Multi-Grammy ® Nominated R&B Crooner Johnny Gill To Release Highly- Anticipated Game Changer II Album Set For September 6; Available For Pre-Order Today

Gill also releases newest single "Perfect" Ft. New Edition Band Mate Ralph Tresvant available now.

J Skillz Records/Kalvary recording artist, multi-GRAMMY ® nominated and Multi-Platinum R&B producer, writer and singer Johnny Gill, unveils details of his highly-anticipated eighth studio album, GAME CHANGER II. The 11-track album is available for pre-order beginning today (click here) and will be available everywhere on September 6.

In addition, Gill has released his powerful second single "Perfect" which features New Edition band mate Ralph Tresvant. "Perfect" is available here: Spotify / Apple

"I've always been aware of how powerful women are. From my Mom, to the women I have worked with during my career," says Gill. "Their power deserves our respect, which is why I always make it a priority to honor women through my music."

On the heels of his #1 hit "Soul of a Woman," Gill delivers an ode to the quintessential woman in the form of natural beauty, strength and intellect with "Perfect" and enlists Ralph Tresvant, who delivers an effortless hook. Together, they complete the sultry ballad which is currently climbing the charts and sets up a timely release of Game Changer II.

Gill delivers his eighth solo studio album entitled Game Changer II, which serves as the sequel to the highly successful 2014 Game Changer release. The first single from Game Changer II finds Johnny setting things off with a solid traditional R&B message song "Soul of a Woman." The poignant song opens a rare window into Johnny's personal life as it was primarily inspired by his mother, Annie Mae. "I held on to this song, produced by Pagani since the last album," Johnny shares, "listening to the demo for my own personal pleasure. It's not your everyday song," which is exactly why Gill enlisted comedic Emmy Award-winning actress Tiffany Haddish to co-star with him in the video for the single.

From there, Game Changer II explodes with a generous variety of unique instant classics including the Latin energy of "Fiesta" featuring GRAMMY ® Award-winning guitarist

Carlos Santana and GRAMMY ® nominated percussionist queen Sheila E. Additional tracks include the Reggae-tinged love song "Only One" as well as "Favorite Girl" – all produced by GRAMMY ® Award-winning producer/musician/songwriter Blac Elvis out of Atlanta. Another surefire standout is "That's My Baby," a sumptuous and harmonically sophisticated tribute to one of Johnny's greatest musical heroes, Luther Vandross, produced by Ralph Stacy. Most importantly, Johnny Gill is back and better than ever!

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Beastie Boys Limited Anniversary Edition Colored Vinyl To Be Released On October 4th

'Paul's Boutique,' 'Ill Communication' + 'Root Down EP' and 'To The 5 Boroughs'

On October 4, 2019, a series of limited edition colored vinyl will be released to mark the anniversaries of Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique (30th anniversary), Ill Communication (25th anniversary), including the Root Down EP, and To The 5 Boroughs (15th anniversary). All versions are pressed on 180gram vinyl and can be pre-ordered here.

Paul's Boutique 30th Anniversary (2LP Violet Colored Vinyl):To mark the 30th anniversary of Beastie Boys' 1989 landmark second album, Paul's Boutique will be released as a 2LP set pressed on standard black vinyl as well as limited edition violet colored vinyl.

Recorded in Los Angeles with a sample-based Dust Brothers production, Paul's Boutique marked a giant creative leap forward for Adrock, Mike D and MCA. Ranking high on critic's lists including Pitchfork's "Top 100 Albums of the 1980s," Time Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums of All TIME" and Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time," Paul's Boutique went on to sell over 2 million albums. 

Ill Communication 25th Anniversary (2LP Silver Metallic Colored Vinyl) + Root Down EP (Orange, Red, Blue, Green Colored Vinyl):Beastie Boys' multi-platinum selling album Ill Communication will be released as a limited edition, 2LP set pressed on silver-metallic colored vinyl. There will also be multiple limited edition vinyl pressings of Root Down EP, available as orange, red, blue and green, that will be randomly distributed and sold separately.

Released in 1994, Beastie Boys' fourth studio album Ill Communication debuted at No. 1 and was an unstoppable force, pervading every aspect of pop culture.

