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[Musicians’ Galore] Cathy Dennis

2 Jul

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Check out the new playlist I’ve created on Spotify – a collection of songs co-written by Cathy Dennis.

The British singer-songwriter is known for her works with S Club 7 (“Never Had a Dream Come True”), Kylie Minogue (“Can’t Get You Out of My Head”), Britney Spears (“Toxic”), Katy Perry (“I Kissed a Girl”), Diana Vickers (“Once”), Sugababes (“About You Now”), Rachel Stevens (“Sweet Dreams My LA Ex”), Sophie Ellis Bextor (“Catch You”) and Kelly Clarkson (“Before Your Love”).

She also worked with top producers and fellow songwriters including Max Martin, Soulshock & Karlin, Kara DioGuardi, Greg Kurstin, Makeba Riddick, Francis “Eg” White, Sarah Hudson, Mark Ronson, Gary Barlow, Dr. Luke, Stargate, Christopher Braide, Scott Storch, Bloodshy & Avant, Calvin Harris, RedOne, Evan “Kidd” Bogart, Beau Dozier, Jack Splash, Steve Morales, Benny Blanco, and Greg Wells.

Hope you enjoy listening!

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AlunaGeorge premieres music video for new single “I Remember”

16 Apr

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AlunaGeorge have premiered the music video for their new single online.

The British electronic music duo posted the Daniel Iglesias Jr.-directed clip for “I Remember” to their Vevo channel on Thursday (April 14, 2016).

The track was written by group members Aluna Francis and George Reid along with Cass Lowe, whose other credits include Snakehips’ “All My Friends” [Sony Music UK] and Blonde’s “All Cried Out” [Parlophone].

Meanwhile, production duties on “I Remember” – now available for download via iTunes – were collectively handled by Reid and Australian hitmaker Harley Edward Streten, better known by his stage name, Flume.

AlunaGeorge’s upcoming sophomore album “I Remember” – featuring the Sam Romans-assisted / Mark Ralph-produced “I’m in Control” – will be released later this year through Island Records (UK) and Interscope Records (US).

The follow-up to 2013’s “Body Music” reportedly delivers additional productions and songwriting contributions from Stargate, Jin Jin, Diplo, Cathy Dennis, Happy Perez, Tom Aspaul, Babydaddy, and Dallas Austin.

Watch the music video for “I Remember” below.

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Santigold premieres “Can’t Get Enough of Myself” music video

23 Mar

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Santigold has premiered the music video for her new single online.

The singer-songwriter-producer posted the visual clip for “Can’t Get Enough of Myself” – boasting guest appearances from Olivia Wilde, Jay Z and Pharrell Williams – to her YouTube channel on Monday (March 21, 2016).

Production duties on “Can’t Get Enough of Myself” were handled by Santigold along with regular collaborators Patrik Berger (Icona Pop, Charli XCX) and John Hill (Florence Welch, Elle King).

As mentioned in earlier posts, Santigold’s latest album “99¢” – featuring singles “Who Be Lovin’ Me,” “Chasing Shadows” and “Banshee” – is now available for download via iTunes in partnership with Atlantic Records.

Other album contributors include Rostam Batmanglij (Carly Rae Jepsen), Sarah Hudson (Katy Perry), Dave Sitek (Kelis), Justin Raisen (Sky Ferreira), Cathy Dennis (Britney Spears) and Nugget (Kelela).

Watch the music video for “Can’t Get Enough of Myself” below.

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AlunaGeorge confirms title, release date for sophomore album

28 Feb

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AlunaGeorge confirmed the title and release date for their sophomore album.

The UK electronic music duo – composed of Aluna Francis and George Reid – christened their second studio collection “I Remember” and will release it on April 29 through Island Records (UK) and Interscope Records (US).

Lead single “I’m in Control” – now available for download via iTunes and all other online outlets – was co-written by Sam Romans (Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige) and Mark Ralph (Clean Bandit, Lion Babe).

