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2010 Mercury Prize Nomination

RAE, CORINNE BAILEY — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The Sea has been nominated for the 2010 Mercury Music Prize! She will compete with the likes of Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling, Dizzee Rascal, The XX and Paul Weller for the prestigious prize. The overall winner will be announced on Tuesday, September 7th.

The 2010 Barclaycard Mercury Prize shortlist is:
Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions
Corinne Bailey Rae – The Sea
Dizzee Rascal – Tongue N Cheek
Kit Downes Trio – Golden
Foals – Total Life Forever
I Am Kloot – Sky At Night
Laura Marling – I Speak Because I Can
Mumford And Sons – Sigh No More
Paul Weller – Wake Up The Nation
Villagers – Becoming A Jackal
Wild Beasts – Two Dancers
The XX – XX

Live From the Artists Den Season 2

RAE, CORINNE BAILEY — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Season 2 of “Live From the Artists Den” featuring Corinne premieres nationwide on public television beginning July 5, 2010

The album is available now on iTunes

Corinne Bailey Rae Kicks Off North American Tour In LA With Sold-Out Concert

RAE, CORINNE BAILEY — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

CORINNE BAILEY RAE KICKS OFF NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN LOS ANGELES WITH
SOLD-OUT CONCERT BENEFITING KCRW

Bailey Rae Performs On “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” Tonight,
“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” May 3rd And “The Early Show” May 6th

Partnership With The Charity Pump Aid Gives Donors A Free Download Of The Track
“Love’s On Its Way”; Charity Widget Promotes 6K Dow Live Earth Run For Water

Last night Corinne Bailey Rae launched her first North American tour in three years with a sold-out benefit show for Santa Monica-based public radio station KCRW (89.9 FM and KCRW.com). This special evening at Vibiana, a historic cathedral located in downtown Los Angeles, featured a performance by the GRAMMY®-winning artist as well as an interview with Jason Bentley, KCRW’s Music Director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic. It will be taped for broadcast on Morning Becomes Eclectic this Friday, April 9th.

Bailey Rae performed “The Blackest Lily” on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Wednesday, April 7th. She’ll appear on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on May 3rd and CBS’ “The Early Show” on May 6th. While on tour, she’ll play the Coachella Music and Arts Festival (April 17th) and the St. Lucia Jazz Festival (May 8th). Her dates in Portland (April 11th) and Seattle (April 12th) will be (RED)NIGHTS shows, with a portion of the proceeds going to RED™ (http://www.joinred.com) in support of the Global Fund, the dominant financer of programs that fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. See below for a tour itinerary. Bailey Rae will also play select Lilith Fair dates (to be announced).

Corinne, who has been a Goodwill Ambassador for the international charity Pump Aid since 2007, is giving away a track from her latest album, The Sea, as a thank you to people who make a donation to Pump Aid, which works to combat the global water and sanitation crisis. “Love’s On Its Way,” a poignant song of hope, will be provided as a free download to anyone who donates through the Everyday Hero link:
http://www.everydayhero.co.uk/donation/cbr

The free download link can also be embedded or forwarded via a widget that promotes the 6K Dow Live Earth Run For Water, which will take place in more than 50 countries on April 18th. Pump Aid and Live Earth are joining forces for the event – the largest single fundraising effort in history to combat the global water crisis. Nearly one billion people lack access to sanitary drinking water and 5,000 children die each day as a result. The charity widget is available at:
http://www.everydayhero.co.uk/corinne_bailey_rae_widget/snippet.html

With The Sea, which entered The Billboard 200 in the Top 10, Bailey Rae continues to have multi-format success at radio. “The Blackest Lily,” her latest single, is already in the Top 30 at AAA radio while first single "Closer" just hit #10 on the Urban AC charts, marking her first Top 10 song at the format. The track is currently Top 20 at Smooth Jazz and Top 30 at Adult Contemporary radio. She’ll appear on the “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” (syndicated on 115 Urban AC stations) on April 21st, “Acoustic Café” (syndicated on 50+ AAA stations) on April 23rd, WFUV, New York’s AAA station, on May 5th and on the “Dave Koz Radio Show” (syndicated worldwide on 60+ Smooth Jazz stations) on May 8th.

