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 today reveal a special expanded edition of their latest album, “Nonetheless”.
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“Feel” has just been added to the BBC Radio 6 Music playlist. The “Feel” CD single will be released next week Friday, 27th September. Link to pre-order below.
Neil will be appearing as a special guest vocalist for “Great Movie Songs with Anne Dudley & Friends” at The Roundhouse, London on Tuesday, 25th March 2025, as part of the London Soundtrack Festival. Full details and ticket information at the link below.
On this day 20 years ago, Pet Shop Boys premiered their new score to Eisenstein’s classic 1925 Russian silent film “Battleship Potemkin” in front of an estimated audience of 20,000 at London’s Trafalgar Square. PSB performed behind gauze with the Dresdner Sinfoniker conducted by Jonathan Stockhammer, playing orchestrations by Torsten Rasch while the movie is projected on a giant screen above the performers. Listen to the score at the link below. Photo: Open Culture
What a wonderful way to end the 2024 tour in Preston tonight! Thanks to Radio 2 In The Park and the “Dreamworld” audiences in the UK and Europe that came to see a show this summer. Pet Shop Boys had the best time with you all and would like to thank their band, tour crew and dancers for their fantastic work on this production. xx
A magical night at Funny Girls in Blackpool yesterday! Preston tomorrow. x
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Pet Shop Boys’ Radio 2 In The Park set will be broadcast in the UK on BBC Two TV at 10 pm BST tomorrow, Sunday, followed at 11:25 pm by a repeat of “Pet Shop Boys at the BBC”. Details at the links below.
Pet Shop Boys are looking forward to a big weekend of shows, marking the official end of the 2024 leg of the “Dreamworld” tour. PSB return to Chris’ hometown of Blackpool for a warm-up show at the legendary Funny Girls cabaret club tonight before headlining “Radio 2 In The Park” in Preston this Sunday. Final tickets for Radio 2 In The Park at the link below. See you all very soon!
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Pet Shop Boys will be presenting five hour-long shows on BBC 6 Music as part of their Artist in Residence series. The shows will be broadcast from November 11–14.