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Katherine Jenkins came by the Shazam studio for an exclusive  performance of  ‘Black Is  The Colour’ & ‘Your Silhouette’ from her  brand new album ’Daydream’.  Released on Warner Music UK,  her latest collection of tracks sees Katherine return to her musical roots.

Her most personal album to date, it draws together music and songs she loves from across classical, traditional, folk and pop that have inspired her over the course of her life.

Stand out tracks on the album include the stunning Shanks produced ‘Break It To My Heart’, a deeply moving interpretation of the Celtic classic ‘Black Is The Colour’, ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ from Les Misérables performed in French, a brand new composition of ‘Ave Maria’ and Katherine’s stirring tribute to servicing men and women through the ages ‘A Flower Tells A Story’.

See below for the exclusive Shazam Sessions Videos Of both ’Black Is The Colour’ & ‘Your Silhouette’.

Daydream is now available from iTunes & Amazon, and you can follow Katherine Jenkins On Twitter.

Emmanuel Kobla Shazam Sessions Katherine Jenkins

Boasting a string of Top 10 Ten hits in the Shazam Charts from artists the likes of; Wretch 32, Example & Yasmin, Ministry Of Sound’s legendary crest is once again on the rise-but this time to newer heights.  Having started as a club situated in Elephant & Castle, it quickly earned a reputation as a club with the best sound system in Europe. No longer just a club but rather a brand, 1995 proved to be a telling year for Ministry Of Sound as “The Annual” a compilation of dance songs-went on to sell over 150,000 copies announcing Ministry Of Sound a major player in the independent labels sector.  Still operating as an independent label, Ministry Of Sound continue to churn out hit after hit  as well as operating  its own radio station on a day to day basis.     

Shazam  caught up with David Dollimore “MD of Ministry of Sound” and discussed its recent success and his vision for the future.

Ministry Of Sound has managed to stay afloat and fight the tides, when many other dance labels have struggled to move with the times. In your opinion, with your current chart success, what have Ministry done to gain advantage over its competitor labels to be where they are now?

David Dollimore:  Like most labels we have had both lean and great times and the latter have made up for the former.  When I took over the label a few years ago, we adopted a strategy aimed at discovering and breaking real talent and now you are seeing the hard effort bearing fruit.
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Emmanuel Kobla Interviews Ministry Of Sound