Music Newsroom

Acclaimed singer-songwriter-pianist Neal Francis is ringing in the new year with his eagerly anticipated third studio album, Return To Zero. The album is heralded by the premiere of the gorgeously sprawling power pop anthem, “What’s Left Of Me,” available everywhere now.

Louisville native EST Gee kicks off the new year with new single – “My Love” featuring Veeze and Rylo Rodriguez. As “My Love” kicks off with a looped soul vocal, EST Gee immediately transports listeners into his world. Listen to the single now.

Acclaimed Canadian rock band Silverstein have shared their brand new single “Don’t Let Me Get Too Low”. The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming album Antibloom, the first part of their prolific double album. Listen to it now.

Dean Wareham shares the first taste of his new album with the lead single “You Were The Ones I Had To Betray.” Watch the Mary Poppins-inspired video for the track, directed by Sylvie Lake.

Tommy Emmanuel has unveiled “Gdansk/Tall Fiddler,” two songs combined as one track from his upcoming album 'Live At The Sydney Opera House.' Watch the live performance video, beautifully filmed by Bondi Rocks Media at the Sydney Opera House.

Fust have announced their highly anticipated new album Big Ugly, due out March 7th. Lead single “Spangled”, available now, combines big chords and band leader Aaron Dowdy’s instantly recognizable voice for a 21st century anthem about reckoning with the ghosts and trauma imbued in the history of a place. Listen to the single here.

From their forthcoming album, James Brandon Lewis Trio shares “Prince Eugene,” a hazy ballad that combines a dub-reggae bassline and drums with a Zimbabwean mbira as Lewis’ saxophone sings and guides us through the tune’s heavy yet minimal groove. Listen to it here.

Chris Stapleton will continue his “All-American Road Show” tour through this summer with newly confirmed shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones Arena, Denver’s Ball Arena, and more.

Global superstar Dean Lewis has announced the deluxe edition of his third studio album, The Epilogue, due for release in 2025. Alongside the announcement comes the release of ‘With You’, the first single from the deluxe edition. Listen to the song here!

Atticus Roness, Atlanta's own rock & roll maverick, is set to captivate fans with his latest single, 'Not The One (I'm Looking For).'This track is the first taste of his highly anticipated sophomore album, Power Pop World Domination. Listen to it now!

Ellis Paul is turning 60, and he is being honored by his talented friends with a unique virtual show at Club Passim on Tuesday, January 14. Other artists included in the celebration include Don Conoscenti, Michael Clem and more.

Three years after the release of her third album 'Love,' Silvia Tancredi returns to the music scene with 'Life As Art,' a new single with a sophisticated vibe, out now. Listen to it here!

BALTHVS, the Colombian alternative act steeped in psychedelia and global funk is kicking off 2025 by hitting the road for their highly anticipated winter/spring tour across the USA and Mexico.

Theatrical indie-pop band, Bandits on the Run, have announced a string of national tour dates supporting The Wood Brothers, in the midst of an ongoing residency at New York's Bowery Electric. 

In November 2018, Lettuce collaborated with the Colorado Symphony to perform 90+ minutes of music from their expansive catalog with a full symphony orchestra. The performance has now been encapsulated in a live album and concert film.

DOVES head into an optimistic New Year of SOLD-OUT UK Tour dates and the countdown to their expansive, sixth studio album with the release of the dramatic, synth-and-strings, psychedelic soul single, Cold Dreaming. Listen to it here.

Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek – known for revitalizing Anatolian folk music and instrumentation by infusing timeless melodies with a modern psychedelic flair - have shared the new single “Hop Bico”  from their newly announced album. Listen to it here.

Art d’Ecco explores the seduction of evil from within on his latest single, “True Believer,” out now, with a video from director Brendan Fletcher (The Revenant, The Last of Us). Watch the video!

Virtuosic piano player and songwriter Max Cooper III has released “Charades” — the sophomore single from his debut five-track EP The Overthinker. Listen to it now!

Tucson, Arizona’s XIXA return this year with a new full-length studio album XOLO - due out March 21st. Along with the album news, XIXA are releasing the first single “Xolo De Galáxia,” a classic cumbia ballad that features lead vocals from both Sullivan and López along with guest vocals from Mona Chambers. Listen to it now!

On Thurs, Jan. 30, 2025, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist, songwriter and producer Kirk Franklin will be celebrated at the fourth annual Recording Academy® Honors Presented by the Black Music Collective at the Fairmont Century Plaza.

Venamoris will release their sophomore album, To Cross or To Burn, on Feb. 28. Alongside the album announcement, Venamoris unveil “Animal Magnetism,” a striking cover of Scorpions’ 1980 love song, available to listen to now.

Legendary British band Cymande have released their new single “How We Roll,” featuring British DJ and music producer Jazzie B (Soul II Soul). This is the third single from their highly anticipated new album Renascence. Listen to it here.

WAR have released ‘So’, the second single from their forthcoming Live In Japan 1974 LP, marking the first live album in 50 years to feature all seven original band members. Listen to it now.

The Altons will release Heartache in Room 14 on February 14 and the national ‘Club Heartache’ tour kicks off February 20 in Ventura. Ahead of this, The Altons have released the gorgeous 'Your Light', a dreamy, earnest declaration of love marked by heavenly unison verses and a compelling call-and-response chorus, available to hear now.