Starbucks is back in holiday music. Holiday Blend is the brand’s first global holiday album in over a decade, featuring a mix of original music and fresh interpretations of tracks that span pop, soul, Americana, and more. Seven tracks, one album. Magnus Ferrell, Coco Jones, JYT, TRÍADA, Brandi Carlile, The Womack Sisters, and Leon Thomas put their spins on holiday classics such as “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” “Soulful Christmas” and “Happy Holiday.”
Now, Starbucks is adding a new chapter to that story with the debut of its first global holiday album in over a decade. Holiday Blend brings together Magnus Ferrell, Coco Jones, JYT, TRÍADA, Brandi Carlile, The Womack Sisters, and Leon Thomas for a collection that pairs an original holiday song from JYT alongside fresh interpretations of seasonal favorites. The album arrives Nov. 4 on digital streaming services via Interscope Records and Universal Music Group and will play in select Starbucks coffeehouses globally throughout the holiday season. Listen toHoliday Blend HERE.
Christine and the Queens releases new single “Rendez-vous avec toi“ / “Rendez-vous in your arms”, in French and English, and announces upcoming shows. The single is accompanied by a thrilling dance-based music video, choreographed by Alexander Ekman and shot in Paris. You can see the Christine and the Queens & Raphaël De Albuquerque-directed video HERE.
Florence + The Machine announce a live recording of her critically-acclaimed tour, the Everybody Scream Tour Live album available digitally on November 6 with vinyl available for pre-order now. Alongside the announcement, Florence’s live performance of “Which Witch” is available on all streaming platforms. See tracklist below. Pre-order the album HERE. Listen to “Which Witch” HERE.
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Caleb Lee Hutchinson celebrates mistakes, mess-ups, and near misses on his stone-cold-country album Long Line of Losers out everywhere today. Produced by Titanic Sinclair, the record revives Seventies country vibes and shows Hutchinson to be cut from the same cloth as his heroes Sturgill Simpson, Jamey Johnson, and John Prine. The Georgia native sings about hard luck in the rollicking title track, aspires to escape his hometown in “Dallas,” and pokes fun at his past pop-culture notoriety in “I Ain’t Famous Anymore.” The son of a construction worker father and a hairdresser mother, Hutchinson is a gritty songwriter with a clever streak, one who’s poised to help country remember its roots.
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Mötley Crüe releases a newly remastered 45th Anniversary Edition of their legendary debut album Too Fast For Love, via BMG.
One of the best debut albums of all time, Too Fast For Love was the first great Los Angeles hard rock album of the ‘80s, helping kick open the doors for that decade’s fertile Hollywood rock scene, as well as the signing frenzy and imitators that followed. Originally self-released in November 1981 in a pressing of just 900 LPs on the band’s own Leathür Records imprint, Too Fast For Love was a true DIY statement. Fueled by the Crüe’s explosive live shows, the album quickly became a sought-after underground release and Elektra Records signed the band less than six months later.
