Amy Winehouse News

The acclaimed Broadway Sings concert series will continue on December 3 at 8pm, honoring singer-songwriter John Legend with a bombshell cast of Broadway stars including Eden Espinosa (Brooklyn), J. Harrison Ghee (Kinky Boots) and Solea Pfeiffer (Hamilton). The one-night-only concert will feature completely new arrangements of the hits of the American singer, accompanied by a 14-piece orchestra playing original orchestrations of his music.

Emily King Releases New Track REMIND ME Out Today!

W Hotels isn't just marching to their own beat, they're debuting it. The iconic brand behind the world's first on-property music festival series (WAKE UP CALL) today announces its newest project: W Records.  At its core, W Records is a record label and resource for artists selected by W Hotels and their music industry partners. From signing to release, W Records supports artists through every step of development, providing recording space, video shoot locations, mixing and mastering and finally, distribution of the new sound via live performances, streaming and vinyl production. Tracks for W Records are recorded, naturally, in W Sound Suites (the brand's signature, on-site recording studios) with four rising artists stepping up to the mic over the next year. Starting today, tracks from the first artist will be released through W Records both digitally and via limited edition runs of vinyl, offering W fans a throwback way to enjoy new/next music.

Concord Records is pleased to announce the signing of acclaimed singer/songwriter Maggie Koerner. Originally from Shreveport and based in New Orleans, she has worked with acts like Galactic and The Revivalists, and has performed with her own band at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Austin City Limits and Pemberton Music Festival, to name a few. Koerner is currently working on material for what will be her label debut album, scheduled for release in spring of 2019.

On Friday, November 9, at 9:30 p.m. at The Green Room 42, 570 10th Ave, 4th Floor inside YOTEL,New York, NY 10036, youthful stars of stage and screen are coming together again for the second annual benefit concert for Covenant House New York, #WeHaveAVoice2. #WeHaveAVoice2 will be an energized night of songs, including pop, rock, r & b, oldies, original pieces, and more, but without show tunes or jazz hands. One hundred percent of the proceeds will be donated to Covenant House New York. For tickets visit https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10335092 .

Erika Spring will release Scars, her sophomore EP and first solo material in 6+ years, next month via Cascine. Following the gorgeous and heartbreaking title track “Scars,” Erika shares the second single “Less” today. 'Who's stopping you from making up the rest of it?' sings Spring in 'Less.' 'This song is a play on words, asking the listener to adjust their fixed view of the universe. It's also our love letter to the slightly out of tune Korg Polysix + Homer's minimal, hypnotic drums.' Listen to it now via Gorilla vs. Bear HERE.

Platinum selling, two-time GRAMMY Nominee Lauren Daigle has announced The Behold Christmas Tour.  Presented by Food for the Hungry, the tour will kick off on November 29th in Roanoke, VA and make stops in Orlando, Lafayette, and San Antonio before wrapping in Austin, TX on December 16th.  Joining Lauren will be Americana duo The War and Treaty. Tickets for the Behold Christmas Tour will go on sale Friday, September 28th and can be purchased at www.laurendaigle.com/tour

Coin Drop in association with HighTide, today announces further London dates for Danusia Samal's Busking It, based on her own experiences as a licensed TFL Busker. Having recently played at HighTide Festival the production opens at Shoreditch Town Hall on 10 October, with previews from 9 October and runs until 20 October.

Gospelhouse from heaven! Yes - this is a very special record: NYC's Phenomenal Handclap Band meets London's Ray Mang - the psychedelic soul disciples meet the disco champ by way of remix.

Eagle Vision today released details of a brand new documentary on the making of Amy Winehouse's seminal album, Back To Black, which will be released on DVD, blu-ray and digital on November 2nd. The exclusive bonus feature on all formats is a recently unearthed private performance from February 2008, in which Amy performs some highlights from Back To Black and a handful of choice covers. This material has never been seen before. Pre-orders are available now.

ANN WILSON of HEART will perform her version of Lesley Gore's fearless 1963 hit 'You Don't Own Me'--tomorrow (Wednesday, September 19) on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' The song is from her new album IMMORTAL that was just released last week (September 14) on BMG and has been a highlight of her live shows. The album features 10 musically diverse tracks that pay tribute to some of ANN's influences and friends who've recently passed and whose music poignantly lives on.

