Izo Fitzroy – A Good Woman

Izo FitzRoy’s ‘A Good Woman’ is the title track from her upcoming LP, showcasing her gospel-infused vocals over rich piano chords, with expert production courtesy of Oscar de Jong (Kraak & Smaak). You can listen to the new single HERE. Izo says “The title track ‘A Good Woman’ sums up the essence of the album. A take on what it …

Mya Byrne Drops Fuzzed-Out Guitar-Forward John Prine Tribute “Come On”-New Album Rhinestone Tomboy Out 4/28 Via Kill Rock Stars

Photographer Credit: Niki Pretti March 2, 2023 – Today, Mya Byrne shares the fuzzed-out new single “Come On” from her forthcoming album Rhinestone Tomboy, which releases April 28 via Kill Rock Stars Nashville. Featuring electric guitar from Grammy-nominated songwriter and album producer Aaron Lee Tasjan, “Come On” is a psychedelic ball of rolling thunder accompanied …

JOEY BADA$$ PRESENTS NEW CINEMATIC SHORT FILM FEATURING SERAYAH FOR HIT SINGLE “SHOW ME”

New York, NY (March 1, 2023) – Today, multiplatinum chart-topping rapper Joey Bada$$, who appeared in the Academy® Award-winning film Distant Strangers, presents an arresting and captivating new short film to accompany his rapidly rising single “Show Me.” The track appears on his unanimously acclaimed third full-length album, 2000, out now. Watch “Show Me”—HERE. Listen to 2000—HERE. Directed by Levi Turner and Mccray Sutherlin, the film centers …

THE MIRACULOUS LOVE KIDS PRESENT “I WON’T BACK DOWN” FEATURING BLAKE SHELTON, JOE WALSH, TIMOTHY B. SCHMIT & MATT SORUM

FEBRUARY 28, 2023 (ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN) – The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban on August 15, 2021, continues to resonate and claim new victims. At the end of 2022, the group banned women from working in local and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs). No one can say how much worse the oppression against women and girls in …

Macklemore Releases Performance Video for “HEROES”

Session filmed as part Of Vevo’s Original Content Series, Ctrl Macklemore’s forthcoming album BEN to be released March 3rd Vevo announces Macklemore as the next artist in their Ctrl. series with a performance of his latest single, “HEROES,” taken from his forthcoming studio album BEN, set for worldwide release on March 3rd. Vevo’s Ctrl series highlights the …

BABYFACE & ARI LENNOX SHARE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR “LIQUOR”

Ari Lennox stars as a sultry vocalist at a club where Babyface is the bartender in the official video for “Liquor,” which was directed by Jean Estene (Blu DeTiger). View HERE. The track is found on Babyface’s Girls Night Out (Extended), which was released last Friday. The deluxe edition of his new project includes the original 13 tracks plus two additional songs: “Sometimes” (with Jenevieve) and “If …

Madonna’s Plastic Surgery Criticism Long Time Coming: Decades of Following, Not Leading & Subpar Music, by Marc Ang

When Madonna tweeted half jokingly about the swelling on her face subsiding, one could acutely feel the sting she felt to even have to respond back in that way. Of course, such viral and widespread criticism has an effect on a person’s psyche and she’s still at the end of the day, a human.  But …

Snow Day in CA, by Chuck Strom

California has received a late-season load of snow in recent days, including blizzards in unlikely places such as Los Angeles County.  This has meant ideal conditions for snowshoeing, an activity that I and my partner took up a couple of years ago as a low-risk release from pandemic-induced cabin fever.  During a break in the …

THE LOST WEEKEND: A LOVE STORY gets domestic/international release by Iconic Events on April 13th; May Pang’s Documentary on her 18-month affair with Beatles’ John Lennon

New York, NY, February 27, 2023—Iconic Events will release THE LOST WEEKEND: A LOVE STORY on April 13th as a Special Event, leading into limited theatrical engagements starting on Friday, April 14th. The revealing and compelling documentary, with never-before-seen footage, moved audiences at its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival last June, garnering both …

BUZZING R&B STAR REYANNA MARIA IS BACK WITH NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO “IMAGINE”

Buzzing Melbourne-based Filipino pop/R&B singer and songwriter Reyanna Maria has returned with a dreamy new single and vide entitled “Imagine.” Get it HERE via Victor Victor Worldwide/Republic Records. The song showcases her skyscraper-size vocal range over sparse production. Doubling heavenly harmonies, her voice echoes on quotable lines such as “Used to sit out on the park bench just vibing, now we show up to …

GRACIE ABRAMS RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM GOOD RIDDANCE & VIDEO “I KNOW IT WON’T WORK”: ABRAMS TO KICK OFF NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR MARCH 6

Photo by: Danielle Neu Good Riddance, the debut album from acclaimed singer-songwriter Gracie Abram is out now. Produced by Aaron Dessner of The National, Good Riddance finds Abrams opening up about a recent period of intense transformation, bringing even more honesty and depth to her lyrical storytelling. Good Riddance is available now HERE. To celebrate the arrival of Good Riddance, the 23-year-old artist is also sharing her …

RENEÉ RAPP DROPS DELUXE EDITION OF EVERYTHING TO EVERYONE EP & OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR “BRUISES” DIRECTED BY HANNAH LUX DAVIS

