music news Sophie Ellis-Bextor signs with UMG; working on poppy, new music

[RadioactiveLights]

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A music industry source told the MoS: 'Sophie has become a global star again. Universal, her old record label, have snapped her up and she will be releasing new music later in the year.

 

'She is likely to be a bigger star than she was back in the day. It has come out of nowhere for Sophie and she is thrilled and really excited.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12987301/Sophie-Ellis-Bextor-secures-deal-old-record-label.html

 

She's also now listed on Casablanca Records' website: https://casablancarecords.komi.io. Casablanca is a subsidiary of UMG and is distributed by Republic. 

 

Just in time for SEB8, which she's working on with Cathy Dennis and Richard X. Sophie did "Catch You," "Off & On," and "Sophia Loren" with Cathy Dennis, and then "Starlight" and "Magic" with Richard X.

 

 

She's also expressed interest in working with people who did Read My Lips (2001) with her. 

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“I’ve been songwriting with plans for making a new record,” she said. “I did three albums with [acclaimed singer-songwriter and producer] Ed Harcourt and we’d always decided it was going to be a trio. In a weird bit of serendipity, I had plans to go back and work with people from my first album. It’s like I’ve bumped my head and it’s 2002 again. I’ve been working with a lot of top writers that I’m really fond of.”

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“I felt so safe writing with Ed and found it really liberating. It was a decade of working together and I’m so grateful as I needed that space to write with complete freedom without second-guessing anything or sending it to a committee of people for their thoughts. Now it’s quite strange to go back out blinking into the light, but I’m feeling really enthusiastic.”

https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/sophie-ellis-bextor-saltburn-nude-scene-murder-on-the-dancefloor-success-interview-3568833

 

 

[RideOrDie]

here we ******* go @BlackoutZone 

[RadioactiveLights]

Sophie's listed on the Republic Records' shop website as an artist: https://shop.republicrecords.com/pages/artists

 

Not sure if this means much but  

[SUPER CANNES]

oh wow 

[Freaky Prince]

Exciting, but we need it to actually be POP. Hana bored me, I couldn’t finish it.

[James_Dean]

Yay! Her dance music was always her best 

[Joyride]

excited. I still can't believe TikTok is indeed giving uf a few very relevant career revivals.

[Bloodflowers.]

Give us another I Won't Change You

 

 

Underrated Top 20 smasha from 2004

 

Sophie coming to slay radio stations across Europe again with high quality pop bangers!

 

 

[Johnny Jacobs]

That's how you seize opportunities 

[Jack!]

She's coming.

[vuelve88]

Wow! That’s amazing.  I hope “Me and My Imagination” becomes a viral hit too. 
 

With this resurgence, her label should get her better producers and songwriters. Going back to the same musicians isn’t the best idea. 

[Wonderland]

Someone get her to collab with Purple Disco Machine PLEASE

Edited January 21 by Wonderland

[Blue Jeans]

Wow! Thanks TikTok I guess. She has so many underrated hits. Songs from the Kitchen Disco always gets me moving.

[Miss Show Business]

We need her full return to pop/dance music Been listening to Make a Scene lately and remembering how good her pop albums are

[livelikemusic]

I mean, I've loved her indie material a lot, but she deserves this resurgence. It's amazing, isn't it, when labels who dropped you want you back the moment you re-gain some success?

[Raptus]

The way all her dance pop singles still sound fresh (Groovejet, MOTDF, Get Over You, Catch you, Me&my imagination, Music Gets the Best of Me) 

[JoAddams]

Yas legend 

Her Padam is coming 

Bye Sophie Muller 

Edited January 21 by JoAddams

[Hector]

Exciting,  she deserves this and more

[Freaky Prince]

45 minutes ago, Miss Show Business said:

We need her full return to pop/dance music Been listening to Make a Scene lately and remembering how good her pop albums are

RML, TTLF and MAS are pop excellences 

[Psycho]

Serve another Make a Scene, legend

[HonourableVomit]

Read My Lips is her worst album so hopefully they don't skimp on the album tracks this time. 

[prézli]

Hmm, interesting. I hope the GP will be here for her.

[JoeAg]

PERCHED!! 

 

I never got around to listening to Hana last year whoops but I've heard good things so maybe this'll incline me to check it out tonight! 

[MusicIsMyMaster]

3 hours ago, Wonderland said:

Someone get her to collab with Purple Disco Machine PLEASE

NOW this would fit so well wow

 

GENIUS

 

also I am so happy for Sophie

 

all my friends are playing the song and dont even know who she is. Ive been educating them and showing them her other classics. 

 

[TheseThingsHappen]

Let's go, Sophie!