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Paul Kelly today shares ‘Christmas’, the first single to be released from his forthcoming album, ‘Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train’ set for release on November 19.

“‘Christmas’ was written by a couple of friends of mine, Chris and Wes Harrington, from Melbourne band, The Large Number Twelves. I’ve seen them play a lot over the years around St Kilda so I’ve known this song for a long time. It’s a fun rock ‘n’ roll song with a nod to the 60s. Good for lots of harmonies. There was one high harmony none of us could reach so we invited Billy Miller (who wrote Firewood and Candles and other songs with me) to come and sing it. He absolutely nailed it. Bill is friends with Chris and Wes, too, and plays with them from time to time, so it was good to keep it all in the ‘family'” says Kelly of the track.

As he gathered the material for his first Christmas album, Paul Kelly soon realised that a collection of 10 seasonal standards could never cover the richness he wanted to convey. He knew he wanted to make a record that drew out all the emotions and layers of the Christmas story, and to do it in a way that reflected our experience in the southern hemisphere, far removed from the holly and snow imagery of so many Christmas songs.

The result is Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train, an extraordinary 22-song double album which travels across the centuries, from a Latin hymn to well-known carols, from a traditional Irish folk ballad to songs with an unmistakable local flavour, and a sparkling new version of one of the greatest Australian Christmas songs of them all, Kelly’s own How to Make Gravy recorded 25 years after it initial release. Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train will be released on November 19 through EMI Music and is available for pre-order HERE now. Click HERE for exclusive Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train merchandise from Paul Kelly’s store.

The sacred and the secular, the ancient and modern, all carefully woven into a collection destined to become a part of Australian Christmases for many years to come. It is delivered by Kelly and his band with a big cast of Christmas helpers including vocalists Marlon Williams, Waleed Aly, Lior, Emma Donovan, Kasey Chambers, Kate Miller-Heidke, Vika & Linda Bull, Alice Keath, Sime Nugent, Alma Zygier, Emily Lubitz, Jess Hitchcock and Dhungala Children’s Choir, and contributions from the Kelly clan including nephew and band-mate Dan, siblings Mary-Jo and Tony and Paul’s daughters Maddy and Memphis Kelly.

“I’ve always been interested in Christmas songs and the variety of them,” Kelly says. “There is a double-edged sword to Christmas music because every year it is everywhere, pumped to you in supermarkets and malls. There is a lot of schlock but on the other hand there are so many great Christmas songs and so much to explore. I’ve chosen songs I love, which led me often to wander off the well-worn path, then chosen singers I thought best suited to them.”

Christmas played a big part in Kelly’s childhood, growing up in a large Catholic family in Adelaide. “We had Advent, the month long build-up to Christmas. There was a small crib in one of the fireplaces with a pile of straw beside it. Every time you did something good or denied yourself something you would secretly put straw in the crib so it would be filled by Christmas, when a statuette of the baby Jesus would miraculously appear in the crib. The statues of the Three Wise Men started a long way off in another part of the house, secretly moving every night along mantelpieces so they would arrive at the crib for the Epiphany on January 6. That was all part of Christmas for us. It was fun and mysterious and magical.”

For the Kelly clan singing is always part of the season. “Sometimes we do it all together, sometimes the Queensland gang do it separately from the Melbourne gang, and we have the tradition of singing carols on Christmas Eve, not very reverentially.”

Part of the joy in Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train comes from discovering fresh ways to treat the best-known songs, from the pedal steel guitar and ukuleles of Silent Night, with a verse in the original German sung by Alice Keath, to an astonishing performance by Marlon Williams singing Tapu Te Pō (O Holy Night) in the Māori language.

The story of Jesus and Mary has strong associations with Judaism and Islam and Lior joins Paul, Alice and Emily Lubitz for an a cappella reading of the Hebrew prayer of peace Shalom Aleichem . The Qur’an has a chapter devoted to the story and Waleed Aly recites the vivid poetry of Surah Maryam.

Kelly and his band bring a ’60s-fired energy to Christmas, an Australian song of longing for home by brothers Chris and Wes Harrington, and Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home), with Linda Bull tearing up the place on the song originally recorded by Darlene Love on the Phil Spector Christmas Album.

Kelly says: “There were so many songs I wanted to have on there. Having the wider frame for this album allowed me to have the songs talking to each other, the way that Arthur McBride has echoes in the Brazilian song In the Hot Sun of a Christmas Day. There is a Hebrew hymn, an Arabic poem, folk songs, classical songs, rock songs. Then the fun, and the challenge, is to get all those elements to work together.”