The New York Times hailed The Sea as “a major creative leap from her debut." In a four-star, Critic’s Choice review, People said: "she captivates with a haunting, heartbreaking set that's almost painfully exquisite." The Los Angeles Times gave the album four stars, calling it “a remarkable accomplishment” while Rolling Stone observed: "Her latest is both reckoning and rebirth…Fragile arrangements — guitar, auto-harp, orchestra — suggest indie rock (‘Are You Here’) as much as R&B (the Isley Brothers-ish ‘Closer’). Rae also celebrates love and, on ‘The Blackest Lily,’ even rocks a funky vocoder, confronting death with the greatest weapon: life, fully lived."

Bailey Rae’s first album debuted at #1 on the U.K. album chart in June 2006 and she was the first British female singer-songwriter in decades to have her first album enter The Billboard 200 in the Top 20. By year’s end, it was RIAA-certified Platinum. She won a Q award, a MOJO award, an Image award and two MOBO awards and was nominated for three GRAMMY awards – “Record Of The Year” and “Song Of The Year” for her first single, “Put Your Records On,” and “Best New Artist.” After Bailey Rae’s performance on the 2007 GRAMMY Awards telecast, the album rocketed into the Top 5 of The Billboard 200. In 2008, “Like A Star,” her second single, was nominated for “Song Of The Year” and Herbie Hancock’s River: The Joni Letters, on which Corinne sang the title track, won the GRAMMY for “Album Of The Year.”

Corinne Bailey Rae – North American Tour
Date     City                                                  Venue
4/6       Los Angeles, CA                      Vibiana                                     SOLD OUT
4/9       Vancouver, BC                        Commodore Ballroom
4/11     Portland, OR                            Roseland Theatre                      (RED)NIGHTS CONCERT
4/12     Seattle, WA                             Moore Theatre                         (RED)NIGHTS CONCERT
4/15     San Francisco, CA                   Regency Ballroom
4/17     Indio, CA                                 Coachella Music and Arts Festival
4/22     Chicago, IL                              Vic Theatre
4/24     Detroit, MI                               St. Andrews Hall
4/26     Toronto, ON                            Queen Elizabeth Theatre
4/28     Montreal, QC                           Club Soda
4/30     Boston, MA                             House of Blues
5/1       Philadelphia, PA                       Theatre of Living Arts
5/3       New York, NY                        Webster Hall
5/4       Brooklyn, NY                          Music Hall of Williamsburg
5/8       St. Lucia                                   St. Lucia Jazz Festival
5/11     Atlanta, GA                              Center Stage
5/13     Washington, DC                       9:30 Club
5/14     Baltimore, MD                         Rams Head Live

Great video feature on Corinne from Los Angeles Times Pop & Hiss video blog

RAE, CORINNE BAILEY — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Video: Corinne Bailey Rae speaks about music, loss and hope

Corinne Bailey Rae Performs On "Live With Regis & Kelly" This Wednesday; U.S. Tour Launches 4/6

RAE, CORINNE BAILEY — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

CORINNE BAILEY RAE PERFORMS ON “LIVE WITH REGIS & KELLY” THIS WEDNESDAY, FOLLOWED BY APPEARANCES ON “LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN” (3/5)
AND “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE” (3/8)

North American Tour Launches In Los Angeles On April 6th With KCRW Benefit Show
Bailey Rae Confirmed For April 7th Appearance On “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”

GRAMMY® winning artist Corinne Bailey Rae will kick off a series of three national television appearances with a visit to “Live with Regis & Kelly” on Wednesday. She’ll perform “Closer,” her latest single, on “Late Show with David Letterman” this Friday and appear on the outdoor stage of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Monday, March 8th.

The U.K. singer-songwriter will return to the States next month, launching her first North American tour in three years on April 6th with a benefit show for Santa Monica-based public radio station KCRW (89.9 FM and KCRW.com). This special evening at Vibiana, a historic cathedral located in downtown Los Angeles, will feature a performance by Corinne as well as an interview with Jason Bentley, KCRW’s Music Director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic. It will be taped for broadcast on Morning Becomes Eclectic on April 9th. Tickets for the concert go on sale to KCRW members tomorrow and to the general public on March 9th. Bailey Rae will perform on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on April 7th before continuing the tour, which will take her to both intimate venues and festivals. She’ll perform at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival (April 17th), the St. Lucia Jazz Festival (May 8th) and on select Lilith Fair dates (to be announced). See below for itinerary.

