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

TURTLENECK & CHAIN features collaborations with Akon, Justin Timberlake, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna – with more guest collaborators soon to be unveiled. The group premiered the music video “We’re Back!,” the third single off the new album on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Friday April 1. The single was available on iTunes immediately following the video premiere, marking the beginning of the iTunes “Countdown to Turtleneck & Chain” promotion. The album's gold-selling first single, "I Just Had Sex (feat.Akon)", has already become a smash hit, with digital sales in excess of 500,000 since its December 18th release and YouTube views for the music video reaching over 75 million. The group also performed the song live at 2011 Comedy Awards with Akon and The Roots. The album's second single, "The Creep (feat. Nicki Minaj and John Waters)" has already garnered YouTube views in excess of 16 million and counting. And the single has everybody that hears it "

Louisiana meets Stockport in Barnstaple, as Blues legend Larry Garner is reunited with one of the UK’s top five-piece bands, The Norman Beaker Band, in a much anticipated gig taking place in the studio at Barnstaple’s Queen’s Theatre (to allow space for that all-important dancing), on Wednesday 1 st June. - Read More

An acclaimed singer, songwriter, musician and producer, Stephen Marley is a five-star general in Jah Army’s ongoing offensive to uphold the integrity of reggae music. Stephen has won seven Grammy Awards for his work on various Marley family projects, including two Best Reggae Album Grammy nods for his self-produced solo efforts “Mind Control”, which debuted atop Billboard’s Reggae Album Chart, and “Mind Control Acoustic”, a record-setting tally for a Jamaican artist. The second son born to Bob and Rita Marley, younger brother to Sharon, Cedella and Ziggy and mentor to brothers Julian, Ky-mani and Damian, Stephen’s acceptance of the responsibilities inherent within his exalted familial legacy is evidenced by the consistent excellence that distinguishes his various musical endeavors. Stephen’s third self produced album “Revelation Pt 1: The Root of Life” (Ghetto Youths/Universal Republic), which will be released on May 24th, was conceived as a celebration and preservation conduit for