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FOY VANCE RELEASES “GUIDING LIGHT (ANNIVERSARY EDITION)”

FEATURING ED SHEERAN, ELTON JOHN & KEITH URBAN

& UNVEILS THE ACCOMPANYING VIDEO

“It’s the most beautiful song. When Foy asked me to do it, it was a no brainer for me because I’m such a huge fan of his.”

Elton John

“Guiding Light was a song that I was obsessed with. I learned it in my bedroom,

and I used to play it at pub shows, trying to be Foy.”

Ed Sheeran

“It’s one of my all-time favourite songs…it captures all of the beauty and the struggle and everything that it is to be a spiritual being having a human experience.”

Keith Urban

L-R: Ed Sheeran, Foy Vance, Elton John, Keith Urban. Download here

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Foy Vance has today released his very special new single “Guiding Light (Anniversary Edition)”, which features vocals from three of the biggest names in music – Ed Sheeran, Elton John and Keith Urban. Comments Elton John: “It’s the most beautiful song. When Foy asked me to do it, it was a no brainer for me because I’m such a huge fan of his.”

Comments Ed Sheeran: “I was a Foy Vance fan from the age of about 15 and went to a load of his gigs back then where he used to end with Guiding Light. It was a song that I was obsessed with. I learned it in my bedroom, and I used to play it at pub shows, trying to be Foy. When we got to know each other, I asked him why he had never recorded it because I’d only ever found videos of it on YouTube and I really encouraged him to record it. When he was recording it he asked ‘well why don’t you sing it with me? If you’ve been singing for all these years you should sing it with me,’ so we sang it on Joy of Nothing in 2013. Then when said he was re-recording it and wants to do it with Keith Urban and Elton John I was like, that sounds great!”

Comments Keith Urban: “I get a call from Foy that they’re going to do a new version of Guiding Light, one of my all-time favourite songs, to celebrate the ten year anniversary of Foy writing the song, and so for me that was a no brainer. To be on the song period is incredible because it’s such a beautiful song. It’s more of a hymn—it captures all of the beauty and the struggle and everything that it is to be a spiritual being having a human experience. I think this song captures it. So it was an immediate yes from me to be a part of it.”

Vance has also unveiled the accompanying video, which was shot in Brooklyn, New York by Gus Black, who directed the video for Vance’s ”She Burns”. Shot on film, the “Guiding Light (Anniversary Edition) video is a modern cinematic take on the classic Hollywood screen test and stars actor/model AnnaSophia Robb (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Carrie Diaries, The Act).

There is also a lyric video for “Guiding Light (Anniversary Edition)” plus a documentary video will premiere on November 21 at 5pm GMT / 12pm ET.

The closing track on Vance’s 2013 breakthrough album Joy Of Nothing, “Guiding Light” was originally co-sung by Ed Sheeran, Vance’s long-time friend, touring and songwriting partner. Over the past decade the song has become a beacon of hope for Vance’s substantial worldwide fanbase, and to celebrate 10 year he has revisited the song with three iconic musicians who have been part of his journey and who continue to inspire him.

Produced by Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid, the new Anniversary Edition of the song features new vocals from Sheeran together with musical icon Elton John, who has long-championed Vance, and Keith Urban, who has written with Vance and covered his 2016 song “Burden”. The backing choir on the new version consists of Anderson East, Patrick Droney, Devin Dawson, Bonnie Bishop, Lisa Gray, Etta Britt, Bob Britt, and NEEDTOBREATHES’s Bear Rinehart, Josh Lovelace, Seth Bolt, Tyler Burkum, and Randall Harris, and was recorded at Anderson East’s studio in Nashville.

“When I wrote Guiding Light I was feeling lost in my life due to a loss of family, friendships and reason,” says Vance of the track. “The music lit up the darkness. Melody reminded me to keep going no matter how long the road or how pointless it seemed.

“Guiding Light is the person or the thing that brings you back to a safe space, somewhere to lick your wounds and convalesce. To see this song resonate with so many people over the years has truly been a beautiful thing.”

