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31st May

Beverley performs Guy Chambers Classics

Beverley appeared at Radio 2's Recent 'Sold On Song' gig, celebrating the work of lyricist Guy Chambers, alongside Delta Goodrem, Bryan McFadden, Neil Hannon and Jamie Cullum.

Beverley performed her top ten hit 'Come As You Are', which she co-wrote with Guy, as well as covers of two of his collaborations with Robbie Williams - 'Angels' and 'Rock DJ'.

Click here to listen to the whole gig, courtesy of BBC on line. 'Angels' is performed 40 minutes into the broadcast, and Beverley closes the show an hour and 19 minutes later with 'Come As You Are' and 'Rock DJ'.

Click below to download our exclusive mp3s of Beverley's performances

Angels
Come As You Are
Rock DJ

Thanks Ellie B.

'Trouble' iTunes download

Another of Beverley's brilliant covers has been made available to download. A new, previously unreleased studio version of the Coldplay classic 'Trouble' is available for purchase on iTunes, for 79p.

If you have iTunes installed on your computer, click here for a direct link to the song. If you do not have to software, click here to download it.

No live album - new studio release planned

Beverley's management have confirmed that there will not be a live album released at any point in the future, instead, Beverley will begin writing a brand new album, this Summer, with plans for a release in the Spring of 2006.

Thanks SJ.

Live Dates - Summer 2005

Beverley will a range of live dates this summer, including London's 'Big Gay Out', alongside artists such as Terri Walker, Girls Aloud and Lemar, and Sunderland's Summer Pops, alongside Gabrielle.

Click on the dates below for tickets and more information.

Saturday 2nd July - Beverley Knight, Gabrielle, Paul Carrack, Will Young - Cliff Park, Sunderland | info
Thursday 7th July- Beverley, Gabrielle, Lemar & Will Young - The Docks, Liverpool | tickets
Sunday 16th July- Live gig - Rochester Castle | info
Saturday 23rd July- Big Gay Out performance, Finsbury Park, London | info
Sunday 14th August- Big Weekend performance - Cardiff Summer Festival

10th April

Dancing 2005 Release

According to the TV show "Hit 40 UK", Beverley's collaboration with Estelle, Terri Walker, Ms Dynamite, Shystie, H-Boogie and Dion will be released as a limited edition 12" 'in the near future'. Check back for more details when they become available.

6th April

Affirmation Tour - the reviews are in!

Beverley kicked off her seven-stop tour of the UK last night at Glasgow Academy to rave reviews.

Click here for StevieFM's review of the gig. If you don't want to know the setlist before you see the concert yourself - don't click the link!

Beverley performs all her classic tracks, from all four albums, plus some select album cuts from the Affirmation album (including several that she's never done live before) as well as two special cover versions.

If you're interested in expanding your Beverley collection - some merchandise is available at the gigs; the official tour programme is available for £8 and a selection of T-shirts are on sale for £15.

If you've still not got your ticket - be quick and try and pick up one for one of the remaining concerts at gigsandtours.com

Thursday 7th Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Friday 8th Norwich UEA
Sunday 10th Cambridge Corn Exchange
Monday 11th Southampton Guildhall
Wednesday 13th Manchester Academy
Thursday 14th London Hammersmith Apollo

4th April

Female artists who changed the face of R&B

Beverley has made Urban magazines top 75 list of female artists who have changed the face of R&B, coming in at number 32, ahead of artists including Missy Elliott, Beyonce, Faith Evans, Brandy and Kelis. Aretha Franklyn came in at number one on the list, followed by Mary J Blige, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston and Teena Marie.

Check out the full list here, courtesy of CyberTLC World.

1st April

Beverley helps Make Poverty History

A simple white band is now making more than a fashion statement – it's hopefully going to make global poverty a thing of the past.

Sir Bob Geldof, musician, activist and Band Aid creator, is helping head up Make Poverty History, a campaign backed by over 300 charities and other organisations which aims to make positive changes to trade justice, debt and aid to poverty-stricken regions.

A star-studded line-up of celebs showed off their white bands bearing the campaign slogan as Sir Bob unveiled a new ad for the drive. Rachel Stevens, Beverley Knight, Davina McCall and Robin Gibb were among the big names helping promote the cause at a London photocall.

The new Make Poverty History ad, starring Sir Bob, along with stars such as Bono, Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Kate Moss, Kylie Minogue and Hugh Grant, is being launched in the UK.

Information on how to buy one of the £1 wristbands can be found on the Make Poverty History website at www.makepovertyhistory.org.

Thanks SJ and Mike

31st March 2005

Download Change Is Gonna Come

I've uploaded a high quality mp3 version of Beverley's stunning performance of the Sam Cooke classic "Change Is Gonna Come", backed by the legendary London Community Gospel Choir, taken from last night's Beverley's Gospel Nights finale.

Left-click here to download. If you're having trouble with the first link, try here.

Choice FM - Beverley playing live tonight!

