{"id":2248856,"date":"2026-01-24T21:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T21:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2248856"},"modified":"2026-01-24T21:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T21:47:02","slug":"violet-grohl-signs-major-record-deal-with-republic-island-emi-and-shares-two-new-songs-thum-and-applefish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/violet-grohl-signs-major-record-deal-with-republic-island-emi-and-shares-two-new-songs-thum-and-applefish\/","title":{"rendered":"Violet Grohl signs major record deal with Republic\/Island EMI and shares two new songs &#8216;Thum&#8217; and &#8216;Applefish&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Violet Grohl has signed with Republic Records \/ Island EMI\u00a0and has shared two new songs, \u2018Thum\u2019 and \u2018Applefish\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter is the daughter of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/foo-fighters\">Foo Fighters<\/a>\u2019\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/dave-grohl\">Dave Grohl<\/a>, and today (January 24), it was announced that she had signed with the major label group through her own imprint, Auroura Records.<\/p>\n<p>To mark the announcement, she has shared\u00a0the two new tracks, with \u2018Thum\u2019 showing off muscular riffs\u00a0and raw, unvarnished emotions, while \u2018Applefish\u2019 demonstrates Grohl\u2019s softer side, with a cinematic flair and tender production.<\/p>\n<p>Check out both \u2018Thum\u2019 and \u2018Applefish\u2019 here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Violet Grohl - THUM (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nSjViL66T1Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Violet Grohl - Applefish (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pqziuijo8sY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m beyond excited to finally share a little bit of what I\u2019ve been working on over the last year,\u201d she has said. \u201cI made these tracks with the most badass group of musicians, so happy they\u2019re finally yours :).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kristina Grossmann, SVP of A&amp;R at Republic, said: \u201cFrom the moment we met Violet, it was clear that she represents the next generation of artists. The music is immediate, intentional and her voice holds a rare duality. She is unapologetically cool and is a fearless female voice. We couldn\u2019t be more excited to help bring her vision and this album to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>David Wolter, EVP at Republic, added: \u201cViolet brings a rare combination of perspective, artistry, and reverence for the craft. She understands the history of music, but\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0also pushing it forward. She is the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/check-out-violet-grohls-david-lynch-inspired-single-whats-heaven-without-you-3924806\">Grohl also shared the David Lynch-inspired \u2018What\u2019s Heaven Without You\u2019 last week<\/a>\u00a0to mark the first anniversary of the iconic director\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>In late 2024,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/dave-grohls-daughter-violet-is-preparing-her-debut-album-3823561\">it was reported that she was working on her debut solo album<\/a>\u00a0with producer Justin\u00a0Raisen\u00a0(<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/kim-gordon\">Kim Gordon<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/charli-xcx\">Charli XCX<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/sky-ferreira\">Sky Ferreira<\/a>). Her father has also previously <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/dave-grohl-wants-to-appear-on-his-daughter-violets-album-2853659\">expressed his desire to appear on Violet\u2019s first record<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Violet later\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/dave-grohl-teams-up-with-daughter-violet-to-cover-nausea-by-la-punk-legends-x-2926432\">released a cover version of \u2018Nausea\u2019, originally by Los Angeles punks X, alongside her father Dave<\/a>\u00a0in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>She\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/dave-grohls-daughter-singing-backing-vocals-foo-fighters-tour-2355599\">began hitting the road with Foo Fighters in 2018<\/a>, providing backing vocals at numerous gigs. She also performed with them at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/big-reads\/taylor-hawkins-tribute-concert-wembley-foo-fighters-cover-3306358\">tribute concerts<\/a>\u00a0held for late Foos drummer\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/taylor-hawkins\">Taylor Hawkins<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a02022, and\u00a0after\u00a0featuring\u00a0on the\u00a0band\u2019s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/foo-fighters-share-serene-new-single-show-me-how-featuring-violet-grohl-listen-here-preorder-3448010\">2023 song \u2018Show Me How\u2019,<\/a>\u00a0she\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/foo-fighters-dave-grohl-brings-out-daughter-violet-to-perform-show-me-how-at-glastonbury-2023-3460174\">appeared with\u00a0them\u00a0at that year\u2019s Glastonbury to perform the track<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When the surviving members of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/nirvana\">Nirvana<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Dave, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear \u2013\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-surviving-members-of-nirvana-reunite-with-joan-jett-kim-gordon-and-st-vincent-at-la-fires-benefit-concert-3833434\">reunited for a four-song set at the Fire Aid benefit concert in LA<\/a>, Violet joined for lead vocals on the final song, \u2018All Apologies\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Violet Grohl has signed with Republic Records \/ Island EMI\u00a0and has shared two new songs, \u2018Thum\u2019 and \u2018Applefish\u2019. The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter is the daughter of\u00a0Foo Fighters\u2019\u00a0Dave Grohl, and today (January 24), it was announced that she had signed with the major label group through her own imprint, Auroura Records. 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