The Sea, the follow up to Bailey Rae’s 2006 self-titled debut, entered The Billboard 200 in the Top 10 in January and has elicited stellar reviews. "The album is a major creative leap from her debut," said The New York Times while People noted in a four-star, Critic’s Choice review: "she captivates with a haunting, heartbreaking set that's almost painfully exquisite." The Los Angeles Times called it “a remarkable accomplishment” in a four-star review while Rolling Stone observed: "Her latest is both reckoning and rebirth…Fragile arrangements — guitar, auto-harp, orchestra — suggest indie rock (‘Are You Here’) as much as R&B (the Isley Brothers-ish ‘Closer’). Rae also celebrates love and, on ‘The Blackest Lily,’ even rocks a funky vocoder, confronting death with the greatest weapon: life, fully lived."

Tomorrow HULU will launch a full Corinne Bailey Rae channel where fans can view her latest videos, clips from her debut album, a “Live From The Artists Den” featurette from the upcoming episode airing on Public Television this spring and footage from a 2006 New York City concert: www.hulu.com/corinne-bailey-rae

The video for “Paris Nights/New York Mornings” has just been added to mtvU, Centric and VH1 Soul while “I’d Do It All Again,” the first single/video from The Sea, was added earlier at Centric, mtvU, VH1 Soul, Music Choice and Logo. Bailey Rae’s “Closer” is #15 at Urban AC radio and climbing at Smooth Jazz and AC formats while another album track, “The Blackest Lily,” was #1 Most Added at AAA radio last week. Bailey Rae will guest on several nationally syndicated radio shows, including “The Tom Joyner Morning Show” (April 20th), “The Steve Harvey Morning Show” (date to be announced) and Keith Sweat’s “The Sweat Hotel” (date to be announced).

Bailey Rae’s first album entered the U.K. album chart at #1 in June 2006 and she was the first British female singer-songwriter in decades to have her debut enter The Billboard 200 in the Top 20. By year’s end, it was RIAA-certified Platinum. She won a Q award, a MOJO award, an Image award and two MOBO awards and was nominated for three GRAMMY awards – “Record Of The Year” and “Song Of The Year” for her first single, “Put Your Records On,” and “Best New Artist.” After Bailey Rae’s performance on the 2007 GRAMMY Awards telecast, the album rocketed into the Top 5 of The Billboard 200. In 2008, “Like A Star,” her second single, was nominated for “Song Of The Year” and Herbie Hancock’s River: The Joni Letters, on which Corinne sang the title track, won the GRAMMY for “Album Of The Year.”

Corinne Bailey Rae – North American Tour
Date     City    Venue
4/6       Los Angeles, CA                      Vibiana
4/9       Vancouver, BC                        Commodore Ballroom
4/11     Portland, OR                            Roseland Theatre
4/12     Seattle, WA                             Moore Theatre
4/15     San Francisco, CA                   Regency Ballroom
4/17     Indio, CA                                 Coachella Music and Arts Festival
4/22     Chicago, IL                              Vic Theatre
4/24     Detroit, MI                               St. Andrews Hall
4/26     Toronto, ON                            Queen Elizabeth Theatre
4/28     Montreal, QC                           Club Soda
4/30     Boston, MA                             House of Blues
5/1       Philadelphia, PA                       Theatre of Living Arts
5/3       New York, NY                        Webster Hall
5/4       Brooklyn, NY                          Music Hall of Williamsburg
5/8       St. Lucia                                   St. Lucia Jazz Festival
5/11     Atlanta, GA                              Center Stage
5/13     Washington, DC                       9:30 Club
5/14     Baltimore, MD                         Rams Head Live

For more information, please visit www.corinnebaileyrae.net

CORINNE BAILEY RAE’S THE SEA DEBUTS IN TOP 10 OF THE BILLBOARD 200

RAE, CORINNE BAILEY — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Tickets For Upcoming North American Tour Go On Sale Beginning This Weekend