This is taken from Choice FM's website:

"To celebrate Choice FM's 15 years on air from Tuesday 15th of March, we will give you a chance to be at our 15th Birthday Party at the Equinox, Leicester Square.

Come and hang with your favourite Choice DJ’s and see live on stage: Beverley Knight, Terri Walker, Shola Ama, Nate James, Keisha White, Carmen Reece, Jaymes Ephriam and more to be announced...

Doors open at 9pm and we'll be partyin' til the early hours, so make sure you look smart and sexy. Over 18’s only, photo id will be required. "

Unfortunately, tickets have already sold out from most outlets, however, these venues still have some tickets available - be quick!

Uptown records - 020 7434 3639
Klassique records - 020 8900 0160
Dub Vendor - 020 8969 3375/ 020 7223 3757
Body Music - 000 8020 146

Keep an eye on their website for a chance to win tickets too!

For a recent interview with Beverley, where she talks about this appearance, click here.

Thanks for the details SJ!

Bid on Beverley's shoes

Beverley is taking part in a charity auction for Help A London Child, where you can bid on a package including a pair of tickets to Hammersmith Apollo on April 14th, a signed copy of "Affirmation" as well as "a pair of shoes from her extensive collection".

The bidding currently stands at £51 - click here to check out the auction and enter your bid.

29th March 2005

Gospel Nights Finale

The final installment of Beverley's radio show, Gospel Nights, hits the airwaves tomorrow - and according to the Radio Times, we finally get to hear Beverley belt out a track herself when she performs a classic Sam Cooke hit.

She recorded a stunning version of "Change Is Gonna Come" for the Jools Holland "Small World, Big Band" album a couple of years ago - so it's pretty likely that it will be the track she'll be performing.

Thanks to Paz for the info

Beverley's future at Parlophone

According to SJ Robertson, it looks fairly likely that Beverley will be leaving her label, Parlophone records in the near future (probably after the tour).

"Keep This Fire Burning" was planned to be the final big push for Beverley, and the label are said to be disappointed by it's chart position.

This news also means that the planned live DVD, and possibly the live album that Beverley spoke about, are unlikely to be released.

However - nothing has been 100% confirmed - so please check back for any further news.

Chart Update

Affirmation re-entered the album chart this week (from being outside of the top 200) at number 54 and has climbed again this week to 49.

The television adverts that were first shown on the week of the albums release are beginning to be shown again - so hopefully the album will continue to climb in the next few weeks.

Keep This Fire Burning has slipped ten places to number 26 in it's second week of release.

Thanks topopMAC1.

Jukebox Update

I've updated the site's jukebox, which now includes the Stargate Mix of Keep This Fire Burning, the hot new track "Dancing 2005", which features Beverley alongside other UK urban divas Estelle, Terri Walker, Ms Dynamite, Shystie, Dion and H-Boogie, the Keep This Fire Burning b-sides "Soon Come" and "I Was Meant For You", Beverley's beautiful live performance of the Beatle's Classic "Let It Be" and "Till I See Ya" - one of the standout tracks from the Affirmation album. Listen here.

If you'd like to request a track to add to the jukebox, click here and post a message on the tagboard.

Unreleased track - "Too Hot"

SJ Robertson has managed to get hold of a superb track from the Affirmation sessions called "Too Hot". The decision was made to leave the song off the album because the label felt it was "too urban" - but some fans think that it could be the huge hit Beverley is looking for if, it were released. Click here to listen to a clip!

The song was written by Beverley, recorded in one take and produced by DJ Munro, who also produced Fatal Factor and Salvador for Affirmation.

Dancing 2005

Thanks to Mike for this update on Beverley's collaboration with Estelle:

"Estelle was on Spoony's Radio 1 show on Saturday and I decided to text in asking if Dancing was gonna be released and said that it would make a great summer party track and was creating a buzz on the internet. Spoony read it out and Estelle said that they are hoping to release it but are still waiting for clearance to come back on the samples used but fingers crossed and she told everyone to keep playing it and for Radio 1 to keep playing it so the record company see that if it is released it'll make them some money!!"

Listen to the track by clicking onto the jukebox.

Tour support

Jamie Scott has unfortunately had to cancel his support slot on the upcoming Affirmation tour. Click over to the Affirmation tour page for more information from him.

Support will becoming from Kevin Mark Trail instead. Click over to his official site for more info on him.

Rochester Castle Gardens

Beverley will be playing a concert as part of the annual two week Summer music events at Rochester Castle Gardens in Kent.

The concert is on July 16th and tickets will be available from this Monday (4th April), costing £27. For a ticket, call into the Visitor Information Centre in Rochester High Street or call 01634 843666.

Thanks Ellie B.

Eddie Izzard's Late Night Cabaret

Beverley played as part of Eddie Izzard's Late Night Cabaret show on BBC Radio 2 on Saturday.

Thanks to SJ Robertson, you can now download mp3s of her performances

Come As You Are
God Bless The Child (Billie Holiday Cover)

15th March 2005

Relaunch
Welcome to the newly relaunched Prodigal Soul. As ever, I love to hear your comments about the new layouts so please take a second to post a message in the guestbook.