Foy Vance and Ed Sheeran go way back to when Ed was an unsigned, prolifically gigging newcomer. Over Sheeran’s subsequent years of global superstardom, their friendship and songwriting partnership has endured. In 2015, Vance became Sheeran’s second signing to his label Gingerbread Man Records and he has subsequently released two acclaimed studio albums, The Wild Swan (2016) and Signs Of Life (2021).

Vance and Sheeran’s collaborations include co-writing four tracks including “Galway Girl” on Ed Sheeran’s 2017 album Divide, and the closing track “The Hills of Aberfeldy” on Ed’s 2023 album Subtract. Foy The pair also co-wrote “Blue” on Sheeran’s new album Autumn Variations and “A Beautiful Game” for Apple TV+’s ‘Ted Lasso’, which has been nominated for a 2023 Primetime Emmy Award. Vance has also worked with Alicia Keys, Rag N Bone Man, Keith Urban, Kacey Musgraves, Miranda Lambert, Plan B and Rudimental among many others, effortlessly switching between genres.

“Guiding Light” (Anniversary Edition) arrives ahead of Vance’s upcoming Regarding The Joy Of Nothing UK Tour. Recorded in Donegal on Ireland’s west coast, the album was a critical and commercial breakthrough for the Bangor-born musician, winning the inaugural Northern Ireland Music Prize.

Vance lives in the Scottish Highlands with his family.

NEW RULES RING IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON

WITH MIGHT RUIN CHRISTMAS DOUBLE SINGLE

ORIGINAL HOLIDAY SINGLE “MIGHT RUIN CHRISTMAS”

+ “SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN” COVER STREAMING NOW

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023 – UK/Irish Trio New Rules are ringing in the holiday season with a Christmas double single. Written solely by the band, their original track “Might Ruin Christmas” arrives as a welcome addition to the modern Christmas canon – a cheeky offering exploring what can happen when you have a little too much fun the night before the holiday. The group also shared a cover of the Christmas classic, “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town,” giving the track a fresh take with stacked harmonies, jaunty guitars, and an explosive chorus. Both songs are available now via Elektra.

On the idea behind “Might Ruin Christmas,” New Rules explains: “One of the best things about Christmas is getting to go home and catch up with all your friends, but with that comes the risk of getting too ‘merry’ the night before and wrecking Christmas Day for everyone – getting home too late, snacking on the turkey, knocking over the tree… all potential hazards we have to avoid around the holiday season. ‘Might Ruin Christmas’ is a song that we think captures that ‘night before’ feeling.”

Last month, New Rules played a packed headline show at Islington Assembly Hall and debuted their captivating new single and video “Ghost Town,” which was featured as Maia Beth’s Poppest Track on BBC Sounds. Written by New Rules and John Ryan [One Direction, Niall Horan, Sabrina Carpenter], “Ghost Town” laments the demise of a relationship and the feeling of abandonment that comes after. Directed by Devon Kuziw, the haunting visual toys with the song’s concept, flipping it on its head to present the group as ghosts in a world that has lost substance to them without their partner.

“Ghost Town” was preceded by the reflective summer track “Old Days” and the bouncy single “NOPE!,” which was named by British GQ one of “The Best Songs of 2023 (So Far).” Earlier this year, the band wrapped up a run of UK and Ireland headline tour dates, which earned a glowing review from The Sun, who raved, “…I hadn’t experienced this sort of hysteria since One Direction” and praised the band’s “electric” energy “…easing between flawless harmonies, guitar riffs, and banter with fans.” The trio also recorded a Radio 1 session at London’s prestigious Maida Vale Studios earlier this year. The group’s 2022 mixtape Go The Distance racked up praise from PEOPLE Magazine, who named the trio one of their Emerging Artists To Watch. Rolling Stone UK applauded the mixtape’s “pop-driven earworms,” while Sweety High attested New Rules are “going places.”

