I have gotten a plethora of cool press releases flooding my inbox recently that you may find interesting. This post includes blurbs on Wicked, Jeremy Zucker and Chelsea Cutler, Marcus King, Slash, and The Oak Ridge Boys.
- In partnership with the global release of Universal Pictures’ new cinematic event, Wicked, today Republic Records and Verve Records announce that the most anticipated soundtrack of the year, Wicked: The Soundtrack, will be released via Republic Records / Verve Records on November 22, to coincide with the film’s arrival in theaters. Pre-order Wicked: The Soundtrack HERE. Watch the Wicked musical event spot HERE. Based on one of the most beloved and enduring stage musicals of the past two decades, the film adaptation of Wicked is destined to the the film event of the holiday season. Wicked: The Soundtrack will include the iconic songs “Defying Gravity,” “Popular,” “Dancing Through Life,” “The Wizard And I” and more like you’ve never heard them before! Full track listing below.
- Multi-Platinum singers, songwriters, and producers Jeremy Zucker and Chelsea Cutler return today with their second single offering from their highly-anticipated forthcoming brent iii album titled “A-frame,” out now—listen HERE. brent iii the full-length album is set for release on November 1st via Mercury Records and will be followed by the duo’s Brent Forever: The Tour across North America this fall. Jeremy and Chelsea wrote “A-frame” on a writing trip together in a cabin in Big Bear, CA, inspired by the A-Frame’s natural acoustics and reverb. The song instantly transfixes as it urges a return to a simpler life and simpler love, with both artists singing, “Sitting by the fire, with a bottle of gin. Baby it’s your world, I’m just happy that you let me in.”
- GRAMMY®-nominated singer-songwriter Marcus King announced new acoustic tour dates with stops at The Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA, The Caverns in Pelham, TN, and more. Tickets are on sale today at 10am local time, available on https://www.marcuskingofficial.com/tour/ Alongside the announcement, King today released two new renditions of “Hero” (from Mood Swings) and “8 A.M.” (from The Marcus King Band’s Carolina Confessions). The new versions feature Drew Smithers on guitar, who will be joining King on the acoustic run, and King on guitar & vocals. Recorded live at the legendary Bluebird Cafe during his sold-out performances from this summer, the pristine new recordings highlighted the organic guitar playing of Smithers and further accentuated King’s soulful powerhouse vocals in an intimate live setting. Listen to new renditions of “Hero” and “8 A.M.” HERE. Watch live performance of “Hero” HERE
- On SLASH’s critically acclaimed sixth solo album Orgy of the Damned, the iconic, GRAMMY® Award-winning guitarist, songwriter, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, goes back to what has always been at the heart of his playing: the Blues. Released on May 17, 2024, Orgy of the Damned is available worldwide everywhere on Gibson Records HERE. A first for SLASH, Orgy of the Damned spent 13 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Blues Album Chart in the U.S. The new album also debuted as the #1 Blues Album in the U.S and the U.K., #2 on the U.S. Rock Albums Chart, as well as achieving Top 10 Chart positions in 7 countries around the world.
- GRAMMY® Award-winning and Country Music Hall of Fame members The Oak Ridge Boys have announced the release of their upcoming album Mama’s Boys, set to drop on Friday, October 25 via Lightning Rod/Thirty Tigers. This album marks their fifth collaboration with Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb and was recorded at Nashville’s legendary RCA Studio A and Blackbird Studios. Building anticipation for the release, the third single, "That’s The Way Mama Made It," written by Leroy Powell, David Cobb, and Duane Allen, features the newest Oak Ridge Boy, Ben James on lead vocals and is now available for download and streaming on all digital platforms, with an exclusive premiere on RFD-TV. “Leroy Powell came into the control room with parts of a song going around in his head,” shares Duane Allen. “He was almost in a writer’s trance. David Cobb and I were there early. Leroy needed help with lines and words. Very quickly, the structure of the song fell in place. I felt it should be a Ben James feature, so we recorded the tracks in a key at the top of my range. You may have heard about songs being written in Nashville, and you go right into the studio and record it. This is it!!!!” To preorder: orcd.co/mamasboys
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