British
singer and guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor signed her first major label contract in
2018 with Sony Music on the recently re-launched Silvertone imprint. The global
deal will be for three albums plus her two most recent albums, Wild (2016) and The Dirty Truth (2014), also moved over to
Sony. Upon their initial release, these last two albums received limited
distribution in the USA. Joanne’s, Wild, gave her a first Top 20
album and garnered critical acclaim around the world. Recorded at Grand Victor Sound Studios
in Nashville, Wildwas produced by Kevin
Shirley (Joe Bonamassa, Aerosmith, Journey, Iron Maiden). She has a huge, well-established and loyal fan
base in the UK and internationally, and is very much looking forward to sharing
new music with them all.
Joanne Shaw Taylor is incredibly proud to be signing to
Silvertone/Sony. “Over my career, I have worked with different labels, but when
I got the chance to release the next albums through Sony and Silvertone in
particular, I couldn’t say no,” she said in making the announcement. “To be
part of such an iconic label that has released albums by some of my guitar
heroes like Buddy Guy, John Mayell and even The Stone Roses is such an honor!”
Phil Saville, Managing Director Sony Music Commercial Group,
said about the signing, “We are thrilled to welcome Joanne to the Sony Music
family and to add her name to the historic Silvertone label. Having such an
established recording artist and a superb live performer as part of our roster
is a real privilege, so we are all very excited for the future.”