Nettwerk Press Blog

2012 was hardly the end of the world for Nettwerk's Film & TV Department, who successfully licensed songs to various TV shows, advertisements and films from artists across Nettwerk Music Group's Label, Management and Publishing rosters. Click the video playlist above for highlights from the year!  

Video Playlist Track Listing:

1) The Hundreds And Thousands "Here We Go" / Google Maps for Iphone ad
2) Kidstreet "Song" / Apple MacBook Pro ad
3) Pefume Genuis "Dark Parts" / Honda Accord ad
4) Aaron Espe "Through Frozen Forests" / Sainsbury ad
5) The Submarines "Fire" / Kindle Fire ad
6) fun. "We Are Young" / Chevy Super Bowl ad
7) Alexi Murdoch "All My Days" / Sprint Mobile ad
8) Admiral Fallow "Squealing Pigs" / General Electric Super Bowl ad
9) Gareth Dunlop "Going Somewhere" / Subaru Outback ad
10) Junkie XL "Clash" / Bing ad

(Keep reading for the rest of the track list)

Nettwerk Music Group is excited to share that iTunes has named three of its artists in their “Best of 2012” round-ups in various territories around the globe: fun., Passenger and Wanting.

Nettwerk Management client fun. claims “Best Song of 2012” on the U.S. iTunes store for their smash single “We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe).” The track has sold nearly 6 million copies, with the video boasting more than 157 million YouTube views. The trio, who released their debut album Aim And Ignite on Nettwerk Records in 2009, recently received six GRAMMY nominations for their breakthrough album, Some Nights (Fueled By Ramen). Some Nights is also iTunes Canada's "Best Pop Album of 2012." Watch “We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe)” here: http://bit.ly/rKUQ1f.

Passenger, one of the latest additions to Nettwerk’s label roster, grabs the “Best Singer/Songwriter Album of 2012” in the UK iTunes store for his latest album, All The Little Lights. The UK-born troubadour (real name Mike Rosenberg) has spent the last year playing sold-out headline gigs around the globe, as well as opening for Ed Sheeran in North America and the UK. His break-out single “Let Her Go” has over 4 million YouTube views and continues to see track sales upwards of 2,000 copies a week. In the U.S., All The Little Lights is in its 15th straight week on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart. Additionally, the iTunes U.S. store chose All The Little Lights for inclusion in their current 2012 Chart Toppers sale, while iTunes Canada chose to feature the album in their yearly competitive “Boxing Week” sale. Watch “Let Her Go” here: http://bit.ly/Op4Qxw.

Lastly, Netttwerk management, label and publishing client Wanting takes “Best Album of 2012” honors in four different iTunes territories: Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan. The Chinese-born, Vancouver-based singer/songwriter (who sings in both English and Mandarin) released her debut album Everything In The World earlier this year. The album went Platinum in China in its first week, and today is Triple Platinum in China, Double Platinum in Hong Kong and Platinum in Malaysia. Last week, Wanting received 10 Chinese Music Chart Award nominations, including "Album of the Year," "Most Popular New Artist of the Year," and "Best Singer/Songwriter of the Year." She has achieved more than 10 million combined views on YouTube, 8 million combined views on Chinese YouTube (YouKu) and has more than 600,000 followers on Chinese Twitter (Weibo). She has also been featured in a slew of North American press, from CBC’s The Q with Jian Ghomeshi, The Atlantic, Billboard.biz and CBC’s The National, to major Chinese-language media like Sinovision, World Journal, Sing Tao and Epoch Times. Watch the video for “You Exist In My Song” (featured in the Chinese cult film Love In The Buff) here: http://bit.ly/No6PT8.

Stay tuned for more exciting news from these and other Nettwerk artists in the new year!

Today, influential Canadian outfit Delerium release an EP for the single, “Days Turn Into Nights,” from the first studio album in six years, Music Box Opera – out now via Nettwerk Records.

To Listen To 'Days Turn Into Night' EP, Click Here: http://bit.ly/V52qvv.

The nine-song EP includes several remixes by house impresario Andy Caldwell, dubstep producer Seven Lions (aka Jeff Montalvo) and English trance artist Richard Mowatt, better known as Solarstone. With each remix comes various edits on the standout track.

With two decades worth of music, Delerium continues to make waves in the electronic world, with “Days Turn Into Nights" as the #1 Breakout song this week on the Billboard Clubs chart.

Mike Rosenberg, aka Passenger, stopped by the BaebleMusic Headquarters on his recent stop in New York City for a sold-out headline show at Santos Party House.  Check out the exclusive, intimate performance and interview by clicking the image above. 

Hey Ocean! has just released a new video for the track "I Am A Heart," from their upcoming full-length album IS, out January 29th. The band will be touring behind the album, starting Saturday, February 2 in Seattle, WA. Check out the dates below and stay tuned for midwest and east coast dates to follow. 

