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April 21, 2015

Adam Lambert To Release The Original High

Multi-platinum-selling, singer/songwriter Adam Lambert will release his highly anticipated third studio album THE ORIGINAL HIGH on June 16th, 2015 through Warner Bros. Records. Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden and Los Angeles, California with Max Martin and Shellback as executive producers (Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Pink, etc.), THE ORIGINAL HIGH displays a fresh sound for Lambert, and includes collaborations with Tove Lo and Brian May from Queen (full track listing below). The album’s first single, “Ghost Town,” releases to radio and will be available on all digital retailers today.

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April 21, 2015

Béla Fleck Banjo Doc Arrives

BÉLA FLECK: HOW TO WRITE A BANJO CONCERTO follows the banjo trailblazer (and 15 time Grammy award winner) through one of his most challenging musical journeys, into the world of the symphony orchestra. Despite having no formal training in classical composition and orchestration, Béla Fleck is commissioned to compose a major banjo concerto, possibly the first of its kind, for banjo and 80-piece symphony orchestra. The film, directed by Sascha Paladino and Fleck, begins before Fleck has even written a note, and concludes a year later with his work’s sold-out premiere concert with the Nashville Symphony.

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April 21, 2015

Royal Teeth Goes With Elektra

Elektra Records has announced the addition of New Orleans-based, indie pop band Royal Teeth to its celebrated roster. Their label debut – expected in 2016 – will be the band’s first new music since releasing 2013’s Glow, which featured the hit single “Wild.”

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April 21, 2015

The Offspring Tops Chart

After a record 18 years, The Offspring have returned to Number 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs radio airplay chart with their current single “Coming For You.” The song is also the band’s 27th song to enter the Alternative Songs chart putting them in sixth place for most songs charted at the format (they are tied with R.E.M). “Coming For You” premiered earlier this year and is currently available at store.offspring.com, iTunes, Amazon and other digital services. The track will be featured on the band’s forthcoming 10th studio album.

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April 21, 2015

Lenny Kravitz Joins Food Bank For New York City

GRAMMY Award-winner Lenny Kravitz joins Food Bank For New York City to kick off a first-of-its-kind, five-borough hunger-relief campaign on to coincide with Food Bank’s 13th Annual Can Do Awards Dinner on April 21st at Cipriani Wall Street. Kravitz, a new member of Food Bank’s Celebrity Ambassador Program, and a native New Yorker, will serve as the Manhattan Borough Captain for the Campaign, encouraging his fellow-Manhattanites to support New Yorkers in need. Joining Kravitz on Team Manhattan is Food Bank Celebrity Ambassador, Questlove. Award-winning musician, producer and actor, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, and Actress Debi Mazar, will Captain Queens. Brooklyn born actress Gabourey “Gabby” Sidibe is representing Brooklyn alongside celebrity chef, “The Tuscan Gun” from The Cooking Channel’s hit show, Extra Virgin, Gabriele Corcos. American Rapper and prominent member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Raekwon will be campaigning for Staten Island, while the NFL’s Chris Canty is supporting the Bronx.

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April 21, 2015

The Textones’ Midnight Mission And Cedar Creek Expanded

Taking the early ’80s L.A. club scene by storm, the Textones were respected by those in the know for both their song craft and musicianship, as well as for their groundbreaking hybrid of new wave and what would one day become known as Americana. On May 26, 2015, Omnivore Recordings will reissue expanded editions of the band’s first two albums, Midnight Mission and Cedar Creek.

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