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One Liners: Atlantic, Katy Perry, Dixie Chicks, more
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 5 March 2020
APPOINTMENTS
Warner’s Atlantic Records has promoted three US A&R execs. Brandon Davis and Jeff Levin in LA both now hold the title SVP A&R. Meanwhile, Riggs Morales in New York is now SVP A&R & Artist Development.
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ARTIST NEWS
Because everything is a marketing opportunity, Katy Perry has used the video for new single ‘Never Worn White’ to reveal that she is pregnant. “So glad I don’t have to suck it in anymore”, she said in a tweet.
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RELEASES
The Dixie Chicks have released their first new song for fourteen years, ‘Gaslighter’. Their new Jack Antonoff produced album of the same name will be released later this year.
BTS have released the video for recent single ‘Black Swan’.
The Weeknd has released a new short film, titled ‘After Hours’. His new album of the same name is out on 20 Mar.
Little Dragon have released new Kali Uchis collaboration ‘Are You Feeling Sad?’ “We are super excited Kali features on this track”, say the band. “All of a sudden at the end of last year, this version appeared in our emails like a beautiful Christmas gift. She put her twist on it and gave the track an amazing energy. Did we mention we also love her?!”
The Rapture’s Luke Jenner has announced that he will release his debut solo album, ‘1’, on 15 May. Here’s first single ‘You’re Not Alone’.
Bush have announced that they will release new album ‘The Kingdom’ in May. First single, ‘Flowers On A Grave’, is out now. “We are really proud of ‘The Kingdom'”, says frontman Gavin Rossdale. “It’s as if all roads travelled over the last few years have gotten us to this point”. The band will also play this year’s Download festival in June.
Roisin Murphy has released new single ‘Murphy’s Law’. It’s “our crack at a straight up, straightforward, no-frills, disco standard”, she says. “Oh and it’s the story of my life”.
Myrkur has released new song ‘Gudernes Vilje’, from her soon to be released ‘Folksange’ album.
Asking Alexandria have announced that they will release their new album, ‘Like A House On Fire’, on 15 May. Here’s new single ‘Antisocialist’.
Soccer96 – aka The Comet Is Coming’s Danalogue and Betamax – have released new single ‘I Was Gonna Fight Fascism’, featuring Alabaster dePlume.
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