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Tomorrow, Sunday, Janaury 18, 2009, is not only going to be the day of the inauguration of the first black president of the USA, but also the premiere of a new version of the video for "American Prayer" by Dave Stewart. The new edition will be played three times on US tv channel HBO before the upcoming US president Barack Obama speaks at 2pm Washington time. Look out for… ... more

Dave Stewart and Kara DioGuardi are playing their Platinum Weird song "Taking Chances" which got famous by Celine Dion. Watch a new acoustic performance by them (recorded in December 2008) here: ... more

The B&W Music Club offers for its members this month not only again an exclusive lossless high-quality download album by two key world musicians - Skip McDonald and Daby Touré (available until 21st January 2009) but also four exclusive lossless versions of tracks from Dave Stewart's album Dave Stewart Songbook Vol.1. You can also win copies of his album and a limited-edition

The sampler "Yes We Can: Voices of a grassroots movement" has first sold exclusively from the Obama campaign's website to residents in the USA only. Since last month this collection of musical artists in support of Barack including Dave Stewart with his hymn "American Prayer" is available to the general public in two physical CD editions. The 18-song disc features artists from across genres including multi-platinum performers as Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Kanye West, Jackson Browne, Lionel Richie, Keb' Mo' and John Legend with classic material as well as new music heard here for ... more

Inspired by the grassroots movement created by Barack Obama’s historic presidential run and his call for the change Americans need, artists supporting Barack Obama teamed up to create a new CD that taps into the campaign’s universal themes of hope, unity and change. The disc, titled Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement, includes a collection of artists from across genres, including such renowned performers… ... more

In 2002 Bono told USA Today how he and Dave Stewart began writing on this song and Bono took it to raise awareness about the AIDS epidemic in Africa to the American Midwest in the "Heart Of America" tour through the US (Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee) with actress Ashley Judd. They are stopping at schools and town halls to press their case that the U.S. government and drug… ... more

In the first 24 hours since the video clip for American Prayer by Dave Stewart has been released on YouTube it reached the amazing number of more than 80 000 VIEWS with nearly 800 VOTES and more than 800 COMMENTS. Congrats! All about the video here

An Anthem For Change Dave Stewart Earlier this year when I was recording "American Prayer," a song I originally co-wrote with Bono, the phrase, "When you get to the top of the mountain, remember me" seemed to take on a whole new resonance, given the inspirational candidacy of Barack Obama. The song always contained one of my favorite passages from Dr. King, which was hauntingly delivered the night before he was assassinated. King… ... more

iTunes Germany recommends: The Dave Stewart Songbook Get the album from iTunes HERE The Nokia Music Store France recommends this week: The Dave Stewart Songbook (link) Get the album from the Nokia Music Store France HERE Subsribe (see right) to The Dave Stewart news feed or email newsletter so you won't miss the news! ... more