David Villalta, renowned studio owner, producer, and General Manager of Louisiana Red Hot Records, is calling for the inclusion of local New Orleans artists in the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show. While he praises Jay-Z's selection of Kendrick Lamar as the headliner, Villalta echoes New Orleans Entertainment Ambassador Master P's sentiments that homegrown talent like Lil Wayne deserves a place on the national stage.

After sharing several singles over the past few years, Justine Giles has compiled those tracks into her new EP Another Chance, which will be officially released on Oct. 25. It can be pre-ordered now at Bandcamp.

Another Chance encapsulates the past four years of Justine's creative journey in five heartfelt and beautifully constructed songs, re-introducing her as a powerful Canadian voice within the global singer/songwriter scene.

Since releasing his latest album Make Way For This Heartache over the summer, Ben Arsenault has quickly become one of Canada's most vital new voices within the international Americana scene. That momentum is sure to keep building with the album's new single "Grand Forks," which encapuslates the album's vintage vibes while showing off the Vancouver-based artist's classic vocal style.

With election season upon us, the Music Votes coalition has announced a new round of partners including Activist Artists Management, Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP), The Azoff Company, Band of Sisters, CD Baby, DoStuff, Environmental Media Association (EMA), Epitaph / ANTI- Records, FLOOD Magazine, The Hometown Project, The ROSTR Group, as well as college-level music business programs including MEIEA (Music & Entertainment Industry Education Association), Appalachian State University, Colorado State University, New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded M

It’s been 20 years since their start with the one and only Dolly Parton … The GRASCALS are celebrating their 20th anniversary as a band with the new album “20” (Mountain Home Music Company).

Award-winning folk singer-songwriter Crys Matthews unveils her latest single, "Waking Up the Dead," the second release from her highly anticipated upcoming album, Reclamation.

Sullivan King, the genre-defying artist blending metal and electronic music, is set to embark on an electrifying North American tour in 2025. Kicking off in Nashville, TN, on January 24, 2024, at Cannery Hall, the tour will see King bring his explosive live show to cities across the U.S., including major stops in Charlotte, NC, Boston, MA, Las Vegas, NV, San Francisco, CA and more, before hitting Revel in Albuquerque, NM on March 28 and Rawhide Event Center in Chandler, AZ, on March 29 for King's Relentless Beats produced stops.

Today, the legendary jazz group The Bad Plus releases “Casa Ben,” the second single from their upcoming LP Complex Emotions, out November 8 via Mack Avenue Records. Composed by drummer Dave King, the track’s steadfast percussion, spacey synths and cascading sax bounce around an airy sonic landscape. They’ve also announced additional dates on their extensive fall/winter tour including shows in Pittsburgh, Atlanta and more.

Today, Austin-based singer-songwriter William Harries Graham shares “Philadelphia,” the third single from his upcoming album Annie’s House, due out October 25 via Strolling Bones Records. “Philadelphia” captures the bittersweet feeling of looking back on youth without longing for it, embracing life’s beauty at all different stages. Americana Highways featured the track, calling it a “powerful song of youthful excesses” and praised William’s “commanding and provocative raw talent.”

Casey Russell, best known as the keyboardist of tour circuit mainstays, The Magic Beans, has revealed "Let's Get It," the second single off of his solo record Patience due out on Color Red on November 8, 2024. Russell is at the helm on keyboards and lead vocals accompanied by a star-studded backing cast of Shira Elias (Cool Cool Cool) & Kim Dawson on background vocals, Eric “Benny” Bloom (Lettuce) on trumpet, Nick Gerlach on tenor sax, Jeff Franca (Thievery Corporation) on drums, and Taylor Frederick on guitar.