CHRIS CORNELL TO RELEASE

HIGHER TRUTH SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

 

"NEARLY FORGOT MY BROKEN HEART" PREMIERES ON BEATS 1 / APPLE MUSIC WITH ZANE LOWE

 

FIRST SINGLE FROM HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FORTHCOMING ALBUM - "NEARLY FORGOT MY BROKEN HEART" AVAILABLE TODAY

 

LOS ANGELES - August 12, 2015 - Multiple Grammy® Award-winning, Golden Globe Nominated and acclaimed singer and songwriter Chris Cornell will release his fifth studio album Higher Truth on Friday, September 18, 2015 via Universal Music Enterprises (UMe).  Starting today fans can pre-order the deluxe version of the highly anticipated album HERE, which contains four bonus tracks.

 

Produced by Brendan O'Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Neil Young), Higher Truth showcases Cornell's constant evolution as a master songwriter, lyricist and musical craftsman - telling human stories, which transcend musical genres.  Inspired by the stark arrangements of musicians like Nick Drake, Daniel Johnston and White Album-era Beatles, Cornell creates a musical universe unlike anything he has done before.

 

"Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart," the first single from Higher Truth was premiered on Beats 1 / Apple Music on Tuesday, August 11th with Cornell sitting in on Zane Lowe's show for a discussion about the new single and album. Fans who preorder the album on iTunes will receive "Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart" as an instant download. The lyric video for the song is directed by Josh Graham and beautifully reflects the essence of the song. View it HERE.

Chris Cornell - Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart (Lyric Video)

Cornell will kick off the Higher Truth acoustic tour on September 17th in Phoenix, AZ crossing North America before winding down on November 2nd in Austin, TX stopping at famed venues like the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Massey Hall in Toronto and more.  A full list of dates can be found below.

 

 

HIGHER TRUTH TRACKLISTING

 

Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart

Dead Wishes

Worried Moon

Before We Disappear

Through The Window

Josephine

Murderer Of Blue Skies

Higher Truth

Let Your Eyes Wander

Only These Words

Circling

Our Time In The Universe

 

Bonus Tracks

 

Bend In The Road

Wrong Side

Misery Chain

Our Time In The Universe (Remix)

Chris Cornell 2015 Solo-Acoustic Tour Dates:

Date:	City:	Venue:
9/17/15	Phoenix, AR	Orpheum Theatre
9/18/15	San Diego, CA	Balboa Theatre
9/20/15	Los Angeles, CA	Walt Disney Concert Hall
9/21/15	San Pedro, CA	Warner Grand Theatre
9/23/15	Santa Barbara, CA	Granada Theatre
9/24/15	Santa Rosa, CA	Wells Fargo Center for the Arts
9/26/15	Oakland, CA	Paramount Theater
9/27/15	Modesto, CA	Gallo Center for the Arts
9/29/15	Seattle, WA	Benaroya Hall
9/30/15	Vancouver, BC	Orpheum Theatre
10/2/15	Denver, CO	Paramount Theatre
10/3/15	Salina, KS	Stifel Theatre for the Performing Arts
10/5/15	Minneapolis, MN	State Theatre
10/6/15	Chicago, IL	Chicago Theatre
10/8/15	Lakewood, OH	Lakewood Civic Auditorium
10/9/15	Toronto, ON	Massey Hall
10/11/15	Buffalo, NY	University at Buffalo Ctr for the Arts
10/12/15	New Brunswick, NJ	State Theatre
10/14/15	N. Bethesda, MD	Strathmore Music Theatre
10/15/15	Philadelphia, PA	Merriam Theater
10/17/15	Wilkes Barre, PA	Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
10/18/15	New York, NY	Beacon Theatre
10/19/15	New York, NY	Beacon Theatre
10/21/15	Boston, MA	Shubert Theater
10/23/15	Wilmington, DE	Grand Opera House
10/24/15	York, PA	Strand Capitol Perf. Arts Ctr
10/26/15	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Symphony Hall
10/27/15	Nashville, TN	Ryman Auditorium
10/29/15	Miami, FL	The Knight Concert Hall
10/30/15	Saint Petersburg, FL	Mahaffey Theater
11/1/15	Dallas, TX	The Majestic Theatre
11/2/15	Austin, TX	ACL Live @ The Moody Theater

 

Chris Cornell:

Chris Cornell is a modern icon who transcends genre.  He was the chief architect of the 90s grunge movement and remains one of the most iconic rock voices of all time.   Achieving multi-platinum success with three legendary bands - selling over 30 million records worldwide - he has forged his own unique identity over three decades as a Grammy award-winning, Golden Globe nominated singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer and lyricist.  His career began with Seattle trailblazers Soundgarden, whose wild soundscapes combined visceral punk attitude with artistic depth. Powerfully original, they were the first of their generation of Seattle bands to sign to a major label in 1989 and their work continued to evolve over the course of seven groundbreaking albums. Soundgarden made a historic return to the live stage in 2010 and have since toured the world, releasing the all-new studio album, KING ANIMAL, to widespread acclaim. 

