16.05.08
'Ghost Town' The New Single

The fourth single from Katie’s European number 1 album ‘Pictures’, ‘Ghost Town’ has proved to be an audience favourite on Katie’s latest three month tour which included a one-off show at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Aged 23 Katie has sold almost 9 million albums and is one of Britain’s most successful and loved artists of this millennium. No mean feat for a singer on an independent record label and one who goes about her business in a quiet and dignified manner avoiding the media hoopla and industry trappings that can turn many a previously level head.

Often vocal about her love of film, and having already appeared in Edgar Wrights’ Grindhouse trailer ‘Don’t’, Katie has recently been confirmed as the lead artist on the soundtrack for Faintheart, the world’s first feature film which has been shaped by the MySpace community.

Having spent the majority of 2008 on tour out of the country, Katie will return for a series of shows before her largest UK arena tour to date in October/ November.

'Ghost Town' released on June 23rd, 2008

iTunes Live: Berlin Festival takes place at the 500 capacity RADIALSYSTEM V in Berlin and will feature performances from both local and international acts, including Ich + Ich, Patrice, Revolverheld, Katie Melua, Calvin Harris, Janine Jansen, Danielle de Niese, Hot Chip, Morcheeba, MGMT and The Hoosiers. All the performances will be recorded and sold exclusively on all 22 iTunes Stores worldwide.

Entry is free of charge for competition-winners-only via www.ituneslive.de and participating artist websites, as well as select media partners, including Berliner Morgenpost and Intro magazine. Fritz (youth broadcaster of the RBB public network) will give away tickets on air and broadcast some of the shows and Ticketmaster/Kartenhaus will run a charity ticket auction.

More details on the acts confirmed to play at iTunes Live: Berlin Festival, as well as further information on how to win tickets, can be found at www.ituneslive.de.

Check out the behind the scenes video clip live on MySpace here.
There is also a photo gallery which can be viewed here.

Live album now available on the iTunes Music Store

25.03.08
Tour News

Katie kicks off the first date of her tour tonight with a series of shows in France.

Speaking about the tour Katie says:

“Its been fun designing the stage layout and the look of the whole gig
with Mike Batt, using lighting and footage to enhance the intimate
moments and hopefully to add something extra to fill the larger
venues."

Click here for tour dates

05.02.08
'If The Lights Go Out' Single

Currently A-Listed on BBC Radio 2 - ‘If The Lights Go Out’ is the third single to be taken from Katie’s album, ‘Pictures’.

Speaking about the song Katie explains: ‘If The Lights Go Out’ is a song about living for the moment and also swearing to the person that you love that you want to spend every day of your life with them, including the last moments.”

Tracklist:
1) If The Lights Go Out (Radio Mix)
iTunes exclusive 'Acoustic Version' will also be available.

2) Looking For Clues
Taken from “Nancy Drew: Music From The Motion Picture”
available on Bulletproof Records

Released on CD & Download on the 25th February, 2008.

17.01.08
Katie Melua UK Autumn 2008 Tour Dates

We are pleased to announce Katie Melua's Autumn UK tour dates!

Tickets are on sale now through Live Nation and available at all other ticket agents from Friday, 18th January at 9am.

Click here for more details

Tickets are priced at £60 / £40 / £32.50
(please note tickets may be subject to ticket agent's fees and these fees may vary).

Live Nation Online: Click here
Seetickets Ticket Sales Telephone: 0870 264 3333, or online at http://www.seetickets.com
Ticketmaster UK Box Office Telephone: 0870 154 40 40, or online at http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Ticketmaster International Box Office Telephone: +00 44 161 385 3500

5.12.07
Katie Melua Live At The Royal Albert Hall - SOLD OUT

Date/Time: Sunday, 4th May 2008, doors will open at 7.00pm (London time)
Venue Details: Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP http://www.royalalberthall.com
Tickets: £60 / £45 / £35 / £32.50 / £30 (plus any ticket agent's fees/postage)

Purchase tickets from noon Thursday, 6th December, 2007 from the Live Nation link: http://www.livenation.co.uk/event/getEvent/eventId/311588/

Tickets will also be on sale to the general public from Friday, 7th December 2007 from selected agents including:

Royal Albert Hall Box Office: 020 7589 8212, or online at http://www.royalalberthall.com
Seetickets Ticket Sales Telephone: 0870 264 3333, or online at http://www.seetickets.com
Ticketmaster UK Box Office Telephone: 0870 154 40 40, or online at http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Ticketmaster International Box Office Telephone: +00 44 161 385 3500

Accessible Seating:
For more information on disabled access please contact the venue box office on 020 7589 8212

3.12.07
Eva Cassidy & Katie Melua Duet

Tesco and The British Red Cross very proudly present the Christmas Single of 2007 "What a Wonderful World" by Eva Cassidy and Katie Melua.