About New Rules:

For New Rules, three guitars and three voices converge upon one stadium-size sound. The London-based trio—Alec McGarry, Nathan Lambert, and Ryan Meaney—elevate pop to the rafters fueled by singer-songwriter soul, rock ‘n’ roll spirit, and a whole lot of personality. With Ryan from Dublin, Alec from Hertfordshire, and Nathan from Chelmsford, the boys initially met online, bonding over similar backgrounds playing music on street corners, uploading covers online, and penning original material. The musicians congregated in London and introduced New Rules with “Call It” and “Fix Somebody” during 2019. Beyond hitting the road with Julia Michaels, Little Mix, and Picture This, they’ve sold out successive headline tours. Following the viral success of “Pasta” and “Emily,” they caught the attention of Elektra Records and signed to the label in 2021. Last summer, the trio released their debut mixtape Go The Distance, which racked up praise from PEOPLE Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone UK, and more, in addition to selling out UK shows and their first-ever U.S. dates.

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James Blunt Returns With New Album

Who We Used To Be – Out Now

James Blunt is back with a sparkling new album Who We Used To Be – released now Atlantic Records, featuring the bright and breezy uptempo rocker “Beside You’.

Produced by The Six, a Manchester collective who have worked with Clean Bandit, Marshmello and James Arthur, ‘Beside You’ is a feel -good summer anthem. “It’s a bit of a celebration,” James says. “An upbeat banger about finally being with the one you’ve been searching for your whole life.” Listen to ‘Beside You’ HERE.

Who We Used To Be is James’ first studio album since the acclaimed, top 3 ‘Once Upon A Mind’ in 2019. This time out he has worked with a variety of producers including Jonny Coffer, Red Triangle, Jack & Coke and Steve Robson. His recent greatest hits collection, ‘The Stars Beneath My Feet’, went Gold selling over 100,000 copies.

James Blunt has become something of a national treasure as he approaches his twentieth anniversary. He is respected for his honesty, wit, and charm as showcased on record, onstage and with his ever engaging twitter account.

His 2004 debut album ‘Back To Bedlam’ featured the global smash hit ‘You’re Beautiful’ and is one of the top ten best selling albums of that decade. He’s won two Brit Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards and has received 5 Grammy nominations.

Who We Used To Be Tracklisting

1. Saving A Life
2. Some Kind Of Beautiful
3. Beside You
4. Last Dance
5. All The Love That I Ever Needed
6. The Girl That Never Was
7. Cold Shoulder
8. I Won’t Die With You
9. Dark Thought
10. Glow

ELLA HENDERSON TEAMS UP WITH CIAN DUCROT ON NEW HOLIDAY SINGLE

‘REST OF OUR DAYS’

No. 1 singer-songwriter’s Ella Henderson and Cian Ducrot have teamed up for future holiday classic ‘Rest Of Our Days’.

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Arriving on the heels of Ella’s ninth UK Top 10 (‘0800 HEAVEN’)  and Cian’s No. 1 debut album ‘Victory’, ‘Rest Of Our Days’ finds the two rejoining forces after collaborating last year on Cian’s viral Top 20 hit ‘All For You’.

Ella shares: “This single is for bringing people together around the holidays, reminding us to appreciate where we are right now and raising a glass to that! Cian and I became good mates when he joined me on tour and it’s exciting to be working together again”.

Recently enlisted by Regard, Sonny Fodera, Paul Woolford, Frank Walker, Joel Corry and Nathan Dawe, Ella remains one the UK’s most in-demand vocalists. Also a multi-platinum songwriter with over a billion streams to her name – she recently wrote new Nathan Dawe & Bebe Rexha single, ‘Heart Still Beating’ – Ella released her long-awaited second studio album ‘Everything I Didn’t Say’ in 2022. The album spent 38 weeks on the UK Official Albums Chart, secured her second UK Top 10 record and earned an Ivor Novello nomination for single ‘Let’s Go Home Together’ with Tom Grennan.

ALEC BENJAMIN  RETURNS WITH NEW MUSIC “DIFFERENT KIND OF BEAUTIFUL,”

PRODUCED BY STARGATE, OUT NOW

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“A pop storyteller for the next generation” “

TIME

“A storyteller who’s mastered the art of turning everyday heartbreak into compelling pop songs.”

