Today, September 9th, marks the 50th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s classic song “Imagine,” and the album of the same name.

Tony Kaye has released “Hope and Triumph” a patriotic anthem and the second track to be taken from his debut solo album “End Of Innocence” released on September 10th through Spirit Of Unicorn Music (distributed via Cherry Red Records).

Listen to “Hope and Triumph” here

As he gears up to release his highly relevant new album 'Dear America' tomorrow, blues veteran Eric Bibb has unveiled a powerful new video for the album’s title track. Opening with a quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. about the importance of standing up to injustice and featuring footage of the January 6th attack on the Capital Building, the video is a striking look at the political and social climate in the US after a particularly challenging period in the country’s history.
 

‘Scandinavian jazz’ may conjure up an expectation of moody soundscapes and melancholic sounds, but there is a new wave of musicians, in Denmark at least, forging ahead with something rather more extroverted.

With the self-titled debut Tabloid, Danish guitarist & bandleader Johannes Wamberg presents his modern jazz twist on that classic American funk/soul sound.

Ten-time CMA Award winner Chris Stapleton leads nominees at the 55th Annual CMA Awards with nominations in five categories: Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year (Starting Over), Single of the Year (“Starting Over”) and Song of the Year (“Starting Over”), while also earning additional producer credits in both the Album of the Year and Single of the Year categories. The awards ceremony will be broadcast live on ABC from Nashville on Wednesday, November 10 at 8:00pm ET/7:00pm CT.

Larkin Poe, the GRAMMY® Award-nominated sister duo comprised of Atlanta-bred, Nashville-based multi-instrumentalists Rebecca and Megan Lovell, will be hitting the road with the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour bringing their brand of gritty, raw, and in your face rock n roll. The 27-date cross-country tour kicks off on September 15, 2021, in St. Louis and will continue through the fall and winter.

Award-winning Bluegrass artist Becky Buller made her Grand Ole Opry debut on Friday, September 3^rd. Joined by her band, Buller played three songs from her Distance & Time album on Dark Shadow Recording, “The Barber’s Fiddle,” “More Heart, Less Attack,” and “Don’t Look Back.” 

Multi-platinum UK rock icons The Darkness – frontman/guitarist Justin Hawkins, guitarist/producer Dan Hawkins, bassist Frankie Poullain, drummer Rufus Taylor – released the brand new song “Nobody Can See Me Cry” from their forthcoming album Motorheart out November 19^th via Cooking Vinyl. Album pre-orders are available at the band’s official store.

When you’ve been a professional musician for over thirty years, you can accumulate a large trunk of songs. The tucked-away tunes that Ireland-born / Los Angeles residing Bren Holmes shares on his solo debut, Everything You Never Wanted, reveal impressive singer/songwriter talents that never got fully displayed during his lengthy tenure as bassist with the Young Dubliners.

As the last year's celebrations commemorating the legendary Bob Marley's 75th birthday continue, "Rebel Music," the eighth episode of the Webby-nominated 12-part documentary series Legacy, premieres today, September 9 at 7am PT/10am ET on Bob Marley's Official YouTube Channel. The episode features twenty-nine luminaries and family members sharing insights about the history and impact of Bob Marley's political and social activism.