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KT TUNSTALL TO COMPOSE MUSIC INSPIRED BY ALASKA’S KODIAK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

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5X PLATINUM AND GRAMMY-NOMINATED SINGER-SONGWRITER KT TUNSTALL TO COMPOSE MUSIC INSPIRED BY ALASKA’S KODIAK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Scotland-born KT Tunstall teams up with nonprofit Sustain Music & Nature and the Alaska Region of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to create music for our public lands.

 

Kodiak, AK — Sustain Music and Nature, a U.S. nonprofit that makes music a force for nature, proudly announces its upcoming Songscape series will feature five time platinum selling and Grammy-nominated Scottish Singer-Songwriter KT Tunstall. Showcasing the public lands of the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska in a retreat commencing on National Public Lands Day (24 September), KT’s song and the accompanying music video, shot by outdoor adventure videographer Chris Shane, will premiere globally in 2023.

 

Sustain’s Songscapes are retreats that create partnerships between land agencies and musicians. Through the hospitality of host environmental organizations, artists are immersed in the beauty and history of our public land heritage. Bands use this retreat time to create a song inspired by the land and their experiences, and then the song is shared with fans to inspire and encourage others to value these landscapes. Through new music, KT, Sustain, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service‘s Kodiak National Wildlife …

Chris Isaak Announces Holiday Album “Everybody Knows It’s Christmas” via Sun Records

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Chris Isaak Set To Celebrate The Season with Release of
Everybody Knows It’s Christmas October 14

 Album Features Isaak’s Iconic Vocals on Holiday Classics

With Debut of Original “Almost Christmas” Track

Nashville, Tenn. (September 16, 2022) – Chris Isaak, known for his smoldering vocals, will release Everybody Knows It’s Christmas (Sun Records/Virgin UMG) on October 14th.  The album will feature an original track “Almost Christmas,” (pre-order here: https://SunRecords.lnk.to/AlmostChristmas) available everywhere on September 16th.

 Everybody Knows It’s Christmas is Isaak’s second career Christmas album since his chart-topping 2004 Christmas on Warner Bros. Records. The album will feature 13 tracks of originals and covers, all paying tribute to the iconic Sun Records’ aesthetic.

 “The holidays are such a special time for me and the pandemic left us all so isolated. I felt like a holiday album was a great opportunity to bring people together this year.  I had so much fun making this album and designing the cover,” said Isaak. “It was a joy to work with Dave Cobb and we worked in his iconic RCA studio where John Prine had placed a year-round Christmas tree to keep the holidays alive. I loved that …

New SiriusXM weekly show – Corsby’s Corner

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SiriusXM announced “Crosby’s Corner”, Bing Crosby’s new weekly show on SXM’s 40’s Junction Channel (CH. 71)!

Each episode of the new show is made up of various songs and clips from Bing Crosby’s 1940’s-era radio shows.

A new episode will air every Saturday @ 5pm ET / 2pm PT, followed by 2 re-airs throughout the week.

Tune in tomorrow for the premiere! Full schedule below
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Read more about the show here: https://siriusxm.us/CrosbysCorner

Air Dates/Times:

Saturday Sept. 17 @ 5pm ET Premiere
Sunday Sept. 18 @ 8pm ET Replay
Tuesday Sept. 20 @ Noon ET Replay

I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY – Official Trailer

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The greatest voice of our time has an even greater story. đŸŒŸđŸŽ€ Discover the Whitney Houston you never knew in I Wanna Dance with Somebody, exclusively in movie theaters this December.

 

Watch the official trailer for the movie here:

Sun Records to expand Sun Diner to Franklin, TN

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Marking a 70th anniversary milestone, Sun Records has expanded its nostalgic Memphis eatery, Sun Diner, to Franklin.

The new Sun Diner location will offer iconic dishes, including Nashville hot chicken and waffles, Love Me Tenders and The King’s Peanut Butter, Bacon and Banana Monte Cristo for pickup and delivery from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Through a partnership with Franklin Junction — the innovative restaurant e-commerce growth platform — consumers will be able to order Sun Diner from major delivery platforms, including UberEats and DoorDash.

The Franklin Host Kitchen is the inaugural location and the first of many that Sun Records and Franklin Junction plan to open throughout the U.S. Franklin Junction’s Host Kitchen experts have “successfully interpreted the iconic record label’s spirit through a diner menu that is replicable and scalable on a national level, without losing quality or tradition of the beloved dishes inspired by rock legends.”

With every Sun Diner order from the Franklin Host Kitchen, customers can post on social media with the hashtag #Sun70 to win an exclusive 70th anniversary vinyl, limited-edition inventory releases or custom-made grab bags.

For the first time ever, Tennesseans can enjoy …

Just Released: Sun Records’ 70th Anniversary Compilation – CURATED BY MUSIC SUPERVISORS

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Sun Records’ 70th Anniversary Compilation – CURATED BY MUSIC SUPERVISORS

 

Sun Records’ 70th Anniversary Compilation, Vol. 2 (Curated by Music Supervisors) is a collaboration between Primary Wave and their community of music supervisor friends. Ten expert supervisors who have worked on projects like Breaking Bad and Ted Lasso pick their favorite tracks from the Sun Records catalog – featuring artists like Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison – with liner notes explaining their choices.