{"id":1819,"date":"2012-06-28T11:26:42","date_gmt":"2012-06-28T11:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/administrator_wordpress\/index.php\/2012\/06\/28\/rod-stewart-signs-worldwide-recording-deal-with-universal-music-group\/"},"modified":"2012-06-28T11:26:42","modified_gmt":"2012-06-28T11:26:42","slug":"rod-stewart-signs-worldwide-recording-deal-with-universal-music-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2012\/06\/28\/rod-stewart-signs-worldwide-recording-deal-with-universal-music-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Rod Stewart signs worldwide recording deal with Universal Music Group"},"content":{"rendered":"


Universal Music Group has signed Rod Stewart to a long-term worldwide recording agreement, with a Christmas album from the singer confirmed as part of the multi-album deal.
The multi-album deal will see Stewart team up with Grammy award-winning producer, songwriter and Verve Music Group chairman David Foster to record his first Christmas album.<\/p>\n

Stewart will team up with Grammy award-winning producer, songwriter and Verve Music Group chairman David Foster for the album, which will be his first festive LP.<\/p>\n

It will feature a handful of big name vocal duets and will be released this autumn via Verve Music Group.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve known Rod and Arnold for many years and have been wanting to work with them for some time,\u201d said UMG CEO Lucian Grainge.<\/p>\n

\u201cRod possesses one of pop music\u2019s most inventive and memorable voices; and we\u2019re delighted to be part of the next great chapter in his already storied career.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUMG remains committed to artistic creativity and expanding opportunities for artists in the marketplace,\u201d he added, \u201cand nowhere is this more evident than in our new partnership with an artist of Rod\u2019s caliber.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rod Stewart said, \u201cI\u2019m confident that by partnering with my fellow CBE, Lucian, and his cracking, top-notch company, we have the best team in the business. And the chance to work again with David Foster makes it that much sweeter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arnold Stiefel added: \u201cThis is a match made in heaven. Rod\u2019s writing spirit has been rekindled and Universal is the perfect keeper of the flame.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: Music Week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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