Anyone who has followed Paul Kelly knows the depth and detail that makes his work so enduring. You didn’t expect anything less from a Paul Kelly Christmas record, did you?

Paul Kelly’s ‘Making Gravy’ shows return this festive season with very special Melbourne and Brisbane outdoor events announced for December. Joining the legendary songwriter and his band – Vika and Linda Bull, Dan Kelly, Bill McDonald, Peter Luscombe, Ash Naylor and Cameron Bruce – are some of Australia’s finest musicians, Ball Park Music and Sycco with Emma Donovan & The Putbacks who is opening proceedings at both shows.

Three tracks from the superbly named 69th Rose via Horus Music. The Angelina track gets right under your skin like Despacito did to the world, ending up with 331 million Youtube views, if Angelina gets halfway close to that then 69th Rose will be way happy and so will all the Angelina’s in the world and especially one in particular whom this song was crafted emotionally for, lucky lady. The next two tracks, Summa’s Interlude and 4yrs show there is real promise in the architecture and delivery of the artist. Your support is welcomed of course but do get on board the Angelina train, there is something cooking under that song. Out now on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, iTunes.

What happens when two mates who share an obsession with 80s Aussie synth-rock find themselves locked in the studio during a global pandemic?

The Antipodeans (Mark Vick & Danny Muller) remedied their cabin fever by breaking open the audio vaults of quintessential Australian band ICEHOUSE, with a stunning new re-imagining of the 1982 hit “Hey Little Girl”.

With a sound that’s bound to excite both fans of the original and new listeners alike, The Antipodeans have brought modern production to a beloved Aussie favourite, whilst remaining faithful to the artistry of the original.

As the monumental 40th anniversary of “Hey Little Girl” ticks over, Australian audiences find themselves emerging from lockdown with a yearning to celebrate the good times that timeless Aussie music has to offer.

“Do you think you’re better off alone” …and everyone has the melody in their ears (Alice DeeJays classic tune from the 90s) – die fantastische
Cover Version von Ancalima & Tom Franke seit 4 Wochen in den Dance50 Charts Platz #2, in den Swiss Dance Charts TOP 100 6 Wochen #1

Chart-topping singer songwriter Sharna Burcher returns with her latest single ‘Rise from The Ashes’, ahead of the release of her sophomore album Backwards Town which is set for release on Friday 12th November and available for pre order now.

The inspiration for ‘Rise from The Ashes’ comes from an unusual source, but it is a tragic story all too familiar. “Rise from The Ashes was inspired by an article I read in the paper about a lady who was charged with the murder of her husband. During the trial, it was discovered she was a victim (and survivor) of domestic violence,” Burcher says. “Her story really stuck with me and it got me thinking about other women that I knew that had been in abusive relationships, and how hard it was for them. ‘Rise from the Ashes’ is a song about strength, resilience and survival.”

The track was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee at Troubadour House by Nash Chambers and produced by Nash’s father Bill Chambers. Joining Nash and Bill on the track are Australian musicians Jedd Hughes and Lucky Oceans, as well as Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s drummer Shawn Fitcher, Tony Lacido, and Emmie Chambers.

Sharna Burcher has seen her career bloom with the title track of her forthcoming album Backwards Town debuting at No.1 on iTunes Singer/Songwriter charts, and her recent single ‘The Hardest Parts’ hitting No.9 on the Play MPE Most Downloaded chart.

Burcher has toured extensively performing at Silverton Sunset Music Festival, Clarence Town River Festival, and the Fred Eaglesmith Charity Festival in Canada. She has also trodden the boards around the US as a guest of Bill Chambers and has opened in Australia for artists including Fanny Lumsden and Catherine Britt.

A doting step-mother and caring animal lover, Sharna Burcher’s music comes from a place of humility and from a deep well of emotions. She channels the history of country music into a sound all of her own and ‘Rise from The Ashes’ is another heartfelt piece to tug at the heartstrings, while providing a message of hope. Her forthcoming studio album Backwards Town is available to pre order now and is out on 12th November.

Since 2004, Mico C mixes and animates the programs of FUN RADIO. Every Friday from 22h to 00h, it presents live FUN CLUB 40 (Yacast), the official classification of discotheques. Following the good audiences of the show, Mico C was also entrusted, in September 2008, the EURODANCE 25, the 1st European dance ranking, every Sunday from 18h to 20h. Every Friday evening at 8 pm, he is the host & DJ star of PARTY FUN, the dance-electro show of reference. Finally, since 2015, Mico C is at the head of a new show, every Sunday evening from 00h to 01h, PARTY FUN DEEP.

