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Keifer Thompson of Thompson Square Announces First Ever Comedy Tour Keifer Thompson  one half of platinum-selling Country duo Thompson Square officially enters the world of comedy as he announces 13 tour dates in early 2020. The Reviver Entertainment artist rolled out new comedic material back in August at Nashvilles Zanies Comedy Night Club before a
Matt Stell Has Another Hit With “Everywhere But On” RECORDS/Arista Nashville breakthrough entertainerMatt Stell officially impacts country radio today with his new singleEverywhere But On,garnering 56combined adds onBillboardandCountry Aircheck/Mediabasestations. The most-added song this week, Everywhere But On, is the title track of Stells debut EP (listenHERE) and the name of his first headline tour which
Lido Pimienta Releases First New Song In Three Years, “No Pude” Lido Pimienta is a Toronto-based, Colombian-born interdisciplinary musician and artist-curator. Today she has released the track No Pude, her first new music since the release of her 2016 Polaris Prize-winning album La Papessa. Directed by Fitto Segura with art direction from Orly Anan, listen + watch her colorful and emotive
Questlove Set To Direct “Black Woodstock” Producers Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein have announced the start of production on Black Woodstock, a feature documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival directed by Ahmir Questlove Thompson. This film marks Thompsons feature directorial debut and focuses on the 1969 outdoor festival in Harlems Mount Morris
Sweet Lizzy Project Brings Flare, Substance to First Album, ‘Technicolor’ Being discovered by Raul Malo the lead singer and founder of The Mavericks would be a cool enough launching point for most bands, but Sweet Lizzy Project is not looking to have its story defined by its starting point. Its first album, Technicolor, is
Milky Chance Talks ‘Mind the Moon,’ Returning to Form Milky Chance | Mind The Moon | Muggelig Records 4 out of 5 stars Kassel, Germany-based folk pop group Milky Chance returned to new music platforms on November 15th with the release of Mind the Moon, their third full-length album following a year-long break from touring.
Jewel Shares Insights On New Projects, Writing Process It had been a while since Jewel released new music. Four years to be exact. But the famed singer-songwriter recently broke that streak when she dropped a moving ballad titled, No More Tears.  The song was recorded for Lost in America, a documentary that follows director
Behind the Song: Don Henley, “The Heart of the Matter” Henley knew to listen when Mike Campbell came calling with a piece of music.The post Behind the Song: Don Henley, “The Heart of the Matter” appeared first on American Songwriter.
‘1999-Super Deluxe’ Showcases All Things Prince Prince  | 1999-Super Deluxe | (Warner Brothers) 5 out of 5 stars Dance, Music, Sex, Romance abbreviated to D.M.S.R.; that track title neatly sums up 1999, Princes fifth album, released in 1982.  The purple ones first double vinyl album (condensed to a single disc when transitioned
Behind the Song: The Eagles, “New Kid In Town” Frey wrote the song with Don Henley and J.D. Souther.The post Behind the Song: The Eagles, “New Kid In Town” appeared first on American Songwriter.
Matthew Francis Andersen, Former Lyric Contest Winner, Set to Release Third Album When Matthew Francis Andersen won the 2012 American Songwriter Lyric Contest the prize of co-writing with Hayes Carll may have seemed at least at the time a dream come true. Now, closing in on a decade later, he is releasing his album Pine River
Carrington MacDuffie Releases A Rocking New Take On “Blue Christmas” Veteran indie singer songwriter Carrington MacDuffieintroduces her punk rock-infused rendition of a classic holiday hit, Blue Christmas today. Shes also planning to release a new concept video for her take on the vintage holiday tune, which will visually portray her unique approach to music and art, thus
Molly Tuttle Shares Intimate New Video for “Sleepwalking” Matching the personally revealing lyrics to a noir-narrative video, Molly Tuttle put together a perfect combination for the video to the latest single, Sleepwalking. Already an award-winning guitarist being the lone female artist to take home a prize at the 2018 Americana Music Awards for
Jacob Collier Announces 2020 Tour Dates, Releases “Time Alone With You” Following a week that brought Jacob Collier two new Grammy nominations to add to his previous pair of wins, plus three new Coldplay songs to include on his ever-expanding resume of wide-ranging collaborations, the 25-year-old producer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and poly-octave vocalist releases “Time Alone With You,”
Saw Black Releases Second Single From Christmas LP Richmond, Va. indie folk / Americana artist Saw Black has released the second single from Christmas in the Background. Christmas in the Background will be released on all streaming platforms as well as a limited-edition 100-copy run of vinyl via WarHen Records. With its mix of original songs and abbreviated carols,
