APPOINTMENTS
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Sony Music Publishing has promoted Nasra Artan to the new position of Head Of International A&R. “I am excited to be stepping into this new role at SMP”, she says. “My passion for creative collaboration runs deep, and I look forward to working closely with our A&R teams to elevate the careers of our songwriters internationally”.
RETAIL
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A new survey conducted by Key Production has found that 77% of vinyl buyers would be happy to pay more for a product with a reduced environmental impact. Meanwhile, 69% said they would be likely to buy more records if they were shown to be more environmentally friendly than the current standard. “What we’re seeing is a consumer shift towards a demand for physical music made with reduced impact”, says John Service, Strategy And Sustainability Director at Key Production. “Vinyl can be made more sustainably with new compounds which replace the fossil-fuel ingredients, and packaging can be made with completely recycled materials”.
GIGS & FESTIVALS
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Keeley Forsyth has announced that she will premiere her new AV show at the ICA in London on 23 May. Tickets are available now.
RELEASES
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To mark the opening of their new arena tour, Girls Aloud have released ‘The Whole Damn Show Megamix’ - 27 tracks squashed together by The Alias.
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Saweetie has released new single ‘Nani’.
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Newly signed to BMG, The Script have announced that they will release their new album ‘Satellites’ on 16 Aug. UK and Ireland live dates will follow in November. Out now is new single ’Both Ways’.
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Peggy Gou has released new single ‘Lobster Telephone’. Her debut album ‘I Hear You’ is out on 7 Jun.
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Poppy Ajudha has released new single ‘Ready’.
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Serj Tankian has released new single ‘AF Day’ - a song originally written for System Of A Down around 25 years ago. It’s taken from a new EP called ‘Foundations’ that will be released this autumn.
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Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy has launched new label Silver Shade to put out his own live albums and solo reissues. The first two releases will be ‘Peter Live Vol One - Covers’ and ‘Peter Live Vol Two - The Blender Theater NYC 2008’ on 21 Jun. From the first is this cover of Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Hurt’ featuring Trent Reznor on piano.
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Girl Ultra has released new single ‘Blu’. The track is taken from new EP ‘Blush’, which is out on 12 Jul.
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Flowerovlove has released new single ‘Boys’.
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Florrie has released new single ‘Never Far Away From Paradise’. Her debut album ‘The Lost Ones’ is out on 14 Jun.
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Marika Takeuchi has released new single ‘Blue Grotto’. Her new album ‘Wandering Notes’ is out on 28 Jun.