Today's Hottest Rising Pop Artists Perform 12 Classic Songs from "JEM
AND THE HOLOGRAMS," the 1980s Hasbro Smash Hit Animated Television Series
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Hasbro Studios and Sony Music/Legacy Recordings will release a
#TrulyOutrageous tribute album to Hasbro's
1980s cult classic JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS on Friday, August 7, featuring
modern renditions of hit tracks from Starlight Records very own "JEM AND
THE HOLOGRAMS," "The Misfits," and "The Stingers."
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Hasbro Studios and Sony Music/Legacy Recordings to Release Truly Outrageous: A Jem and the Holograms Tribute, on Friday, August 7. (Photo: Business Wire)
The Truly Outrageous: A Jem and the
Holograms Tribute is a contemporary salute to one of
Hasbro's most successful animated television series of the 1980s. The
digital-only album provides a showcase for some of today's hottest
up-and-coming artists to perform new versions of 12 classic songs first
heard during the top-rated 65-episode run of the beloved Hasbro JEM AND
THE HOLOGRAMS series. It is available to pre-order now at: http://smarturl.it/TrulyOutrageous.
"This contemporary spin on the classic hits celebrates the music our
longtime fans of JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS came to love through the
original Hasbro animated series while millennials will be thrilled to
hear new music from their favorite emerging artists," said Hasbro's
Chief Content Officer Stephen Davis. "The album serves as a true display
of self-expression connected to music, a theme at the heart of JEM AND
THE HOLOGRAMS."
"A generation of kids got their first taste of pop and rock music in the
1980s through the medium of television and the Truly Outrageous music
videos presented on Hasbro's groundbreaking 'Jem' animated series," said
Adam Block, President, Legacy Recordings. "Legacy Recordings and Sony
Music Entertainment are excited to be working with Hasbro Studios on the
release of Truly Outrageous: A Jem and
the Holograms Tribute, a brand-new collection of
classic songs from 'Jem' performed by rising young artists who grew up
watching the show."
Artists contributing to Truly Outrageous: A
Jem and the Holograms Tribute
include:
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BEAN ("Truly Outrageous")
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Chrissie Poland ("LoveSick")
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LACES ("Running Like the Wind" and "Gimme Gimme")
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Barnaby Bright ("Destiny")
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Madi Diaz ("Like a Dream")
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Ben Thornewill ("All in the Style")
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Meiko ("Abracadabra")
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Suzanna Choffel ("Glitter & Gold")
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SKYES ("I'm Okay")
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Amanda Brown ("The Real Me")
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Alice Lee ("Beat This")
"The Truly Outrageous: A Jem
and the Holograms Tribute album truly celebrates
the past, while envisioning the future," said album co-producers John
Loeffler and Ryan Vaughn. "We wanted to celebrate the iconic sounds of
JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS by making the original music relevant for a whole
new generation of fans."
Truly Outrageous: A JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS
Tribute will be released on Sony Music's Legacy
Recordings.
The original Hasbro animated JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS television series ran
from 1985-1988 and follows Jerrica Benton, whose discovery of Synergy, a
powerful computer companion, allows her to transform from co-owner of
Starlight Music into a rock star. Teamed with her sister and best
friends who form JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS, the group sets out to make their
musical dreams come true.
JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS fans can get the latest brand updates at
the official JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS Facebook fan page at https://www.facebook.com/JemHologramsTV.
#TrulyOutrageous
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About Legacy Recordings
Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, is
home to the world's foremost library of historically significant
commercial recordings, a peerless collection of works by the most
important musical artists of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Across a
variety of platforms, the label offers contemporary music fans access to
thousands of meticulously restored and remastered archival titles
representing virtually every musical genre including popular, rock,
jazz, blues, R&B, folk, country, gospel, Broadway musicals, movie
soundtracks, rap/hip-hop, world music, classical, comedy and more.
Founded in 1990 by CBS Records (rebranded Sony Music in 1991), Legacy
has expanded on its original mission (preserving and reissuing back
catalogs of Columbia Records, Epic Records and associated CBS labels) to
provide new and innovative avenues for artist and repertoire exposure
including Grammy winning curated retrospectives, social media campaigns,
Oscar winning soundtracks, new talent signings and groundbreaking
campaigns for established artists and catalog. Following the creation of
Sony BMG Music Entertainment in 2005, Legacy assumed responsibility for
recordings from the archives of the BMG family of labels (including RCA
Records, Arista, J Records, Jive, Profile, Silvertone, Sony BMG
Nashville and Windham Hill, as well as imprints including Bang!, CTI,
Mainstream, Monument, Ode, and others).
About Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment is a global recorded music company with a
current roster that includes a broad array of both local artists and
international superstars. The company boasts a vast catalog that
comprises some of the most important recordings in history. It is home
to premier record labels representing music from every genre, including
Arista Nashville, Beach Street Records, Bystorm Entertainment, ColumbiaNashville, Columbia Records, Day 1, Descendant Records, Epic Records,
Essential Records, Essential Worship, Fo Yo Soul Recordings, Kemosabe
Records, Legacy Recordings, MASTERWORKS, Polo Grounds, RCA Inspiration,
RCA Nashville, RCA Records, Reunion Records, Sony Classical, Sony Music
Latin, Star Time International, Syco Music, Vested in Culture and
Volcano. Sony Music Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony
Corporation of America.
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