Infinite Eve Releases New EP, ‘The Story’ Infinite Eve dropped their addictive debut EP The Story on all digital platforms today, making an epic splash in the Rock scene with thematic melodies, and lyrics everyone can get sad to. The EP has something most inner alternative and hard rock kids desire. Vibes include, but are not
Behind The Song: Don Henley, “The Boys Of Summer” “The Boys of Summer” – Written by Don Henley and Mike Campbell While you may think that we chose Don Henleys The Boys Of Summer to dissect this week due to its ties to the hottest season, a closer listen to this #5 hit from 1984
Victoria Shaw Offers Five Tips To Aspiring Songwriters If you’ve turned on the radio over the last quarter century then you have heard something that Victoria Shaw has written. Her No. 1 songs include Garth Brooks“THE RIVER” (which we recently did a Behind the Song feature) and “SHE’S EVERY WOMAN,” Ricky Martin’s “SO’LO QUIERO
UPSAHL Offers Rebelliously Clever Video to Catchy Tune, “Smile For The Camera” Closing out breakthrough 2019 highlighted by packed shows, millions of streams, and unanimous praise, critically acclaimed alternative pop darling UPSAHL unveiled a new video for Smile For The Camera earlier this week. The intelligently written, spirit of youth-filled lyrics combine with a base built on pop-rock
Chatham County Line Help Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld Tell ‘Winter Stories’ North Carolina Americana staples Chatham County Line have teamed up with folk music icon Judy Collins for her latest album, Winter Stories. Recorded in Asheville, NC, in February 2019, they were joined by Norwegian songwriting legend and four-time Spellmannprisen-winner Jonas Fjeld. Together the artists crafted a collection
Smoke Fairies Release New Video for ‘Disconnect’ Smoke Fairiesunveil their new video for‘Disconnect’directed byAnnick Wolfers.Thetrack is the second single fromtheir forthcoming albumDarknessBrings The Wonders Homeout on January 31st, 2020. Katherine Blamiretalks about the idea for the clip saying, “The video was a really simple idea encapsulating how your everyday domestic world gets
Behind The Song: The Eagles, “Witchy Woman” Written by  Don Henley and Bernie Leadon Formed in 1971, The Eagles were quickly tasked in finding a signature sound. While early sessions proved difficult, as they searched to blend rock and country into a cohesive element, the band delivered on their 1972 self-titled debut record.
Freeform Releases Official 25 Days of Christmas Schedule The turkey has been consumed and it can officially be called Christmas season. Nothing is more Christmas than the Freeform 25 Days of Christmas programming schedule. The complete guide is below, (thanks, Freeform) and we are making our list and checking it twice to make sure
The Lone Bellow Share New Song in Support of 2020 Album The Lone Bellow Zach Williams, Kanene Donehey Pipkin, Brian Elmquist have released “Wonder,” the new song from their long-awaited soon-to-be-released album, HALF MOON LIGHT (Dualtone Records, an Entertainment One Company), the bands fourth studio LP and first one since 2017. Pulsing with the trios signature harmonies,
Behind the Song: Sam Cooke, “A Change Is Gonna Come” When Bettye LaVette performed A Change Is Gonna Come, in duet with Jon Bon Jovi, at the first inaugural concert for President Obama, a new generation of listeners was introduced to a classic composition by one of the most influential writers and vocalists in pop history,
Oliver Nelson Remixes Sheppard’s Rising Single “Die Young” Following the success of new single Die Young, which has garnered over TWO MILLION streams within a month of its release, Australian pop darlings Sheppard have shared a new remix of the track courtesy of Oliver Nelson.  Nelson has a number of notable remixes under his belt, including Tove Los Habits, Whitney Houstons
Dankrupt Releases “Drowning” Music Video Ahead Of Black Friday Wide Release Southern California’sDankrupthas dropped a video for the new single “Drowning” in advance of the single hitting all streaming outlets this Friday. While the track brings an overwhelmingly positive vibe, creating a likable backdrop that makes you want to listen on repeat, the lyrics reveal a darker
Five of Classic Rock’s Best Guitar Solos You know em, you love em. With the right series of notes they can turn a great song into an iconic song. This was tough to put together because there are just so many amazing guitarists out there who have written solos that have stood the
elrow’art Set to Debut on December 6 World renowed DJ and ProducerPaco Osunacurateselrow’art’sUS debut in Miami December 6th, marking this a special highlight to this years’ Art Basel edition. Recently they announcethe unique, ethereal and conscious expanding house DJ and artistBlond:ishplus intertnational party starter and club scene champion,Eats Everythingas part of the musical
Anastasia Elliot Gives A Fresh Take to “Last Christmas” Elfastasia, Anastasia Elliots festive alter ego, is ready to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with her take on the Wham! classic, Last Christmas. Elfastasia breathes new life into the already iconic track with a fun and powerful performance which really showcases her impressive

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