“It doesn’t often snow at Christmas”, originally recorded by Pet Shop Boys for their free 1997 Club Christmas card has been included on a fund-raising album, “Elton John’s Christmas Party”, a collection of Elton John’s favourite Christmas party songs. The album is available exclusively at Starbucks Company-operated stores in the U.S. and Canada and online at starbucks.com. (At present only buyers in the USA and Canada can buy the album online.)
The new compilation contains 21 songs, and Starbucks and Universal Music Group will donate $2 for every CD sold to support the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
Other artists featured on the album include U2, Rufus Wainwright, Outkast and Kate Bush. Visit the official Elton John site for details of how to buy the album online.
Pet Shop Boys are set to return to Chris’s hometown of Blackpool for a special guest performance on Strictly Come Dancing at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom on Saturday 16 November. On Saturday night’s show they will perform a medley of hits, accompanied by the Strictly professional dancers, for a spectacular opening number. Then, on Sunday night’s Results Show, they will play their new single “All the young dudes”. Tune in to BBC One in the UK from 18:45 on Saturday and 19:20 on Sunday.
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A new studio recording of the “All the young dudes” / “West End girls” medley, performed by PSB and the Manchester Camerata, and produced by Stuart Price with strings arranged by Anne Dudley, is available to stream now at the link below. The medley was performed at the MTV EMAs last night. It’s accompanied by a different “orchestral” mix by Stuart Price.
Kicking off the weekend which will see Pet Shop Boys performing at the EMAs in Manchester, the official video for their new version of David Bowie’s “All the young dudes” is now available to watch on YouTube at the link below.
Pet Shop Boys are pleased to announce that they will be performing at this year’s MTV EMAs in Manchester, where they will also receive the inaugural “Pop Pioneer Award” celebrating their 40 years in pop music. They will be performing with a local orchestra, the Manchester Camerata.
Pet Shop Boys are happy to announce a special PSB-themed tea set, which will be released on 20th November and is available to pre-order now.
Pet Shop Boys’ new double A‑side single, “New London boy / All the young dudes”, and an accompanying remixes single, are out now digitally at the link below.
Pet Shop Boys today reveal a special expanded edition of their latest album, “Nonetheless”.
The official video for Pet Shop Boys’ new single “Feel”, directed by acclaimed young British artist Corbin Shaw and Rawtape, is now available to watch on YouTube at the link below.