ViVA Trio, the all-female trio of Canadian opera singers that are changing the landscape of the classical crossover genre, performed on Toronto’s Global Morning Show this week to give their rendition of John Lennon’s Imagine.
Poison Drummer Rikki Rockett Writes Rock And Roll Manifesto On Facebook
Poison drummer Rikki Rockett wrote a state of the union, if you will, for rock music on New Year’s Eve on his Facebook page, pointing to a future direction for the genre.
SiriusXM Canada’s 200+ audio channels are now available on Apple TV 4K and Apple TV
SiriusXM Canada’s 200+ audio channels are now available on Apple TV 4K and Apple TV(4th generation) via the SiriusXM app. Among other features, users can choose from a large library of archived programming on SiriusXM On Demand; set preferences and resume shows from where they left off across their devices.
*cough* My show, ThatEricAlper airs at various times over the weekend on Channel 167, Canada Talks.
Childish Gambino, Pink, Lady Gaga To Perform On 2018 GRAMMYs
Current nominees Childish Gambino, Lady Gaga, Little Big Town, and Pink are among the first performers announced for the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast.
Additionally, GRAMMY winner Patti LuPone and current nominee Ben Platt will herald a special broadway tribute at the 60th GRAMMY Awards as Music’ Biggest Night returns to New York City for the first time in 15 years.
Making his GRAMMY stage debut, Childish Gambino is currently nominated for five GRAMMY Awards: Album Of The Year and Best Urban Contemporary Album for Awaken, My Love!; and Record Of The Year, Best R&B Song and Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Redbone.”
Set to perform a track from her GRAMMY-nominated album, Joanne, which is up for Best Pop Vocal Album, six-time GRAMMY winner Lady Gaga is also nominated for Best Pop Solo Performance for “Million Reasons.”
Two-time GRAMMY winners Little Big Town are nominated for Best Country Album for The Breaker and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Better Man.”
Three-time GRAMMY winner Pink is nominated in the Best Pop Solo Performance category for “What About Us.”
Two-time GRAMMY winner LuPone, who will reprise her 1981 GRAMMY performance of “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina,” and “Dear Evan Hansen”‘s Platt, will team up to perform a classic from “West Side Story” in a special Broadway tribute honoring the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Leonard Bernstein.
Hosted by award-winning television personality and performer James Corden, the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live from Madison Square Garden on CBS on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT.
Listen To Early Version of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Landslide’ From Their Breakthrough Self-Titled Album
If you’re a Fleetwood Mac fan, then you’ll be pleased to learn that the band is doling out the instant grats for the upcoming deluxe reissue of their self-titled 1975 album. If you pre-order your copy now, then you’ll be blessed with the early version of the band’s classic hit “Landslide” that appears on the second of the set’s three discs.
FLEETWOOD MAC: DELUXE EDITION hits record store shelves on January 19, and it features not only three CDs but also a DVD and an LP. You’ll get the original album with newly remastered audio on CD and LP, two discs of rare and unreleased studio and live recordings, and a DVD with 5.1 Surround Sound and high-resolution mixes of the original album.
Of course, for those of you on a tighter budget, we’ll also be releasing an expanded version of the album as a 2-CD set, and there’ll also be just a straightforward single disc which features the newly remastered sound.
As for the specific contents of these reissues, here you go.
FLEETWOOD MAC: DELUXE EDITION
Disc One: Original Album Remastered and Singles
“Monday Morning”
“Warm Ways”
“Blue Letter”
“Rhiannon”
“Over My Head”
“Crystal”
“Say You Love Me”
“Landslide”
“World Turning”
“Sugar Daddy”
“I’m So Afraid”
“Over My Head” – Single Version
“Rhiannon” – Single Version
“Say You Love Me” – Single Version
“Blue Letter” – Single Version *
Disc Two: Alternates and Live
“Monday Morning” – Early Take *
“Warm Ways” – Early Take *
“Blue Letter” – Early Take *
“Rhiannon” – Early Take *
“Over My Head” – Early Take *
“Crystal” – Early Take *
“Say You Love Me” – Early Version *
“Landslide” – Early Version *
“World Turning” – Early Version *
“Sugar Daddy” – Early Take *
“I’m So Afraid” – Early Version *
“Over My Head” – Live *
“Rhiannon” – Live *
“Why” – Live *
“World Turning” – Live *
Jam #2
“I’m So Afraid” – Early Take Instrumental *
Disc Three: Live
“Get Like You Used To Be” *
“Station Man” *
“Spare Me A Little” *
“Rhiannon” *
“Why” *
“Landslide” *
“Over My Head” *
“I’m So Afraid” *
“Oh Well” *
“The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown)” *
