Pet Shop Boys have signed a worldwide music publishing deal with BMG Chrysalis UK ahead of the release of their twelfth studio album, Electric, on July 15, 2013.
Alexi Cory-Smith, SVP of BMG Chrysalis UK, said, “Pet Shop Boys are pre-eminent songwriters and we are honored that that they have chosen BMG Chrysalis to represent their music.”
BMG Chrysalis A&R Director Hugo Turquet, who signed them alongside VP of A&R Ben Bodie, said, “It is a very rare band to still be so relevant at this stage in their career. Electric really is a classic Pet Shop Boys dance-floor album.”
Pet Shop Boys manager Angela Becker added: “Choosing BMG was an easy decision. Ben and Hugo’s passion and feel for Pet Shop Boys’ history alongside the company’s clear vision for their future make this an exciting partnership”.
Pet Shop Boys are pleased to announce that they will be headlining Magdalena en Vivo Festival in Santander, Spain on Saturday, 25th July.
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We’d like to wish Liza Minnelli a very happy 80th birthday! We loved working with her on the “Results” album and have so many great memories of that experience. Liza is a true star and it has been a privilege to know her. Look out for her autobiography which is published this week. xx
35 years ago today, Pet Shop Boys released their hit medley of U2’s “Where the streets have no name” and Frankie Valli’s “I can’t take my eyes off you” as a double A‑side single which also included the PSB song “How can you expect to be taken seriously?”.
This Pet Shop Dog is loving our new merchandise samples!
We arrived back from São Paulo this morning and this afternoon went to see Tracey Emin’s heartfelt retrospective which opened at Tate Modern last week. Highly recommended.
Pet Shop Boys would like to thank the wonderful audiences in Chile and Brasil for dancing and celebrating with them these past few days. The “Dreamworld” tour continues with more shows in Europe and the UK this summer.
All dates and tickets at the link below.
Photo: instagram.com/elfestivaldevina
After three shows in Chile, Pet Shop Boys are performing tonight at the Suhai Music Hall in São Paulo, Brasil. See you there! On stage at 9 pm.
Photo by Festival de Viña del Mar
Thanks to Chicarica, our support band at both shows in Santiago. I’m enjoying their beautiful album “Invierno en la playa”. Neil x