Bailey Rae To Perform On “Late Show with David Letterman,”

“Jimmy Kimmel Live” And “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno”

The Sea, the follow up to Corinne Bailey Rae’s 2006 self-titled debut, entered The Billboard 200 at No. 7, selling upwards of 53,000 copies in its first week of release. The U.K. singer-songwriter launched the new album with four national television appearances last week, performing on “TODAY,” “Tavis Smiley,” “Ellen” and “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.” Click below to see Bailey Rae performing her new single, “Closer,” on “Ellen.” The track was #1 Most Added this week at Urban AC radio. It just went to Smooth Jazz and impacts AC radio later this month.

Bailey Rae will return to the States for appearances on “Late Show with David Letterman” (March 1^st), “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (March 8^th) and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (April 4^th). "Live From The Artists Den" recently captured a full concert of Bailey Rae’s, which will air on Public Television this spring (details to be announced shortly).

Tickets go on sale beginning this weekend for Bailey Rae’s upcoming North American tour, her first in three years. Playing a mixture of intimate venues and festivals, she’ll kick off the outing on April 9^thin Vancouver, BC. She will perform at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival (April 17^th), the St. Lucia Jazz Festival (May 8^th) and on select Lilith Fair dates (to be announced). See below for itinerary and on sale dates.

"The album is a major creative leap from her debut," said The New York Times of The Sea while People noted: "she captivates with a haunting, heartbreaking set that's almost painfully exquisite." In a four-star review, the Los Angeles Times called it “a remarkable accomplishment.” “The Sea is full of tunes packing an intensity and musical adventurousness that might surprise those who know Bailey Rae only from her breezy breakthrough single ‘Put Your Records On,’" observed Entertainment Weekly while NPR’s “All Things Considered” said: "Corinne Bailey Rae mesmerizes with The Sea….[It] marks the arrival of a newly observant songwriter and an absolutely fearless singer.”

Bailey Rae’s first album entered the U.K. album chart at #1 in June 2006 and she was the first British female singer-songwriter in decades to have her debut enter The Billboard 200 in the Top 20. By year’s end, it was RIAA-certified Platinum. She won a Q award, a MOJO award, an Image award and two MOBO awards and was nominated for three GRAMMY awards – “Record Of The Year” and “Song Of The Year” for her first single, “Put Your Records On,” and “Best New Artist.” After Bailey Rae’s performance on the 2007 GRAMMY Awards telecast, the album rocketed into the Top 5 of The Billboard 200. In 2008, “Like A Star,” her second single, was nominated for “Song Of The Year” and Herbie Hancock’s River: The Joni Letters, on which Corinne sang the title track, won the GRAMMY for “Album Of The Year.”

Corinne Bailey Rae – North American Tour

Date Market Venue On Sale Date

4/9 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom 2/5

4/11 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre 2/6

4/12 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre 2/6

4/15 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom 2/7

4/17 Indio, CA Coachella Music and Arts Festival on sale now

4/22 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre 2/6

4/24 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall TBD

4/26 Toronto, ON Queen Elizabeth Theatre TBD

4/28 Montreal, QC Club Soda 2/6

4/30 Boston, MA House of Blues 2/6

5/1 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts 2/5

5/3 New York, NY Webster Hall 2/13

5/8 St. Lucia St. Lucia Jazz Festival TBD

5/11 Atlanta, GA Center Stage 2/6

5/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club 2/6

5/14 Baltimore, MD Ram’s Head Live 2/6

GRAMMY® Winner Corinne Bailey Rae Launches North American Tour On April 9th; New Album Available Now

RAE, CORINNE BAILEY — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

GRAMMY® WINNER CORINNE BAILEY RAE
LAUNCHES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ON APRIL 9th

Bailey Rae Celebrates Today’s Release Of The Sea With A Performance
On “TODAY,” Followed By Appearances Later This Week
On “Tavis Smiley,” “Ellen” And “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson”

Performances on “Late Show with David Letterman” and
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” Confirmed For March

This morning GRAMMY winner Corinne Bailey Rae performed on the “TODAY” show, coinciding with the release of her new album, The Sea. She will appear later this week on “Tavis Smiley” (January 27th), “Ellen” (January 28th) and “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (January 29th). Bailey Rae will be touring extensively in support of The Sea. Her first North American outing since 2007 commences in Vancouver on April 9th and will include a stop at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival. (See below for itinerary.) Prior to the tour’s launch, she’ll appear on “Late Show with David Letterman” (March 1st) and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (March 8th).