Hey Ocean! On Tour:
Sat, Feb 2 Seattle, WA @ Vera Project
Sun, Feb 3 Bend, OR @ Players Bar
Tues, Feb 5 San Francisco, CA @ Café Du Nord
Thur, Feb 7 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg
Fri, Feb 8 Phoenix, AZ @ The Hard Rock Cafe
Tues, Feb 12 Portland, OR @ Backspace Café
Wed, Feb 13 Bellingham, WA @ The Shakedown
Mon, Mar 11 Englewood, CO @ Moe’s

Today is a today to rejoice! Not only is Google Maps for iPhone here officially, but the soundtrack to the commercial is none other than Nettwerk recording artist The Hundreds And Thousands. The track is called "Here We Go (Revolution Cliche)." Find it on iTunes here and check out the ad above. 

Vancouver-based indie pop trio Hey Ocean! have announced initial tour dates in support of their upcoming full-length album IS, out January 29, 2013. The first leg of their U.S. tour focuses on the west coast, kicking-off Saturday, February 2 in Seattle, WA. Midwest and east coast dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

Hey Ocean!—Dave Vertesi [vocals/bass], Ashleigh Ball [vocals/flute], David Beckingham [vocals/guitar]—are three mischievous personalities who, when combined, form a dynamic live presence that keeps concertgoers captivated and on their feet. The band has been building their fervent live following since 2008 with countless tours across their native Canada. Whether headlining or opening for the likes of Cat Empire, Xavier Rudd and Bedouin Soundclash, the trio consistently enchant the initiated and uninitiated alike. Their electrifying live show has also wowed audiences at various festivals, including the Calgary Virgin Festival, Saskatoon Jazz Fest, Whistler Arts Festival and, most recently, the Osheaga Music and Arts Festival.

In other news, “Big Blue Wave,” the first single from IS, is available now on iTunes. The track serves as the perfect introduction to Hey Ocean!, combing irresistible hooks and infectious melodies. Watch the video for the track above.

(Keep reading for list of tour dates...)

Nettwerk Music Group congratulates Wanting on her 10 Chinese Music Chart Awards nominations. The Vancouver-based, Chinese-born singer/songwriter released her debut album, Everything In The World, in her homeland during the summer of 2011, where it went Platinum in less than one week. Today, the album has erupted in and around the territory, going Triple Platinum in China, Double Platinum in Hong Kong and Platinum in Malaysia.

Wanting’s 10 nominations include “Album of the Year, Mainland China,” “Most Popular New Artist Of The Year, Mainland China,” “Most Popular Female Singer, Mainland China,” “Best Singer/Songwriter Of The Year, Mainland China,” “Best Female Singer, Mainland China,” “Best New Singer/Songwriter of the Year, Mainland China,” “Best Album Producer, Hong Kong and Taiwan.” Her stand-out single “You Exist In My Song” (which was featured in the Chinese indie cult film Love In The Buff) has been nominated for “Lyrics of the Year, Mainland China,” Melody of the Year, Mainland China,” “Best Music Arrangement, Hong Kong and Taiwan.” Watch the video above.

Wanting has achieved more than 10 million combined views on YouTube, 8 million combined views on Chinese YouTube (YouKu) and has more than 600,000 followers on Chinese Twitter (Weibo). She has also been featured in a slew of North American press, from CBC’s The Q with Jian Ghomeshi, The Atlantic, Billboard.biz and CBC’s The National, to major Chinese-language media like Sinovision, World Journal, Sing Tao and Epoch Times. Whether penned in her native tongue of Mandarin or English (which she only learned to speak at age 16), Wanting’s piano-swept music wins over the masses because her compositions—pop musings that plumb emotion—resonate universally.

To advance the December 18 release of Days Turn Into Nights EP, influential Canadian group Delerium share the remix from rising talent Seven Lions (aka Jeff Montalvo), exclusively at Beatport. Signed to Skrillex's OWSLA label, Seven Lions cites Delerium as one of his earliest inspirations and this fantastic remix brings early forms of electronic music together with new EDM trends.

The nine-song EP includes other great remixes by house impresario Andy Caldwell and English trance artist Richard Mowatt, better known as Solarstone.

More information to follow in the coming days!
 

Congratulations to Nettwerk Management artist fun. on their six Grammy® nominations - Best New Artist, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Pop Vocal, Record Of The Year and Best Pop Duo/Group - for their sophomore album Some Nights (Fueled By Ramen). The break-out album is the follow up to their 2009 debut Aim & Ignite out on Nettwerk Records. Fun. is the only act to land in all four top categories.

Performing at Grammy Nominations Concert Live!, the band was on-hand when the 2013 nominations were announced. Speaking with Rolling Stone backstage, guitarist Jack Antonoff sums it up, "People have said a lot of stuff to us this year about a lot of crazy things – some of them have happened, some of them haven't. We just put all the stock into the show; that's the only thing we've ever been able to count on as a band, is getting up there and playing for people and having control over what we do, so these things that we have no control over, we try not to think about them, and if they do happen, like tonight, it feels that much better because we didn't plan in any way."

Also up for the Best Long Form Video nomination is Big Easy Express, featuring Old Crow Medicine Show.

The 55th annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 10, 2013 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.