PAPER

Multi-platinum singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin returns with “Different Kind of Beautiful,” the first music from his forthcoming album set for release in 2024 on Elektra Records. “Different Kind of Beautiful” was produced by Grammy winning duo Stargate (Sam Smith, Beyonce) and marks the beginning of a bold step forward for the uniquely talented Benjamin.  “This song represents the start of a whole new chapter for me,’ noted Alec “It means so much to me and I can’t wait to share it with fans.” Benjamin’s inimitable voice and storytelling mastery take center stage in this new song, serving as a poignant reminder of his unparalleled uniqueness. Benjamin began teasing the track online last week by letting fans puzzle together snippets of the music as well as making a clip available on TikTok. Listen to the track HERE.

Since his debut in 2018, Benjamin has emerged as a standout artist, celebrated by both fans and critics for his exceptional storytelling. With the release of his sophomore album (Un)Commentary in 2022 Benjamin took to the road to connect with fans captivating audiences across the United States, Asia, Australia, and Europe as well as a debut performance at Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival.  Alec’s impressive resume includes 8B+ global streams, 12.5M+ social media followers across his platforms, 123M+ in playlist reach, and 1.6B+ YouTube views on his channel. An illustration of the connection Alec has forged with audiences worldwide.

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NATHAN DAWE & BEBE REXHA  CONNECT ON NEW SINGLE

‘HEART STILL BEATING’

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Following the UK Top 10, and Irish Top 20 success of summer anthem ‘0800 HEAVEN’ alongside Joel Corry & Ella Henderson, BRIT-nominated DJ/producer Nathan Dawe is back with new single, ‘Heart Still Beating’ – a first ever collaboration with multiplatinum hitmaker, Bebe Rexha.

Listen to ‘Heart Still Beating’ HERE.

Recorded with Bebe after Nathan headed to Los Angeles for the first time earlier this month, ‘Heart Still Beating’ forms his debut transatlantic link-up and taps a bright, infectious, up-tempo electronic sound that Nathan is starting to make all his own. Punctuated by Bebe’s signature powerful vocals, this post break-up anthem lands as another slice of punchy, relatable, heart-full dance music.

“I’m so excited for this record to be released”, says Nathan. “If anyone’s followed my stories recently then they’ll see that the whole process came together in a really organic way, and working with a superstar like Bebe was incredible.”

The release of ‘Heart Still Beating’ crowns another landmark year for Nathan Dawe. In 2023 alone, he’s already scored his third UK Top 10 single in the form of ‘0800 HEAVEN’ – a record that spent 13 weeks inside the UK Top 40 – held down his third consecutive summer residency at Ibiza Rocks and presided over the growth of both his hometown restaurant, Isobel’s in Burton-On-Trent, and a debut summer season at IKON; the Zante bar and nightclub he opened back in June.

‘Heart Still Beating’ also toasts another banner year for Bebe Rexha. The GRAMMY® nominated songstress is the only artist to spend over 50 weeks at #1 on both Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and Hot Country Songs charts. Now boasting an extraordinary 17.8 billion global streams across her catalogue, Bebe released her self-titled third studio album in April and featured as one. Of Rolling Stone’s “Best Albums of 2023 So Far.” The record features featuring standout collaborations with Snoop Dogg & Dolly Parton, as well as 2022 UK #1, GRAMMY-nominated single and global mega-hit, ‘I’m Good (Blue)’ with David Guetta. She has also performed extensively throughout the year with her ‘Best F’N Night Of My Life’ World Tour traversing the US, Europe, Asia and Australia, where she plays three upcoming dates in November.

RELEASES DELUXE EDITION OF UK NO. 1 ALBUM ‘THE GOOD WITCH’

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‘THE GOOD WITCH (DELUXE)’ FEATURES SIX BRAND-NEW TRACKS

MAISIE JUST PLAYED 2 SOLD-OUT SHOWS AT DUBLIN’S 3OLYMPIA THEATRE THIS WEEK!

