I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post includes blurbs on Wicked, The Weeknd, Band Aid, Olivia Newton-John, Spellbound, and Mötley Crüe.
- From Grammy and Oscar® winning Stephen Schwartz, and Grammy and Oscar® nominee John Powell, Wicked: The Original Motion Picture Score, will be available to stream at all digital platforms and vinyl for purchase on December 6 via Universal Studios / Republic Records / Verve Records. Stephen Schwartz and John Powell have built a magical sonic world for the film’s original motion picture score. From their “Arrival at Shiz University” to “All Around Defying Gravity” the characters journey through Oz is captured by this new timeless film score.
- Diamond-certified global superstar The Weeknd today announced the release date for his highly anticipated album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, on January 24th. This album serves as the final chapter in his trilogy, following After Hours (2020) and Dawn FM (2022). Additionally, it was announced this week that he is the first artist in history to have 22 songs with over 1 billion streams each on Spotify. To celebrate the album release, The Weeknd will perform a massive one-night-only live stadium show at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, on Saturday, January 25, 2025, debuting never-before-seen production. The stage will take over the entire floor of the stadium, for a must-see in-the-round experience.
- Bob Geldof, Midge Ure, and Trevor Horn announce details of the forthcoming Band Aid Compilation, a brand new 2024 Ultimate Mix and accompanying video release commemorating 40 years of Band Aid. The latest incarnation of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” is set to be premiered simultaneously across UK breakfast time radio on November 25, 2024, the 40th anniversary of the recording of the original song. It will be available to stream immediately on all digital platforms. “Do They Know It’s Christmas? – 2024 Ultimate Mix” is available to buy now digitally and physically on the Band Aid Compilation 1CD and 12” Vinyl and will be released on November 29. Buy here.
- This holiday season, Olivia Newton-John’s timeless voice graces us once more with the release of Angels in the Snow, a new album featuring reimagined Christmas recordings by the four-time GRAMMY® winner. The focus track, “Angels in the Snow (Reimagined),” showcases Olivia’s angelic vocals in a fresh and heartfelt rendition, capturing the essence of the season. Watch the official “Angels in the Snow” video HERE.
- Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Glenn Slater, release The Spellbound Soundtrack from the Netflix film by Skydance Animation celebrating the music of the much-anticipated animated film’s premiere on NETFLIX. Arriving today is the standout song, “The Way It Was Before,” performed by Rachel Zegler, which follows the end credits version of the song released last week and performed by multi-platinum singer-songwriter Lauren Spencer Smith.
- Thirty-five years after its release, Dr. Feelgood stands as the last great rock record of the 1980’s, and one of the greatest rock records of all time. Recorded in Vancouver with Producer Bob Rock and released in 1989, this iconic album took MÖTLEY CRÜE to #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and earned a 6X PLATINUM certification in the US. The album cemented the newly sober band's status as global superstars, hitting the Top 10 in Australia (PLATINUM), Canada (3X PLATINUM), Finland, Norway, New Zealand (PLATINUM), Sweden, Switzerland (GOLD) and the UK (GOLD). NOW AVAILABLE - Dr. Feelgood 35th Anniversary Editions HERE. The Dr. Feelgood Online Pharmacy is NOW open, enter HERE. Check Out The Limited Edition Box Set Trailer HERE.
