Sammy Porter, Karen Harding – Celebrate (Spotify)

Categories: Audio, House, The Latest|Tags: , , , , |

“In "Celebrate" the female vocals are elegant, sensual and peaceful. -Sammy Porter & Karen Harding- created a high-quality single, in which Tropical House rhythms have leading role in production.”

“Трек, в котором женский вокал такой элегантный, чувственный и умиротворяющий. -Sammy Porter & Karen Harding- создали очень качественную работу, в которой ритмы Tropical House проявили себя в лучших традициях жанра!”

-Nagamag.com

A regular #1 artist on Beatport, Sammy Porter’s singles such as ‘Talking Like Friends’ and ‘Let Your Love’ have taken him to over 50 million career streams, 5 million video views and 2500 plays on UK radio. Now he teams up with Karen Harding for his new single ‘Celebrate’. Listen HERE.

Boasting punchy piano house keys, a dynamite drop and the not-so-secret weapon that is Karen’s Harding’s soaring soulful vocal gift, ‘Celebrate’ has everything it takes to become a crossover dance anthem. Not only does it look set to become Sammy’s biggest track to date, but it sees Karen Harding adding to an epic year in which she has featured on major tracks from Galantis, Shift K3y, Hook N Sling and Felix Cartal.

Sammy produced ‘Celebrate’, which he co-wrote with Rob Harvey, Charlotte Haining and Lewis Thompson. Frontman of The Music, Rob Harvey has also co-written two of Joel Corry’s smash hits, ‘Head & Heart’ (featuring MNEK) and ‘Lonely’.

www.iamsammyporter.com/

Sammy says, “Never been so excited for a record to see the light of day. Being able collab with Karen Harding on a record is literally unreal and I'm so excited for it to come out sounding the way it does after keeping this under wraps for so long."

twitter.com/iamsammyporter

Karen adds, “We wrote ‘Celebrate’ up in Leeds and the chorus was inspired by a packet of Celebrations in Rob Harvey’s kitchen. We all got our best moves out and danced around! It was such a happy, feelgood vibe.”

www.instagram.com/iamsammyporter/

Between his talents as an artist, producer, DJ, radio host, remixer and label manager, Sammy Porter exerts a vital influence on the contemporary dance scene. As well as his own tracks, Sammy has remixed everyone from James Hype and Clean Bandit to Armin Van Buuren and Clean Bandit. His international DJing schedule is complemented by regular shows on Rinse FM and guest mixes on Kiss Fresh, while his LoveJuice nightlife brand and accompanying record label underlines his authentic connection with the scene’s grassroots.

www.facebook.com/iamsammyporter

Karen Harding first came to attention with her huge, Platinum-certified solo single ‘Say Something’. She has since become the go-to choice as a co-writer and guest vocalist for some of the biggest names around, with her credits including tracks with Wilkinson, Paul Woolford and Purple DIsco Machine. Her current ‘Sweet Vibrations’ EP compiles many of her recent favourites, including last year’s Digital Farm Animals collab ‘Undo My Heart’. Her status as one of dance music’s most prominent topline talents is reiterated by 3.6 million monthly listeners at Spotify.

www.tiktok.com/@iamsammyporter/

Karen Harding – You & I (All I Need) (Spotify)

Categories: Audio, House, The Latest|Tags: , , , , |

“Karen Harding delivers a cool invitation, packed with original Old-school House mood. Well-built synth patterns are combined with a crystal clear voice and the result is explosive enough to make you start the dance.”

-Nagamag.com

Karen Harding returns to Ultra Music with ‘You & I’, ahead of her 8-track EP ‘Sweet Vibrations’ (forthcoming on 15th October). With shades of classic house and a trademark, instantly catchy vocal, ‘You & I’ underlines Karen’s status as one of the UK’s most talented singer / songwriters. The new track follows huge tracks ‘Un-Do My Heart’, a collaboration with Digital Farm Animals, and ‘Morning’, a collaboration with Shift K3Y – both of which gathered serious DJ support and exploded on to daytime Radio 1. ‘You & I’ seems sure to follow. Stream / download here: ffm.to/you-i.

Karen Harding’s star continues to rise. Her acoustic piano version of Roxette’s ‘Must Have Been Love’ featured in the most recent series of Love Island and surely contributed to her recent milestone – hitting an amazing 1 million Shazams. Her enduring appeal saw her recently hit another milestone - 1 million UK sales of her breakthrough top 10 hit single ‘Say Something’. Since that first single she has matured as a songwriter and performer, showing an innate ability to combine melody, meaningful lyrics and flawless vocals to move the dancefloor. As a result, she has featured and co-written with numerous influential artists including Purple Disco Machine, Paul Woolford, and Giorgio Moroder, and crashed through an incredible half a billion streams of her music, with close to 3 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

‘You & I’ opens with uplifting and emotive chords with a classic piano house flavour. The effect is enhanced with Karen’s soulful opening refrain, which builds along with the drums to a big drop guaranteed to put smiles on faces as people flock to the dancefloor. Karen’s vocal hooks are as strong as ever, grabbing hold from the very first listen. This is a sublime slice of feelgood dance music equally at home across the airwaves as it is on the dancefloor.

‘You & I’ joins some of Karen’s biggest recent collaborations on her much-anticipated EP, together with some brand-new material sure to please her growing army of fans. With live music on its way back, and Karen already wowing the crowds at the likes of Boardmasters, Manchester Pride and Bradford Dance Festival, this seriously talented artist is set to close out 2021 as her biggest year yet.

www.instagram.com/karenharding
www.facebook.com/KarenHarding
twitter.com/KarenHarding

Go to Top