c. r. Grey

4AD are pleased to announce the release of Day of the Dead, a celebration of the Grateful Dead’s music. Day of the Dead was created and curated by brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National. The compilation is a wide­ranging tribute to the songwriting and experimentalism of the Dead which took four years to record, features over 60 artists from varied musical backgrounds, 59 tracks and is almost 6 hours long. All profits will help fight for AIDS/ HIV and related health issues around the world through the Red Hot Organization, a 501©3. This is the 20th album of original music produced by Red Hot to further its mission. Day of the Dead is the follow up to 2009’s Dark Was The Night (4AD), a 32­track, multi­artist compilation also produced by Aaron and Bryce for Red Hot. Dark Was The Night has raised over 1.5 million dollars for the organizations fighting AIDS to date.

The Brit Awards is the biggest music event on TV. The annual show brings together the biggest names in music from around the world broadcast live from Londons 02 Arena. The show is the highlight of the music industrys calendar and as such always attracts the hottest acts around. This 3 disc set includes not only the majority of the nominated artists and the biggest hits of the year including. The greatest value of this new compilation, which highlights the biggest names who did well in the annual Brit Awards, held at the 02 Arena in London, is that it reminds us all of the great musical talent which is still very much around. BRIT Awards 2016 is a three disc set which, as well as heavily featuring the biggest hit singles of the year from the nominated artists.