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"Como De Allstars" is the first single and title track from a surprise Greyboy Allstars studio album coming July 3.

Mary Chapin Carpenter was featured on last night’s “PBS NewsHour”— performing new music and speaking with correspondent Amna Nawaz about life during quarantine and her successful “Songs From Home” virtual concert series. Watch the full profile HERE.

Natalie Schlabs has unveiled timely new single “Go Outside,” a track from her forthcoming album Don’t Look Too Close, due out October 16th. “‘Go Outside’ is the perfect indie soundtrack to a summer afternoon,” said Ones To Watch in its premiere. “The airy acoustic guitars and dreamy vocals give the song a magic quality, as if it were a spell to coax you (safely!) out of wherever you've been quarantining.

An upbeat fusion of soul and funk, featuring live instrumentation, is on full display in Crushed Velvet and the Velveteers' new single, "Good Thang." Founded by multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, sound engineer and producer, Alan Evans—who is also the co-founder of acclaimed jazz fusion trio, Soulive—Crushed Velvet and the Velveteers the self-proclaimed guitar player "alter ego" for Evans.

Acclaimed Malian rock band Songhoy Blues release their timely new song “Worry” worldwide today. The celebrated group felt a deep need to share the inspiring song of optimism, hope, strength and vigilance, during these troubled and uncertain times.

The ​Ardmore Music Hall​ team has been working nonstop to bring the joy of live music to fans missing a summers’ worth of touring acts, festivals, and local shows due to nationwide restrictions.  As the only venue in the Greater Philadelphia area with built-in, multi-camera HD video infrastructure thanks to the streaming titans at ​Nugs.net​, the music hall will broadcast the first live concert from their stage in three months on Saturday, June 20 with Talking Heads tribute ​Start Making Sense.

Hip hop royalty Cypress Hill will perform live to fans around the world this Friday evening on MelodyVR.

World-class French musician Jean-Michel Jarre via his avatar will perform live in “Alone Together,” a specially designed virtual world, accessible to all this Sunday, June 21.

There aren’t many musical heroes like Dan Penn. In songwriting circles his name is as good as gold, and often platinum. And when it comes to those who can give life to the human spirit in song, it sometimes feels like Penn is traveling in a party of one. His voice sounds like it comes from the strong Southern soil in Alabama where he was born and raised, and then deepened in Memphis and Muscle Shoals. It is a true fact that when Dan Penn sings one of his own songs, something happens that is beyond sound.

Acclaimed musician Nathaniel Rateliff’s latest solo album And It’s Still Alright as well as the title track are nominated for “Album of the Year” and “Song of the Year” at the 2020 Americana Awards. The annual awards ceremony will take place on September 16 at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.

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