Maisie Peters has released a deluxe edition of her acclaimed UK No. 1 (No.7 in Ireland) album ‘The Good Witch’. Featuring six brand-new tracks, ‘The Good Witch (Deluxe)’ arrives in the midst of Maisie’s nationwide tour, which culminates with a sold-out show at London’s OVO Arena Wembley on Friday 3 November.

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Maisie shares: “Making ‘The Good Witch’ was one of the most magical experiences of my life and I knew from the beginning that there was more life in this record yet – I wasn’t finished telling certain stories. ‘You Signed Up For This’ and ‘The Good Witch’ feel like sister records to me, different in age and tone but forever intertwined by the person I was when I wrote both and over the past few years there have been songs I wrote that slipped through the cracks that I knew were special to me. I wanted to give them to you, to finish this year and open the door to some of my favourite tales I didn’t get to tell – ‘The Good Witch’ is not done yet.”

‘THE GOOD WITCH (DELUXE)’ TRACKLIST

1. The Good Witch
2. Coming Of Age
3. Watch
4. Body Better
5. Want You Back
6. The Band And I
7. You’re Just A Boy (And I’m Kinda The Man)
8. Lost The Breakup
9. Wendy
10. Run
11. Two Weeks Ago
12. BSC
13. Therapy
14. There It Goes
15. History Of Man
16. Holy Revival
17. Yoko
18. The Song
19. Guy On A Horse
20. Truth Is
21. The Last One

GREEN DAY RELEASE  “THE AMERICAN DREAM IS KILLING ME”

OUT NOW – LISTEN HERE

FIRST SINGLE AND OPENING TRACK FROM THE ICONIC ROCK BAND’S NEW ALBUM ‘SAVIORS’ OUT JANUARY 19, 2024

NEW ALBUM CO-PRODUCED BY ‘DOOKIE’ AND ‘AMERICAN IDIOT’ PRODUCER ROB CAVALLO

October 24, 2023 (Los Angeles, CA) – Global rock superstars Green Day – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool – have returned with a fiery call to action on “The American Dream Is Killing Me,” the first single and opening track from the group’s 14^th studio album Saviors, releasing January 19^th, 2024 via Reprise/Warner Records – pre-order HERE. The band debuted “The American Dream Is Killing Me” and “Look Ma, No Brains!” off the new album live last weekend during their triumphant and electrifying Las Vegas, NV, takeover, consisting of a sold-out surprise show at the 800 capacity Fremont and back-to-back headlining performances at When We Were Young Festival.  Listen to “The American Dream is Killing Me” and watch the accompanying music video, directed by Brendan Walter and Ryan Baxley, HERE.   There will also be several exclusive vinyl versions of Saviors available including neon pink with neon green splatter, and black ice with hot pink splatter, with most in very limited supply and pressed only once.

“The American Dream Is Killing Me” was one of the last tracks written and recorded by Green Day for Saviors. “As soon we cut it, we said, `Okay, that’s going first,’” says Billie Joe Armstrong who describes the new song as “a look at the way the traditional American Dream doesn’t work for a lot of people — in fact, it’s hurting a lot of people.”

Recorded in London and Los Angeles, Saviors is the latest powerful collaboration between Green Day and Grammy-winning producer Rob Cavallo, whose notable previous work with Green Day includes two of the band’s most iconic albums, 1994’s Dookie and 2004’s American Idiot. The record comes just ahead of Dookie’s 30th anniversary – celebrations have already begun with the release of a massive deluxe edition of the album and a surprise show in Las Vegas  where the band performed Dookie from front to back to a sold-out crowd of superfans.

Alongside the track the band has unveiled a film noir inspired black and white music video featuring Green Day in the midst of a zombie apocalypse.  The killer video was directed by Brendan Walter and Ryan Baxley and shot in Los Angeles.

Green Day will also be performing this Thursday, October 26 as part of Amazon Music Live’s concert series, and on November 19, the band is heading up north to headline the Twisted Tea Grey Cup Halftime Show for the 110th Grey Cup at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario.

Stay tuned for so much more!