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Kin (KT Tunstall Album)
''Kin'' is the fifth studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall. The release of the album marked the first release in a trilogy of albums to be released by Tunstall, the other two albums ''Wax (KT Tunstall album), Wax'' and ''Nut (album), Nut'' were released in 2018 and 2022 respectively. ''Kin'' was released on 9 September 2016 worldwide, following up her previous album, the folk-toned ''Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon''. It was preceded by the ''Golden State EP'', which included one of the songs from the album, "Evil Eye (KT Tunstall song), Evil Eye". The album was produced by Tony Hoffer in a studio in Los Angeles. Spawning a total of four singles – "Maybe It's a Good Thing", "Hard Girls", "It Took Me So Long to Get Here, But Here I Am" and "Two Way (KT Tunstall and James Bay duet), Two Way", the album peaked at number seven on both the Scottish Singles and Albums Charts, Scottish Albums Chart and the UK Albums Chart, and debuted at number ninety-six in on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KT Tunstall
Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. She first gained attention with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on ''Later... with Jools Holland'', and has subsequently also appeared in two episodes of the comedy series ''This is Jinsy'' on Sky Atlantic. In 2025, it was estimated that Tunstall's accumulated record sales was seven million. Her accolades include a Q Awards, Q Award, European Border Breakers Awards, European Border Breakers Award, two Ivor Novello Awards, a UK Music Video Awards, UK Music Video Award and two BRIT Awards for Best British Female Artist and Best British Breakthrough. Additionally, she has been nominated for a Grammy Award, Mercury Music Prize, World Music Awards, World Music Award and a Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Hollywood Music in Media Award. The name of her debut studio album, ''Eye to the Telescope'', was inspired by her childhood experiences at her fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Singles And Albums Charts
The Scottish Albums Chart is a chart compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) which is based on how physical and digital sales towards the UK Albums Chart fare in Scotland. The official singles chart for Scotland, the Scottish Singles Chart, which was based on how physical and digital sales towards the UK Singles Chart were faring in Scotland has not been published since 20 November 2020. Since 20 November 2020, only the Scottish Albums Chart has been published by the OCC, and it has been based on physical sales only, with the OCC only publishing the albums chart on their website since 11 December 2020. History In the late 1970s and early 1980s, ''Radio & Record News'' and '' Record Business'' magazines compiled Scottish charts which were broadcast on Independent Local Radio stations such as Radio Clyde and Radio Forth; these showed particular favour for hard rock, punk and new wave while soul and other "black" styles would fare less well; for example, on 23 June 1978, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eye To The Telescope
''Eye to the Telescope'' is the debut studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, originally released on 13 December 2004 and re-released 10 January 2005 by Relentless Records. On 19 July 2005, it was nominated for the 2005 Mercury Music Prize in the United Kingdom. Tunstall promoted the album in the United States and Canada in December 2005. The album was released on 7 February 2006 in the US. Also, a special CD/DVD edition of the album was released in September 2006 in the United States, along with a different cover and a bonus track. The album was a strong seller worldwide, selling over five million copies internationally, and became the 51st best-selling album of the 2000s decade in the United Kingdom. It spawned five singles – " Black Horse and the Cherry Tree", " Other Side of the World", " Suddenly I See", " Under the Weather" and "Another Place to Fall", all of which achieved considerable commercial success in 2005 and 2006. Background Tunstall came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jools' Annual Hootenanny
''Jools' Annual Hootenanny'' is a TV show presented by Jools Holland and broadcast on New Year's Eve as an end-of-year special edition of his series '' Later... with Jools Holland'' on BBC Two in the United Kingdom since 1994. From the show's inception until 1996/97, it began at midnight, preceded by a BBC Two alarm clock ident, and going straight into Auld Lang Syne played by the Pipes and Drums of the Scots Guards. Since 1997/98, the show has begun before midnight, nowadays around 11:30pm, with Holland himself inviting the audience and viewers to join in a countdown. It usually lasts around 2 hours, ending at approximately 1:30am. The advance-recorded show features a Hogmanay party atmosphere with all the guests (drawn from across the world of showbusiness) and other guest audience members present, and the artists themselves getting involved alongside a variety of musical acts by the artists from various genres who perform both before and after midnight. There is a countdow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jools Holland
Julian Miles Holland (born 24 January 1958) is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter. He was an original member of the band Squeeze and has worked with many artists including Marc Almond, Jayne County, Tom Jones, José Feliciano, Sting, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, George Harrison, David Gilmour, Ringo Starr, Dr. John, Bono, Rod Stewart, The The, Ruby Turner, and Amy Winehouse. From 1982 until 1987, Holland co-presented the Channel 4 music programme '' The Tube''. Since 1992, he has hosted '' Later... with Jools Holland'', a music-based show aired on BBC2, on which his annual show ''Hootenanny'' is based. Holland is a published author and appears on television shows besides his own. He regularly hosted the programme ''Jools Holland'' on BBC Radio 2. In 2004 he collaborated with Welsh singer Tom Jones on an album of traditional R&B music. He achieved his first UK number one album in 2024 with '' Swing Fever'', a collaboration with Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bay (singer)
James Michael Bay (born 4 September 1990) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. In 2014, he released his single "Hold Back the River (James Bay song), Hold Back the River", which was certified platinum, before releasing his debut studio album ''Chaos and the Calm'' (2015). The album went to number one in the UK and number 15 in the US. In February 2015, Bay received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award. At the 2016 Brit Awards he received the award for Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist, Best British Male Solo Artist. Bay also received three nominations at the 2016 Grammy Awards, for Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Best New Artist, Grammy Award for Best Rock Album, Best Rock Album, and Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, Best Rock Song. In May 2018, he released his second studio album, ''Electric Light (album), Electric Light''. Early life James Bay was born to Jill, a former fashion illustrator for ''Marie Claire'', and Nick Bay, a wine merchant. He has an old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Grammy Awards
