Cherise

Record of the Day - In tune. Informed. Indispensable.

In tune. Informed. Indispensable. Friday 3 April 2020

Violet Nights Cherise Self release Released: Out now

We say In these uncertain times, here's a cool bossa nova groove from Cherise to ease you into the weekend. As a teenager growing up in Luton, this winner of the 2019 Jazz FM Vocalist of the year award immersed herself in the music of greats from Sam Cooke and Sarah Vaughan, all the way through to ’90s star Anita Baker. The timeless quality of these influences has clearly rubbed off on this song, taken from her recently released debut four-track EP Paradise, which was part financed by the Drake Yolanda Award. She has also been a staple on the jazz circuit for the last few years,  performing at many of the UK’s most prestigious venues including the RAH for the BBC Proms and Cheltenham Jazz Festival alongside luminaries such as Guy Barker. Now, as some warm spring days are just ahead of us, we’re confident that this tune will sound even more special in your sunshine playlist with its soulful vibes beautifully drifting through the rays. Her vocal is seductive and enchanting too. In fact, the track, which she wrote 100%, is just pure class, so much so that you’d swear it must be a standard or torch song that Ella Fitzgerald or Dinah Washington first recorded in the golden age of the ’40s or ’50s, or maybe even a forgotten gem from Sade in the ’80s. And one thing is for sure, we can’t wait to see her live when the lockdown is lifted. Because this song alone will make it well worth the admission. Simply gorgeous.  Cherise's charity of choice is "Tomorrow's Warriors, because I and so many other young women and people of colour in the UK Jazz scene owe our careers to them". Sound Advice marks its 12th anniversary with a Spotify playlist focussing on its current roster of unsigned/DIY/independent artists. The playlist can also be viewed on YouTube.   Contact Legal: Robert Horsfall, Sound Advice Management: Matthew Rumbold, Transmission Management

HEADLINES Mike Smith stands down as Warner Chappell MD (see Business) European music organisations urge increase of budgets dedicated to music (see News)

BUSINESS Mike Smith has stood down as MD of Warner Chappell UK due to 'family reasons'. (RotD, Billboard) He said "I look forward to my next challenge, which I hope will be in the not too distant future."

NEWS AND FEATURES European music organisations have urged Member States and the European Commission to take a stance and significantly increase the national and EU budgets dedicated to culture, and within that to music. (RotD) Paul Quirk, former music retailer and long-standing Chair of ERA until 2018, has passed away, following a diagnosis with an aggressive cancer. Sony has unveiled a $100m fund to support people around the world affected by the coronavirus. It is intended to help in three areas: assistance for those individuals engaged in frontline medical efforts; support for children and educators now working remotely; and, creatives in the entertainment industry. (Variety) Sony Music Group will contribute by matching all employee donations made to select pandemic relief efforts around the world. (Billboard) Blinding Lights by The Weeknd has been the biggest single of Q1 with 698,000 chart sales. With albums, Lewis Capaldi's Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, released in 2019, has 205,000 chart sales this year to lead the Q1 table. (RotD)  Disco Elysium won the BAFTA Games Award in the Music category. (TechRadar, BBC) British Sea Power wrote its score. Virgin EMI are launching Lockdown Live, a three day live-streamed music festival featuring 32 acts this weekend, in support of Global Citizen and the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. (RotD) Help Musicians report it received a month’s worth of enquiries in a single day as a £5m hardship fund has run dry. (Louder) Amazon Music made a “significant donation”. @chartdata tweeted "Physical album sales totaled just 747,000 copies this week in the US. This marks the lowest sales frame in Nielsen history, down 23.7% from last week's previous record low".

DIGITAL YouTube is said to be working on ‘Shorts’ as its answer to TikTok. It will look to take advantage of licensed music, with songs from YouTube Music to be used within the videos. (BandT).  SoundCloud has announced a plan worth $15m to support creators during the shutdown, as well as initiatives designed to bolster their careers long-term. (Billboard) It has introduced a new donation button artists can add to their profile to help offset the financial repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Verge) Grimes posts music stems and video files for her latest single so anyone can remix it. (Verge)

COMMENT, OPINION AND ANALYSIS Will the Stubhub and Viagogo deal collapse? (Daimani) The Covid-19 bounce: Part II. (Midia)

