Gloria and Emilio Estefan’s daughter, Emily Estefan, has signed a partnership for physical and digital distribution with RED Distribution via her indie label, Alien Shrimp Records. The young Estefan, who has been releasing singles independently since 2015, will release a new single, “Reigns (Everynight),” via RED in September with an album due in 2017.
Don’t for a moment think that Estefan does Latin music or sounds like her mom (even though her speaking voice is uncannily similar). With a recent degree in contemporary writing and production from Berklee College of Music, and stage experience as a drummer and guitarist, Estefan sings atmospheric, bluesy/loungey tracks with electronic and funk beats. While the voice sometimes sounds like her mother’s, it definitely has it's own distinct sound.
The new deal will have RED distributing Alien Shrimp Records’ entire roster for the next three years. Estefan founded the label with the hopes that it will be a home for other up and coming artists with unique sounds. “A home should support who you truly are, not shape you to be what others want you to be,” said Estefan in a statement. “I am beyond thrilled to call Sony/RED Distribution my new musical home. They took on this little Alien Shrimp with no questions asked, and opened the door to my U.F.O.”
Check out Estefan’s 2015 single, “F#ck To Be,” here:
Today, Melissa Etheridge premieres her new single "Hold On, I'm Coming" -- a cover of the Sam & Dave classic -- from her upcoming album MEmphis Rock and Soul. Dropping Oct. 7, the release will feature covers of songs from the legendary (now defunct) Stax Records, as well as original verses Etheridge wrote to add to those songs.
Of the Sam & Dave cover premiering on Billboard today, Etheridge says, "'Hold on, I’m Coming' is probably the first of these Stax songs I remember hearing when I was a kid. That intro and chorus - 'Hold on! I’m comin’!' If that doesn't make your heart and soul soar, as it did when I was a child, I don't know what will.”
Listen to "Hold On, I'm Coming" and check out the album's track list below. You can pre-order it here via her PledgeMusic campaign. MEmphis Rock and Soulwas tracked at another seminal Memphis spot, Willie Mitchell's Royal Studios, where Al Green, Solomon Burke, Ann Peebles and more recorded classics. Willie's son Boo Mitchell produced the album, and the Hodges Brothers back Melissa on the record. She also used Al Green's legendary #9 mic to record her vocals.
https://soundcloud.com/melissaetheridge/hold-on-im-coming
MEmphis Rock and Soul track list:
1. Memphis Train
2. Respect Yourself (People Stand Up)
3. Who's Making Love
4. Hold On, I'm Coming
5. I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
6. Any Other Way
7. I'm A Lover
8. Rock Me Baby
9. I Forgot To Be Your Lover
10. Wait A Minute
11. Born Under A Bad Sign
12. Dreams To Remember
Melissa Etheridge 2016 Tour Dates
8/9 - Interlochen, MI @ Kresge Auditorium *
8/11 - West Allis, WI @ Wisconsin State Fair Park *
8/12 - Springfield, IL @ Grandstand, Ilinois State Fair *
8/14 - Shawnee, OK @ Grand Event Center at Grand Casino Hotel and Resort *
8/15 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sandia Casino Amphitheater *
8/16 - Boulder, CO @ Chautauqua Auditorium *
8/17 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre *
8/19 - Temecula, CA @ Pechanga Resort & Casino *
8/20 - Las Vegas, NV @ Freemont Street Experience
8/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre *
8/23 - San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre *
8/24 - Saratoga, CA @ Mountain Winery *
8/26 - Kelowna, BC, Canada @ Mission Hill Family Estate Outdoor Amphitheatre
8/27 - Airway Heights, WA @ Northern Quest Casino & Resort *
8/28 - Snoqualmie, WA @ Snoqualmie Casino
8/30 - Salem, OR @ Oregon State Fair & Expo Center
9/1 - Livermore, CA @ Wente Vineyards
9/2 - Coarsegold, CA @ Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino
9/3 - Rohnert Park, CA @ Green Music Center
10/19 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theater
10/20 - Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre
10/22 - Morristown, NJ @ Mayo Performing Arts Center
10/23 - New York, NY @ Apollo Theater
10/25 – Chicago, IL @ Park West
10/27 - Meridian, MS @ Riley Center for the Performing Arts
10/28 – Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
10/29 - Marksville, LA @ Paragon Casino Resort
10/31 - Key West, FL @ Melissa Etheridge & Friends "Rock The Boat" Cruise 2016 ^
11/28 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts - Dreyfoos Hall
12/7 - Shippensburg, PA @ Luhrs Performing Arts Center
12/18 - Manhattan, KS @ McCain Auditorium
* with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
^ with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Delta Rae, Crystal Bowersox, and more
This fall, Selena Quintanilla fans will be able to get their hands on the late singer's MAC makeup collection and a limited-edition purple vinyl of the compilation albumOnes, released back in 2002.
