Grammy award-winning artist and guitarist Carlos Santana has signed a new global recordings deal with BMG to release his upcoming full-length studio album Blessings and Miracles.
The debut single from the album is expected later this month.
To date, Santana has won 10 Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammys, with a record-tying nine Grammys for a single project for 1999’s Supernatural (including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for Smooth).
He has received the Billboard Century Award (1996), was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1998), received the Billboard Latin Music Awards’ Lifetime Achievement honor (2009), and was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors Award (2013).
Carlos Santana has also been cited by Rolling Stone as No.15 on its list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time; and has joined the Rolling Stones as one of only two bands to have an album reach the Top 10 in every decade since the 1960s.
In 2018, he released his first MasterClass, and recently celebrated three milestones – the 20th anniversary of his album Supernatural, the 50th anniversary of his performance at Woodstock, as well as the 50th anniversary of his album Abraxas.
His most recent album is called Africa Speaks (2019).
Santana will continue his concert residency at the House of Blues Las Vegas this summer and fall.
“I would like to thank everyone at BMG for sharing our collective commonality-vision to touch people’s hearts with energy, conviction, and integrity.”
Carlos Santana
Santana said: “I am honored to partner with BMG to release Blessings and Miracles.
“I would like to thank everyone at BMG for sharing our collective commonality-vision to touch people’s hearts with energy, conviction, and integrity.
“Now more than ever, we need songs and melodies to remind us that we are significant, meaningful and that life is full of blessings and miracles.”
“This album is sure to be a huge success with an all-star lineup of singers, writers, and the timeless grooves of Carlos Santana.”
Michael Vrionis, Universal Tone Management
Michael Vrionis, President/Universal Tone Management, said: “All of us at Universal Tone Management are honored and excited to partner with BMG on Carlos’ upcoming album, Blessings and Miracles.
“This album is sure to be a huge success with an all-star lineup of singers, writers, and the timeless grooves of Carlos Santana.
“These songs will add to the endless list of eternally relevant masterpieces created by one of the greatest guitar players of all time.”
‘Santana’s sound is a universal language with his guitar resonating deep inside your core. Listening to and feeling this album is an embrace of the source from where we all come from.”
Thomas Scherer, BMG
Thomas Scherer, BMG President Repertoire & Marketing, Los Angeles and New York, added: “We are honored to welcome the transcendent Carlos Santana and his team to BMG.
‘Santana’s sound is a universal language with his guitar resonating deep inside your core. Listening to and feeling this album is an embrace of the source from where we all come from.
“Blessings and Miracles is full of joy, and we are grateful to be his partner in spreading this musical treasure to his fans and new fans everywhere around the world.”Music Business Worldwide