From QUEEN (Paris) to VIP ROOM, GRAND PALAIS, GRAND REX, LOFT METROPOLIS,SHOKO (Madrid), KU (Benidorm), SPIRITO (Brussels), the ROOF TOP USHUAÏA HOTEL (Ibiza) or the BLUE MOON, Mico C spends his weekends on the turntables of the most beautiful French and European clubs. With more than 90 dates a year, he is one of France’s most acclaimed DJs. It is also found with the big names of the Electronic Scene during events such as TECHNO PARADE, GAY PRIDE, ELECTRIK PARK, FIRE MIX PARTY of Tignes, ELECTROLAND of DISNEYLAND-PARIS, AXE BOAT
TOUR or ELECTROBEACH in Port-Barcarès, one of the most important electro festivals with 176,000 spectators on the biggest European outdoor dancefloor. Mico C also regularly mixes on the STADE DE FRANCE and ACCORHOTELS ARENA (ex PARIS BERCY) stage, especially during the STARFLOOR or IBIZA EXPERIENCE by USHUAÏA shows.
Because of its notoriety and its success, it was spotted and chosen by Britney Spears to ensure the first part of its multiple shows in France during the WOMEN FATALE TOUR. Mico C even recently had the opportunity to meet and dance KYLIE MINOGUE on his mixes during a radio show.
Mico C is also a composer, producer and remixer, he already has two remixes for MYLÈNE FARMER, including ‘Stolen Car’ in duet with STING. He has also remixed CARLY RAE JEPSEN, ONEREPUBLIC, AKON, SNOOP DOG, JERMAINE JACKSON, SKIP THE USE, THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, INNA, FLO RIDA, MARTIN SOLVEIG, DAVID VENDETTA, PETER LUTS, ARNO COST …

MICO C released singles on Kyz records as ‘Humm’ signed in several countries, played on FUN Radio, more than 130,000 streams, with remixes of Gloabl Deejays, Laurent H, … 
Also ‘Starz’ played on FUN RADIO, signed with Spain, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Italy, .

MICO C has presented this new single ‘Night Trip’ in the big morning show of « Bruno Dans La Radio » on FUN RADIO, relayed by FUN RADIO, Bruno Guillon, … Other radios begin to play the title, NTI, Radio Rcu, Champagne,FM, FlyFm, ….

What is the typical Aussie Christmas? Is it a tradition roast with pudding, or a seafood lunch and pavlova? Is it family and friends dropping in followed by a game of backyard cricket? Is it a swim at the beach followed by an afternoon kip? Or is it leftovers for dinner and a few more celebratory drinks that night as you get your second wind?

For Matt Scullion it’s all of those things and more. It’s the one day of the year you can rejoice in all that’s yours and not feel guilty about over indulging.

‘Christmas In Australia’ was written by Golden Guitar winning Australiana singer/songwriter Matt Scullion and produced by the extremely talented Shane Nicholson.

In these uncertain times Christmas Day means more than it ever has. What better way to spread the good cheer than to give the gift of a song.

Matt Scullion is a Golden Guitar winning artist with 22 number one songs to his credit. Originally from Ulladulla on the South Coast of NSW, he now calls Glencoe on the Northern Tablelands home.

Matt’s latest eleven track album ‘Aussie As Vol II’ has so far produced two chart topping singles including the historic ‘1868’. The song tells the story of the first Australian cricket team to tour internationally which was an all Indigenous side. Matt was asked by cricket Australia to perform ‘1868’ at the SCG last December for the second T20 test between Australia and India.

As a collaborator Matt has had his songs recorded by many Australian Country artists including – Lee and Tania Kernaghan, Sara Storer, Adam Harvey, The Wolfe Brothers, Jayne Denham, Tom Curtain, Travis Collins and Amber Lawrence. Cold Chisel even recorded one of Matt’s songs on their 2015 album ‘The Perfect Crime’.

This year has been an interesting one to say the least. Still Matt has kept himself busy with a recent four month Top End tour to promote his new album.

“Can’t Sleep, Can’t Cry” is the latest track from producer Edgy L with vocals from Netherlands-based artist Ansaly.

Boasting addictive, dance-able rhythms and layers upon layers of euphoric synth sounds, “Can’t Sleep, Can’t Cry” fuses emotional chord progressions with Ansaly’s heartfelt, dreamy vocals, giving this floor-filling track an ethereal edge. Edgy L’s production is thoughtful and carefully-crafted with each note driving the song forward seamlessly and cutting through to your very soul.

