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14.09.12 Music Week 29
ONE DIRECTION FAMOUS FIVE ARE HEADING HOME FOR Q4 ONE DIRECTION Take Me Home Syco Released November 12
One Direction’s sophomore album Take Me Home is without doubt THE global release of the quarter. Their debut album Up All Night was catapulted to No.1 in over 16 countries
by a ground-breaking social media campaign as well as incendiary first single That’s What Makes You Beautiful. 2012 has seen a Billboard No.1 debut album, the first UK band ever to do so and them go on to sell over 13 million singles, albums and DVDs. Take Me Home is preceded by first single Live While We’re Young, which is taken to global media on September
Barbra Streisand Release Me CMG October 8
Barbra Streisand’s private music vault holds all the master tapes she’s recorded for five decades. In conjunction with
Columbia, the most accomplished female recording artist ever is now sharing 11 previously unreleased songs from across her career from 1963 to the present. Streisand has released more than 60 albums - many of the sessions for these albums yielded extra recordings, which weren’t included on the albums for which they were intended. These tracks have been stored in her vault – until now!
WALK THE MOON Walk The Moon RCA Released October 8
Cincinnati four-piece Walk The Moon exploded onto the indie-pop scene with their storming single Anna Sun this year,
accompanied by a stunning one-shot video which has earned the band over four million hits alone. The single was recently added to the Radio 1 playlist five weeks upfront, and with an iTunes Festival performance with P!nk and UK support tour with Fun coming up in the next two months the band will hope to add to their Top 40 US album chart achievements this year.
LEONA LEWIS Glassheart Syco Released October 15
Leona Lewis is the first X Factor artist to reach global domination, constantly evolving since she stepped out on to that
stage in 2005. Her career has seen 20 million records sold, Billboard’s bestselling artist of 2008 and over 20 global No.1s. Leona now returns with third album Glassheart. Working alongside her executive producer Fraser T Smith, the album includes songs written by Leona herself as well as Emeli Sandé, Rodney Jerkins and Ryan Tedder. The album is preceded by the first single Trouble on October 7, supported with one of the most comprehensive TV appearance campaigns Leona has ever embarked on, including this year’s X Factor. After seven years
Glassheart proves that Leona is only just getting started.
REBECCA FERGUSON Heaven – Deluxe Edition RCA Released October 15
Rebecca Ferguson releases a Deluxe Edition of her half-million-plus-selling debut Heaven. The album includes five brand new
tracks including new single Backtrack (out October 14), I’ll Count The Days – the love theme from Downton Abbey Season 3 – and Rebecca’s amazing cover of Jamie XX and Gil Scott Heron’s I’ll Take Care Of You. The album will be backed by an extensive promo plot up until Christmas.
TONY BENNETT Viva Duets Columbia Released October 22
Legendary performer Tony Bennett, who celebrated his 86th birthday this year, returns with Viva Duets, the singer’s third duets-
themed project, following the critically praised Duets and Duets II CDs. Featuring many top names in the Latin recording industry, Viva Duets finds Bennett performing his greatest hits with a celebrated roster of artists including Marc Anthony and Gloria Estefan.
24. If the first album stats are impressive they are nothing compared to the fact that Live While We’re Young recently went straight to No.1 on the iTunes chart in over 50 countries on pre-orders alone! Swiftly followed by the album preorder reaching No.1 in over 40 countries including the US after 24 hours on sale. It goes without saying that such a phenomenon requires one of the biggest launch campaigns ever seen. From social media, TV and radio through to above-the-line spend, live appearances and global online initiatives, this will be one of the biggest launches in entertainment in 2012.
VARIOUS Classic Tearjerkers CMG Released October 22
The platinum-selling Tearjerkers brand is back. The original album released in October 2001 debuted at No.2, spent 18
weeks in the Top 20 and went on to sell over 420,000. This three-CD compilation brings the brand up to date with a fresh creative and an evocative track listing featuring the most moving songs from Eva Cassidy, Dido, Leona Lewis, Will Young, Amy Winehouse and more.
VARIOUS BBC Radio 1 Live lounge Vol 7 CMG Released October 29
With previous editions having totalled 2.8 million sales, Live Lounge returns for 2012. Key artists for this year include Rita Ora,
Labrinth, Ben Howard, Fun, Stooshe, Arctic Monkeys and Alex Clare.
VARIOUS Be My Baby 2 CMG Released October 29
Be My Baby 2 is the follow-up to the biggest- selling compilation of Q1. Three CDs of smash hits from the girls of the Sixties,
taking you back to the golden era of pop. CALVIN’S STARDUST
CALVIN HARRIS 18 Months Columbia Released October 29
Officially the world’s most successful songwriter over the last 12
months, having written global hits for Rihanna, Cheryl Cole and Florence + The Machine, Calvin Harris returns with his third album. It includes the previous singles Bounce feat. Kelis, Feel So Close and We Found Love feat. Rihanna, Let’s Go feat. Ne-Yo and We’ll Be Coming Back feat. Example. The album will be preceded by single Sweet Nothing featuring Florence Welch on October 14.
LANG LANG The Chopin Album Sony Classical Released October 29
The world’s most famous pianist plays the world’s most popular piano composer. A winning combination of favourite
classics and exciting discoveries, this deluxe edition comes with a unique DVD bonus featuring previously unseen footage of Lang Lang as a child prodigy in China. A major TV documentary on this remarkable artist will air on BBC Two in the autumn.
AEROSMITH Music From Another Dimension Columbia Released November 5
Aerosmith, the best selling American rock band of all time with more than 150 million albums sold, are back with their brand new
album Music From Another Dimension. This is the 15th studio album from the legendary rock icons and marks the first all-new studio album in 11 years.
JLS Evolution RCA Released November 5
JLS shift gear into a fresh era with the release of new album Evolution. It sees the boys working with a stellar list of American
urban producers including hip-hop producers The Runners [Rihanna, Chris Brown, Rick Ross] and Midi Mafia [Brandy, Frank Ocean] to legendary R&B hitmaker Rodney Jerkins [TLC, Kanye West, Beyoncé]. JLS have sold more than six million records in the last four years. The album will be preceded by the single Hottest Girl In The World, released on October 21.
VARIOUS The Sapphires – OST CMG Released November 5
Described as The Commitments meets Dream Girls and starring man-of-the-moment Chris O’Dowd, critics and
audiences alike have been falling for this irresistable Aussie movie at all the major film festivals around the globe. The UK is sure to follow suit when it opens nationwide here on November 2. Featuring
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