I've added a few new features to the site for you to check out - including a streaming jukebox featuring all of Beverley's hits and some exclusive tracks. Keep your eyes on the right hand column of the page, which randomly displays the tagboard (for you to post comments, news, requests and chat), poll questions and other newsflashes. The interview and review section is steadily growing (I'll be adding new content there all week, so keep checking back) and I've added some new photos to the galleries. Have fun!

Keep This Fire Burning
Beverley's new single, Keep This Fire Burning was released yesterday, so be sure to pick up your copy!

CD 1
01 Keep This Fire Burning| Lyrics | Audio
02 Keep This Fire Burning (Full Phatt Mix featuring Estelle)

CD 2
01 Keep This Fire Burning| Lyrics | Audio
02 Keep This Fire Burning (Boris Dlugosch & Michi Lange Club Mix)
03 I Was Meant For You
04 Soon Come
+ Keep This Fire Burning video

Clips of the remixes and bonus tracks are available at beverley-knight.com, so be sure to click over to the site and give them a listen before picking up your own copy.

I've uploaded the lyrics to the lyrics section - click here for I Was Meant For You and here for Soon Come.

According to early midweeks sales, Keep This Fire Burning is currently sitting at number 16 in the charts behind new entries from Tony Christie Featuring Peter Kay, Elvis Presley, Gwen Stefani Featuring Eve, Jem, G4, Green Day, Basement Jaxx and Shapeshifters. On the plus side, the song climbs to number six in the national airplay chart, and eleven on the R&B chart.

This is a pretty important time for Beverley, so I've you've not already - please make sure that you spread the word about this track! Click the image below for a fantastic photo designed by SJ Robertson to e-mail to your friends or post on any messageboards you're a member of!

Upcoming Dates
15th - Janice Long Live Sessions - BBC Radio 2, 0000 - 0300
16th - The Paul O'Grady Show - ITV, 17:00
16th Beverley's Gospel Knights - BBC Radio 2, 2100 - 2200
17th - This Week - BBC One, 2340
19th - CD:UK - ITV,1130 GMT

Capital FM Awards
Beverley is nominated for "London's Favourite UK Female Vocalist" in the annual Capital FM Help A London Child Awards - she's up against some stiff competition from the usual likely lot of Natasha Beddingfield, Jamelia and Joss Stone - so make sure you click this link as often as you can to vote for Beverley!

Official Site Relaunch
Beverley's official site has relaunched with a fantastic new look, including an expanded discography (with videos to be added soon), new photos, jukebox and more. Visit here.

Gospel Nights
Be sure to tune into BBC Radio 2 every Wednesday at 9pm to check out Beverley's new show "Gospel Nights". The show showcases the best in gospel talent each week and Beverley has already been joined by artists as diverse as Mavis Staples, Jools Holland, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, amongst others.

To listen online, check out the microsite http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/knight. The show will be archived for a whole week, so even if you miss it when it airs, you can still check it out.

Click here for our Gospel Nights page, and check back soon for a full audio archive.

Let It Be
Beverley has taken part in a series of secret gigs over the past couple of weeks, for an exclusive audience of industry insiders and some lucky competition winners.

This was the set list:

Not Too Late For Love
Come As You Are
Gold
No One Ever Loves In Vain
Supasonic
Shoulda Woulda Coulda
Keep This Fire Burning
Let It Be

According to Clyde FM's official site, the show will be broadcast very soon so keep checking back for details.

Beverley's performance included a stunning rendition of the Beatle's classic "Let It Be", which she also performed on her recent appearance on Dermot O'Leary's Radio 2 show.

Thanks to David Rowe, who managed to record the performance and has uploaded it. Click here or here to download.

Live Album
During an interview on Capital FM, Beverley said that she was hoping to have a live album released by the end of the year! No further information is available at the moment, but looks like it's going to be a very exciting project if it happens! Thanks to Mikey for the info

G-A-Y Performance
Beverley made her second appearance at legendary London nightclub on Saturday Night.
The performance kicked off with a drag look-alike of Beverley taking to the stage, followed by the real thing! Here's the full set list:
Get Up!
Made It Back 99
Flava Of The Old School
Shoulda Woulda Coulda
Greatest Day
Come As You Are
Keep This Fire Burning

Click here for SJ Robertson's full report from the night.

Beverley's Birthday
It's Beverley's birthday on 22nd of March, and Ellie B, from the BK Massive messageboard is planning to send a birthday card from all of the fans. Click here to post your message - but be quick - the closing date is tomorrow!

Affirmation Tour
The Affirmation tour kicks off in a couple of weeks - click here for full details. If you've not yet picked up your tickets, you can do that here. Or alternatively, the official site has two tickets up for grabs - click here to enter the competition.

Ellie B is also planning to send a "Good Luck" card to Beverley when the tour kicks off. Click here for details of how you can send Beverley your message.

News archive coming soon