Annie Lennox - I Put A Spell On You

Annie Lennox On Her Coming Album

Via Digital Spy:

Annie Lennox has unveiled the trailer for her new album Nostalgia. The seven-minute video features Lennox talking about her new record, which features interpretations of some of her favorite songs from the 20th century. The 12-track album features covers of 'Memphis in June', 'Strange Fruit', 'I Can Dream, Can't I?' and 'God Bless the Child'. Lennox has also launched an online companion to the album, which includes track-by-track song histories, artwork and special videos. New content will be added to the website over the coming weeks.

VIENNA: Annie Lennox Talks About Her "HIV POSITIVE" Shirt At AIDS 2010

JMG reader and very funny guy Mark S. King is covering the AIDS 2010 conference in Vienna for TheBody.com. In the below clip, he asks Annie Lennox about her frequently-worn "HIV POSITIVE" t-shirt. Subscribe to Mark's daily video reports from the conference.

RELATED: You may recall Mark from this hilarious video by his alter-ego, Anita Mann.

Swag Tuesday

Courtesy of Fly Life, today's Swag Tuesday prize is The Annie Lennox Collection, a fantastic greatest hits package that includes two new tracks.

The Annie Lennox Collection paints a vivid portrait in song of the most successful female British artist in pop music history. Available on February 17 from Arista Records, this 14-song retrospective brings together the acclaimed artist’s finest solo work on a single disc for the first time, and includes a pair of new songs recorded exclusively for this release.

Spanning 15 years, The Annie Lennox Collection also available in a limited deluxe CD/DVD edition includes hits from her four top-selling solo albums Diva (1992), Medusa (1995), Bare (2003) and last year’s highly praised Songs of Mass Destruction (2007). The timeless music selected for this collection uniquely reflects the essence of the singer’s instantly recognizable brand of soul music on tracks like “Why,” “Walking on Broken Glass” and “No More ‘I Love You’s’” — a song that earned Lennox one of her four Grammys.

“It seems like the time has come to release the Collection,” Lennox says of her first best-of set. “I’m very proud of these songs. They are timeless and have become ‘classics’ in their own right.” The two new songs that Lennox recorded specially for this collection include “Pattern of My Life,” written by Tom Chaplin of Keane. The second is a cover of Shining Light, a song originally recorded in 2001 by Ash. “I first discovered this song by Ash about six years ago, and I simply couldn’t stop listening to it. It’s so exultant that it virtually shimmers,” Lennox says.

Enter to win The Annie Lennox Collection by commenting on this post. Only enter once and please remember to leave an email address you check frequently. Entries close at midnight Wednesday PST. Publicists: if you'd like to take part in Swag Tuesday on JMG, please email me. Below is the brand new video for the first single from the release, Shining Light. The Annie Lennox Collection goes on sale nationwide on February 17th.

Annie Lennox Sings For World AIDS Day

Annie Lennox Tour Dates Announced

October

8 San Diego CA Civic Theatre

10 San Francisco CA Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium

11 Los Angeles CA Wilshire Theater

14 Dallas TX McFarlin Memorial Auditorium

16 Boulder CO Macky Auditorium

18 Minneapolis MN State Theater

19 Chicago IL Cadillac Palace

22 Detroit MI Music Hall

23 Toronto ONT Massey Hall

25 Washington DC Lisner Auditorium

28 Nashville TN The Ryman

29 Atlanta GA Cobb Energy PAC

31 Miami FL Carnival Center

November

3 New York NY United Palace

10 Philadelphia PA Merriam Theater

11 Boston MA Symphony Hall

From the press release: "Performing in smaller venues, this tour, the 3rd of her solo career, will give fans the opportunity to enjoy her new material and beloved classics in a special and extraordinarily rare environment. Annie’s exquisite voice and mesmerizing stage presence will be illuminated in this once in a lifetime concert experience." Tickets here.

Annie Lennox - Dark Road

Magical.

New Annie Lennox Album Features HIV Prevention Anthem

Annie Lennox has a new album coming, Songs of Mass Destruction, due on October 2nd. Produced by Glen Ballard, the album includes a feminist/HIV prevention anthem titled, Sing, which features 23 major female solo artists: Madonna, Sarah McLachlan, Celine Dion, Fergie, Faith Hill, Pink, Dido, Gladys Knight, kd lang, Angelique Kidjo, Bonnie Raitt, Shakira, Melissa Etheridge, Anastasia, Joss Stone, KT Tunstall, and many others.

Early reports say the opening of Sing calls for the implementation of mother-to-child HIV transmission prevention programs in South Africa. The song comes from Lennox' involvement with 46664 (Nelson Mandela's human rights group) and the HIV/AIDS activist organization, Treatment Action Group. Vocalists from TAG also perform on Sing.