By April MacIntyre Jan 21, 2010, 20:09 GMT
Grammy winner Corinne Bailey Rae has a new album out, and will be on US television beginninng January 26 to promote it.
Corinne Bailey Rae - © Solarpix / PR Photos
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, is available at all digital retailers, "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.”
Bailey Rae will 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.
Bailey Rae 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.”
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