{"id":60606,"date":"2020-03-06T12:33:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T12:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=60606"},"modified":"2020-03-06T12:33:46","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T12:33:46","slug":"ronan-keating-duets-with-shania-twain-robbie-williams-nina-nesbitt-and-more-on-new-album-twenty-twenty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/03\/ronan-keating-duets-with-shania-twain-robbie-williams-nina-nesbitt-and-more-on-new-album-twenty-twenty\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronan Keating Duets With Shania Twain, Robbie Williams, Nina Nesbitt, And More On New Album ‘Twenty Twenty’"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the best-loved singers of our generation Ronan Keating reveals a truly extraordinary gang of guest vocalists from all walks of musical life to duet on his new album, \u2018Twenty Twenty\u2019, out on Decca Records on 1st May.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The powerfully emotive \u2018The Big Goodbye\u2019 features Ronan\u2019s long-time friend Robbie Williams and came about in particularly poignant circumstances. The loss of Stephen Gately had affected Robbie almost as much as it had affected the boys in Boyzone. The day of his death, Robbie began writing a song.<\/p>\n

Ronan says,<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was the tenth anniversary of the passing of Stephen from Boyzone and I got an email from Robbie saying: \u2018Mate, just saw you on Loose Women with the boys, you\u2019re looking well \u2013 but I can\u2019t believe it\u2019s 10 years since Stephen died.\u2019 He sent me the song he had written and the moment I listened to the song I was in tears. Together, Robbie and I changed round the arrangement, adapting the vocals so it worked as a duet. It\u2019s a deeply personal song for both of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Written by the same writing team behind \u2018When You Say Nothing at All\u2019, \u2018Forever And Ever, Amen\u2019 is another cornerstone moment on the album and sees Ronan duet with country music superstar Shania Twain two decades after a lost collaboration between the pair.<\/p>\n

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Ronan explains, \u201cShania and I were meant to do something together 20 years ago on one of her songs, \u2018From This Moment\u2019. That never came about, so it felt especially right to reach out now. \u2018Forever And Ever, Amen\u2019 is a true country gem so to team up with the original writers and producer of \u2018Nothing At All\u2019, twenty years on makes it all\u00a0 the more special.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Alison Krauss stars on Ronan\u2019s most-loved hit \u2018When You Say Nothing At All\u2019, with Ed Sheeran on guitar. Ronan says,<\/p>\n

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\u201cEd\u2019s a pal, and he said he\u2019d love to play guitar on the new version of \u2018When You Say Nothing At All\u2019, which is incredible. I reached out to Alison too and for her to agree to duet was the icing on the cake. I owe so much to this song so it\u2019s great that she\u2019s part of this special 2020 version.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Also joining Ronan is pop star Nina Nesbitt on the heart-warming ballad \u2018The One\u2019. Recorded at Metropolis Studios, Ronan says,<\/p>\n

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\u201cI met Nina at Metropolis and we hit it off straight away. She has a such a lovely way about her and when she went into the vocal booth, I just thought \u2018wow\u2019! She sounded incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Clare Bowen, best known for her role as Scarlett O’Connor on the hit TV series Nashville, joins Ronan on the stunning \u2018Love Will Remain\u2019. Ronan says,<\/p>\n

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\u201cI co-wrote the song with Steve Robson & Rachel Furner and it was going to be a duet all along. My wife, Storm and I are big fans of \u2018Nashville\u2019 and we just thought one night, how cool would it be if \u2018Scarlett\u2019 would duet with me! So I owe Clare a big thanks.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ronan has released some of the defining pop songs of the past two decades which simply had to be featured on the album \u2013 \u2018Life is a Rollercoaster\u2019 and \u2018Lovin\u2019 Each Day\u2019 are here brilliantly reworked, bringing back memories but with a celebratory 2020 twist.<\/p>\n

Since the original break-up of Boyzone, one of the most successful British bands of the Nineties, Keating has forged a soaraway solo career: two back-to-back No.1 singles straight out of the gate, 30 consecutive Top 10 singles, 10 studio albums, multiple tours, 20 million records sold on top of the 25 million sold with Boyzone. In other areas, too, he\u2019s happily stretched his wings: judging on both the X Factor and The Voice in Australia, acting for both television drama and film, a highly acclaimed stint on London\u2019s West End and, now, bringing breakfast show entertainment to the nation with his morning radio show on Magic FM with Harriet Scott – accumulating the highest ratings ever in Magic Radio history.<\/p>\n

Fans across the country will be thrilled to hear that the four-time Platinum-selling singer and songwriter will be taking his new album to some of the biggest stages in the UK for an extensive summer tour (5th<\/sup>– 27th<\/sup> June), so he can celebrate with the people who have been on this journey with him so far, and more.<\/p>\n

The famous names joining Ronan on this special album are a true testament to his influence on shaping modern pop music as well as his many musical achievements since the millennium; not to mention the love and respect shown to him from his friends and peers. This is Ronan\u2019s life work, and he is excited and ready to unleash \u2018Twenty Twenty\u2019 into the world.<\/p>\n

LIVE DATES:<\/p>\n

\u2018TWENTY TWENTY\u2019 UK\u00a0 & Ireland Tour:<\/p>\n

5 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Live at Botanic Gardens – Belfast
\n6 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Vicar St – Dublin, Ireland
\n9 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bridgewater Hall – Manchester
\n10 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 SEC Armadillo – Glasgow
\n11 June\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sage – Gateshead
\n13 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 BIC – Bournemouth
\n14 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff
\n15 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Cliffs Pavilion – Southend
\n16 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Symphony Hall – Birmingham
\n18 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Royal Concert Hall – Nottingham
\n19 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Barbican – York
\n20 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Bonus Arena – Hull
\n22 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 City Hall – Sheffield
\n23 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Empire – Liverpool
\n25 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Eventim Apollo – London
\n26 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Hippodrome – Bristol
\n27 June \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Brighton Centre – Brighton<\/p>\n

Find Ronan Keating on his official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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