 

Cornell has continually redefined his sound and vision.  In 1990, side project Temple of the Dog saw him experiment with a more soulful style alongside the future members of Pearl Jam. Later in the decade, his critically acclaimed solo album EUPHORIA MORNING combined lush melody and instrumentation with lyrics which spoke of alienation and despair. And as the millennium turned, he joined with three other musical pioneers from Rage Against the Machine to create supergroup Audioslave. The multi-platinum band released three albums and toured stadiums around the world, becoming the first American rock group to perform a massive free concert in Castro's Cuba.  Cornell has also collaborated with many different artists, most recently the Zac Brown Band on their single "Heavy Is The Head", which peaked at #1 on rock radio in the US.

 

His soundtrack work has spanned both big budget and independent cinema. He was the first male American artist to write and perform the theme song for a James Bond movie ("You Know My Name" for Casino Royale).  With Soundgarden, he wrote the end title song "Live To Rise" for The Avengers, the 3^rd highest grossing film of all time.  He duetted with Joy Williams on his song "Misery Chain" which appeared on the soundtrack of the Oscar-winning 12 Years A Slave and his song "The Keeper" from Marc Forster's Machine Gun Preacher was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2012. 

 

Cornell's recent solo acoustic 'Songbook' tour attracted sellout crowds and critical acclaim worldwide.  Jim Farber of the New York Daily News observed, "sometimes you don't recognize the full power of a voice until you strip everything away from it."  The tour's reinterpretations of classic Cornell songs are featured on his 2011 live album of the same name.

 

Cornell will reissue his first solo album Euphoria Mourning (with original title) on August 14^th. The album will be remastered and re-released for vinyl for the first time.

 

Cornell has also become involved in philanthropy, using music to support causes that help foster change.  The Chris and Vicky Cornell Foundation is currently raising funds and partnering with charitable organizations to mobilize support for children facing problems including homelessness, poverty, abuse and neglect.  

 

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METALLICA ANNOUNCE RELEASE OF 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY 2-DISC BLU-RAY EDITION OF METALLICA:  SOME KIND OF MONSTER DOCUMENTARY OUT NOVEMBER 24, 2014

AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME DIGITALLY AND ON VIDEO ON DEMAND

LIMITED EDITION "LORDS OF SUMMER" 12-INCH VINYL TO BE RELEASED TO INDEPENDENT RETAIL ON BLACK FRIDAY RECORD STORE DAY

LOS ANGELES, CA - September 24, 2014 - Metallica today announced they would release a ten-year anniversary 2-disc Blu-Ray of their long out of print, groundbreaking movie, METALLICA:  Some Kind of Monster on November 24, 2014. Originally released on July 9, 2004, METALLICA:  Some Kind of Monster follows the band through three of the most turbulent years in their over three-decade long career, and gives viewers an incredibly raw and intimate look into the lives and psyches of the members of one of the most successful rock bands in music history as they battle their way through addiction, domestic life, backlash from their fans, and near-total disintegration during the making of their St. Anger album.  The documentary, directed by the award-winning team of Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky (Brother's Keeper, Paradise Lost 1-3), won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature.   "Two Thumbs Up!" -Ebert and Roper "Cinematic Gold." -Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE  "Even if you're not a fan of their music, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster is a revelation:  Funny, fascinating and insightful." -USA TODAY  "Entertaining, moving and historically significant" -New York Times This ten-year anniversary release marks the first time METALLICA:  Some Kind of Monster will be available digitally and via Video On Demand. The updated version will contain an additional bonus feature, "Metallica: This Monster Lives," a 25 minute follow-up piece filmed at Toronto International Film Festival 2013 during the release of the band's second film, Metallica: Through the Never, which features interview footage with the band and Berlinger & Sinofsky that looks at the decade since the release of the documentary film.

