Focus Music - June Headlines new Releases

Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley whose hugely anticipated collaborative studio album, Distant Relatives is released on Monday May 24, 2010, have confirmed a third major UK date

Gabriella Kilmi ‘Hearts Don’t Lie’ released by Island Records on 31st May 2010

Steve Winwood . Island Records will release the definitive career retrospective of one of the all-time greats of the UK music scene on 7th June 2010. Entitled “Revolutions – The Very Best Of Steve Winwood” it is a portrait of one of the most influential British musicians in rock history, a singer-songwriter, peerless vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player.

Mumford & Sons release their new single, ‘Roll Away Your Stone’ through Gentlemen Of The Road / Island Records on the 7th June 2010. It is taken from the band’s critically acclaimed, platinum selling Top 5 debut album, ‘Sigh No More’

The Drums. 2010 has seen NYC based quartet The Drums go from being one of the most talked about new bands of the year to being the band most likely to make 2010 their own, with the release of their self-titled debut LP out on June 7th 

Kylie Minogue’s new single ‘All The Lovers’ has been brought forward two weeks due to overwhelming public demand. The track, originally due for release in all formats on June 28, will now be available digitally from June 13. A physical release / digital bundle will follow on June 28. Popjustice recently called the song “a truly incredible comeback single…a solid gold summer pop anthem”. News of the World called it “one of the best Kylie songs ever”. The track is co-produced and written by Jim Eliot & Mima Stilwell. Kylie’s highly anticipated new album ‘Aphrodite’ is released on Parlophone records on July 5. Read More.....

Macy Gray. Grammy award winning, 15 million album selling, singer-songwriter Macy Gray, one of the most unique and original artists to emerge in recent times, has her brand new single, “Lately” released on June 21st through Concord Records/Island Records. The single is taken from “The Sellout”, released the same day, the artist’s first new album in over three years.

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