DEALS
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Universal Music has partnered with Indian talent management agency Represent. The label will offer distribution, publishing and brand partnerships support to artists signed to the agency, and the two companies will develop new talent together.
APPOINTMENTS
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Warner Music has promoted Sean Michael Gross to VP Warner Classics UK & North America. He joined the company in 2021 to head up Warner Classics in the UK. âIâve been honoured to serve as the steward of our incredible artists and catalogue in the UK these past two years, and am excited to now add North America to my remitâ, he says. âIn my view, there has never been a more exciting time for classical music, with the breadth of new artists and repertoire that are expanding our definition of the genre, and more than a century of recorded music accessible at every curious listenerâs fingertipsâ.
RELEASES
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Peggy Gou has teamed up with Lenny Kravitz for new track âI Believe In Love Againâ. âThe 90s have had such a huge influence on my musicâ, she says. âPeople know about my love of the dance/house/rave scene from that time but Iâve always been a big R&B fan, and also a huge fan of Lenny. I listened endlessly to his 1998 album â5â - my personal favourite - but his whole discography is great, totally timeless. He came into the studio and transformed the guide vocal into magic, writing new lyrics and creating that incredible guitar riffâ.
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Confidence Man have released new single âFirebreakâ. The band say of the track: âCanât stop wonât stop. Weâre relentless. Almost incessant. So hereâs âFirebreakâ, custom made for the next Super Bowl halftime show. We got one word for you - phenomenalâ.
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Laura Jane Grace has released âHole In My Headâ, the title track of her new album of the same name, which will be out on 16 Feb.
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HAAi has released new single âAlways Ascendingâ with Jon Hopkins and Kim-Bu. The track is taken from her DJ-Kicks compilation, which is out tomorrow.
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Logic1000 has released new single âSelf To Blameâ featuring Kayla Blackmon. Her debut album âMotherâ will be out on 22 Mar.
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Tycho has released new single âSmall Sanctuaryâ featuring Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear. âInnocent and unburdened by the trappings of modern life, children are a pure expression of the human conditionâ, says Tycho. âTo watch them grow and learn is to witness a sanctuary for the human spirit. I wrote this song for my daughter who brings me limitless joy and inspirationâ.
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Ellur has released new single âThe Womanâ. âI wrote âThe Womanâ with no intention of showing it to anyone or releasing itâ, she says. âI wrote it just for me. But after slipping it into a few acoustic performances early this year, I received really inspiring feedback from people in the audience. Women were approaching me to tell me they liked the song with this knowing look and I felt an immediate connection to them. It actually felt pretty devastating that we had these experiences in commonâ.
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Zooey Celeste has released new single âBig Troubleâ featuring Tei Shi. His debut album âRestless Thoughtsâ is out tomorrow.
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Sarasara has released new single âThe Horrible Thingsâ. Her third album âElixirâ is out on 1 Mar.