ELLIE-GRACE WOWS HER HOMETOWN CROWD WITH SURPRISE APPEARANCE!
‘The young country/folk-pop star recently returned home to Nashville, Tennessee and made a surprise appearance at a riverfront concert, wowing the five thousand plus crowd gathered at the summer event with a tender and emotional performance of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car”’



Ellie-Grace Summers came from the humble beginnings of Brentwood, Tennessee, moving out to Los Angeles, California almost a year ago in order to persue a career in music that has now given her the basis for what some might consider a bright future ahead of her, she's already the proud owner of a Diamond certified debut album, and released a string of relatively succesfull singles in that time, but homesickness comes to us all and evidently it is something that Ellie herself has decided to act upon as she was given a hero's welcome onstage in Nashville, Tennessee in front of an audience of five thousand for a summer festival.
The blonde-haired Tennessee native recently returned to her home state on a more permanent basis, and surprised many fans by showing up at a riverfront concert, acoustic guitar in tow and a wonderfully infectious smile, she appeared in great spirits as she greeted the five thousand plus crowd that erupted into cheers at her surprise appearances onstage, she preceded to play her latest single ‘Wishing You Would’ which recently became her fourth single to find a position in the top five of the singles chart as well as gaining a positive critical reaction, it’s country-pop feel had the audience singing along to every word but it was the next song she performed that really stole the show as she took to covering ‘Fast Car’ by Tracy Chapman, with its lyrics resonating with the teenage musician that left her home state in order to achieve dreams that may have seemed somewhat far-fetched at the time but over five million copies of her debut album sold and four singles all breaking into the top five of the singles charts, it was somewhat of a triumphant homecoming as the singer emotionally sang;

“You got a fast car/And I want a ticket to go anywhere
Maybe we can make a deal/Maybe together we can get somewhere
Anyplace is better/Starting from zero, got nothing to lose
Maybe we’ll make something/But me myself I got nothing to prove

You got a fast car/And I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store/Managed to save just a little bit of money
You won’t have to drive too far/Just across the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs/And finally see what it means to be living

You see, my old man’s got a problem/He live with the bottle that’s the way it is
He says his body’s too old for working/I say his body’s too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him/She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody’s gotta take care of him/So I quit school and that’s what I did

You got a fast car/But is it fast enough so we can fly away
We gotta make a decision/We leave tonight or live and die this way

I remember we were driving, driving in your car/The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us/And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged/And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

You got a fast car/And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job/And I work in a market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better/You'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter/Buy a big house and live in the suburbs

You got a fast car/And I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar/See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better/Thought maybe together you and me would find it
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere/So take your fast car and keep on driving”

The crowd applauded and cheered at the young singer-songwriter who recently moved back home to Nashville, Tennessee having left almost a year ago in order to begin her music career, she laughed nervously as the crowd cheered her like a homecoming hero before taking a couple of moments to thank the audience, the following is her comments as taken from a fan-made video, “Thank you so much, I can’t even begin to explain how great it feels to be back home. I missed this place so much over the past year and now I get to stay here and record my next album” the young musician explained to the crowd that once more erupted into applause before she vacated the stage and was later seen in the audience with her family and friends.

Culture Uncut were unable to get rights to the video of the performance but you can see the original version of the song as performed by Tracy Chapman below;

The yet spotlighted star that went on her career taking the independent and solo career releasing remarkable music that has put her name on the map has confirmed she is apart of an new management that will focus on Madeleine's new sound and also her brand as artist that will feature clothes, image and voice that will set her apart from other artist and try to produce a more brighter and sound that will fit best for her and her amazing vocals that are unique. She will be teaming up with famous producer Julian Morello
that has worked with Alicia Lena and Abie Lena and Rameau wants that true and divine soul in her music, but her bright personality that will showcase her voice and her true musically talents in her music. She wants something that will make her an artist, not just someone who has had this past year, an album that never dropped and successful singles. She wants to build a strong build and career to stand strong even if she goes on being independent. She isn't signed to an major label but is working on new music and will have a single out before the end of this month to push the new album for the end of this year.