The Public Television program "Live From The Artists Den" recently captured a full concert of Bailey Rae’s. The complete episode will premiere this spring, but to celebrate the album's release, four songs from the performance will be featured on the free online video service HULU beginning today.

The Sea is the follow-up to her 2006 self-titled debut, which entered the U.K. album chart at #1 and jumped into the Top 5 of The Billboard 200 after Bailey Rae’s performance on the 2007 GRAMMY Awards telecast. "The album is a major creative leap from her debut,” said The New York Times of The Sea. “Ms. Rae's voice is deeper…The music is richer, thick with rock, jazz and soul textures." In a four-star review, the Los Angeles Times called it “a remarkable accomplishment,” noting “Rae searches for the pinpricks and love sighs that intensify gentle emotions.” Entertainment Weekly observed, “The Sea is full of tunes packing an intensity and musical adventurousness that might surprise those who know Bailey Rae only from her breezy breakthrough single "Put Your Records On" while ELLE Magazine said, "Her ability to write and sing gracefully of sorrow and hope turns the record into modern soul music that channels Curtis Mayfield, Van Morrison and Minnie Riperton.”

“I’d Do It All Again,” the lead single from The Sea, is available at all digital retailers. "Closer" just went to Smooth Jazz radio and will impact Urban AC on February 1st and AC radio in late February. A third album track, "Paris Nights and New York Mornings," will go to Triple A radio on February 22nd.

Backed by many of the musicians who appear on The Sea, Bailey Rae played several showcases in the U.K. and U.S. last year, eliciting stellar reviews. “Rae has undergone a tidal shift towards a raw, less manicured sound,” said The Times of one of her recent London performances. “‘Are You Here’ was a spiralling elegy in which she eschewed lyrical enunciation in favour of elemental anguish… ‘I’d Do It All Again’ swelled with Jeff Buckley-style vocal flutters, sometimes small and bruised, sometimes huge and searching. And ‘Love’s On Its Way’ was more powerful still as Rae… channelled a burst of turbulent mysticism that evoked Van Morrison circa ‘Astral Weeks.’”

With the U.S. release of her first record, Bailey Rae became the first British female singer-songwriter in decades to have her debut album enter The Billboard 200 in the Top 20. By year’s end, it was RIAA-certified Platinum. She won a Q award, a MOJO award, an Image award and two MOBO awards and was nominated for three GRAMMY awards – “Record Of The Year” and “Song Of The Year” for her first single, “Put Your Records On,” and “Best New Artist.” In 2008, “Like A Star,” her second single, was nominated for “Song Of The Year” and Herbie Hancock’s River: The Joni Letters, on which Corinne sang the title track, won the GRAMMY for “Album Of The Year.”

Corinne Bailey Rae – Spring 2010 North American Tour

4/9       Vancouver, BC                        Commodore Ballroom
4/11     Portland, OR                            Roseland Theatre
4/12     Seattle, WA                             Moore Theatre
4/15     San Francisco, CA                   Regency Ballroom
4/17     Indio, CA                                 Coachella Music and Arts Festival
4/22     Chicago, IL                              Vic Theatre
4/28     Montreal, QC                           Club Soda
4/30     Boston, MA                             House of Blues
5/1       Philadelphia, PA                       Theatre of Living Arts
5/3       New York, NY                        Webster Hall
5/11     Atlanta, GA                              Center Stage
5/13     Washington, DC                       9:30 Club
5/14     Baltimore, MD                         Ram’s Head Live

For more on Corinne Bailey Rae, please visit: http://www.corinnebaileyrae.net/

NPR Exclusive First Listen is now live!

RAE, CORINNE BAILEY — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Preview The Sea in its entirety, a week before it’s in stores!