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards was held on February 15, 2016, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The ceremony recognizes the best recordings, compositions and artists of the eligibility year, which was from October 1, 2014, to September 30, 2015. The "pre-telecast" ceremony, officially known as the Premiere Ceremony, in which the majority of awards were presented, was held at the nearby Microsoft Theater. It was the 16th Grammy ceremony to be held at the Staples Center, tying the Shrine Auditorium, also in Los Angeles, for hosting the most Grammy ceremonies. It also marks the latest date for a Grammy ceremony since 2003, which was held on February 23. Unlike previous years, where it was held on a Sunday, the 2016 edition was held on a Monday for the first time to take advantage of the U.S. Presidents' Day long weekend. The ceremony was televised in the United States by CBS; for the first time, CBS affiliates in the West Coast and United States territories outside the contin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spice Girls
The Spice Girls are an English girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Mel B ("Scary Spice"), Melanie C ("Sporty Spice"), Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"), Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"), and Victoria Beckham ("Posh Spice"). They have sold over 100 million records worldwide, making them List of best-selling girl groups#Best-selling girl groups worldwide, the best-selling girl group of all time. With their "girl power" mantra, the Spice Girls redefined the girl-group concept by targeting a young female fanbase. They led the teen pop resurgence of the 1990s, were a major part of the Cool Britannia era, and became popular culture icons of the decade. The Spice Girls were formed by Heart Management, who held auditions to create a girl group to compete with the British boy bands popular at the time. After leaving Heart, the Spice Girls hired Simon Fuller as their manager and signed with Virgin Records. They released their debut single, "Wannabe", in 1996, which reached number one on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie C
Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born 12 January 1974), commonly known as Melanie C or Mel C, is an English singer and songwriter. She rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Sporty Spice. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the Spice Girls are the List of best-selling girl groups, best-selling female group of all time. The group went on an indefinite hiatus in 2000, before reuniting for Greatest Hits (Spice Girls album), a greatest hits album (2007) and two concert tours: The Return of the Spice Girls Tour, the Return of the Spice Girls (2007–2008) and Spice World – 2019 Tour, Spice World (2019). She is known for her unique and distinctive tone and her vocal ability. Chisholm began a solo career in late 1998 on the single "When You're Gone (Bryan Adams song), When You're Gone" with Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams. She signed with Virgin Records to release her debut solo album ''Northern Star (Melanie C album), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoë Ball
Zoe Louise Ball (born 23 November 1970) is a British broadcaster and presenter. She was the first female host of the Radio 1 and Radio 2 breakfast shows for the BBC, and in 2024 was confirmed as the second-highest paid BBC presenter after Gary Lineker. In 2018, Ball was announced as the new host of ''The Radio 2 Breakfast Show'' and took over from Chris Evans in January 2019, before stepping down from the programme in December 2024. Ball presented the children's show '' Live & Kicking'', alongside Jamie Theakston, from 1996 to 1999. In 2005, she was a contestant in the third series of ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Following this, in 2011 she replaced Claudia Winkleman as host of the BBC Two spin-off show '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' until her departure in 2021. Ball also hosted the '' Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour'' in 2011 and 2015. Early life and education Zoe Louise Ball was born on 23 November 1970 in Blackpool, Lancashire. She is the daughter of the chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KT Tunstall By Justin Higuchi (cropped)
KT, kT or kt may refer to: Arts and media * KT Bush Band, group formed by musician Kate Bush * ''KT'' (film), a 2002 Japanese political thriller film, based on the real-life kidnapping of Kim Dae-jung * '' Karlstads-Tidningen'' (''KT''), a Swedish newspaper released in Karlstad * Knight (chess), a board game piece (as used in notation) Businesses and organizations * KT Corporation, a telecommunications company in South Korea, formerly Korea Telecom * Kataller Toyama, a football club in Japan * Kensington Temple, a Pentecostal church in west London, UK * Koei Tecmo, a holding company created in 2009 by the merger of Japanese video game companies Koei and Tecmo * AirAsia Cambodia (IATA code KT) * Birgenair (IATA code KT), a former Turkish charter airline company with headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey People * (active mid-late 20th century), dissident Polish journalist known as K.T., brother of film educator Jerzy Toeplitz * KT Manu Musliar (born 1934), Indian Islamic scholar, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundance Institute
Sundance Institute is a non-profit organization founded by actor Robert Redford committed to the growth of independent artists. The institute is driven by its programs that discover and support independent filmmakers, theatre artists and composers from all over the world. At the core of the programs is the goal to introduce audiences to the artists' new work, aided by the institute's labs, granting and mentorship programs that take place throughout the year in the United States and internationally. The institute has offices in Park City, Los Angeles, and New York City, and provides creative and financial support to emerging and aspiring filmmakers, directors, producers, film composers, screenwriters, playwrights and theatre artists through a series of Labs and fellowships. The programs of Sundance Institute include the Sundance Film Festival, which is critically acclaimed. It promotes independent filmmakers, storytellers, and composers. History The Sundance Institute's foundin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
