Onyx Collective Releases New Single 'My Funny Valentine'February 14, 2020On Friday, elusive New York City jazz group Onyx Collective returns with the release of their new single. 'My Funny Valentine' features Nick Hakim and is a reimagining of the song originally written for Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's 1937 musical Babes in Arms. On Onyx Collective's stripped-down rendition of the song, out via TMWRK Records, Nick Hakim delivers a delicate vocal performance over a haunting and at times tense piano riff. With the release Onyx Collective becomes one of the many significant artists to cover the song, including Hal McIntyre and Ruth Gaylor, Chet Baker, Frank Sinatra, Lee Wiley, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, The Supremes, Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders, Chris Botti and Sting, and Chaka Khan.
Cold Mountain Music Festival Announces 2020 LineupFebruary 14, 2020Cold Mountain Music Festival is proud to announce the lineup for its 4th annual event happening June 5-6, 2020 at the picturesque Lake Logan Conference Center in Canton, NC. GRAMMY-winning newgrass pioneer Sam Bush Band will headline the weekend-long retreat, with additional appearances by fast-rising alt-country sensation Charley Crockett, West Coast folk-rock outfit Blitzen Trapper, critically acclaimed troubadour Amythyst Kiah, plus regional powerhouses Futurebirds, Sierra Ferrell, and more.
VINCINT Releases Debut EP THE FEELINGFebruary 14, 2020VINCINT has released his eagerly anticipated debut EP, The Feeling, available everywhere now. The six-track EP features VINCINT's newest single “Save Myself,' an uplifting proclamation of independence co-written with Brandon Colbein (Liam Payne, Hayley Kiyoko) and Ryan Hartman, as well as the previously released and celebrated singles 'Someday,' and “Please Don't Fall In Love.”
Kerry Hart Releases Debut Album I KNOW A GUNFebruary 14, 2020Today, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Kerry Hart releases her debut album I Know A Gun. The album, which has already seen notable critical acclaim, has been met with enthusiastic fan response, with over 2M streams on Youtube, and well past half a million streams on Spotify and Apple Music. Today Hart is also spotlighting her new track 'Great Water' for fans. She describes the song as 'a modern hymnal, a worship song to the water, to the sky, and to the Great Spirit. It's an offering of one's burden on to the alter of Spirit, a pledge of faith to a higher power, a wider perspective. Within it, a potent lamentation, and a prayerful willingness to receive absolution.'
LARKINS Release New EP HIT AND RUNFebruary 14, 2020Following the release of their recent track 'Flood', rising Manchester four-piece Larkins drop their highly-anticipated new EP Hit and Run.
KELIS Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Debut with Vinyl/Digital ReissueFebruary 14, 2020It's been 20 years since Kaleidoscope, the groundbreaking, game-changing debut album by Kelis. She recorded the album aged 17, naive to its everlasting resonance, and from the moment it was released, it was a bolt of lightning, ahead of its time, pioneering on all sides, from the bold Neptunes production to its sci-fi aesthetic. With features from Pusha-T, Markita and Justin Vince, Kaleidoscope is an album that's boundary-pushing - Afro-futurism feels as fresh and relevant today as it did on release and not only influenced, but defined music, culture and style for generations to follow.
William Wild Announces Debut Album PUSH UPSFebruary 14, 2020WILLIAM WILD today announces the release of Push Ups, his sophomore full-length and debut album with Sony Music Masterworks, due out March 20. Available now to preorder, the 11-track collection combines subtle folk textures with gripping electronic and alternative elements in a sonic and thematic contemplation of identity and morality. The album marks a pivotal moment in the career of Tennessee-based artist Garrett Sale, the singer-songwriter, producer and engineer behind William Wild, as he journeys from crisis to reconstruction. Originally making its debut via EARMILK and available alongside today's preorder is the latest offering from Push Ups, “Holy Ghost (where did my life go?)”
New Pagans Announce Debut EP GLACIAL ERRATICFebruary 14, 2020Belfast's New Pagans have announced their debut EP Glacial Erratic, set for release on March 6th. To mark the announcement the band have released the charming new single 'Admire'.
Tim Montana Releases New Album AMERICAN THREADFebruary 14, 2020Tim Montana continues to defy genre boundaries as he “blurs the line between roots country and hard rock” (American Songwriter) with today's release of his highly anticipated new album “American Thread” which is home to song “Cowboys On The Run” featuring Kid Rock. The album's country-rock fusion exhibits Montana's versatility with songs that showcase his “raw, anthemic ode to hard working Americans everywhere” (CMT).
Nightlapse Drop New Single 'Freak Out'February 14, 2020The DJ-producer duo Nightlapse have announced the release of their second single on AREA10, 'Freak Out', which features the stirring vocals of Irish-Swedish artist Liska. The song is a modern day love letter to 90's rave culture combined with an in-your-face mash up of high-energy and acid house.
Buffy Sainte-Marie to Receive Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award at Canadian Music WeekFebruary 14, 2020Canadian Music Week is pleased to announce Buffy Sainte-Marie as the 2020 recipient of the Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award. Buffy will be honoured for her work over the last 60 years as a trailblazing musician, activist and educator at the annual Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards Gala at Bluma Appel Theatre in Toronto on Thursday, May 21, 2020.
Luck Reunion Announces Lineup for 2020 FestivalFebruary 14, 2020Luck Reunion, presented by Southwest®, will take place on March 19 in Luck, TX, less than thirty miles outside of Austin, and feature both artists who have defined American music and artists who are redefining it. Luck Reunion performers, or “Luck Family” as they've grown to be called, all take after the event's gracious host, free-wheeling legend Willie Nelson, in that they bow to nothing but inspiration, refuse to play it safe, and are always open for collaboration. Below is a view of each branch of 2020's “Luck Family” tree—a.k.a. this year's lineup:
POETRY IN AMERICA Returns to Public Television for Season TwoFebruary 13, 2020Eight new half-hour episodes of Poetry in America will begin airing on public television stations nationwide (check local listings) and on the World Channel starting this April and continuing through the spring and summer. Also in April, which is National Poetry Month, the series will be available to stream on pbs.org and individual episodes will be available on poetryinamerica.org.
Milck Unveils Video For 'If I Ruled The World'February 13, 2020Singer-songwriter-activist MILCK, has unveiled a moving and poignant companion video for her inspirational new single “If I Ruled The World.” This marks the first video in a quintet of avant-garde expressive visuals that show the transformative story of her forthcoming EP Into Gold. The beautiful visual premiered today on LADGYGUNN –