CORINNE BAILEY RAE ANNOUNCES U.K. HEADLINE TOUR FOR 2022

Peter Anderson • Dec 04, 2021

Multi-award-winning, singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae has announced her U.K. Headline tour for 2022. She will be hitting the road, for performances throughout the U.K. Kicking off in Cambridge 20th April, with stops in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle and Bexhill as well as a headline show at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall before concluding in Bath on Wednesday 4th May. 



Soul-rooted contemporary R&B singer-songwriter, with multiple top ten U.K. and U.S albums, Corinne shot to stardom with her self-titled #1 UK debut album in 2006, featuring the global hits Put Your Records On and Like A Star. Bailey Rae has received two GRAMMY Awards, two MOBOS, alongside multiple nominations including BRIT and BET Awards. She was awarded her first GRAMMY in 2008 for Album Of The Year when featured on Herbie Hancock’s River: The Joni Letters. Her second album, The Sea (2010) was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize. The subsequent EP Is This Love garnered a GRAMMY for Best R&B Performance.


Throughout Bailey Rae’s career she has performed worldwide and continues to collaborate and perform with artists across musical genres, including Mary J Blige, Al Green, Herbie Hancock, KING, Paul McCartney, Kele Okereke (Bloc Party), Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Questlove, Salaam Rami, RZA, Tyler The Creator, Paul Weller, Richard Hawley, Stevie Wonder, Tracey Thorn, Pharrell, Logic, Mick Jenkins, and many more. Most recently Bailey Rae performed Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” as a duet with Leslie Odom Jr. at the 2021 BAFTA’s in London at the Royal Albert Hall.


Her performances have taken her from Glastonbury to Byron Bay Blues Festival. In 2019 Bailey Rae performed at BST Hyde Park, Newport Jazz Festival, Central Park SummerStage, London Jazz Festival, Delicious Festival (Johannesburg, SA), Rio Montreux Jazz Festival, The O2 (London), and Billboard Live Osaka & Tokyo. Prior to her UK tour, the Leeds-born singer/songwriter is touring the US with Joss Stone. However, Corinne’s talents have not just been restricted to writing music for albums & concerts.


Bailey Rae’s success has led her to composing music for film and television, including the theme to Stan Lee’s Lucky Man (SKY1). She recorded “The Scientist” for Universal Pictures’ Fifty Shades Darker opening title and soundtrack, which charted globally. 2020 included The High Note with Bailey Rae’s “New to Me”, performed in the film by Tracee Ellis Ross. One of the few awards that has eluded her is an Oscar for best soundtrack but who’s to say a nomination is not a possibility in the future. But what we can look forward to is her upcoming tour, now is your chance to buy your tickets to hear Corinne as she brings that tour to venues across the UK next year.


Tickets are now on general sale via MetropolisMusic.co.uk

Dylan Schneider's New EP "Bad decisions"

By Peter Anderson • 29 Apr, 2024
" Country Music’s Next Rising Star ” (Billboard), Dylan Schneider , “ is proving to be all gas, no brakes in 2024” (Taste of Country) has recently released his latest EP, Bad Decisions. Finding “ storylines that make country music listeners go wild is his superpower, ” and the BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville singer-songwriter “ not only lives up to his hitmaker status, but he exceeds it ” (All Country News). “This is my favourite batch of songs that I have ever released,” says Schneider. " Bad Decisions shares my vision of where I’m heading creatively and sonically. I have a lot of different influences ranging from hip-hop to R&B to country, and with this EP, I’m able to explore all of that. This is also my first project where I co-wrote every single song, so I’m excited to play these out on the road for y’all and see what you think! ” Featuring his viral songs “Ain’t Missin’ You” and title track “Bad Decisions” that PopCulture demanded to “PLAY IT LOUD,” the six-track project includes new songs “Carhartt,” “Ruin This Town” and “Buy That Girl A Beer” that are sure to catapult his already viral resume. At only 24-years-old, Schneider has amassed a social-media following of 1.8M + fans, banked over 350M on-demand streams, and has toured alongside superstars like Florida Georgia Line, Morgan Wallen, Scotty McCreery, Nate Smith and more. Next up, Schneider joins Kane Brown on his US “In The Air” Tour. After posting a snippet of a sharp-witted chorus on TikTok, the sound went viral, racking up over 156M TikTok views, 182k user-generated TikTok videos, 55M on-demand streams and 1M YouTube views, climbing to #3 on TikTok’s Country playlist and securing placement on viral-song charts. Seeing the incredible response, Schneider immediately went back to the writing room to finish the spit-fire track – “Ain’t Missin’ You.” Boasting wily lyrics and an electric hook, the feisty song finds the “Artist to Watch” (Amazon Music, Pandora, Taste of Country) continuing to “expand the bounds of his artistry” (American Songwriter) and lean into MusicRow’s “Next Big Thing” prediction. Continuing to strongly connect, having already amassed over 3.8M TikTok views, 26,000 filter creates, 5,000 user-generated TikTok videos and 7.3M streams. Schneider gave into fan-demand again with the sultry track “Bad Decisions.” Seduced by a magnetic connection with an ex, the seductive song follows a couple who just can’t help but give into temptation. Filling out the rest of the project, Schneider delivers his most-vulnerable song to date with the autobiographical “Daddy Drinks Whiskey” that “takes one of country music’s drinks of choice and turns it into a personal story he’s finally ready to share” (American Songwriter). While the stadium-ready, supercharged anthem "Ruin This Town” showcases his “rapid-fire singing style” (Billboard), the live-in-the-moment reminder of ballad “Buy That Girl A Beer” puts his eclectic vocals and lyrical growth on full display. Finally, the insanely catchy, witty and vibrant groove of “Carhartt” flows with an unforgettable, anthemic beat about a girl who got away that's sure to be his next viral song of summer. To get your hands and ears on the EP and make your decisions, please check out: Website | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | X Image below (c) Peyton Dollar

Everything Yes comes to Future Yard

By Peter Anderson • 28 Apr, 2024
American jazz fusion titans Everything Yes are set to grace the Wirral venue on Thurs 2nd May. Spearheaded by enigmatic drummer Zack Graybeal, known famously as Zack Grooves on his platforms, Sean Reeser, prolific composer, producer and tenor sax master & Cole Sipe, composer, sound engineer and magistral bassist. This powerhouse of a band brings a fresh take on the style while staying true to the roots. The extraordinarily talented 5 piece jazz fusion outfit are widely regarded as being one of the most entertaining live jazz bands in the US, led by Zack Grooves who has gone viral with his drumming prowess. Anyone who knows a thing or two about jazz will appreciate what a fantastic booking this is for Birkenhead. Jazz lovers can thank Events 471 for these top bookings, who are doing great things to place big international acts alongside local talent at Wirral venues. With an ethical approach, they are helping develop local artist and bands whilst bringing a wide and diverse range of genres to the area. With over 2,000 tickets sold across 17 events in their first year, they’re doing a fine job. Events 471’s Carrick Moran said: “ We are trying to keep our offering as diverse as possible, covering all genres, whilst giving local artists and bands the opportunity to flourish and express themselves too. In terms of these particular bookings, we’re proud to be bringing such big hitters of the jazz scene to Birkenhead! ” American jazz fusion outfit, Everything Yes, come to Future Yard on Thurs 2nd May from New York City! Led by one of the best jazz drummers in the world and viral virtuoso, Zack Grooves, the dynamic act are performing in Wirral for one night only! Buy Tickets Here
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