Acoustic Truth is a Contemporary Christian duo composed of Ryan and Sarah Knott. With their distinct vocals and natural ability as songwriters, the Knott’s strive to provide hope and inspire people through their music. The couple met while interning at Camp Star, a summer camp for children with special needs in Chicago IL. The pair kept in touch and routinely exchanged music between each other but it wasn’t until the summer of 2011 that they wrote their first song and finally decided to partner as a duo. The couple released their independent album “Time” in 2013 which hit the iTunes pop charts at #50.

After their album release, the couple decided to leave the mainstream/secular music industry in hopes of bringing people closer to Jesus by focusing on their ministry in the CCM world. Acoustic Truth quickly gained momentum in the Contemporary Christian music scene when they released their first Christian album “Impact” in 2017. Upon release, the album climbed the itunes charts at # 1 on the Contemporary Christian Chart, #3 across all of iTunes and #52 on Billboard. Their most recent album recorded by Centricity producer Jordan Bailey, “Soft But Still” featured their hit song “Circle My Dreams” landed at #1 on itunes (7 weeks), #1 Top Christian Album (10 weeks) and hit the top 10 on 7 Billboard Charts upon it’s release on June 7th including Top New Album, Heatseekers, Top Christian Album, Top Independent Album, Top 100 and Top 200.

“Circle My Dreams” was officially launched prior to the album release which gained over 500k streams on Spotify and hit Itunes top song chart coming in at #83. On July 19th Acoustic Truth released the Official Video for “Circle My Dreams” with Hollywood producer Michael Estrella and has gathered over 60,000 views in its first month and an additional 100,000 views on the audio video.

We pray our music can impact your life. Our music comes straight from the Bible and from our hearts. Sometimes it is easier to sing when you can’t find the words to say. We invite you to sing with us! We know what it’s like to struggle but God never leaves us. The challenge is opening your heart and letting Him in. We promise that once you do this, your life will forever be changed. If you ever have prayer requests please reach out to us on social media. We would love to pray for you!

Since its release in September, “Angel Baby” has amassed over 31 million combined global streams. Rolling Stone praised the “romantic ode.” NME hailed it as “a soaring, slow-burning ballad that sees Sivan crooning above a lush bed of cinematic synths.” The Honey POP observed, “It’s unapologetically romantic, with a hint of top-tier nostalgic, retro cinematic 90s synth glory…’Angel Baby’ is already giving us Blue Neighbourhood 2.0 vibes.”

Now, as the southern hemisphere gears up for Summer, Australia’s own Jolyon Petch has remixed ‘Angel Baby’, flipping the song from a mega pop power ballad into a dance floor banger.

Troye Sivan shared the official video for his first solo single of 2021, “Angel Baby.” Sivan is joined in the provocative clip by a multitude of angel babies who amp up the song’s romantic vibe. Luke Gilford (Christina Aguilera, Blood Orange), who also helmed the 2017 video for Sivan’s “Heaven,” directed. View “Angel Baby,” which was shot in New York City.

Written by Troye Sivan, Jason Evigan, Michael Pollack, Sarah Hudson and JHart, ‘Angel Baby’ is an intimate ballad, full of yearning and romance realized in cinematic 90s synth glory. It is destined to be an emotive and anthemic highlight of his forthcoming live shows.

“Angel Baby” comes off the back of ‘You’, Troye’s collaboration with Regard and Tate McRae which was released in April 2021 became a top 10 hit at US radio, hit the #1 spot on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, and has amassed over 200 million global streams to date.

In his career to date, Troye has amassed over 10 billion combined global streams, including one billion video streams. His sophomore album, Bloom (EMI), was named as one of the best albums of 2018 by critics at Rolling Stone, USA Today, Billboard, OUT, NPR Music, The Guardian and numerous other publications. TIME said, “Troye Sivan is the perfect pop star.” He is an ambassador for the Pasha de Cartier watch alongside Rami Malek, Willow Smith, Maisie Wiliams and Jackson Wang.

USA Today placed his 2020 EP, In A Dream, on its list of “10 albums you need to hear this month,” noting that “Aside from Taylor Swift…no other artist has better captured our quarantine blues than Troye Sivan.” The EP included the hits “Take Yourself Home” and “Easy.” Troye later collaborated with Kacey Musgraves on a new version of “Easy,” which featured Mark Ronson.

His numerous awards include 2 ARIA Awards, an APRA award, a Billboard Music Awards trophy, three MTV Europe Music awards and two GLAAD Media wins. “Revelation” – his collaboration with Jónsi for the film Boy Erased, which Troye co-starred in – was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song – Motion Picture and shortlisted for an Oscar. “Louder Than Bombs,” a track Troye co-wrote, featured on the BTS album, Map of The Soul: 7, which debuted at No. 1 in the U.S., Korea, Australia and around the world.