Absolute partners with Prestige Management for Busted Greatest Hits 2.0

17 August 2023 - Press release

Album collates newly recorded versions of Busted’s biggest hits in collaboration with Jonas Brothers, James Arthur, McFly, Hanson, You Me At Six, Wheatus, Deaf Havana, The Vamps and more.

Absolute Label Services has partnered with Prestige Management for the release of Busted’s upcoming Greatest Hits 2.0.

Under the new deal, Absolute will provide a range of services for the release including distribution, marketing and project management.

Greatest Hits 2.0 collates newly recorded versions of all of Busted’s biggest hits, fan favourites and live staples, with the album’s deluxe formats featuring a host of previously unreleased dream collaborations with McFly, James Arthur, You Me At Six, The Vamps, Bowling For Soup, Dashboard Confessional, Deaf Havana, Wheatus and rising newcomer Charlotte Sands.

It includes a reimagined version of Year 3000 with Jonas Brothers, which is available now.

Greatest Hits 2.0 collates newly recorded versions of all of Busted’s biggest hits, fan favourites and live staples, with the album’s deluxe formats featuring a host of previously unreleased dream collaborations with McFly, James Arthur, You Me At Six, The Vamps, Bowling For Soup, Dashboard Confessional, Deaf Havana, Wheatus and rising newcomer Charlotte Sands - with the additional inclusion of brand new track ‘Good One’ especially composed for this release. 

The album follows the release of three additional special collaborative 2.0 singles  'Meet You There 2.0' with Neck Deep, 'MMMBop 2.0' with Hanson and 'Crashed The Wedding 2.0' featuring All Time Low. The releases have attracted international radio support from the likes of BBC Radio 2, Sirius Hits 1, Nova and Kiss FM (Australia), Alfa and Disney (Mexico) and Atlantida, 89 FM, and Educadora (Brazil) in addition to playlists across Asia.

Greatest Hits 2.0 is available to pre-order/pre-save. In addition to standard digital and CD formats, it will also be available on red vinyl and black vinyl; as an expanded Guest Features Edition CD; and as a cassette, which is available exclusively via Busted’s official store.

The album will be released as Busted embark upon a 26-date UK and Ireland arena tour, with signing sessions at the venue or nearby record stores at select shows

Hanson will join Busted on all dates from Birmingham (September 9th) onwards, as well as at New Hope Club and The Tyne.

Numerous shows on the tour have already sold-out, with more than 260,000 ticket sales to date.

Absolute Label Services Senior Label Manager Fraser Ealey said: “This is a really unique project that celebrates Busted’s legacy with the help of some exciting household names. Personally, I have worked with Busted on their 2016 Pigs Can Fly comeback tour and again recently with Charlie Simpson on his solo album ‘Hope Is A Drug’ release. Absolute has a long-standing relationship with Prestige Management. We’re a great team and look forward to getting stuck in with this great album.”

Absolute Label Services Director, Simon Wills, said: “Absolute has been a trusted partner of Prestige Management since the beginning. We have a great working relationship with everyone there and are really excited about helping them give this project the platform it deserves.”

Prestige Management’s Richard Rashman said: “We have a proven track record with Absolute Label Services. Working alongside them gives us the flexibility and control that we require across our projects, allowing us to achieve real results with our clients.”

Absolute is one of the most established label services companies in the world. It has a proven track record of powering successful campaigns and providing routes to market for a wide range of independent artists, managers and labels. The company’s diverse current and recent client base ranges from developing talent such as The Reytons, Immi Dash, and edbl to household names including Alice Cooper, Hybrid Minds, Thousand Foot Crutch, Sea Power, Mica Paris, Bananarama, The Damned and P.P. Arnold.