Several mathematical studies have also been conducted in probability calculation, and many scholars have concluded that, given the very high number of combinations that can come out, it is really difficult to find a system that can significantly increase the chances of winning of the player.

Rather than talking about winning methods, it is correct to say that gimmicks can help improve performance, at least in the medium to long term, when playing bingo.

First of all, it is important to choose the context in which to decide to play using your own money. Our advice is to rely on the platforms holding a license issued by the authority, synonymous with safety and maximum reliability.

These online bingo rooms are required to redistribute a very good part of the resources spent on the cards’ purchase. The payouts for bettors who play bingo are very high and are constantly checked by the EU Monopoly, even after the concession.

But before playing for real money, it is advisable to enter the game mechanics by taking advantage of the demo version. Thus, the player (especially if he is a beginner) has the opportunity to learn more about the game, make the rules that are the basis of its development his own and then decide whether to try his luck or not play bingo online for real money.

Usually, these platforms’ initiatives provide for the crediting of a 100% bonus, up to a maximum of € 100 – € 500. The promotions are also available to users who bet from their mobile devices. Each platform also has a section reserved for online bingo in a mobile version or an App for Android and iOS devices.

 

The prizes to be won on the licensed bingo platforms

When playing bingo online, the victory falls on the player who bingo, completing all the numbers available in his card faster than the others. But in the European legal platforms, other very interesting prize categories are also up for grabs that make this game even more attractive in bettors’ eyes.

For example, the player, who completes his card within the first 40 numbers drawn from the urn, receives a prize with the highest value by doing Super Bingo. The platform offers another prize for those who play “Bingo Gold” within 43 numbers drawn. If, on the other hand, he completes the card within 46 numbers drawn, he plays “Silver Bingo”.

Finally, a corresponding amount is awarded to those who play “Bronze Bingo” after completing their card within the 55th number drawn. Each room gives away prizes obtained of different values, depending on the policy adopted and which varies from operator to operator. For this reason, it is advisable to carefully read the rules observed by each room before taking part in the game.

Guide to Win Bingo

We may surprise you, but even a game like bingo can give you more financial satisfaction if you interpret it in the right way. There are some strategies that can give you something more than the Blindfolded Goddess.

Bingo is a great classic of virtual entertainment, and it is very easy to play. Modeled in the image and likeness of classic bingo, the one with the auctioneer, real balls, cards, pencils, highlighters and so on, online bingo is an ageless pastime.

Much loved by those who have already completed several springs, bingo is rediscovering itself, particularly in vogue even by the youngest, who appreciate its speed of play and lightheartedness.

Here are the tricks for winning at bingo

Don’t worry: it doesn’t take a degree in math to practice the tricks of winning online bingo. More than strategies, these are small great precautions and advice that, if put into practice, can increase your chances of winning by giving you more substantial prizes.

# 1 – Learn to choose the right room

Not all online bingo rooms are created equal. Some are more crowded, which is why they guarantee higher prizes, but on the other hand, the chances of winning are reduced. Others have games with cards that cost very little: you have more fun, but even here, the payout is less.

Choose the right room for your needs well, because the important thing is that the virtual bingo experience makes you have fun and feel good.

# 2 – Aim for progressive jackpots

Whether it’s crowded halls or not, expensive cards or not, there’s nothing better than hitting a progressive jackpot in a bingo game. Look for these kinds of games because they are by far the best.

Regardless of the card’s cost, online bingo with progressive jackpot offers an extra prize pool that can be unlocked when certain conditions are met, such as playing bingo within a certain number of balls.

# 3 – Don’t go over your initial budget

The game is a game, and it must remain so: if it begins to become a concern, it is no longer a game. Think of a sort of “wallet” to dedicate to online bingo, a sum with which you feel comfortable and that you can use without worries.

Think as if you were dedicating money to your hobbies: on the other hand, going out for a pizza and drinking a beer costs money, as does spending an evening playing online bingo.

# 4 – Don’t play too many cards at once

Although bingo sites are equipped with an automatic system that marks the numbers (which you can turn on or off at your convenience, as a rule), try not to play with too many cards at once.

The reason is simple: it’s not fun. It becomes impossible to follow the calls of the numbers when playing with too many cards. Furthermore, playing with many cards increases the chances of winning, but also the expense.