Focus Music Notes. "Out of the Blues". Popular music through the decades

Island Records are very proud to announce the release on 10 October 2022 of "GET UP STAND UP!" ,   the Original Cast Recording of the award-winning hit West End musical of the same name which has been wowing audiences and critics alike since opening in October 2021. Featuring original cast members including Arinzé Kene and Gabrielle Brooks, alongside 'The Stand Up Crew' , the fantastic group of musicians who propelled the show, the 20-track album was produced and mixed by Island stalwart Paul 'Groucho' Smykle, with arrangements by Phil Bateman, and features many of Marley's most popular, powerful, enduring and inspiring songs of freedom. The production takes its inspiration from Bob Marley's visionary lyrics to tell the Jamaican legend's extraordinary story through a truly electrifying mix of many of his most memorable songs. The full track-listing is as follows:   1.     Lively Up Yourself  2.     Trenchtown Rock  3.   ...

With the imminent release of her highly anticipated forthcoming album   MATA , groundbreaking, global trailblazer and visionary M.I.A.   has shared 'Beep,'   another mammoth tune from the same mind that brought us ' Paper Planes ,' ' Borders ,' ' Bad Gals ,' most recently ' Popular ,' and so much more, as she teases her forthcoming sixth studio album, expected to drop any day now   Listen to 'Beep'   HERE .   'Beep'   follows 'Popular'   and   'The One,'   and sets the runway for what is set to be one of the most loved and talked about albums of 2022. More details to be revealed very soon.   Undoubtedly, one of the most important and potent multi-medium artists of this millennium,   M.I.A.'s career spans 5 studio albums, international performances, multiple sold-out world tours, GRAMMY® and Academy Award recognition, while continuously pushing the boundaries of digital and ideological possibili...