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| UK music industry, royalty honour Jools Holland Posted: 08 Nov 2011 07:39 AM PST  Jools Holland has been awarded the 20th Music Industry Trusts Award. – Reuters pic In a video message played at a swanky dinner in central London, Charles spoke of Holland's "irresistible music" and "wonderful humanity". "As you now know there has been a long-running plot to promote you to the position of a full blown national treasure," he joked. Holland rose to prominence in the 1970s as a founding member of the band Squeeze, famous for hits like "Cool For Cats" and "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)". He has worked with a host of major music stars and is best known in Britain today for his long-running, famously eclectic music show "Later ... With Jools Holland" on which the quirky presenter regularly jams with his invited guests. The annual award is designed to honour a leading figure in the music business and raise money for its two chosen charities – music therapy organisation Nordoff Robbins and The BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology. Nordoff Robbins uses music to help people with a range of conditions including autism, dementia, stroke, mental health problems, depression and terminal illness. The BRIT School is Britain's only free performing arts school and has produced major recording stars including Amy Winehouse and Adele. "Thirty years of television, 25 of big band and probably 40 years since first playing the pubs ... that's why I'm delighted to receive this, with all of those in mind," Holland said. "But I think this award also helps to celebrate and draw people's attention to Nordoff Robbins and the BRIT School, so it's more about them than it is about me." He later took to the stage with his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra featuring Ruby Turner on vocals, and Imelda May and Paul Weller also performed. Bob Geldof, concert promoter Harvey Goldsmith and rock guitarist Jeff Beck were among the crowd of nearly 1,000 who paid tribute to Holland. Also honoured on the night was chairman of the Music Industry Trusts Awards committee David Munns, who has been at the helm for 15 years. Previous recipients of the annual award include George Martin, John Barry, Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Kylie Minogue, Ahmet Ertegun, and last year, Tom Jones. – Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| No Muse on Twilight’s ‘Breaking Dawn’ soundtrack Posted: 08 Nov 2011 07:00 AM PST  'Twilight saga, Breaking Dawn Part 1' soundtrack, album cover. – All rights reserved For the first time, the band Muse will not be included on the Twilight Saga album. The new 15-track collection features Iron & Wine, Noisettes, Christina Perri, and more. Released on November 8 in North America and November 7 in Europe/UK, it has reached No. 1 on Amazon's soundtrack chart and No. 8 on its pop chart. Previous Twilight soundtrack albums have launched acts such as Bon Iver and Lykke Li, so with this go-round several new artists could benefit from the exposure to Twihard fans, such as The Joy Formidable. Ballads dominate the romantic compilation with songs by Imperial Mammoth, Sleeping at Last and Aqualung & Lucy Schwartz. On Chop Shop/Atlantic Records, the musical companion to the fourth sequel in the blockbuster film franchise also features Mia Maestro, who co-stars in the film as Carmen of the Denali Coven. The album with the film's score won't be released until December 13. Composed by Carter Burwell, who is best known for his work with the Coen Brothers films, from Fargo to True Grit, he also has composed prior Twilight Saga films. Burwell also contributed a "Love Death Birth" track to the film soundtrack. Starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, the story follows the Quileute and the Volturi as they vie for Edward and Bella's child which poses a threat to the wolf pack and vampire coven. The highly-anticipated The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 hits theatres on November 16-18 worldwide. http://www.breakingdawn-themovie.com/ – AFP Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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