Its charge to the top of the charts was led by "Sabotage" and its legendary Spike Jonze/Nathanial Hornblower '70s TV police drama tribute, as Rolling Stone dubbed Ill Communication 1994's "soundtrack for summer." Crowds and critics alike were floored by highlights "Sure Shot," "Root Down" and "Get It Together," as Vibe—in the magazine's first cover story on a white artist–hailed Beastie Boys as "perhaps the most consistently innovative musicians to emerge out of hip hop." It was a claim that Ill Communication has justified for years to come, and 25 years later Ill Communication's impact has resonated with generation after generation.

Shortly after, Beastie Boy's released the Root Down EP featuring the original album version of "Root Down" off Ill Communication, plus several remix versions. Also included are seven live tracks from their 1995 European winter tour.

To The 5 Boroughs 15th Anniversary (2LP Blue Colored Vinyl):Beastie Boys' self-produced dedication to their home state of New York, To The 5 Boroughs, celebrates its 15thanniversary with a 2LP, limited edition blue vinyl pressing.

Released in 2004, the platinum selling To The 5 Boroughs hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200, Top Rap Albums, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Top Current Albums, Rap Album Sales and Top Album Sales charts. The album features a steady mix of deep pop culture references in tracks such as "Shazam!" and "Ch-Check It Out," as well as more serious social and political issues with "Right Right Now Now," "It Takes Time To Build" and "An Open Letter To NYC." Rolling Stone stated "To The 5 Boroughs is an exciting, astonishing balancing act: fast, funny and sobering," while Pitchfork proclaimed, "the album's easy air speaks to veteran, nothing-to-lose attitude of both the city and the group."

Paul's Boutique (2LP)A1  To All The Girls  
A2  Shake Your Rump  
A3  Johnny Ryall  
A4  Egg Man  
B1  High Plains Drifter  
B2  The Sounds Of Science  
B3  3-Minute Rule  
B4  Hey Ladies  
C1  5-Piece Chicken Dinner  
C2  Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun  
C3  Car Thief  
C4  What Comes Around  
C5  Shadrach  
D1  Ask For Janice  
B-Boy Bouillabaisse  D2a  59 Chystie Street  
D2b  Get On The Mic 
D2c  Stop That Train  
D2d  A Year And A Day  
D2e  Hello Brooklyn  
D2f  Dropping Names  
D2g  Lay It On Me  
D2h  Mike On The Mic  
D2i  A. W. O. L

Ill Communication (2LP)A1        Sure Shot        
A2        Tough Guy      
A3        B-Boys Makin' With The Freak Freak
A4        Bobo On The Corner  
A5        Root Down      
B1        Sabotage         
B2        Get It Together            
B3        Sabrosa           
B4        The Update     
B5        Futterman's Rule        
C1       Alright Hear This         
C2       Eugene's Lament        
C3       Flute Loop       
C4       Do It    
C5       Ricky's Theme            
D1       Heart Attack Man       
D2       The Scoop      
D3       Shambala        
D4       Bodhisattva Vow         
D5       Transitions

Root Down EP (Vinyl)A1        Root Down (Free Zone Mix)   
A2        Time To Get Ill            
A3        Heart Attack Man       
A4        The Maestro    
A5        Sabrosa           
A6        Root Down (PP Balloon Mix) 
B1        Root Down (LP)          
B2        Flute Loop       
B3        Time For Livin'            
B4        Something's Got To Give

Root Down EP CD1.  Root Down (Free Zone Mix)         
2.  Root Down (LP)    
3.  Root Down (PP Balloon Mix)       
4.  Time To Get Ill      
5.  Heart Attack Man 
6.  The Maestro          
7.  Sabrosa     
8.  Flute Loop 
9.  Time For Livin'      
10.  Something's Got To Give

To The 5 Boroughs (2LP)A1        Ch-Check It Out       
A2        Right Right Now Now 
A3        3 The Hard Way         
A4        It Takes Time To Build            
B1        Rhyme The Rhyme Well        
B2        Triple Trouble  
B3        Hey Fuck You 
B4        Oh Word?       
C1       That's It That's All        
C2       All Lifestyles    
C3       Shazam!          
C4       An Open Letter To NYC         
D1       Crawlspace     
D2       The Brouhaha 
D3       We Got The 

