Carole King Gets Rock Hall Nomination On Tapestry's 50th Birthday
10 February, 2021
The songwriting, composing, and arranging genius Carole King has been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2021 as a performer on the same day her zeitgeist-shifting album Tapestry turns 50.
List here: https://vote.rockhall.com/
King was inducted to the Rock Hall in 1990 with a non-performer award as a so...
| "Tina," An Intimate Portrait Of The Legendary Singer Tina Turner, Debuts March 27
10 February, 2021
HBO's TINA, a feature documentary from Academy Award-winning directors Dan Lindsay, T.J. Martin and Lightbox, the production company founded by Academy Award-winning producer Simon Chinn and Emmy-winning producer Jonathan Chinn, together with Emmy-nominated producer Diane Becker, is a revealing and intimate look at the life and ...
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Samm Henshaw Releases New Visuals For "All Good"
10 February, 2021
Today, Samm Henshaw returns to our screens with a new lyric video for his single "All Good" - which was released late last year, in collaboration with Samsung. After a brief hiatus in 2020, fans were reunited with Samm who succeeded in reminding us of his inescapable humor and charm upon his return.
Samm is now at the begin...
| Butta B-Rocka Shows Her Parallel World In Music Clip "Strange Luv" Ft. Homer MC
10 February, 2021
Good songs excite listeners and get them moving. Great ones get those listeners to think and reflect, even as they dance. But truly extraordinary songs are transportive: they open up a gateway into a world of sound where the parameters are defined by the imaginations of those making the music. Butta B-Rocka makes music like that...
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Kailey Nicole Is A Dating Show Star In Music Clip "Aim A Little Higher" On American Songwriter
10 February, 2021
In Nashville, in Southern California, in small clubs and honky-tonks all over Country Nation, the tide is turning. A new generation of smart, articulate, and fiercely talented young women are taking the airwaves by storm. They're making music that's too good - and too much fun - to be ignored. The future of country is female, an...
| Italian Troubadour Alex Russo Releases Emotional New Single 'Emma'
10 February, 2021
UK-based Italian singer-songwriter Alex Russo is due to release his new single 'Emma' on Friday 26th of March. After taking a hiatus from the music industry for more than 20 years Alex Russo is back with his new heartfelt single aimed at reconnecting with a long lost love.
The track is about 'Emma', the first love of a youn...
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Merry Clayton Is The Picture Of Resilience On Beautiful Scars, Out April 9th
10 February, 2021
Merry Clayton's legend is a formidable one: As detailed in the Oscar-and Grammy-winning 2013 documentary 20 Feet From Stardom, Merry has graced recordings and stages with legends such as Ray Charles (she became a Raelette at age 16), The Rolling Stones ("Gimme Shelter"), Carole King (Tapestry), Joe Cocker ("Feelin' Alright"), Ly...
| Shamie Joins Zeptagram
10 February, 2021
In many townships, one would always wonder what a group of young boys are up to while they caucus in street corners. Several ideas are flaunted in these street corners. From politics, toy wire cars to soccer, the conversations. There was no doubt that Shamie was part of these dreamers club, planning to become the next soccer sta...
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The Dead Daisies - Holy Ground Smashes Global Rock Charts
10 February, 2021
So, who said Rock was Dead! HOLY GROUND, hit the global rock charts and climbed to spine-tingling heights with the best results for one of the bands' albums to date!
HOLY GROUND cracked number 3 on the US Billboard Current Hard Music, No. 5 Billboard Current Rock Album & New Artists Album, No. 8 Billboard Independent Album ...
| Cover Art Market Increases Support For Motion Album Cover Art
10 February, 2021
Cover Art Market (CAM) today announces increased support for Motion Album Cover Art. Motion Covers are animated versions of traditional Album Cover Art. Motion Covers stand out, captivating listeners, creating more interest and streams.
CAM platform's Cover Discovery Engine (CDE) now supports Motion Covers allowing recordin...