Universal Latin Music Entertainment will debut the special 20-song vinyl on Oct. 14 and will include an all new medley mash-up of classics like "Amor prohibido", "Como la flor" and "Si una vez", remixed by her brother A.B. Quintanilla. The vinyl edition of Ones is now available for pre-order here.
Aside from the MAC Cosmetics makeup collection and purple vinyl, Selena will also be immortalized with her own wax figure at the Madame Tussauds in Hollywood. The wax figure will officially be unveiled on Aug. 30 in honor of the 21st anniversary of her last album Dreaming of You.
Paul McCartney at Capitol Records.
The Beatle returns to his former label home, bringing his catalog with him.
Paul McCartney is returning to Capitol Records, signing a new worldwide recording agreement, the Universal Music Group label announces today.
What's being billed as a "historic deal" will encompass McCartney's entire catalog of master recordings beginning with the 1970 McCartney album. It also marks a return to the label where he started his solo career.
Says McCartney in a statement: “This is genuinely exciting for me. Not only was Capitol my first U.S. record label, but the first record I ever bought was Gene Vincent’s 'Be-Bop-A-Lula' on the Capitol label.”
In announcing the signing, Capitol also revealed that the former Beatle is currently working on a new studio album. Capitol/UMe will service the McCartney catalog -- previously with Concord -- beginning in July 2017.
Adds Capitol chairman and CEO Steve Barnett: "Paul McCartney’s association with Capitol has long defined so much of our historic legacy, and all of us here are extremely proud and honored that he has chosen to come back home. Paul’s indelible contributions to our culture are second to none, and his constant evolution as an artist and performer continues to inspire and enrich the lives of countless millions of people. We are overjoyed that Paul will be creating new music for years to come, and that Capitol will be helping to present it to the world.”
Universal Music Group chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge called McCartney's signing "a homecoming of one of the greatest musical artists of all time to the label that first helped bring his incredible music to the world," adding that "Paul's astonishing career has shown no limits -- in creativity, in commercial longevity, and in its impact on people and cultures in every corner of the globe. We are thrilled at both Capitol and UMG to be able to contribute to the next chapter."
As a solo artist and with his former band Wings, McCartney charted 39 albums on the Billboard 200 chart, including seven No. 1s. The bulk of those titles were initially released on Capitol Records. In 2007, he departed Capitol for the first time, after signing a deal with the Hear Music label -- a joint venture between Starbucks and Concord Music Group. McCartney released his next three studio albums through Hear/Concord: Memory Almost Full (2007, peaking at No. 3; 636,000 sold in the U.S. according to Nielsen Music), Kisses on the Bottom (2012, No. 5; 280,000 sold) andNew (2013, No. 3; 219,000 sold). In total, McCartney -- and Wings -- have sold 10.7 million albums in the U.S. since Nielsen Music began tracking sales in 1991.
On the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, McCartney -- again solo and with Wings -- has collected 46 entries, including 23 top 10s and nine No. 1s.
In 2015, he visited the Hot 100 chart for the first time since 2007, and in a big way: He scored three consecutive top 40 hits thanks to his collaborations with Kanye West. "Only One" (West featuring McCartney) hit No. 35, "FourFiveSeconds" (a collaboration with Rihanna, West and McCartney) peaked at No. 4 -- McCartney's highest charting single since 1983, and "All Day" (West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and McCartney) reached No. 15. ("FourFiveSeconds" also hit No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, his first leader there since "The Girl Is Mine," with Michael Jackson, led the list in 1983.)
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I'm still looking for her debut album. She's wonderful. 