Other album contributors include Cathy Dennis (Santigold), Tom Aspaul (Karen Harding), Scott “Babydaddy” Hoffman (Chris Brown), Jin Jin (Olly Murs), Cass Lowe (Tinashe), Happy Perez (Kehlani) and Dallas Austin (Madonna).

AlunaGeorge’s first studio collection, 2013’s “Body Music,” peaked to number eleven on the UK Albums Chart and spawned singles including “Your Drums, Your Love,” “Your Know You Like It” and “Attracting Flies.”

On the production front, George Reid recently collaborated with Karen Poole and Dan “Utters” Radclyffe on songs performed by Atlantic Recording artist Taya (“Sweet Waste of Time”) and actor-singer Raleigh Ritchie (A Moor).

Watch the music video for “I’m in Control” below.

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Santigold announces new single “Banshee”

10 Feb

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Santigold has announced the details for her new single.

The singer-songwriter-producer – real name Santi White – christened “Banshee” as the fourth promotional cut from her upcoming third album “99¢.”

Santigold wrote “Banshee” along with Cathy Dennis (Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera), Sarah Hudson (Katy Perry, Ella Henderson), John Hill (Rihanna, Florence Welch), and Patrik Berger (Charli XCX, Icona Pop).

As mentioned in earlier posts, “99¢” – featuring previous singles “Can’t Get Enough of Myself,” “Who Be Lovin’ Me” and “Chasing Shadows” – will be released on February 26 through Atlantic Records.

The follow-up to 2012’s “Master of My Make-Believe” boasts additional alliances with Rostam Batmanglij (Carly Rae Jepsen), Nugget (Kelela), Dave Sitek (Kelis), Sam Dew (Jessie Ware), and Justin Raisen (Sky Ferreira).

Watch the music video for “Chasing Shadows” below.

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Santigold premieres music video for new single “Chasing Shadows”

20 Jan

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Santigold has premiered the music video for her new single online.

The singer-songwriter-producer posted the visual clip for “Chasing Shadows” to her YouTube channel on Tuesday (January 19, 2016).

“Chasing Shadows” was written by Santigold along with Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend, whose recent credits include Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Warm Blood” [Interscope] and Charli XCX’s “Need Ur Luv” [Atlantic].

Santigold’s upcoming third studio collection “99¢” – featuring previous singles “Can’t Get Enough of Myself” and “Who Be Lovin Me” – will be released on February 26 through Atlantic Records.

Other album contributors include Patrik Berger (Robyn), Cathy Dennis (Galantis), Nugget (Kelela), John Hill (Rihanna), Sarah Hudson (Justin Bieber), Dave Sitek (Kelis), Sam Dew (Jessie Ware), and Justin Raisen (Sky Ferreira).

Watch the music video for “Chasing Shadows” below.

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Pixie Lott enlists Dallas K, Nate Campany, Ammo for new album

24 Oct

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Pixie Lott has enlisted Dallas K, Nate Campany, and Ammo for her new album.

“Making music with @dallask @ammopro @natecampany wooo,” the British singer/songwriter posted to her Twitter account.

DJ and record producer Dallas K – real name Dallas Koehlke – previously helmed songs fellow musicians Tiesto (“Show Me”) and KSHMR (“Burn”).

Meanwhile, singer/songwriter Nate Campany is known for writing songs with Carly Rae Jepsen (“When I Needed You”), Tove Lo (“This Time Around”), Christina Aguilera (“Shut Up”) and Adam Lambert (“Pop that Lock”).

Finally, notable songwriting/production credits by Ammo – born Joshua Coleman – include Beyonce’s “Pretty Hurts” [Columbia], Maroon 5’s “Sugar” [Interscope] and Jason Derulo’s “The Other Side” [Warner Bros].

As mentioned in earlier posts, Lott will release her fourth studio collection next year through Universal Music Group / Virgin EMI Records.

Other album contributors include RedOne (Brandy), Coco Morier (Demi Lovato), Erika Nuri (Little Mix), Shea Taylor (Rihanna), Jenna Andrews (Tori Kelly), Fred Ball (Nicola Roberts) and Cathy Dennis (Britney Spears).

Watch the music video for “Broken Arrow” below.

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