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Valley Have Us Longing For The '90s With Release Of Nostalgic Track "Like 1999"
10 February, 2021
JUNO nominated, Canadian indie-pop band, Valley jolt fans back to the 90's with their nostalgic new song "Like 1999" released today with Universal Music. Valley - comprised of Rob Laska, Karah James, Mickey Brandolino, Alex DiMauro - has spent the past two years developing and becoming one of the top internationally streamed Can...
| Slowthai Shares Video For "Cancelled" Ft. Skepta
10 February, 2021
As slowthai sits on the precipice of releasing his hugely anticipated second album TYRON he leans into a turbulent year and fronts up to the haters with new track "CANCELLED." Helped along by big bro Skepta, the confidence and self-assuredness of this young artist is infectious.
This isn't misdirected braggadocio at play, i...
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Ebhoni, Toronto's Homegrown Bad Gyal, Drops New Single "X-ting"
10 February, 2021
Emerging as a global force of nature, 21-year-old Toronto-born singer and songwriter Ebhoni shares a simmering and striking new single entitled "X-Ting" today via Universal Music. This time around, she fuses an island bounce with a bop-worthy hook as she delivers as a lusty ode to an ex with charisma, confidence, and Caribbean v...
| Puma Blue's Debut Album In Praise Of Shadows Delivers "Magic Hour R&B" (The Fader), Out Now
10 February, 2021
Puma Blue, recently deemed by Complex as "a prodigious young talent with greatness in his sights," has released his hotly anticipated debut album In Praise of Shadows (Blue Flowers) to glowing international raves. On Saturday he was profiled on NPR's Weekend Edition, where he revealed how sleepless nights, pure love and the musi...
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The Staves Perform From 'Good Woman' At Lafayette In London
10 February, 2021
The Staves celebrated the release of their new album, Good Woman, with a live-streamed ticketed concert from the London venue Lafayette on Friday. The band has now released their performance of the album track "Best Friend" from the show.
"It was utterly beautiful and powerful," Clash reviewer Adam Laver writes of the conce...
| Kris Delmhorst Announces March Release Of Light Breaks Through EP
10 February, 2021
Following on the heels of last summer's album Long Day in the Milky Way, Kris Delmhorst will release Light Breaks Through on March 26 - a postscript EP of three additional songs from the same session. The EP will be available exclusively through Bandcamp with a portion of proceeds going to the Food Bank of Massachusetts and toda...
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Louise Quinn & Gates Of Light Announce New Album
10 February, 2021
Today, Louise Quinn and GATES OF LIGHT share "Walk On," the lead single off their upcoming LP. Gates Of Light is out March 26th on Shimmy-Disc. Brooklyn Vegan premiered the track, praising it as a "60sish pop number that sounds a little like a more folky Lulu."
Gates Of Light was recorded and produced remotely during lockdown ...
| Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio's Album 'I Told You So' Debuts On Multiple Billboard Charts
10 February, 2021
On January 29th the Seattle-based soul-jazz groove-machine Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio released their sophomore studio album I Told You So via Colemine Records. The album just debuted on multiple Billboard Charts: #1 on the Contemporary Jazz Album chart, #3 on the Jazz Album chart, #4 on the Tastemaker Album chart, and #12 on the H...
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Rozzi Announces 'Hymn For Tomorrow' EP
10 February, 2021
Today, LA-based soul-pop powerhouse Rozzi embraces new beginnings with the announcement of her Hymn For Tomorrow EP -- the first installment of a new full-length body of work coming later this year -- due out in June on S-Curve Records / BMG. Harnessing this positive trajectory, she has revealed a brand new Run Lola Run-inspired...
| Island Share Video For New Single 'Octopus'
10 February, 2021
Today, London four-piece ISLAND return with their new single "Octopus" out via Frenchkiss Records. Recorded in semi-locked down London last summer, ISLAND's new single sees the band relinquish their traditional self-production duties to collaborate with producer Mikko Gordon (Thom Yorke / Arcade Fire). The result is a single tha...
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