Soaring high on the success of her latest album 'Pictures', Katie has recorded this new unique duet alongside her idol, the late Eva Cassidy.

As part of the Tesco Charity of the Year partnership, Tesco will donate all of its profits from sales of the single to the British Red Cross (Registered Charity Number 220949).

Katie - who also donated her time for free - said, "For many, Christmas is a time of fun and celebration, but at this time of year there are vulnerable and isolated people up and down the country in need of help. I’m glad that 'What a Wonderful World' will be raising funds for the British Red Cross to help people in crisis."

This unique and beautiful recording is available exclusively at Tesco and Tesco.com.

Digital download from the 9th Dec, 2007.
CD available from the 10th Dec, 2007.

For CD pre-orders and for more info go to: http://www.katiemelua.com/tesco/christmas/

Special price two track CD and Digital bundle also includes the Christmas favorite 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' sung by Katie Melua.

Tesco would like to thank Katie Melua, Barbara and Hugh Cassidy, Blix Street Records Ltd, Dramatico Entertainment Ltd, Pinnacle Entertainment Ltd, and many others for agreeing to take no profit from this record.

28.11.07
Katie to appear on BBC 1 Television Show “This Week”

Katie joins hosts Michael Portillo, Diane Abbott and Andrew Neil for an informal after-hours political chat on the BBC Television show “This Week”.

The show will be broadcast on Thursday, 29th November from 11.35pm – 12.20am on BBC 1 in the UK. For additional information about the show, please visit “This Week” on the BBC website: http://bbc.co.uk/thisweek

19.11.07
‘My Idea Of Bliss’

‘My Idea Of Bliss’ which Katie filmed in September, will be repeated on Bliss (Sky 362) with the Mary Pickford video included, on Wednesday (21st) and Saturday (24th).

16.11.07
Bid online now for Katie Melua’s signed 10 foot Les Paul Gibson Guitartown London guitar

For any Katie Melua fan, this is your chance to own a piece of rock 'n roll history. Gibson Guitartown London, the capital’s most vibrant summer public art exhibition announces that all 62 unique hand painted and signed Gibson guitars are now available to bid online exclusively at Ebay via the www.londonguitartown.com website.

This is your opportunity to bid exclusively for Katie Melua’s personally signed 10 foot Gibson Les Paul replica guitar. The giant fibreglass guitar called “Guitar Man” was designed by the visual artist Alex Machin and displayed publicly around More London on London's South Bank by City Hall, SE1 from June 2007 to September 2007 attracting over 2.5 million visitors.

Gibson Guitartown London is a charity inspired campaign bringing the power of music together with art to raise money for Nordoff- Robbins Music Therapy, The Prince’s Trust and Teenage Cancer Trust. All money raised from the sale of the guitars at auction will be split equally between the three designated charities.

Other specially hand painted Gibson Guitartown London guitars signed by rock legends and mainstream artists such Sir Paul McCartney, Paul Weller, Noel Gallagher, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, Bruce Dickinson, Brian May, Slash, Ozzy Osbourne, Sir Bob Geldof, Roger Waters, Mark Knopfler, New Order, Roxy Music, Kasabian, Razorlight, Kaiser Chiefs, Stereophonics, Nick Mason, Mark Ronson and Ronnie Wood to name a few are now available to bid exclusively via the www.londonguitartown.com website.

The Gibson Guitartown London charity auction will take place in IndigO2 at The O2 on Tuesday 20th November 2007

Bid now for Katie Melua’s 10 foot Gibson Les Paul guitar – (Direct link)

http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=52935&item=250164984430

For more information on Gibson Guitartown London, please visit www.londonguitartown.com

To order an auction catalogue please visit www.juliensauctions.com/londonguitartown