Source: UME

ERIN ENDERLIN ANNOUNCES THIRD RELEASE IN EP SERIES: CHAPTER THREE: WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT Singer-Songwriter Enderlin Continues Her Four-Part Musical Journey On August 23 Chapter Three: Whatever Gets You Through the Night available August 23

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville troubadour Erin Enderlin will soon reveal the third chapter of her four-installment 2019 digital EP series with the eagerly-awaited release of Chapter Three: Whatever Gets You Through The Night on August 23. As did its predecessors, the new EP focuses on character-driven lyrical storytelling on matters of love, loss, struggle and hope. This time around, Enderlin receives storytelling help from some friends, as she is joined on its three tracks by Dillon Carmichael (“Whatever Gets You Through The Night”), Vince Gill and Alison Kraus (“Sweet Emmylou”) and Ronnie Bowman on a gorgeous and faithful rendering of the Gene Watson’s “Use Me Again.”  Enderlin is already enjoying a successful 2019, with roughly a hundred shows on the touring calendar and her songs included on new releases by personal heroes Reba McEntire, Rhonda Vincent and Rodney Crowell. In June, she took home three Arkansas Country Music Awards including Female Vocalist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. Shortly thereafter, the title track from Chapter Two: I Can Be Your Whiskey, was featured in Rolling Stone’s “10 Best Country Songs To Hear Now.” Throughout her career as both a songwriter and an artist, Enderlin has remained steadfast in her commitment to making music steeped in the genuine traditions of country music and it's that conviction that is fueling a great deal of her current success. “Erin’s authentic sound and heartfelt lyrics are reminiscent of the early days of The Judds,” Raised Rowdy recently proclaimed. “This is what country music should sound like, folks.” Enderlin puts that authenticity on full display throughout Chapter Three: Whatever Gets You Through The Night.While the theme of Chapter Two: I Can Be Your Whiskey is the eternal pursuit of love, the thread that runs acrossChapter Three: Whatever Gets You Through The Night is of the bitter heartbreak that comes from losing it. The Arkansas native croons mournfully about the travails of despair and loneliness on the EP’s title track while “Sweet Emmylou,” is a plea from the song’s broken-hearted main character to Emmylou Harris for help getting them through their heartbreak. Enderlin chooses the perspective of the “other woman” in Watson’s “Use Me Again,” written by Curly Putnam, Dale Dodson and Billy Lawson, to round out this chapter’s reflections on the desolation of love lost. The fourth and final chapter in Enderlin’s storytelling tour de force is slated for release later this year.  About Erin Enderlin  The last few years have been especially busy for singer-songwriter Erin Enderlin. While she first turned heads as a godsend to those aching for an artist with some golden-era country backbone, Enderlin’s acclaimed 2017 record Whiskeytown Crier cemented her as something even more: a literary songwriter and superb vocal stylist with a knack for sharply drawn––and often sad––characters. Named a member of the 2018 CMT Next Women of Country class and recipient of the Arkansas Country Music Awards Songwriter, Female Vocalist and Album of the Year trophies, she has surged to the forefront of new artists rooted in the genre’s rich history. Enderlin is also a go-to writer for stars looking for heavyweight country with classic panache––Alan Jackson’s “Monday Morning Church,” Lee Ann Womack’s “Last Call,” Luke Bryan’s “You Don’t Know Jack” and a host of other songs recorded by Randy Travis, Joey + Rory, Reba McEntire, Terri Clark, Whisperin’ Bill Anderson and more are all Enderlin-penned. # # #

Real Gone Music Releases Janie Fricke It Ain't Easy: The Complete Hits on CD -- Available Now

Includes all 38 charting hits, including duets with Charlie Rich, Johnny Duncan, Merle Haggard and Larry Gatlin