Singer and pianist Kandace Springs has released her remarkable second album Indigo (Blue Note), a 13-track LP of originals and choice covers that showcases the full breadth of Kandace's artistry from smoldering R&B ('People Make the World Go 'Round' '6 8') to gorgeous jazz ballads ('Unsophisticated' featuring Roy Hargrove) to the pop songcraft of 'Breakdown' and 'Don't Need The Real Thing.' All but two tracks are produced by drummer/producer Karriem Riggins (Common, Erykah Badu) with additional production by Jamie Hartman (Rag'n'Bone Man), Jimmy Hogarth (Amy Winehouse, Corinne Bailey Rae), Jimmy Harry (Madonna, P!nk), and Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken (Rihanna). Indigo is available on vinyl, CD, download, and streaming services.

Lauren Daigle's new album Look Up Child debuted this past week at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart, behind only Eminem and Paul McCartney, setting personal and industry chart highs for the Grammy nominated, platinum selling vocalist. The story was different on the digital charts though, as Look Up Child debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes digital sales chart.  A new making of video from Lauren's time in the studio is now available here!

This fall, Ryan Raftery returns to Joe's Pub for his fourth consecutive run, premiering his new celebrity bio-musical comedy The Obsession of Calvin Klein. The career and life of one of the most ubiquitous monikers in the world gets the Raftery treatment - the artist's signature blend of comedic stage play and popular music parody. Like the modern classic film Black Swan, The Obsession of Calvin Klein imagines the madness that goes hand-in-hand with the gift of creativity, set to reworked versions of popular songs from the past four decades interwoven with Tchaikovsky's haunting Swan Lake.

Erika Spring released her solo debut EP in 2012 to critical acclaim, and today - six years later - she announces her breathtaking sophomore EP entitled Scars, out October 5 on Cascine. Recent years have seen Erika reunite with her fellow bandmates from synth-pop trio Au Revoir Simone to record a new album and appear on David Lynch's Twin Peaks, and join forces with Jenny Lewis and Tennessee Thomas under the name Nice As f**k, releasing an album together and touring North America. Now Erika returns with her trademark brand of introspective pop for Scars, an EP that was co-written with music partner Homer Steinweiss (drummer for The Dap-Kings, Mark Ronson, Amy Winehouse, producer for Monika, Paul Spring, Diane Birch, Holy Hive) and chronicles Erika's challenging journey towards motherhood. See below for artwork and tracklisting, and pre-order Scars HERE.

Jesse JP Johnson will be presenting a concert tonight as part of the new 'Broadway At Green's' cabaret series at Haswell Green's in midtown Manhattan.

Today, platinum selling, two-time GRAMMY Award nominee Lauren Daigle has released her much anticipated sophomore album, Look Up Child. Its first single, “You Say,” has received critical acclaim, debuting at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 5 on Billboard's all-genre Digital Song Sales List, and  No. 2 on the all genre iTunes Chart. The official video has garnered over 16 million views in the first few weeks of its release, making it Lauren's fastest climbing single.   It is available now through all retailers including Amazon, Apple Music, and Spotify.

The Sydney Opera House today announced a sensational new music event that will bring together some of the greatest songs ever written by women, performed by some of Australia's leading female artists. Taking its inspiration from Helen Reddy's legendary lyric, this brand new show is a musical tribute to female empowerment and plays for two nights only in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on 13 and 14 December 2018. Tickets go on sale at 9am Tuesday 11 September 2018.

With the success of his single and video, 'Rainy Night in Georgia,' multiple sold-out shows, a slew of strong reviews and Grammy considerations in 7 different categories, Frank Shiner will be hitting the musical landmark for a repeat performance at Iridium in New York City Today, September 6 at 8:30 PM, to perform his sophomore album Lonely Town Lonely Street produced by 12x Grammy Winner Jay Newland..'

"Nothing can really prepare you for the riot of exuberance and depth of the emotion of the Soweto Gospel Choir" (The Scotsman). In this special program, South Africa's five-time Grammy Award-winning gospel choir celebrates the Nelson Mandela centenary. Drawing upon the best talent from churches in and around Soweto, the internationally acclaimed choir shares the unique and inspirational power of African Gospel music. "Spirited and spectacular"(New York Times), the concert is entitled Songs of the Free; it includes South African classics as well as freedom songs and gospel music much loved by Mandela, for whom the choir had the privilege of performing on multiple occasions.