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One Liners: Girl In Red, Health & Lamb Of God, Bodega, more
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 17 February 2022
DEALS
Girl In Red has signed to Sony’s Columbia label. Her 2021 debut album, ‘If I Could Make It Go Quiet’, was released under licence to AWAL.
Kobalt has signed Moli, Vito Kovach, and Johannes Roemer. Moli is “so excited”, Kovach is “looking forward to the future” and Roemer is “really excited”. Kobalt Germany’s VP Creative Swantje Weinert is “very happy”, “thankful” and “very excited”.
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APPOINTMENTS
Universal’s Capitol Music Group in the US has promoted Jeremy Vuernick to President Of A&R. “After an incredible decade at Capitol Music Group, I remain unwavering in my passion for finding artists who possess a unique vision and have a singular story to tell”, he says.
Talent agency UTA has hired Janet Kim and Scott Schreiber as music agents. “We are THRILLED to welcome Janet and Scott to UTA Music”, says David Zedeck, the agency’s Co-Head Of Global Music. “They are consummate professionals”.
Downtown Music Services has appointed Thando Makhunga as Managing Director of Sheer Publishing Africa. “I’m THRILLED to be taking this new role at such an exciting time for Downtown Music Services and Sheer”, she says. “The opportunity to shape, support and enable increased growth for clients with improved offerings is exhilarating and rewarding”.
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RELEASES
Health have released new Lamb Of God collaboration ‘Cold Blood’, taken from new album ‘Disco4 Part II’, which is out on 8 Apr. Health will be touring in the UK in April too.
Bodega have released their new single ‘Statuette On The Console’ in nine different languages. The song is available in Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Ukrainian or boring old English.
Anand Wilder has released new single ‘Fever Seizure’. The former Yeasayer guitarist will release his debut solo album, ‘I Don’t Know My Words’, on 25 Mar.
Yves Tumor has released the video for ‘Secrecy Is Incredibly Important To The Both Of Them’ from last year’s ‘The Asymptotical World’ EP.
Tricot are back with new single ‘Endroll’.
Widowspeak have released new single ‘The Jacket’, the title track of their new album, which is out on 11 Mar.
Cookii have released new single ‘So Young’. They’ve also announced that they will release new mixtape, ‘Popstyle’, on 1 Apr.
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GIGS & TOURS
Alabaster DePlume will play Village Underground in London on 1 May. Tickets are available now.
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AWARDS
More NME Awards winners have been announced, ahead of the ceremony on 2 Mar. Neneh Cherry will take home the Icon Award, Liam Gallagher’s free show for NHS workers is named Music Moment Of The Year, and Griff will receive the NME Radar Award.
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