RIOT! IN THE BOULEVARD; ALL SYSTEMS GO!
‘The young rock heroes are set for the busiest five months of their career to date and the Riot! revolution shows no signs of slowing down, with a new release set for August and work on album number #3 to start in the coming weeks it appears that they plan to take over the rock world yet again!’
By Culture Uncut



They may only still be just 19 years of age and have already seemingly taken over the rock universe with their blend of energetic guitars and heartfelt lyrics but Riot! In The Boulevard are definitely not slowing down, if anything they haven’t even got started yet. It may seem rather bizarre that the band have accomplished so much in such a short space of time, two studio albums earning the band combined sales of nine million worldwide, both of which have gone four times platinum and their most recent, ‘Cradle To The Grave’ continues to sell in large numbers despite being on the charts since February, in their career so far they have also released six singles, all of which have found a place within a top three position on the charts, when you factor in other issues like touring and merchandising your already talking of a band that are estimated to be one of the wealthiest acts currently in the music industry, they aren’t even 20 years of age yet. So with this success you’d be forgiven in thinking that they’d be happy to just sit around by a pool for the vast majority of their time or spend their time being, to quote the title of a recent blog entry by flame-haired frontwoman Amy Meyer, “Nameless celebrities on TMZ and Twitter”.

But in fact it’s the opposite, it’s evident that they have a rather insane work ethic that could put some fellow ‘Musicians’ to shame and a source close to the band claims that it’s indeed the success that they’ve had and their ages that are now the primary driving force behind their mentality, “They’re fully aware of what they’ve achieved and when you’ve had the success that they’ve had, it’s obvious that there’s gonna be negative judgments, when their debut album became a hit all they seemed to hear from critics was “That’s all well and good, but can you follow it up?” which they answered emphatically with an even better record than their first and another hit, the question they now face is, “Where do you go next?” and that’s something they’re working on answering.”
A close friend of the band states that it’s mostly Amy’s mentality that keeps pushing things further, “The guys are all pretty laid back, when it came time to record their second album they sort of felt like they should take a few months out to recuperate but Amy was determined to keep things going, they’ve barely stopped since the release of their debut album and that’s mostly attributed to Amy’s determination”, so although the band work incredibly well together it would appear that Ms. Meyer is the driving force behind them, so the question is, where do they go next??

Well, they’re currently in a recording studio in New York City to put the finished touches on the production of their first ever live release, a CD/DVD combination of their headlining performance at this years ‘Field Trip Festival’ and it’s set for a release sometime this month, they’re also performing at the North Hill Records showcase tomorrow evening having recently extended their recording contracts with the Hernandez/Berry record label before it’s time for them to begin work on their third studio album, Mid-August is when they hope to officially begin the recording sessions and they’re currently still looking for a studio in which to record the album having recorded the previous two at Capitol Studios it would appear that they want somewhere a little less familiar.

They’re also looking for another producer for the record, Riot! have always had a major hand in the production of their work but have always preferred to have someone else in the studio with them as a sounding board, they’re reportedly still looking for a producer for the record but do have one name confirmed as a producer on their record and its name that may be considered somewhat of a surprise for fans of the band.



That’s right, they have the recent industry newcomer Isaac Lovelock (a.k.a. Thank You) confirmed to be part of the album’s production, the 19 year old has already made a name for himself featuring on work by Nadia Berry and Anna Villiot and so it’s perhaps not the biggest risk but this would be the first major production role for the young musician, but fans of Riot! need not fear as he’s reportedly somewhat of an Indie Rock aficionado, early rumors also suggest that he could feature on an upcoming track from the album, so don’t be too surprised if your Rock has a little hip-hop included within it. This is of course an interesting combination that perhaps shows that Riot! are looking to branch their style a little further but I think it’s safe to say that you can expect much of the same from Riot!, they’re very aware that what they do works and with little tweaks here and there you’re sure to not be disappointed.

They are of course still looking for an additional producer for the album and with the band and Isaac all being just nineteen years of age it would be safe to say that they’ll be looking for someone with a little more experience to help marshal these recording sessions and give structure to their time in the studio, it’s also likely that they would be looking at someone with a rock or at least a pop-rock background.
So there you have it, the latest news on what’s next for Riot! In The Boulevard.