“World Turning” *
“Blue Letter” *
“Don’t Let Me Down Again”
“Hypnotized” *
DVD: 5.1 Surround Mix and 24/96 Stereo Audio of Original Album plus four single mixes
LP
Side One
“Monday Morning”
“Warm Ways”
“Blue Letter”
“Rhiannon”
“Over My Head”
“Crystal”
Side Two
“Say You Love Me”
“Landslide”
“World Turning”
“Sugar Daddy”
“I’m So Afraid”
* Previously Unreleased
FLEETWOOD MAC: EXPANDED EDITION
Disc One: Original Album Remastered and Singles
“Monday Morning”
“Warm Ways”
“Blue Letter”
“Rhiannon”
“Over My Head”
“Crystal”
“Say You Love Me”
“Landslide”
“World Turning”
“Sugar Daddy”
“I’m So Afraid”
“Over My Head” – Single Version
“Rhiannon” – Single Version
“Say You Love Me” – Single Version
“Blue Letter” – Single Version *
Disc Two: Alternates and Live
“Monday Morning” – Early Take *
“Warm Ways” – Early Take *
“Blue Letter” – Early Take *
“Rhiannon” – Early Take *
“Over My Head” – Early Take *
“Crystal” – Early Take *
“Say You Love Me” – Early Version *
“Landslide” – Early Version *
“World Turning” – Early Version *
“Sugar Daddy” – Early Take *
“I’m So Afraid” – Early Version *
“Over My Head” – Live *
“Rhiannon” – Live *
“Why” – Live *
“World Turning” – Live *
Jam #2
“I’m So Afraid” – Early Take Instrumental *
Charlie Puth Enlists Boys II Men For “If You Leave Me Now”
Today, multi-platinum artist/songwriter/producer Charlie Puth has released his new track, “If You Leave Me Now” featuring the famed R&B vocal trio Boyz II Men, available now at all music retailers and streaming services HERE. “If You Leave Me Now” marks the third song released from Puth’s highly-anticipated sophomore album, Voicenotes, and the follow-up to 2016’s RIAA Platinum certified debut album, Nine Track Mind. Last night, Puth announced the new release date for Voicenotes, which will now arrive May 11th.
2017 proved to be a massively successful year for Puth, as he unveiled critically-acclaimed instant-hits “Attention” and “How Long,” the first two singles from Voicenotes, the eagerly-awaited album he is fully producing on his own. The album’s first single “Attention” – which became Puth’s fifth RIAA-certified platinum selling single, third Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 and first #1 on pop radio – cracked 3 million Spotify streams in just a week, while its sexy music video racked up over 3 million views in under 24 hours. The New York Times praised it as “a sinister thumper,” while noting upon the release of “How Long” that “the once tightly controlled pop-soul singer is maturing with a robust second act full of bruises.” Puth’s current smash single, “How Long,” has officially entered the Top 10 on both Hot AC and Top 40 radio formats, and was named by Vanity Fair as one of “The 17 Best Pop Songs of 2017.” “How Long” is joined by an even more popular companion visual, currently boasting over 200 million views via YouTube alone.
Puth recently announced plans for his biggest North American headline tour to date. Produced by Live Nation, “The Voicenotes Tour” officially gets underway July 11 at Toronto, ON’s Budweiser Stage and travels the continent through the summer (see full itinerary below). Highlights include dates at New York City’s world-famous Radio City Music Hall (July 16) and the renowned Greek Theatre in Los Angeles (August 14). Multi-Platinum recording artist Hailee Steinfeld will be main support on all dates.
In addition to performing for a third year in a row on the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball tour, with the Los Angeles Times praising his “genuine charm and daffy enthusiasm” at the stop at The Forum, Puth capped off 2017 with explosive performances of “How Long” on both The Voice and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. Prior to that, he performed the track on Good Morning America (watch) & The Late Late Show with James Corden (watch). Puth will perform “How Long” on upcoming episodes of the nationally syndicated Ellen DeGeneres Show and CBS’ The Talk, both set to air in early January.
Bruno Mars And Cardi B Are Drippin’ In “Finesse” On New Remix Collaboration
Global superstar Bruno Mars has teamed up with GRAMMY-nominated breakout hip-hop star Cardi B for a brand new remix of “Finesse,” from Mars’ GRAMMY-nominated blockbuster third album, 24K MAGIC. The remix is now available at all DSPs, with the high-energy companion video below.
Mars rounded out an all-star year with six total GRAMMY nominations, including recognition in the ‘Big Three’ with 24K MAGIC (Album of the Year), the album’s title track (Record of the Year), and “That’s What I Like” (Song of the Year). Mars also received three nominations in the R&B category, including Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for “That’s What I Like,” and Best R&B Album for 24K MAGIC. The 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards will air January 28th on CBS.
