International Stars Line Up For Jazz FM Awards 2019

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Don Was, Blue Note Records, Ringo Starr, Beverley Knight, Jacob Collier, Quincy Jones, Sons of Kemet, dodie, Simon Mayo, Makaya McCraven, BBC’s Dead Ringers, Steve Levine, Swing Out Sister, and Nubya Garcia were among the music and entertainment industry figures who featured in this evening’s Jazz FM Awards 2019 – the most prestigious event in the UK jazz calendar.

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Music industry veteran RICK LEVY is "HIGH IN THE MID-60s"

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High in the Mid-'60s: How to Have a Fabulous Life in Music without Being Famous first started as Rick Levy’s journal (which began while touring as Peter Noone’s bandleader and tour manager) where he wrote about discovering his roots and what turned out to be a lifelong passion realized. Readers will discover High in the Mid ‘60s is a memoir, rock and roll everyman story, spiritual discovery, survival manual and an anecdotal treasure chest of life on the road. Rick went from being a member of The Limits, a garage band, to having a failed major label recording contract, to running an indie label, then going on to become one of the top managers and bandleaders in the 60s genre.

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YOSHIKI Dedicates Performance With Orchestra To Memories Of Band Members and Japan's Historic Transition Next Week

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YOSHIKI gave special performances of the songs “Endless Rain” and “Anniversary” and was interviewed on NHK World’s premiere episode of the show “SONGS OF TOKYO,” which debuted worldwide this week (April 22, 2019). Watch YOSHIKI on NHK’s “Songs of Tokyo” episode (link avail. through June 27, 2019): HERE.

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Only Sun - Reveal tongue-in-cheek new video for 'Vice'

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With tongue-firmly-in-cheek, the new clip finds the band poking fun at the very process of making a music video as a band. Staged around a fake board-meeting, the conceptual new video stars the five-piece as themselves and brainstorming to come up with a new music video with a big impact.  With comically mixed results, you can watch the meta new video here: https://youtu.be/oyGMKWPZ0kU

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Indie-pop band Del Pelson provide a cautionary tale with single "Oak"

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Florida's indie-pop/alt-rock band Del Pelson released a new single today, titled "Oak". A bright, upbeat and happy-sounding song reveals a heart-breaking story hidden within the lyrics, coming as a cautionary tale to the dangers of drinking and driving. While incredibly catchy, the track becomes an intense and personal revelation of sadness building into a powerfully moving and intimate single.

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Most Important Country Rock Collaboration In Years Garners Massive Global Impact After Only 5 days

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ICYMI: the most important Country Rock collaboration in years, “Blue On Black” by Five Finger Death Punch featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brantley Gilbert and  Brian May debuted last Friday, April 12 and is now the #2 on the iTunes All Genres Top Songs chart, #1 most-added song at Rock radio and the video for the song has already garnered 9 million views across the board.

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Freya Ridings continues to gain popularity with a little help from Taylor Swift

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Freya Ridings a 24 year old singer song writer and piano player is a name you need to remember, as you will be hearing and seeing a lot more of her. Her Hit single ‘ Lost without you’ was added onto Taylor Swift’s Apple Music playlist which gave Freya quite a bit of mileage; yip it takes a famous musician to do that to your song sometimes. Her newest song ‘You Mean The World To Me’, has already proven a great success too.

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Queen's Brian May collaborates with Five Finger Death Punch for 'Blue On Black'

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It’s a wonderful thing, when Heavy Metal bands join forces with country rock stars and contemporary rock bands including other music genres. The collaboration between Heavy Metal Band Five Finger Death Punch, Brantley Gilbert, Blues Icon Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Brian May found superb harmony in the cover version. They recorded a special version of ‘Blue on Black’ Brian May’s distinctive sound on his electric guitar is instantly recognizable. “We feel like it’s a multi-dimensional, multi-level effort unifying the different genres,” Gilbert told Billboard.

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