MEDIA Weekly rock title Kerrang! is to temporarily suspend its print publication. A return date of 8 July is planned, while the website and digital channels remain active. Editor Sam Coare said: “Our decision is based on the fact that during this period of national lockdown it has become virtually impossible to distribute a weekly magazine effectively.” (TelegraphBusiness p7) Radio 1 are set to launch a new home for undiscovered dance music this Sunday night, designed solely to showcase the next wave of emerging electronic talent. (RotD) 6 Music DJ Gilles Peterson was told 'you will die' and dubbed a 'c***' in a sick campaign by his obsessed stalker, a court has heard. (Standard p11, Telegraph p13, Mirror, Mail p35, Sun p21) TV 19.30 BBC4 Top of the Pops 1989 20.00 BBC4 Abba at The BBC 21.00 BBC4 Top of the Pops 1989 21.30 BBC4 Rich Hall's Countrier Than You 23.00 BBC4 Sings The Great American Songbook RADIO 21.00 6 Music Tom Ravenscroft - with Lyzza and B Traits LIVE STREAM Aurora, Jade Bird, mxmtoon and more are to perform for a Glassnote livestream event from 7-11pm.  Virgin EMI's Lockdown Live (RotD) PODCAST Jessie Reyez finally released her debut studio album. How it came together spotlights creative lessons to live by. (FastCo) The EMI Archive Trust has created a new podcast series, The Sound Of The Hound, that looks at the history of recorded sound. Submit your music podcasts and livestreams for inclusion in RotD.

ARTIST AND MUSIC FEATURES Dozens of start-ups have laid off thousands, slashed costs and changed their businesses to try to survive the pandemic. All that may not work. (NYTimes) Music is often born amid crisis, so Coronavirus could be a muse for songwriters. (Billboard) Crisis management lessons from the music industry. (Synchtank) Tileyard North will be ready to open in Wakefield this September. Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger: a bona fide pop genius. (Guardian - Michael Hann) Dua Lipa is back with an album of disco pop perfection. (Guardian2 p4-5 - Laura Snapes) Paul Heaton: "When she [Jacqui Abbott] came back I realised what was missing" (Mirror p42 - Gavin Martin) The unexpected rise of the Hu: the Mongolian heavy metal band resurrecting rock. (NewStatesman - Eleanor Peake) Cristina: no wave's daring darling captured the beautiful and damned. (Guardian - Alexis Petridis) My Splendid Isolation: The Edge –  'I’m using this time to take stock of what’s important' (Telegraph p25)  The Perfect Day singalong: how Lou Reed's ode to heroin became an ad for the BBC. (Telegraph - Ed Power)  PJ Harvey: where to start with her back catalogue. (Guardian - Jude Rogers) 10 most iconic concerts to watch online, from Beyonce and Taylor Swift to Radiohead and Nirvana. (iNews p37-39 - Ed Power)  The Beatles at 60: In times of trouble, listening to their music is like returning to the Bible. (Independent - Lucy Jones)  Backstage: All Time Low (Star p13) My Six Best Albums: Andrew Roachford (Express p36) Q&A: All Time Low (Sun p42 - Jacqui Swift) One Minute with... DJ Greg James (iNews p45) Obituary: Manu Dibango, Africa’s most celebrated and adventurous jazz musician who worked with Herbie Hancock and sued Michael Jackson. (Times p52) Obituary: Bill Martin - Co-writer of the songs Puppet on a String and Congratulations who also came up with hits for Cilla Black and the Bay City Rollers. (Guardian)