Autographed copies are available as a special bonus with Real Gone Music

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Two-time CMA and ACM Female Vocalist of the Year Janie Fricke announces Real Gone Music release of 'It Ain't Easy: The Complete Hits', available now. This 41-track, 2 CD compilation spans from 1977 to 1989, including not just her solo smashes such as "What're You Doing Tonight," "It Ain't Easy Being Easy," "He's A Heartache (Looking For A Place To Happen)," and "Tell Me A Lie," but also her chart-topping duets with Charlie Rich (“On My Knees”), Merle Haggard (“A Place to Fall Apart”), Larry Gatlin ("From Time To Time") and Johnny Duncan ("Come A Little Bit Closer"). As an added bonus, Janie penned the liner notes, which are accompanied by previously unseen photos and she autographed 100 booklets for fans who order 'It Ain't Easy: The Complete Hits' through Real Gone Music. "It is with thankfulness and sheer pride to see this project appear at a time in my life when I least expected such a special gift," says Janie Fricke. "The team who researched my recordings worked many hours to come up with choice songs from my recorded repertoire. As I look back to those years of hours spent in the studio with the best producers, musicians and engineers, I never dreamed that it would become a pretty package all wrapped up, presented to me and the world in 2019." Raised on a farm in Indiana, Janie Fricke began singing in church, and later turned that talent into a career which began as one of the marketing industry's most successful jingle singers. Long before her success as a country artist, millions of people became familiar with Fricke’s voice through ads for United Airlines, Coca-Cola, 7-Up, McDonald's and Red Lobster. She soon became a session singer where she was singing background in the studio with some of the biggest country stars of the late 70’s and early 80’s, including Loretta Lynn, Eddie Rabbitt, Crystal Gayle, Ronnie Milsap, Barbara Mandrell, and Mel Tillis. After a string of duets with such greats as Merle Haggard and Moe Bandy, Fricke landed a solo recording contract in the early 80's and scored several hit singles, including "Don't Worry 'Bout Me Baby," "He's a Heartache" and "You're Heart's Not In It." She won CMA's coveted "Female Vocalist of the Year” in 1983 and '84 and has been nominated for three Grammy Awards. She has been credited with over 1,600 album projects and scored 36 hit singles. In recent years, Sony Music Entertainment made four of Fricke’s classic albumsavailable to fans on Spotify, Apple Music and other digital platforms via the Legacy Digital Vault campaign, including The First Word In Memory, The Very Best of Janie Fricke, Black & White and Saddle in the Wind! The collection of albums features the 18-time chart-topper's biggest hits, including "It Ain't Easy Being Easy," "Tell Me a Lie," "She’s Single Again” and more. Legacy Recordings also released The Essential JANIE FRICKE to all digital service providers earlier this year. In addition, Fricke put a bluegrass spin with some fresh interpretations to many of her beloved tunes with the release of Country Side of Bluegrass. The 13-track collection was produced by Bil VornDick, whose credits also include Alison Krauss, Bela Fleck, and Marty Robbins, and features some of the finest pickers in the industry. Janie Fricke 'It Ain't Easy: The Complete Hits' Track Listing Disc 1: 1. What're You Doing Tonight 2. Come A Little Bit Closer (with Johnny Duncan) 3. Stranger (with Johnny Duncan) 4. Baby It's You 5. Please Help Me, I'm Falling (In Love With You) 6. On My Knees (with Charlie Rich) 7. Playing Hard To Get 8. Love Your Troubles Away For A While 9. Let's Try Again 10. But Love Me 11. Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through) 12. He's Out Of My Life (with Johnny Duncan) 13. Down To My Last Broken Heart 14. Pride 15. I'll Need Someone To Hold Me (When I Cry) 16. Do Me With Love 17. Don't Worry 'Bout Me Baby 18. It Ain't Easy Being Easy 19. You Don't Know Love 20. He's A Heartache (Looking For A Place To Happen) 21. Tell Me A Lie Disc 2: 1. Let's Stop Talkin' About It 2. If The Fall Don't Get You 3. Your Heart's Not In It 4. A Place To Fall Apart (with Merle Haggard) 5. The First Word In Memory Is Me 6. Who Cares (with Ray Charles) 7. All I Want To Do In Life (with George Jones) 8. She's Single Again 9. Somebody Else's Fire 10. Easy To Please 11. Always Have, Always Will 12. When A Woman Cries 13. Are You Satisfied 14. From Time To Time (It Feels like Love Again (with Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers) 15. Baby You're Gone 16. Where Does Love Go (When It's Gone) 17. I'll Walk Before I'll Crawl 18. Heart 19. Give 'Em My Number 20. Love Is One Of Those Words Janie Fricke On Tour: AUG 17 - The New Granbury Live / Granbury, Texas SEP 07 - Private Event / Centerville, Texas OCT 05 - Confederate Square / Gonzales, Texas NOV 02 - Sweetwater Municipal Auditorium / Sweetwater, Texas NOV 16 - Orange Blossom Opry / Weirsdale, Fla. FEB 20 - Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts / Victoria, Texas FEB 21 - New Brauntex Theater / New Braunfels, Texas FEB 22 - Dosey Doe Big Barn / Spring, Texas JUN 21 - Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater / Branson, Mo. JUL 10 - Blue Gate Theatre / Shipshewana, Ind. About Janie Fricke: A two-time CMA & ACM Female Vocalist of the Year, Fricke has hit the #1 spot on the Country charts an astounding 18 times. She was named Billboard Magazine Top Female Vocalist, was the First Female Voice on the Moon, and was named the UK's Country Music Round Up's Most Popular International Female Solo Act. Her music has reached Gold and Platinum sales status worldwide, and the talented and personable Indiana native has recorded numerous jingles for Coca-Cola, Pizza Hut and United Airlines. Janie has released 25 albums and 36 hit singles, and she remains one of the most-beloved entertainers in the Country field. For more information, go to www.janiefricke.com. # # #