GRAMMY nominated rap superstar Cardi B rounds out an all-star 2017 by releasing her next smash single, “Bartier Cardi” featuring 21 Savage. While Cardi is currently featured on several hit tracks – G-eazy’s “No Limit” ft. A$AP Rocky, Migos’ “Motorsport” ft. Nicki Minaj, and Ozuna’s “La Modelo” – “Bartier Cardi” marks the rapper’s official second single release follow up to this year’s breakthrough smash “Bodak Yellow.” Cardi B has recently been named as the third act – alongside The Beatles and Ashanti – and first rapper to have her first three entries in the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10 simultaneously.
David Duchovny To Release Sophomore Album, “Every Third Thought”
David Duchovny will release his second album Every Third Thought on February 9th via King Baby/GMG. This is the follow up to 2015’s Hell or Highwater that Rolling Stone called “a likable, lyrically tart, vaguely Wilco-ish debut album.” Every Third Thought moves away from the folkier vibe of the debut set into more rock territory. Recorded at Atomic Sound in Brooklyn in December 2016, the album showcases Duchovny’s storytelling and playing: “I feel like this Album presents a real growth lyrically and musically from the first and I can’t wait to get it out there.”
The album will be initially released digitally and on streaming services with plans for CD and vinyl to be announced soon.
It is surprising to know that David Duchovny only picked up a guitar a few years ago in a spell of free time, between projects, at first just to amuse himself but as he started playing, felt inspired to start writing songs. He grew up listening to classic late 60’s early 70’s rock: The Beatles, The Who, Rolling Stones, Yes etc… along with a lot of funk which he aspires to play, joking he’ll need to become a better musician to do so.
David Duchovny is best known as an award winning actor, director and novelist starring in the smash TV series The X-Files (winning a Golden Globe for the role.) His first novel Holy Cow was released by Farrar Straus and Giroux in February 2015 and hit the New York Times Best Sellers’ list. This was followed up by his second novel, Bucky F*cking Dent, which also hit the New York Times Best Sellers’ list, and was released globally in 2016.
In 2015, David completed his first studio album for for ThinkSay Records titled Hell or Highwater touring both Europe and the US in support.
David reprised his award winning role as Fox Mulder January 3rd on The X-Files. His third book, Miss Subways, will be released globally in May of 2018, and David is planning on Directing and Producing his novel, Bucky F*cking Dent into a film summer of 2018. He also plans to hit the road in support of his new album, first in Australia and New Zealand in February with U.S. plans to be announced soon.
Every Third Thought Tracklisting:
1. Half Life
2. Every Third Thought
3. Maybe I Can’t
4. Stranger in the Sacred Heart
5. Mo’
6. Someone Else’s Girl
7. When the Whistle Blows
8. Spiral
9. Roman Coin
10. Jericho
11. Last First Time
12. Marble Sun
Tour Dates:
Feb 20 – Auckland, NZ
Feb 21 – Wellington, NZ
Feb 23 – Melbourne, AU
Feb 24 – Sydney, AU
Feb 25 – Wollongong, AU
Feb 28 – Newcastle, AU
March 1 – Brisbane, AU
Spotify and Apple Help UK’s Biggest Growth in Music Consumption In Two Decades
Digital streaming and the ongoing vinyl revival are both fueling Britain’s rise in music sales after more than 135million albums were sold last year. Music fans in the UK purchased the huge number of albums across all formats, including digital downloads, CDs and vinyls. The giant figure is almost a 10 per cent increase on the previous year and it is the UK’s biggest growth in music sales in two decades.
The Beatles Have The #1 And #2 Best-Selling Vinyl Albums In 2017
The Beatles finish 2017 with the top two selling vinyl LPs of the year: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (72,000 — powered in large part by the album’s deluxe anniversary reissue in 2017) and Abbey Road (66,000). The soundtrack Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 is the third biggest with 62,000. Comparably, in 2016, the top three sellers were Twenty One Pilots’ Blurryface (68,000), David Bowie’s Blackstar (66,000) and Adele’s 25 (58,000).
| TOP 10 SELLING VINYL ALBUMS OF 2017 IN U.S. | |||
| Rank | Artist, Title | Sales | |
| 1 | The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band | 72,000 | |
| 2 | The Beatles, Abbey Road | 66,000 | |
| 3 | Soundtrack, Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1 | 62,000 | |
| 4 | Ed Sheeran, ÷ (Divide) | 62,000 | |
| 5 | Amy Winehouse, Back to Black | 58,000 | |
| 6 | Prince and the Revolution, Purple Rain (Soundtrack) | 58,000 | |
| 7 | Bob Marley and The Wailers, Legend: The Best Of… | 49,000 | |
| 8 | Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon | 54,000 | |
| 9 | Soundtrack, La La Land | 49,000 | |
| 10 | Michael Jackson, Thriller | 49,000 | |
| Source: Nielsen Music, for the tracking period Dec. 30, 2016 through Dec. 28, 2017. | |||