NEWS: SIA RELEASES NEW TRACK "REAPER" CO-WRITTEN & PRODUCED BY KANYE WEST

January 07, 2016 • Leave a Comment

(New York – January 7, 2015) Singer/songwriter/producer/massive hitmaker Sia today announces the release of a new song “Reaper” from her forthcoming album THIS IS ACTING set for release everywhere on January 29, 2016 (Monkey Puzzle Records/RCA Records). Click here to listen to “Reaper.”

“Reaper” was co-written by Sia, Kanye West, Noah Goldstein, 88-Keys and Dom $olo and produced by Kanye West, Dom $olo, Noah Goldstein, 88-Keys, Jesse Shatkin, and Jake Sinclair.

Sia also revealed the track listing for THIS IS ACTING by posting photos of each song title placed on theater marquees in various cities globally. Click here to see it on Instagram.

It was also announced this week that Sia will be performing her first full US live show in 5 years at Coachella.

Fans who pre-order THIS IS ACTING will receive current single “Alive,” “Bird Set Free,” “One Million Bullets,” “Cheap Thrills”, and “Reaper” instantly. Click here to watch the video for “Alive.” Click here to listen to “Bird Set Free,” click here to listen to “One Million Bullets,” click here to listen to “Cheap Thrills, and click here to listen to “Reaper.”

Rolling Stone writes about THIS IS ACTING’s first single “[‘Alive’ is] a devastating, electrifying vocal performance.” Billboard describes the song as “another full-throated, unfettered performance from pop's most iconoclastic star.” NPR declares “Alive” “a soaring pop anthem,” and USA Today calls it “a coming-of-age anthem.”

In addition, Sia recently released her Alive Remixes EP featuring tracks from Maya Jane Coles, AFSHeeN, Boehm, Cahill and Plastic Plates. The Plastic Plates remix has been climbing the HypeMachine charts, peaking at #2 on the Popular chart.

Sia has performed her single “Alive” on Saturday Night Live, The Voice, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

The video for “Alive” has enjoyed millions of views and stars 9 year old Japanese child actress/dancer Mahiro Takano. The video was directed by Sia and Daniel Askill, the same creative team behind the videos for “Chandelier,” “Elastic Heart” and “Big Girls Cry.” “Chandelier” crossed the 1 billion views last month.

In addition to Jesse Shatkin who produced “Alive,” Sia also worked with longtime collaborator/producer Greg Kurstin on THIS IS ACTING. “Alive,” the album’s first single was written by Sia, Adele and Tobias Jesso, Jr. and was produced by Jesse Shatkin, who also co-wrote and co-produced Sia’s massive four-time Grammy nominated “Chandelier.”

Sia released her #1 charting, critically-acclaimed, and gold-certified album 1000 FORMS OF FEAR (Monkey Puzzle Records/RCA Records) last year in July, which features her massive breakthrough singles “Chandelier” and “Elastic Heart.” The groundbreaking video for “Chandelier” has enjoyed an unprecedented 1 billion views and its follow-up video “Elastic Heart” with over 498 million views.

An astonishingly creative and uncompromising performer, Sia is also a highly prolific hit maker and songwriter, having penned several hit singles over the last few years for others. She has crafted songs for pop icons including Rihanna (“Diamonds”), Katy Perry (“Double Rainbow”), Britney Spears (“Perfume”), Kelly Clarkson (“Invincible”), Carly Rae Jepsen ("Making the Most of the Night"), Beyoncé (“Pretty Hurts”) and Celine Dion (“Love Me Back To Life”), and many more. Sia has also been the featured vocalist on some of the most massive hits she has written for others including “Titanium” with David Guetta, “Beautiful Pain” with Eminem, and “Wild Ones” with Flo Rida. Additionally, Sia was nominated for a Golden Globe for the song “Opportunity” from the 2014 adaptation of the Broadway musical “Annie.”

Link to video for “Alive”: http://smarturl.it/SiaAliveVid

Link to listen to instant grat track “Reaper”; http://smarturl.it/HearSiaReaper

Link to listen to instant grat track “Cheap Thrills”: http://smarturl.it/HearSiaCheapThrills

Link to listen to instant grat track “Bird Set Free”: http://smarturl.it/BSFpv

Link to listen to instant grat track “One Million Bullets”: http://smarturl.it/HearSia1MB

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