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The Killers Christmas single 'I Feel It In My Bones'

The Killers have unveiled their Christmas single for this year ‘I Feel It In My Bones’. This is their seventh consecutive festive single, and all profits will be donated to AIDS charity (RED). The track features vocals from musician Ryan Pardey, who also used to manage the band. Pardey stars in the song's brilliant video as a homicidal Santa on a motorbike hunting down the unfortunate band members as they sleep.

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Playlist: Welcome to UMPG

A playlist to showcase selection of artists signed to Universal Music Publishing Group Netherlands including Blof, Do, Gers de Pardoel, Ilse DeLange, Laura Jansen, Nikki and Waylon.

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Ilse DeLange 'Eye of the Hurricane'

On 15th September 2012 Ilse DeLange released her seventh studio album ‘Eye of the Hurricane’ – the follow up to 2010’s double Platinum selling ‘Next To Me’. ‘Eye of the Hurricane’ is the first album Ilse has recorded in the Netherlands, and this time she produced the album herself.  The album went straight to the top of the Dutch charts on release, going Gold almost immediately – with singles ‘Hurricane’ and ‘Winter of Love’ receiving heavy radio support.

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Playlist: Autumn selection

Our UMPG autumn playlist includes tracks from Marco Z, Lefties Soul Connection, Icona Pop, Ben Howard, Keane, Gabrielle Aplin, Ilse DeLange, Valerius, Willy Moon and more.

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Coldplay release concert film 'Live 2012'

Coldplay are set to release their first ever concert film ‘Live 2012’ on Monday 19th November. In advance of the DVD release, cinemas in over 50 countries around the world will be premiering the film as a special one-off screening on Tuesday 13th November. Click through to watch the trailer.

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Crystal Castles 'III'

Crystal Castles have released their third studio album ‘III’. The album was recorded mostly in Warsaw and Berlin, with the duo taking a different approach from their previous LPs  - enforcing a ‘no computers’ rule, and recording everything direct to tape.

The album has already caused a stir amongst fans and critics alike, with NME awarding it 9/10 and declaring,“Being doomed never sounded so beautiful” whilst The Independent  (4/5) suggest, “If the Mayans were right and the world really is going to end this December, you won't hear many better soundtracks than this.”

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Worldwide success for the Future Presidents

Dutch songwriting / production team Future Presidents have obtained worldwide success with ‘Electric Shock’ – a track performed by hugely popular Korean girlband f(x). The track was released in June 2012, and within an hour it achieved an ‘all-kill’ across various Korean music portals. ‘Electrick Shock’ went to No. 1 in Korea, topped the electronic music charts in the US and Canada and charted in numerous other countries around the world. It quickly became one of the most popular videos on YouTube, with over 14 million views in only two weeks.

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