Shawn Mendes
Shawn Mendes, Zedd and Camila Cabello have all joined the lineup of performers for the 2018 American Music Awards next week. Mendes will be joined by EDM artist Zedd for his performance while Cabello will be solo. The AMAs will air October 9 on ABC.
Geoff Emerick, who engineered much of The Beatles‘ most beloved recordings, has passed away at the age of 72. Emerick was only a teenager when he started as an assistant at Abbey Road and worked at the studio on many of their early records and over time, became their chief engineer for Revolver, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, “The White Album” and Abbey Road. Emerick was considered second only to producer George Martin when it came to helping shape the Beatles’ recordings. A multiple-time Grammy winner, Emerick also worked with Paul McCartney numerous times on his post-Beatles records, as well as Elvis Costello and a number of other artists. FMQB sends its condolences to Emerick’s family and friends.
St. Vincent will release an alternate version of her 2017 album MASSEDUCTION as MassEducation. Due out next Friday, October 12, it features sparse piano-based arrangements of songs from her last record, recorded live in the studio with musician Thomas “Doveman” Bartlett.