On Black Friday Record Store Day, November 28, 2014, Metallica will release a limited-edition 12-inch vinyl of "Lords of Summer."  Side A  will feature the "First Pass" (studio) version of "Lords Of Summer" as well as a previously unreleased live version recorded at the Rock In Rome Sonisphere Festival on July 1, 2014.  Side B will feature a laser etching of the Metallica "M" logo.  This collectable vinyl will only be available through independent retail and metallica.com.  For a list of Record Store Day shops please visit http://www.recordstoreday.com/Venues

About Metallica

Formed in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, Metallica have become one of the most influential and commercially successful rock bands in history, having sold 110 million albums worldwide and playing to millions of fans the world over. They have scored several multi-platinum albums, including 1991's "Metallica" (commonly referred to as "The Black Album"), which is the best selling album in the history of Soundscan, scanning 16 million albums in the United States alone. Their latest studio album, Death Magnetic, was certified platinum just six weeks after it debuted atop the Billboard Top 200 Album chart in October 2008. "Death Magnetic" charted at #1 in 32 countries and sold five million copies worldwide. Metallica have also garnered numerous awards and accolades, including nine Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, and multiple MTV Video Music Awards, and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009.  The band celebrated its 30th-Anniversary in 2011 with a week's worth of fan club concerts at the Fillmore Theater in San Francisco, CA. In 2012, Metallica unveiled a brand new stage in Mexico City that featured iconic elements that spanned its 30-year career and is featured in the film Metallica Through the Never. They played eight shows to nearly 180,000 fans at the Sports Arena in Mexico City.  Picturehouse released Metallica Through the Never in North America on September 27, 2013. The music-driven, 3D motion picture film immerses audiences in a bracing, raw and visceral cinematic experience with spectacular live performance footage of Metallica's most iconic songs -- created exclusively for film -- combined with a bold, narrative story featuring imagery drawn from the band's trailblazing iconography.  In December 2013, Metallica performed a rare concert in Antarctica where all attendees listened to the performance through headphones to protect the environment. With that show, the band made history by becoming the first act to ever play all seven continents (all within a year), earning themselves a spot in the 60th Anniversary Edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.  Metallica performed "One" with Chinese Pianist and Grammy Ambassador Lang Lang on the 56th Annual Grammy Awards on January 26th and two days later Metallica Through the Never was released on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Big & Rich Breaking New Ground with Historic New Album Release

'Gravity' Set to Explode Its Way onto the Music Scene on September 23rd
  

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  – Country superstars Big & Rich, Big Kenny and John Rich, are celebrating 10 years of hit music making with their highly-anticipated new album, Gravity.   It’s the multi-platinum selling duo’s fifth studio album and is set to launch on September 23, 2014.  Big & Rich’s lead-off single for the project, “Look at You” has already proven a chart-climbing success.  Their first studio album, Horse of a Different Color, was released by Warner Bros. in 2004, producing four straight hits, including the iconic "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)."   Other accolades include being first-rate songwriters, producers and musicians with a roster of collaborations and hits produced or penned for various artists including Jason Aldean, Gretchen Wilson, James Otto, Martina McBride, Faith Hill, Merle Haggard, Bon Jovi, John Anderson, Willie Nelson, Jewel, Keith Anderson, Hank Williams, Jr., John Legend, Wyclef Jean, Tim McGraw, Ky-Mani Marley and Cowboy Troy. In addition to the latest recording project, the larger-than-life duo has formed its own label, Big & Rich Records, a partnership with Kobalt Label Services.  Big Kenny describes the business venture and forthcoming CD as a platform for gaining creative control of their trailblazing musical legacy.  "This is an exciting and intense time in the history of Big and Rich.  We continue to embrace all the change that happens in our business of entertainment.  As artists, we are now at the place where we can finally gain complete creative control.  That's huge.  It allows us to be true to ourselves and be the trailblazers we've always risked being. We want to be important to Country music.  It's important to Big and Rich. It is our musical legacy.  Our new album title is perfect.  Big and Rich can now really feel the Gravity.  We are counting our blessings," he says. John Rich adds, "We couldn't be happier with how the fans and radio are responding to our new music!  To take on the challenge of being your own label and slugging it out with the majors is a gambler's move, but BK and I are happy to just let it all ride.” Big & Rich are generating rave reviews for the summer leg of their 2014 concert tour with shows spanning across the U.S. and Canada.  Cities among upcoming stops for the tour include Orlando, Grand Rapids, Spokane, Hampton, Panama City and more. For the latest updates or information on a concert near you, visit:  http://www.bigandrich.com.  Here’s a link to the current single, “Look At You”: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/look-at-you/id797028801 Gravity Track Listing: 1. Look At You 2. Lovin' Lately (feat. Tim McGraw) 3. Gravity 4. Brand New Buzz 5. Rollin' Along 6. Run Away With You 7. Lose A Little Sleep 8. Don't Wake Me Up 9. That Kind of Town 10. Thank God For Pain 11. I Came To Git Down About Big & Rich: Big & Rich is comprised of Kenny Alphin and The Celebrity Apprentice winner John Rich. The multi-platinum hit duo have garnered multiple GRAMMY, ACM, CMA and CMT Music Award nominations and were recently nominated as the 2014 ACM Vocal Duo of the Year. Their current single "Look At You" which is racing up the charts is from their forthcoming studio album to be released this Fall. Their first studio album, Horse of a Different Color, includes their hit infectious single, "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)." Other hits include, "Comin’ to Your City," "8th of November" and their #1 hit "Lost in this Moment." "Comin’ to Your City" is nearing a decade as the theme song for ESPN’s College GameDay show.    ###

