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NEW YORK, 3 June 2008 – EMI Music Publishing has extended its long-term relationship with Grammy Award winning songwriter and performer Ben Harper, it was announced today.

A multi-instrumentalist whose blend of rock, folk, reggae, blues and soul have won him a devoted fanbase across the world, Harper first signed to EMI Music Publishing in August 1993. The new worldwide agreement will see the company represent both his existing catalogue of songs as well as future compositions.    » read more »

May 27, 2008 -- Coldplay will play a ten date UK tour in December. The group, whose new album Viva La Vida is released in the UK on June 12, play the following shows.

DECEMBER 1 BIRMINGHAM NIA
2 BIRMINGHAM NIA

5 GLASGOW SECC
6 GLASGOW SECC

7 SHEFFIELD ARENA

10 LIVERPOOL ECHO ARENA

11 MANCHESTER M.E.N. ARENA
12 MANCHESTER M.E.N. ARENA

14 LONDON O2 ARENA
15 LONDON 02 ARENA

Tickets go on sale at 9.30am on Friday May 30th.

Tickets are available from gigsandtours.com or ticketmaster.co.uk .    » read more »

New studio album, That Lucky Old Sun, to be released on September 2 on CD, deluxe CD/DVD, limited edition vinyl and digitally

Hollywood, California, May 19, 2008 -- He is one of popular music’s most deeply revered figures, a legendary writer, producer, arranger and performer of some of the most cherished music in rock history. Indeed, it is no exaggeration to call Brian Wilson one of the most gifted and influential pop composers of the last 50 years. Today, Wilson announces his return to Capitol Records/EMI, his original label home. Wilson’s new studio recording, That Lucky Old Sun, will be released by Capitol/EMI on CD, CD/DVD, limited edition vinyl and digitally on September 2 (September 1 internationally).    » read more »

Los Angeles, 8 April 2008 -- EMI Music Publishing, the world’s most creative music publisher, has signed an exclusive administration agreement with leading songwriter and producer Mike Elizondo, it was announced today.

The global deal will see EMI Music Publishing represent and market the new and future songs of one of the most in-demand songwriters of the moment. Elizondo has recently been in the studio working with Eminem on his new album, as well as teaming up with Sheryl Crow on her forthcoming album, Detours.    » read more »

31 March 2008 -- Je sais que la terre est plate, the fourth studio album from EMI Music France artist Raphaël, has debuted at number one on the official French Ifop album chart with first week sales of 72,248. Released on Monday 17 March by EMI’s Delabel imprint, the album is also number one in the music downloads chart.

Je sais que la terre est plate has also scored strong debuts in Belgium (n°2) and in Switzerland (n°3).

Caravane, Raphaël’ s previous album, was the best selling album of the year in France in 2005 with an impressive 1,800,000 copies sold. The following year Raphaël received three French national music awards (Victoires de la Musique) for Best male artist, Best song and Best album, as well as one NRJ music award.    » read more »

- With highly anticipated return to Latin America expected to follow.
- Tour heralds in first new Queen studio album in 13 Years

19 March 2008 -- With a new album in the pipeline - the first new studio album to carry the Queen name since the Freddie Mercury sessions – Queen is heading back on the road for a four-month tour, once again in the company of musician/singer/songwriter Paul Rodgers who joined the band for the highly successful 2005/2006 world tour, the European leg of which ended with the band’s spectacular London Hyde Park open air concert before going on to play the US and Japan.

In all, the band’s tour was attended by more than a million people.    » read more »

- 7 original Womack albums & newly discovered 1972 Apollo Concert recording to debut digitally on May 27
- “As long as I've got that breath and my God-given talent, every time someone thinks of soul music, they'll remember me and say, ‘That's one motherf*cker who wouldn't die.’” – Bobby Womack

- Everything Right Now In Time! 60 million in Brazil see Maiden on national TV as Somewhere Back In Time tour rolls through the stadiums of South America
- Bruce Dickinson 'Chemical Wedding' film launch at Cannes Film Festival - 17 May
- More standing tickets made available for Twickenham Stadium - 5 July

London, 3 March 2008 -- EMI Group, one of the world’s leading music groups, is pleased to announce two important appointments to run two new major business units within its recorded music division, EMI Music.

Stephen Alexander is appointed as Executive Vice President of EMI Music Catalogue, Compilations, Studios and Archives (CCSA), a new group that is intended to maximise the value and the revenue from the Group’s back catalogue for both the Company and its artists.    » read more »

"DB Hits/Fan Project" integral part of album rollout

NASHVILLE, TN, Feb. 19, 2008 - Country music star Dierks Bentley is giving music fans creative control of his forthcoming greatest hits album by allowing them to handpick special content, cover art and the album title for the project, due in stores May 6, 2008 on Capitol Nashville.    » read more »

London, 21 February 2008 – EMI’s songwriters and artists enjoyed a successful night at the BRIT Awards yesterday with wins for Arctic Monkeys, Take That, Kylie Minogue, Mark Ronson and Kanye West. For the second consecutive year EMI Music Publishing songwriters won BRITs in six of the 12 categories.    » read more »

Red-Hot Single ‘KILLA’ featuring YUNG JOC Is Massive Multi-Media Breakout

20 February 2008, NEW YORK – THE TRUTH is on the way, and judging from every early sign, Sho'Nuff Records/Capitol Music Group quartet CHERISH is about to prove beyond doubt that in 2008, America wants THE TRUTH, the whole TRUTH, and nothing but THE TRUTH.    » read more »

14 February 2008 -- Iron Maiden’s year has got off to a roaring start with the February 4th release of the band’s long-awaited DVD Live After Death smashing straight into the UK music DVD charts at Number One not only outpacing its nearest competitor by three to one, but outselling the rest of the Top 6 combined!    » read more »

First studio album in four years from Lenny Kravitz - It Is Time For A Love Revoution - debuts at number 4 on Billboard album chart

London, 12 February 2008 – EMI Music Publishing has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with hit singer, songwriter and producer Amanda Ghost.

The long-term deal will see Amanda Ghost join EMI Music Publishing’s unrivalled roster of current songwriters, which also includes Alicia Keys, Arctic Monkeys, Natasha Bedingfield, The Feeling, Jay-Z, My Chemical Romance, Take That, Kanye West and Amy Winehouse.    » read more »