NEWS & PLACEMENTS
“Just The Two Of Us” featured in The Neighborhood television comedy series that stars Cedric the Entertainer.
Prodigal Son, the new crime drama, and Chicago Med, the medical drama television series find exciting uses for “Lovely Day” this season.
New sample work of “Lovely Day” entitled “It’s Gonna Be a Lovely Day” (The Secret Life of Pets 2)” is used in the end title credits for the film The Secret Life of Pets 2. The original Bill Withers’ version was previously used in The Secret Life of Pets.
Singer/songwriter Anthony David recorded a Bill Withers Tribute Album, Hello Like Before. The best part, he chose songs that were all not considered Withers’ biggest hits. Included on the album are “Hello Like Before,” “I Want To Spend The Night,” and the beautiful “You Just Can’t Smile It Away.”
Bluesdays bound Danielle Nicole who recorded Bill Withers’ HOT Spell included on her Cry No More LP was named 2019’s best Contemporary Blues Female Artist at the Blues Foundation Blue Music Awards in Memphis.
Consequence has teamed up with Conway the Machine for a smooth new cut entitled “Complex Con.” The track contains a laid-back sample of Bill Withers’ “Tender Things.”
According to Billboard, Pretty Lights channels funky 70’s soul on “Rainbows & Waterfalls” which samples “Sunshine” (a sample of “Lovely Day’) along with Shuggie Otis’ “Strawberry Letter 23.”