Singer, actress and performer Reneé Rapp releases a deluxe edition of her unfiltered and deeply vulnerable debut EP Everything to Everyone via Interscope Records. The release boasts two new tracks including the new single “Bruises,” an exploration of her love-hate relationship with being sensitive and easily wounded. That theme is reflected in the strikingly cinematic video, which builds on the track’s vivid …

ALICE HOWE’S NEW VIDEOS “SOMEBODY’S NEW LOVER NOW” & “WHAT ABOUT YOU” OUT NOW + NEW LP OUT APRIL 21

Los Angeles-based, Boston-bred, singer-songwriter Alice Howe– who has been called by East Portland Blog, “the best and most distinctive voice to come along since Neko Case”– has released “Somebody’s New Lover Now,” the second single from her forthcoming LP, Circumstance, due out on April 21st. The song’s accompanying video features in-studio footage of Howe and …

Amsterdam via New York City’s Taali Shares New Single: ANYWHERE

Good news: We have your summer 2023 song four months early (you’re welcome!) in Grammy nominated singer Taali’s newest stone cold bop “Anywhere.” Complete with anthemic drums, an infectious bassline, a soaring chorus and some pretty damn catchy hand claps, Taali delivers a future classic in the vein of Regina Spektor’s “Fidelity” or Sara Bareilles’ …

ICYMI: JACK WHITE RETURNED TO NBC’S SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE TO PERFORM A MEDLEY OF “TAKING ME BACK” AND “FEAR OF THE DAWN” ALONGSIDE “A TIP FROM YOU TO ME”

Jack White returned to NBC’s Saturday Night Live for the fifth time last night and performed a towering medley of “Taking Me Back” and “Fear of the Dawn,” as well as ENTERING HEAVEN ALIVE highlight “A Tip From You To Me,” on the Woody Harrelson-hosted episode.  The first performance saw White (vocals, guitar), backed by Dominic Davis (bass), Daru Jones …

Inkfields – ‘Your Head’s in the Sand’ : Edinburgh based songwriter channels calm through a moment of frustration

‘Your Head’s in the Sand’ (out now) is the second single from the upcoming album, The Third Side of the Coin, a stupendous album from start to finish, which is due to be out April 27, from Edinburgh based artist Inkfields. Today’s track sees the songwriter inspired by the fluidity and calming effects of the …

paris jackson DROPS LATEST SINGLE “bandaid” TODAY

Photo Credit: NAS BOGADO | @Nashavefun NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 24TH, 2023 – Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actress, and activist paris jackson unveils her new single “bandaid” out today via Republic Records—listen HERE. Drawing influences from 90’s grunge and alternative, the spirited anthem was sonically inspired by Interpol, Smashing Pumpkins, and Nirvana and lyrically inspired by Andy Hull and Conor Oberst. It follows …

HALSEY UNVEILS NEW SINGLE, “DIE 4 ME”

Today, Halsey shared a solo version of “Die 4 Me.” While they initially began working on the song while recording their chart-topping 2020 album Manic, Halsey’s original verse first appeared alongside Post Malone and Future’s vocals on the 2019 release of “Die for Me.” Listen to “Die 4 Me” HERE and view the accompanying visualizer HERE. Teasing the release on social media last week, Halsey explained, “It’s been long known in my fanbase …

Powerhouse Alternative Rock Vocalist/Songwriter LETDOWN. Releases Debut EP, “Crying In The Shower”

Big Loud Rock, the new alternative/rock imprint of Big Loud Records, and Letdown. are excited to announce the release of Crying In The Shower, the Chicago/Nashville-based songwriter and vocalist’s seven-song debut EP (stream on all platforms HERE). Documenting Blake Coddington of Letdown.’s internal struggle as he searches for answers in times of darkness, uncertainty and self-doubt, Crying In The Shower features a collection of …

Stream the new album from post-punk / no-wave drummer Andrew Becker aka Human Potential (ex-Medications / Screens)

STREAM: Hoosi, No! –Bandcamp / Spotify VIDEO: “Hoosi, No!” –YouTube Hoosi, No! is the fifth release by Human Potential, the solo designation of Andrew Becker – an award-winning filmmaker and former drummer for Dischord Records band, Medications and Brooklyn baubles, Screens. After his previous release, I’m Glad You’re Alive, went silver in Melanesia, Becker spent several years recklessly celebrating the album’s unlikely …

DEF JAM RECORDINGS NEW SIGNEE GENIA RELEASES HER DEBUT SINGLE & VIDEO “INTRODUCING”

Feb 24, 2023 Singer/Songwriter Genia and newest Def Jam Recordings signee releases her debut single “Introducing” today. To showcase her range, Genia released five different versions of “Introducing” – A Capella, Sped Up, Slowed Down, and an Instrumental outside of the original. She also revealed a new music video for the single. “Introducing” is Genia’s first …

Sultan + Shepard “Forever Now”

Last week my friends Sultan + Shepard released their new album ‘Forever Now’, featuring a song we wrote together called ‘Elenore’. The lyrics were inspired by a poem called ‘Les Separes’ written by French poet Marceline Desbordes-Valmore and translated by the late Louis Simpson. It was written from the perspective of someone wrestling with the pain of being separated …