Hot Video Alert: SuperHeavy - Miracle Worker

If the first single is any indication, SuperHeavy has a lot of potential for hotness. In case you haven't heard by now, SuperHeavy is a SUPERGROUP made up of Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Dave Stewart, Damian Marley and A.R. Rahman. Quite the lineup, no? According to Jagger in an interview with Rolling Stone: "We wanted a convergence of different musical styles," says Jagger. "We were always overlapping styles, but they were nevertheless separate." For the most part I think "Miracle Worker," the group's first effort, meets their expectations. While the song is a bit reggae-heavy, it's nice to see such a diverse group of artists come together for music's sake.  

Despite seeming like it was thrown together yesterday, SuperHeavy has been in the works since early 2009,  when the gang started "experimenting" and recording at Jim Henson Studios in LA.  Not thrown together at all, it would seem.  In fact, according to an article in the Daily Mail the band recorded nearly 35 hours of music during that session.  Impressive!  Of course, 35 hours had to be shrunken down to something that would fit on an album but still! That's quite the undertaking.  This makes me really excited to hear what else the band came up with!

Speaking of brand new music, the second single from SuperHeavy's debut has been announced as "Satyameva Jayate" Sanskrit for "truth alone triumphs," which apparently is the motto of India, even showing up embossed on the country's national emblem.  Composed by A.R. Rahman, the single was released in India only on August 9th and features Mick Jagger actually singing in Sanskrit, with the rest of the group doing their parts in English.  Truly an international endeavor!  Make sure you check out the super colorful video clip for "Miracle Worker" below and download the song HERE on U.S. iTunes.  You can either download a radio remix by Chris Lord-Alge or the Damian "Jr Gong" Marley Main Mix, which I would assume features more of a reggae influence than the Lord-Alge version.  The single has yet to make an appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 but it did peak at #14 on Billboard's Triple A chart the week of August 20th.  The band's debut album will be released September 19th in the UK via Polydor and on September 20th in the U.S. via A&M Records.

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Joss Stone Moves Ahead with Album Release, Joins Mick Jagger-lead Super Group

After all that Joss Stone has been through in the past couple of months, I was half expecting her to delay her forthcoming album release but it appears that things are moving along as planned. Stone has released her new single, "Somehow" on her website and all I have to say is, it's nice to have Joss Stone back in her element. "Somehow" is a soulful song with plenty of swagger and THE perfect comeback single.

"Somehow" has already been sent out to U.S. radio stations and was released in a handful of countries on June 20th, including Ireland and Sweden however the single has yet to receive a digital release here in America or even in the UK. Hmmm. Curious. I'm STRUGGLING to find a release date listed online but am coming up with nothing. "Somehow" is the first single lifted off Stone's forthcoming fifth studio album, LP1, due out in America on July 26th on her own label, Stone'd Records. The album was co-written and co-produced by Stone and Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart and recorded in just six days from a studio in Nashville. AMAZING! Listen to "Somehow" below.

In other Joss Stone-related news, the singer/songwriter will join a new SUPER GROUP started by Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger. SuperHeavy, which features Jagger and Stone also includes Dave Stewart, composer A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) and reggae artist Damian Marley. The group will release an album in September through Universal Republic in the States and A&M internationally. The first single, "Miracle Worker" will be unveiled shortly and will include a video featuring all five artists. The album was co-produced by Jagger and Stewart and recorded in Los Angeles over a three week period. Can't wait for this project to surface!  Sounds super hot. {SOURCE}

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