MIDLAND LANDS TOP MEDIA LOOKS AHEAD OF AUGUST 23
ALBUM RELEASE  

Grammy®-Nominated Trio To Take NBC’s Today Show Plaza on August 28

Esquire Profiles Band In Music & Style Feature/Video

Photo courtesy of Esquire // Photo Credit: Kat Wirsing

NEW YORK, NY (August 14, 2019) – Following recent performances of their current single “Mr. Lonely” on ABC’s “CMA Fest” and on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”-- prompting Rolling Stoneto praise that they were “owning the late-night stage”- Texas-based trio MIDLAND will bring the heat to NBC’s “TODAY” show plaza on Wednesday, August 28 in celebration of their sophomore album LET IT ROLL, out August 23. The announcement of Midland’s upcoming performance as part of the Citi Concert Series comes on the same day as the twice Grammy®-nominated trio is profiled by Esquire. Midland shared their new music with the magazine’s Madison Vain who wrote, “Together, they penned tales of wayward cowboys, lovesick rock n' rollers, and charming drifters, and laid them over a landscape rich with Bakersfield twang, throwback acoustics, and modern pop sensibilities.”
 

Midland announced their arrival in 2017 with a strong shot of classic Country served with a Laurel Canyon chaser. People noticed, and the band was invited to tour with Dwight Yoakam, George Strait, Garth Brooks and Little Big Town. But it wasn’t just their music that caught people’s attention. In addition to standing out in the modern-day Country genre for their signature twang and three-part harmonies, the Academy of Country Music award-winning trio have also garnered much attention for their flair for fashion-- and Esquire took notice. The magazine says, “But it's not just their yesteryear-inspired tunes making waves. It's also their ten-gallon hats and their glinting gold chains; their gaucho ponchos and bolero ties. The Aloha shirts, silk button-downs, and Ranger-style belts—all of it—are a far cry from the baseball-cap-and-T-shirt aesthetic that’s dominated their genre in recent years.”

Midland took Esquire vintage shopping in NYC and the experience is highlighted in a video that was also released today:
 

Rhinestone Suites and Cowboy Boots: Midland Reflects On Their Revolutionary Retro Style
 https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/a28649289/midland-band-style-fashion-vintage-shopping/ 

Watch Full Shopping Video here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=508663253224057
 

Photo courtesy of Esquire // Photo Credit: Kat Wirsing

Courtesy of Big Machine Records
 

Midland will kick off their LET IT ROLL Tour on September 17 at New York City’s Terminal 5.