Multi-platinum singer/songwriter James Blunt will release his second album on September 18th. Entitled \'All The Lost Souls\'. The first single from the album, 1973, will premiere worldwide on July 23rd. \'All The Lost Souls\' comes nearly three years after the release of Blunt\'s debut, \'Back To Bedlam.\'\"For me, there was absolutely no pressure whatsoever. Having sold over 11 million albums, I know that the likelihood of doing that again is really minimal. Instead of setting that as a target, I set out to do and record something that I really enjoy, that I\'m really happy with. It was a release, in a way. It\'s something that I can say shows my growth and a development as a songwriter and as a musician, shows development in my own life, and records and documents it in that way.\"
Among his activities leading up to the release of \'All The Lost Souls,\' Blunt will perform at London\'s Wembley Stadium on July 7th as part of the monumental \'Live Earth\' music event. Live Earth is a 24-hour, 7-continent concert series taking place on 7/7/07 that will bring together more than 100 music artists and 2 billion people to trigger a global movement to solve the climate crisis.
Other artists performing at Live Earth are Alicia Keys, Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Bloc Party, Bon Jovi, Corinne Bailey Rae, Crowded House, Duran Duran, Foo Fighters, Genesis, Jack Johnson, John Legend, Kanye West, Keane, Kelly Clarkson, KT Tunstall, Lenny Kravitz, Ludacriss, Madonna, Razorlight, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sheryl Crow, Smashing Pumpkins, Snoop Dog, Snow Patrol en The Police.
Live Earth will stage official concerts at Giants Stadium in New York; Wembley Stadium in London; Aussie Stadium in Sydney; Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro; Maropeng at the Cradle of Humankind in Johannesburg; Makuhari Messe in Tokyo; the Steps of the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai; and HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg.
