Jul
Rhythms del Mundo Africa Pledge Video
Watch the video for samples of different tracks included on the album, including “Timshel” by Mumford & Sons (at the very end of the video), along with tracks by Eminem, Coldplay, Cee-lo Green, REM, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beyonce, and more. Click here for more details about the album.
For more information about Artists Project Earth, how you can make a pledge, and get your own copy of Rhythms del Mundo: Africa, click here.
Jul
Coldplay, Mumford & Sons, Eminem all feature on new charity compilation
REM, Fleet Foxes, Plan B are also set to appear on ‘Rhythms Del Mundo: Africa’
From NME.com:
Coldplay, Mumford & Sons and Eminem are all set to feature on a new compilation in aid of charity Artists Project Earth (APE).
The compilation, which is titled ‘Rhythms Del Mundo: Africa’, sees 14 tracks reworked with exclusive African mixes and is the fourth in the ‘Rhythms Del Mundo’ series, which has previously used ‘Cuba’, ‘Classics’ and ‘Revival’ as inspirations.
Also set to feature on the compilations are Red Hot Chili Peppers, Plan B, REM, Fleet Foxes, Beyonce, Bruno Mars and a host of others.
For more information about the compilation and Artists Project Earth, visit Apeuk.org.
The tracklisting for ‘Rhythms Del Mundo: Africa’ is as follows:
Coldplay – ‘Viva la Vida’
Beyoncé – ‘I Miss You’
Eminem and TS1 – ‘I’m Not Afraid’
Bruno Mars – ‘Grenade’
Plan B – ‘She Said’
Cee-Lo Green – ‘Crazy’
Red Hot Chili Peppers – ‘Under the Bridge’
Mumford & Sons – ‘Timshel’
Shanade – ‘I Am Because’
Aloe Blacc – ‘I Need a Dollar’
REM w. Ali Farka Touré Band – ‘Losing My Religion’
Fleet Foxes – ‘Mykonos’
Rokia Traoré – ‘Is This Love’
Apr
Mumford & Sons Receive Two Billboard Music Awards Nominations
Mumford & Sons are finalists in the categories for Best Rock Artist and Best Alternative Artist. Interestingly, both categories contain the same five artists:
- The Black Keys
- Coldplay
- Foster the People
- Foo Fighters
- Mumford & Sons
Congratulations to all the nominees (see the full list here). The 2012 Billboard Music Awards will take place at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand and be broadcast live Sunday May 20, 8/7c on ABC. Music fans can also follow news about the show and related events on Twitter at @Billboard or on Facebook.com/Billboard.
Feb
Press Release: EPIX to Exclusively Broadcast Amnesty International's Secret Policeman's Ball Live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City
EPIX (www.epixhd.com), the multi-screen, multi-platform premium entertainment service, announced today that it will be the exclusive U.S. broadcaster of Amnesty International’s Secret Policeman’s Ball, to be held at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, Sunday March 4, 2012 at 7pm ET/4pm PT. This year’s event marks the first time the world-renowned comedy and music festival will be held in the United States, broadcast live and commercial free on EPIX and streamed online at EpixHD.com and via EPIX apps on Xbox 360 and Roku. Participating affiliated television providers including charter.net/epix and verizon.com/fiostvonline will also offer a live stream of the event on their online portals.
…The all-star lineup of music and comedy talent includes previously announced artists Coldplay, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Mumford & Sons, Russell Brand and Reggie Watts….
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Click here to visit the EpixHD page for Amesty International’s Secret Policeman’s Ball, where the show will be streamed on March 4th!
Jan
Mumfordandsons.com Blog Update: Mumford & Sons to play at Amnesty International's Secret Policeman's Ball
From the Mumford & Sons Official Website:
With great pleasure and pride Mumford & Sons will perform at this year’s - the 50th -Amnesty International Secret Policeman’s Ball. The Ball has been held annually since 1976 in celebration of all things free speech and will this year take place at New York’s Radio City Hall, it’s first time in a non-UK location, on 4th March.
The band are joining a bill topped by Coldplay and hosted by The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart and Russell Brand and the evening will include performances, collaborations, comedy sketches and stand-up routines and, UK folks, will be broadcast on Channel 4.
Tickets go on sale on Monday 30th January at www.ticketmaster.com.
For more information on the event visit Facebook.com/secretpoliceman and for more information on Amnesty International visit www.amnesty.org.
Jan
Mumford & Sons, Coldplay, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Russell Brand among acts to appear at the Secret Policeman’s Ball in NYC on March 4, 2012!
From the Washington Post:
The concert will benefit Amnesty International, as it has since it started back in 1976 with celebrities like John Cleese. Over the years, Bono, Sting and others have participated. This will mark the first time it’s being held in New York City.
“For us, it’s iconic and a very special thing, and has provided the opportunity to really celebrate the presence of freedom of expression and free speech, and how we can move people and how we can bring people together, and just how powerful that is,” said Amnesty International spokesman Andy Hackman in an interview Tuesday.
The last Secret Policeman’s Ball was in 2008 in London. Hackman said the organization wanted to do something different and on a grander scale this year since it’s the 50th anniversary of the human rights group.
“That phrase ‘human rights’ has lost meaning in some ways,” he said. “That’s why we want to demonstrate the power and the joy that free speech can bring to us all. … It’s really just using these amazing talented people to demonstrate the power, what a force of good free speech is.”
…Tickets go on sale Monday [January 30th].
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