Grammy award winning UMPG songwriter Jimmy Napes has co-written the theme song for the new Bond film ‘Spectre’. ‘Writing’s On The Wall’ – performed by Sam Smith and written by Smith and Napes – is the first James Bond theme song recorded by a British male solo artist since 1965.
The Common Linnets have announced a release date for their new album 'II'.
Disclosure’s extraordinary debut album ‘Settle’ (2013) consolidated their place at the forefront of a new wave of electronic music. It topped the charts, won numerous accolades and ushered in a new age that opened up dance music for the next generation of young music fans while refreshing and rejuvenating the scene for the rest.
A key moment in their rise to fame came with the incredible success of breakout single ‘Latch’, which was co-written by Jimmy Napes and featured vocals from the then unknown Sam Smith. Their new single ‘Omen’, released on August 21st, also co-written by Napes once again features vocals from the now global superstar Sam. ‘Omen’ will be the lead single from Disclosure’s eagerly awaited second album ‘Caracal’ released on September 25th.
Iron Maiden’s eagerly awaited new studio album 'The Book Of Souls' will be released globally on 4th September through Parlophone Records (BMG in the U.S.A.). It was recorded in Paris with their longstanding producer Kevin “Caveman” Shirley in late 2014, with the finishing touches added earlier this year. However, the band decided to delay its release so that vocalist Bruce Dickinson would have time to recuperate sufficiently to join in the preparations for the album’s launch.
With their luminous brand of electro-pop, London-based trio Years & Years layer sweetly smooth vocals over bright and heady beats to create what they call “music you can dance and cry to.” As winners of the BBC Sound of 2015 Poll, bassist Mikey Goldsworthy, keyboard player Emre Turkmen, and vocalist Olly Alexander have spent the last few years charming audiences worldwide by merging R&B, deep house, and classic-pop with both elegance and abandon. Appearing on 2015 Artists to Watch lists from the likes of The Guardian, Digital Spy, DIY, BuzzFeed, and Huffington Post, Years & Years' highly anticipated full-length debut album ‘Communion’ has reached No.1 in the UK Official Albums Chart, outselling the rest of the top 5.
Gabrielle Aplin's beautiful piano ballad, 'Salvation', has been used for the trailer of director Lee Toland Krieger’s new feature film – 'The Age of Adaline'.
Jamie xx has released his highly anticipated debut album ‘In Colour’ on Young Turks. The eleven track LP includes previous releases ‘Girl’ and ‘Sleep Sound’ as well as ‘Loud Places’, which features vocals from Romy Madley Croft.
Alesso has released his debut album ‘Forever’ on Def Jam Recordings.
The album features the recently successful singles 'Heroes (We Could Be)' and 'Cool', as well as previous singles 'Under Control' with Calvin Harris and 'If I Loose Myself' with OneRepublic. Guest appearances on the album include Tove Lo, Ryan Tedder, Noonie Bao, Roy English and Sirena.
UMPG writers on the album include Alesso himself, Linus Wiklund, Simon Strömstedt and Benjamin Levin.
Brandon Flowers releases his new album ‘The Desired Effect’ this week on Virgin EMI. It’s The Killers frontman’s second solo outing since 2010’s chart topping ‘Flamingo’ and has attracted rave reviews, with Rolling Stone calling it “the best straight-up pop album made by a rock star in recent memory.”
Dutch Singer Song Writer Douwe Bob Posthuma released his second album 'Pass It On' on may 15th and went straight to no.1 in the Dutch charts.