Saturday, August 26, 2023

Around the Tubes: August 26, 2023

 

I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases have been flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post includes blurbs on Expend4bles, Ariana Grande, Shania Twain, Noah Kahan, Anitta, Bryan Ruby, Frawley, and Girl Named Tom.


A new generation of stars join the world’s top action stars for an adrenaline-fueled adventure in Expend4bles. Reuniting as the team of elite mercenaries, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, and Sylvester Stallone are joined for the first time by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Megan Fox, Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, Jacob Scipio, Levy Tran, and Andy Garcia. Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on and the skills to use them, The Expendables are the world’s last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table. But new team members with new styles and tactics are going to give “new blood” a whole new meaning.   WATCH ALL THE BLOOD, GUTS, AND GLORY IN THE NEW RED BAND TRAILER FOR “EXPEND4BLES” 


Grammy winning, multi-platinum recording artist and international superstar, Ariana Grande celebrates a decade of her multi-platinum chart-topping full-length debut, Yours Truly, with the digital release of Yours Truly Deluxe Edition out now via Republic Records.  Listen to Yours Truly Digital Deluxe Edition HERE.  A special Yours Truly Deluxe Vinyl Edition will be available for preorder on Monday, August 28.  For the first time, she notably expanded the original LP with six new live performance tracks.  These six Live From London performances include Yours Truly-era staples. Alongside the digital release, Grande shared performance videos of “Honeymoon Avenue” and “Daydreamin’”.


Shania Twain releases multiple expanded U.S. and International Diamond Editions of her all-time classic third studio album, November 1997’s Come On Over via Mercury/UMe. Come On Over is the record that confirmed Twain’s status as an international crossover-format superstar, having been certified as being both the top-selling country album and the highest-selling album by a female artist of all time. In celebration of this benchmark album’s 25th anniversary and its accumulation of over 40 million-plus in global album sales, both the U.S. and International versions of Come On Over have been remastered from the original tapes for the first time ever.  Come On Over will be released in the following formats: 3CD Super Deluxe, 3LP Super Deluxe, 3LP International Super Deluxe, 2LP Deluxe, 2CD Deluxe, and Digital.  2LP Deluxe Retail Exclusives will also be available in the U.S.  All versions of Come On Over can be ordered HERE.


This week, critically acclaimed Vermont singer and songwriter Noah Kahan’s latest single “Dial Drunk” reached #1 on AAA Radio Chart. This achievement heralds Kahan’s second #1 at the format, following “Stick Season”’s peak last fall. Not to mention, “Dial Drunk” is currently charting across four radio formats—sitting at #6 at Alternative, #23 at Top 40, and #32 at Hot AC.  The breakout artist continues his much-talked-about, sold-out “Stick Season Tour” this fall, which has sold nearly half a million tickets worldwide. Kahan will be performing his second sold-out show at New York’s iconic Radio City Music Hall on August 31st, as well as at upcoming festivals including Iron Blossom Music FestivalOcean’s Calling, and Austin City Limits. Due to overwhelming demand, he recently announced he will be returning to the UK and Europe next spring as part of the “We’ll All Be Here Forever Tour.” The dates, which immediately sold-out upon on-sale, include two nights at London’s OVO Arena Wembley on February 14th & 15thParis’ L’Olympia on February 17thBerlin’s Columbiahalle on February 21st, and more. See the full list of upcoming 2023-2024 tour dates at noahkahan.com/tour/.


 Last week, global superstar Anitta dropped her three-song bundle Funk Generation: A Favela Love Story to critical acclaim and fanfare. Today, she has released the third and final music video to complete the visual trilogy.  Watch “Used To Be” HERE

 

Nashville-based Country Music artist Bryan Ruby just dropped a lively cover of John Fogerty’s classic baseball anthem, “Centerfield.” The new version is available for streaming and download HERE.  “Centerfield” was released by John Fogerty, who also penned the song, in March 1985 as the B-side of “Rock and Roll Girls.” It was also the title track of Fogerty’s comeback album about a decade after leaving Creedence Clearwater Revival. A track that combined two of his passions, baseball and rock and roll, the song has been a fixture at baseball parks everywhere, played during team breaks and in between innings. Even the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York is known for playing it. The song also garnered a 1985 Grammy nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance.


Practically breaking TikTok with just a snippet, rising New Jersey-born and Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter Frawley serves up her anxiously awaited new single “Figure You Out” available now via Republic Records/More Than Friends.  Listen to “Figure You Out”HERE.  Frawley initially teased the confessional and catchy anthem on TikTok, and it has amassed a staggering 43 million-plus views in addition to inspiring over 14K videos. Under the glow of neon synths and powered up by a dancefloor-ready beat, the track spotlights her open-hearted lyrics. Right out of the gate, she sighs, “Probably think I’m on psycho shit, sent you 23 messages.” On the hook, she wonders, “If you really want me, why the hell aren’t you here right now? Oh boy, it’s getting hard trying to figure you out. I can never figure you out.” 


Following a history-making turn as “the first group to win NBC’s The Voice” during Season 21, buzzing sibling pop trio Girl Named Tom return with a brand new single entitled “What A View” out now via Republic Records.  Listen to “What A View” HERE.  Watch the Music Video HERE.  The track’s breezy guitar and danceable grooves underline upbeat verses as the harmonies careen towards a captivating chorus. No matter how fast the days go by, the song serves as a reminder to enjoy the moment and treasure the magic around us. It fittingly culminates on the optimistic observation, “Life is flashing by but what a view.


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