Details Announced for Highly-Anticipated Country Tribute Album, Featuring Florida Georgia Line, Justin Moore, LeAnn Rimes, Rascal Flatts & More
 

Slated for Release August 19 on Big Machine Records, Mötley Records and Eleven Seven Music

MEDIA ONLY – https://bmlg.box.com/s/uikrim7av5v0oqww032g
 

Nashville, TN – (June 9, 2014) – Big Machine Records, Mötley Records and Eleven Seven Music announced today that the highly-anticipated Country tribute album NASHVILLE OUTLAWS: A TRIBUTE TO MÖTLEY CRÜE will be released on August 19. The project will feature fresh takes on 15 of the band’s biggest hits covered by some of Country music’s biggest names, including Florida Georgia Line, Justin Moore, Big & Rich, LeAnn Rimes, Gretchen Wilson, Darius Rucker, Rascal Flatts and more.

"We did not make this record for Mötley Crüe fans, but for Country fans who are also Rock fans. I believe that there’s going to be a lot of synergy and excitement for Mötley Crüe fans hearing different artists covering their favorite songs. People will be surprised how these artists made these songs their own and we couldn’t be happier with how the album turned out. It’s been an amazing, positive experience and, as a lot of things we’ve done, a first in our career,” says Mötley Crüe bassist, Nikki Sixx.

“It has been a blast becoming friends with the Motley guys and learning how much they appreciate the history of Country music. They are truly one of the most disruptive bands of their generation and I am honored to be able to cover one of my favorite Crue songs of all time, ‘Home Sweet Home.’ It has been pretty unreal singing with Vince Neil," said Justin Moore.

The record is a joint venture between Big Machine Records – home to country superstars such as Taylor Swift and Tim McGraw – and Mötley Records and Eleven Seven Music. Big Machine Label Group President and CEO, Scott Borchetta, is among the legion of Country music fans who love Mötley Crüe. Borchetta says of the collaboration, "I have been a not-so-secret Crüe fan from the beginning. When manager Chris Nilsson called with the idea for a tribute album on Big Machine Records it was an immediate 'yes' from me! Our album will highlight just how great the Mötley Crüe song catalog is. At the end of the day, that's what will stand the test of time."

Tracklisting:
Rascal Flatts – “Kickstart My Heart”
Florida Georgia Line – “If I Die Tomorrow”
LeAnn Rimes – “Smokin’ In The Boys Room”
Justin Moore – “Home Sweet Home”
Cassadee Pope with Robin Zander – “The Animal In Me”
Aaron Lewis – “Afraid”
Big & Rich – “SOS”
Sam Palladio and Claire Bowen – “Without You”
Eli Young Band – “Don’t Go Away Mad”
Lauren Jenkins – “Looks That Kill”
The Cadillac Three – “Live Wire”
The Mavericks – “Dr. Feelgood”
Brantley Gilbert – “Girls Girls Girls”
Gretchen Wilson – “Wild Side”
Darius Rucker – “Time For Change

For additional updates, behind-the-scenes action or to pre-order the album, visit http://nashville-outlaws.com/.

About MÖTLEY CRÜE: Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, the quartet—Vince Neil (vocals), Mick Mars (guitars), Nikki Sixx (bass) and Tommy Lee (drums)—has commandeered the rock pantheon for over 30 years. In that time, they have accumulated worldwide album sales exceeding 80 million, seven platinum or multi-platinum albums, 22 Top 40 mainstream rock hits, six Top 20 pop singles, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, three Grammy nominations, four New York Times bestsellers (including the band’s biography, THE DIRT) and countless sold out tours across the globe, playing to millions of fans. Motley Crue was the first rock band in history to have completed an epic sold-out Las Vegas residency at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The band continues to remain on the forefront of entertainment reinventing themselves via not only their music but also their mind blowing live shows featuring never seen before elements, such as Tommy Lee’s 360 drum roller coaster. Motley Crue was featured in KIA MOTORS’ award winning 2012 Super Bowl commercial. The band announced in January that they will kick off their FINAL TOUR (presented by Dodge) on July 2, 2014 in Grad Rapids, MI and that the movie of their best selling biography, THE DIRT, will be hitting theaters globally in 2015.