Rumer Performs At The White House & Unveils Live Video Of New Song 'P.F Sloan' - Watch Now
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
Rumer appeared as a special guest performer at a concert honouring Burt Bacharach and Hal David, held by The President and the First Lady at the White House, yesterday, Wednesday May 9th.
As the sole British artist invited to perform, Rumer took to an all-star bill that also featured the likes of Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Diana Krall and the actor Mike Myers. It also saw her perform before her hero, Bacharach, with whom she famously sang in his Californian home shortly after she was signed. The two have since worked on music together, and reunited in Washington this week.
This one-off White House event saw Bacharach and David presented with the 2012 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. This was the first time the Gershwin Prize has been awarded to a songwriting team, having been named in memory of George and Ira Gershwin (whose extensive manuscript collections reside in the Library of Congress). President Obama presented the award as he did in 2010 and 2009, when the Library of Congress honoured Sir Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder respectively.
“Burt Bacharach & Hal David: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song In Performance at the White House” will be streamed live on www.whitehouse.gov/live at a later date. It will also be broadcast officially (details to be confirmed).
Rumer will release her second album, ‘Boys Don’t Cry’, on May 28th in the UK. The album's lead single, 'P.F Sloan', has already been A-Listed at Radio and follows Rumer's debut record 'Seasons Of My Soul' - which went double platinum, was nominated for 2 Brits, went to Number One in America and saw Rumer scoop the Mojo Award for Breakthrough Act.
You can now watch a live video of 'P.F Sloan', more of which is due shortly. Rumer's also just announced an intimate headline date.
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