It has been announced that Pet Shop Boys’ latest album, “Yes”, has been nominated for Best Electronic/Dance Album in the 2010 Grammy Awards. The other albums nominated in this category are: The Crystal Method — “Divided By Night”; David Guetta — “One Love”; Lady Gaga — “The Fame”; LMFAO — “Party Rock”.
The Grammy Awards will be presented in Los Angeles on January 31st next year.
Pet Shop Boys’ last album, “Fundamental”, was also nominated in the same category in the 2007 Grammy Awards.
On this day 20 years ago, Pet Shop Boys premiered their new score to Eisenstein’s classic 1925 Russian silent film “Battleship Potemkin” in front of an estimated audience of 20,000 at London’s Trafalgar Square. PSB performed behind gauze with the Dresdner Sinfoniker conducted by Jonathan Stockhammer, playing orchestrations by Torsten Rasch while the movie is projected on a giant screen above the performers. Listen to the score at the link below. Photo: Open Culture
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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.
BBC Radio 2 listeners have voted “West End girls” their favourite Pet Shop Boys song of all-time.
Neil has contributed spoken vocals to a new Superchumbo (Tom Stephan) remix of Bronski Beat’s “Why?”, which is out now.
Brand new merchandise for Pet Shop Boys’ acclaimed Royal Opera House residency is now available from the official PSB store.
Pet Shop Boys are playing the first of five sold-out shows at the Royal Opera House in London tonight. Each performance starts at 8pm. It’s going to be an exciting week!
Pet Shop Boys return to Chris’ hometown of Blackpool for an intimate performance at the legendary Funny Girls cabaret bar on Friday, 6th September.