{"id":68306,"date":"2021-03-11T13:25:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T13:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=68306"},"modified":"2021-03-11T13:25:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T13:25:43","slug":"james-newman-reveals-uk-eurovision-2021-entry-embers-out-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/03\/james-newman-reveals-uk-eurovision-2021-entry-embers-out-now\/","title":{"rendered":"James Newman Reveals UK Eurovision 2021 Entry &#8211; &#8216;Embers&#8217; Out Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>James Newman is back and looking forward to representing the United Kingdom at this year\u2019s 65th Eurovision Song Contest, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands &#8211; May 22nd, with his blistering new track \u2018Embers\u2019, after the competition was postponed in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first instalment, in a year that will see plenty more exciting new music from James, \u2018Embers\u2019 is a joyous concoction of explosive dance beats, blended with its gospel-inspired vocals, melodic piano lines and horn sections, coming at the right time as the perfect pick me up in a year that\u2019s now loaded with some much needed hope. The track was recorded last year, and written by and produced by Danny Shah and Connor Blake, as well as Tom Hollings and Samuel Brennan (Melanie C, Zak Abel, 220 Kid).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shot at RAF Greenham Common in Newbury, the video, directed by Charlie Lightening (<em>Oasis, Pink, Robbie Williams<\/em>), captures every inch of the song\u2019s euphoria and provides the perfect backdrop for a song that is set to capture the nation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_24611\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BMDGTsa_Qq0?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"James Newman - Embers - United Kingdom \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 - Official Music Video - Eurovision 2021\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/BMDGTsa_Qq0\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">James comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI wanted to write an upbeat and positive song that people could have a party to. It\u2019s about the spark between people who love each other. Just because you don\u2019t see the people you care about all the time, doesn\u2019t mean that spark isn\u2019t there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Last year James co-wrote \u2018My Last Breath\u2019 with acclaimed British songwriters Ed Drewett, Iain James and Adam Argyle which was the song entered by the UK in last year\u2019s competition before it was postponed. James released his debut EP \u2018The Things We Do\u2019 in Summer 2020 and ended the year with another new collaboration with Armin Van Buuren, \u2018Slow Lane\u2019. Whilst in lockdown, James contracted Coronavirus, but is through the other side and has recovered, focusing now on this year\u2019s Eurovision and looking forward to more offerings of new music in 2021.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">James is a hugely successful Brit Award winning and Grammy nominated songwriter. He won a Brit for British Single of the Year (2014) for \u2018Waiting All Night\u2019, performed by Rudimental and Ella Eyre. He has also written hit singles \u2018Lay It All On Me\u2019 performed by Rudimental ft Ed Sheeran, \u2018Blame\u2019 performed by Calvin Harris ft. John Newman, and \u2018Therapy, performed by Armin Van Buuren and James Newman.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now that \u2018Embers\u2019 has arrived, expect more new music this year from James as he steps out into the spotlight in his own right as one of the UK\u2019s finest songwriters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find James Newman online on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesNewmanUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/jamesnewman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. Stream and download &#8216;Embers&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamesnewman.lnk.to\/EmbersPR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Newman is back and looking forward to representing the United Kingdom at this year\u2019s 65th Eurovision Song Contest, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands &#8211; May 22nd, with his blistering new track \u2018Embers\u2019, after the competition was postponed in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,9,21453,640],"tags":[4949,426,24381,77,370],"class_list":["post-68306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","category-videos","tag-embers","tag-eurovision","tag-james-newman","tag-new-release","tag-new-single"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-hLI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":78606,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/11\/the-embers-are-falling-with-colorado-trio-no-signals-new-release\/","url_meta":{"origin":68306,"position":0},"title":"The &#8216;Embers&#8217; 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