During the recording of Simple Minds previous studio album Graffiti Soul, Jim Kerr stated: «We really are flowing with ideas at the moment and [...] I do feel that we are possibly writing two albums simultaneously at present.» Several tracks were omitted from Graffiti Soul so that the album had more focus. Possible candidates include "Six Degrees Of Separation", "Lotus Effect" and "Shaman".
According to Simple Minds lead singer Jim Kerr, Big Music has lots of power and passion, urgency and momentum, adding "it is energetic, it's got a raw power and a lot of vitality".

Britain’s best-loved rockers Status Quo are delighted to confirm that on 21st October 2016 they will release ‘Aquostic II – That’s A Fact!’ via earMUSIC on CD, limited edition double vinyl and Deluxe 25 Track Edition 2CD. The standard CD edition of this carefully curated collection includes 14 reimagined Quo classics such as ‘In The Army Now’, ‘Hold You Back’, ‘Roll Over Lay Down’, ‘Ice In The Sun’ and two brand new tracks. These and extra tracks are available on deluxe / vinyl, as well as another brand new song ‘Is Someone Rocking Your Heart?’. The song ‘For You’, released originally on ‘Rockin' All Over The World’, is available only on the 20 track vinyl format. The deluxe edition comes with a second disc which features 5 ‘Aquostic II’ bonus tracks as well as 6 tracks recorded at the band’s 2014 Stuttgart ‘Aquostic’ show, which are unavailable elsewhere.

After four post-college years trying to turn her music major into a singing career in New York, Shola Adisa-Farrar, FCLC ’06, was unsatisfied. She packed up and moved to Paris, where, like a lot of expats, she survived at first by cobbling together a variety of jobs. She worked as an au pair, taught English to business executives, and led walking tours of the city. But she also networked ferociously and landed singing and acting gigs. This past April, a Paris label released her first album, Lost Myself, recorded with a French jazz quintet.

В честь 35-летия Simple Minds лейбл Virgin Records выпускает 3-дисковую коллекцию "Celebrate - The Greatest Hits", которая включает 50 композиций с 13 альбомов, охватывающих 35 лет творчества!

«1000 Forms of Fear» — шестой студийный альбом австралийской певицы и автора-исполнителя Сии Ферлер, выпущенный 4 июля 2014 года на лейблах Monkey Puzzle Records, RCA Records. Продюсерами стали Грег Карстин, Дипло и Джесс Шаткин. Диск сразу возглавил хит-парады США, Австралии и Канады.

The album received positive reviews from music critics, with many critics praising the album's darker mood, as well as the production and Sia's vocals and songwriting. This album became her first number one album in the United States and sold in its first week more than 52,000 copies. It also debuted at number 1 in Canada and Australia and at number 4 in New Zealand. As of September 2014, the album has sold 310,000 copies worldwide.