NPR Exclusive First Listen: Corinne Bailey Rae

Soundcheck

RAE, CORINNE BAILEY — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Corinne Bailey Rae Launces New Album, The Sea, With 5 National Television Appearances

RAE, CORINNE BAILEY — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT

GRAMMY® WINNER CORINNE BAILEY RAE
LAUNCHES NEW ALBUM, THE SEA,
WITH FIVE NATIONAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES

Lead Single “I’d Do It All Again” Is Released Today
With Album To Follow On January 26th On EMI’s Capitol Records

NPR Music’s “Exclusive First Listen” Gives The Sea Its U.S. Premiere
With Full Advance Stream Beginning January 18th

GRAMMY winner Corinne Bailey Rae will kick off a series of five national television appearances with a performance on the “TODAY” show on Tuesday, January 26th, coinciding with the release of her latest album, The Sea. She’ll also appear on “Tavis Smiley” (January 27th), “Ellen” (January 28th) and “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” (January 29th). Bailey Rae will return to the States for a March 1st performance on “Late Show with David Letterman.”

“I’d Do It All Again,” the lead single from The Sea, will be available at all digital retailers beginning today. "Closer" will be impacting at Smooth Jazz radio on January 25th, at Urban AC on February 1st and AC radio in late February. A third album track, "Paris Nights and New York Mornings," will go to Triple A radio on February 15th.

NPR Music’s “Exclusive First Listen” series will give The Sea its U.S. premiere. From January 18 – 26, the album will be available for free, on-demand listening exclusively at www.npr.org/music. The entire series – which includes full albums in all genres – is available at www.npr.org/firstlisten. In addition, a performance and interview with Bailey Rae will be featured on NPR's “World Café” on Thursday, January 21st.

Fans who pre-order The Sea on the iTunes Music Store will receive the bonus track “Little Wing” and, exclusive to the pre-order, “It Be’s That Way Sometime.”

In December, Bailey Rae showcased songs from The Sea at sold-out concerts in Los Angeles and New York. She’ll be touring extensively in 2010, backed by many of the musicians who played on the new record, which she co-produced with Steve Brown, and Steve Chrisanthou, who produced many of the songs on her RIAA-certified Platinum, self-titled debut album.

Early U.K. reviews of The Sea have been stellar: “Although ‘The Sea’ has many hues it is dyed deep in pain,” said The Observer. “Now [it] is shaping up to be Bailey Rae’s own ‘Back To Black’, a rewarding hit built on pain.” The Sun declared it a “five star album that has already secured a place on the Best of 2010 lists” while the Evening Standard said: “Corinne Bailey Rae’s music has taken a great leap forward.” She has also drawn widespread acclaim for her recent shows. “Rae has undergone a tidal shift towards a raw, less manicured sound,” said The Times of one of her recent London performances. “‘Are You Here’ was a spiralling elegy in which she eschewed lyrical enunciation in favour of elemental anguish… ‘I’d Do It All Again’ swelled with Jeff Buckley-style vocal flutters, sometimes small and bruised, sometimes huge and searching. And ‘Love’s On Its Way’ was more powerful still as Rae… channelled a burst of turbulent mysticism that evoked Van Morrison circa ‘Astral Weeks.’”

Bailey Rae’s self-titled debut entered the U.K. album chart at #1 in June 2006 and she was the first British female singer-songwriter in decades to have her debut album enter The Billboard 200 in the Top 20. Within the year, she had won a Q award, a MOJO award, an Image award and two MOBO awards and appeared on a host of television shows, including “Saturday Night Live,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “Good Morning America” and “Ellen.”

She was nominated for three GRAMMY awards – “Record Of The Year” and “Song Of The Year” for her first single, “Put Your Records On,” and “Best New Artist.” Her remarkable performance on the 2007 GRAMMY Awards telecast propelled her album into the Top 5 of The Billboard 200. The following year, “Like A Star,” her second single, was nominated for “Song Of The Year” and Herbie Hancock’s River: The Joni Letters, on which Corinne sang the title track, won the GRAMMY for “Album Of The Year.”

For more information about Corinne Bailey Rae, visit http://www.corinnebaileyrae.net/.