SHOWBIZ AND NEWS A US judge has granted rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine a compassionate jail release in light of the coronavirus outbreak. (Billboard) He will serve remaining time at home. Elton John, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger and Kylie Minogue featured in a video paying tribute to NHS workers risking their lives to treat coronavirus patients. (Mail p3, Express p8) A portfolio of artwork made by Kanye West when he was a teenager could be worth up to $23,000, according to an expert on Antiques Roadshow. (Independent)  Keith Duffy and Brian McFadden are releasing a charity single to support the elderly in the coronavirus pandemic. (Standard p9, Mirror) Rihanna revealed in May's issue of Vogue how much she enjoyed living in London. (Telegraph p13) Debbie Harry takes a thinly veiled swipe at Miley Cyrus saying that she is 'over that soft porn look'. She also says she is considering an affair with a married man because there are no single men. (Star p10, Mirror) Nicola Roberts says she turned to a therapist to "save" herself after being stalked by her ex-boyfriend. (Mirror p29)  Sir Rod Stewart pictured on a bike ride near his Florida home. (Star p15) Pussycat Dolls pictured posing for celebrity photographer Rankin. (Star p9, Mirror p15, Sun p15) Jennifer Lopez pictured at the gym in Miami. (Star p11) Sun Bizarre: Dua Lipa has edged into the lead for this week's No.1 spot after holding a competition for fans to win meet-and-greets. Madison Beer is showing off her vulnerable side to her new music. Cardi B admitted herself to a hospital after suffering stomach problems for four days. Kanye West artwork from when he was a teenager has been valued on the Antiques Roadshow at between £13k - £18.5k. Katy Perry pictured in a golden dress. Miley Cyrus says her dad is most energetic after smoking cannabis. Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy have teamed up to release new single You Needed Me, with all profits going to Age UK. Virgin EMI is to host live stream music festival with 32 of their artists performing in support of Global Citizen. The Weeknd nearly binned his new album due to the state of the world. Star Wired: Keith Duffy and Brian McFadden are donating the profits from their new single, You Needed Me, to Age UK. Thirty-two Virgin EMI acts are to perform over three days in support of Global Citizen and the World Health Organisation. Little Mix have created an exclusive playlist for Apple Music. Steve Aoki was gobsmacked when Sting agreed to feature on his new album. Rick Wakeman says hew new album has been "turned up to 11". Khalid used to eat pet food as a teenager. Bubblin' Under: Madison Beer's Stained Glass, Troye Sivan's Take Yourself Home, Elle Henderson and Sam Feldt's Hold Me Close, and Diana Gordon's Rollin'.   Metro Guilty Pleasures: Matt Lucas says the response to his Potato Song has been 'amazing'. Pussycat Dolls smouldered in acoustic session for Hunger TV, put on by Vero and Rankin. Dua Lipa has insisted she is no 'manufactured pop artist'. Virgin EMI to host three-day online festival Lockdown Live with 32 artists performing in support of Global Citizen and the World Health Organisation.

REVIEWS ALBUMS Thundercat (Times2 p9 - 4* Will Hodgkinson, Star p13 - 4* James Cabooter, Metro p16 - 4* David Bennun, Mirror p42 - 4* Gavin Martin, iNews p39/Artsdesk - 4* Nick Hasted) Ren Harvieu (Mail p48 - 4* Adrian Thrills, Mirror p42 - 4* Gavin Martin, Sun p42 - 4.5* Jacqui Swift, iNews p39/Artsdesk - 4* Kieron Tyler) Mystery Jets (Star p13 - 4* James Cabooter, Mirror p42 - 3* Gavin Martin, Sun p42 - 4* Jacqui Swift) Yves Tumor (Guardian2 p9 - 4* Alexis Petridis, Times2 p9 - 4* Will Hodgkinson) M Ward (Mail p48 - 3* Adrian Thrills, Sun p42 - 4* Jacqui Swift, iNews p39/Artsdesk - 4* Nick Hasted) All Time Low (Star p13 - 3* James Cabooter, Sun p42 - 4* Jacqui Swift) Empress Of (Independent - 5* Roisin O'Connor) Yaeji (Guardian2 p9 - 4* Aimee Cliff) Wilma Archer (Independent - 4* Roisin O'Connor) The Lovely Eggs (iNews p39 - 4* Andrew Johnson) 5 Seconds of Summer (Sun p42 - 3.5* Jacqui Swift) Headie One X Fred again.. (Star p13 - 3* James Cabooter) Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs (Times2 p9 - 3* Will Hodgkinson) Partynextdoor (Times2 p9 - 2* Will Hodgkinson) Kandace Springs (Mail p48 - 3* Adrian Thrills) Nina Simone (Mail p48 - 3* Adrian Thrills) Purity Ring (iNews p39/Artsdesk - 3* Mark Kidel) BOOKS One Two Three Four: The Beatles In Time (Express p36 - 5* Jake Kerridge)

INTERNATIONAL NEWS A fired Paradigm agent has filed a lawsuit that alleges CEO Sam Gores mismanaged the company's finances and made "vast personal gains by running Paradigm as his personal piggybank". (Billboard) Debee Klein claims he "failed to inform his business partners at X-Ray Touring and Coda Agency, two London-based powerhouse music agencies, about the planned UTA merger" until 48 hours before the deal was set to close. In Canada, SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers) announced that it is expanding its efforts to provide financial assistance to struggling members as a result of the COVID-19 crisis by allocating up to a total of $2m for emergency royalty advances. (SOCAN)

THE BIGGER PICTURE Cannes Lions announced that the annual Festival of Creativity will not take place in October as previously planned. (Campaign)

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