Music Newsroom

Warmer days are ahead, and with them the Axelrod Summer Concert Series! This year’s lineup brings an electrifying variety of iconic voices, legendary music, and more.

Rico Nasty returns with the announcement of a new studio album, LETHAL due out May 16th. To mark the occasion she has dropped the first single - a rap rock banger titled “TEETHSUCKER (YEA3X).” Check it out here!

Multi-instrumentalist and producer, Salami Rose Joe Louis has announced her new album Lorings out April. The announcement is accompanied by a second single, “Inside,” following last month’s “Arm fell asleep.' Listen to it now!

Yann Tiersen has shared “Arne”, the third single from his highly anticipated new album, Rathlin from a Distance |The Liquid Hour, out on vinyl, CD and digitally on April 4, 2025. Listen to it now!

ARE WE DREAMING – an immersive audio-visual experience created by film composer Brian Tyler debuted a special variation, created especially for the F1® 75 LIVE show, of the powerful new song “Rise Higher.” Listen to it here!

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats have announced an initiative to help raise wildfire recovery funds for the Los Angeles area in advance of their first-ever show at the Kia Forum on Friday, February 21.

Singer-songwriter Susannah B has announced the release of her latest single, Always Wanted To, a heartfelt anthem of longing, personal growth, and the courage to chase one's dreams. Watch the music video!

The Hails have released “Different Guy,” the first single since their 2023 debut album What’s Your Motive. With the five band members geographically spread out across Miami, DC and Brooklyn, the new track came to life across numerous home studios as well as Fraser Sound Studios in New York. Listen to it now!

Following the news that Cynthia Erivo will serve as the host for the 2025 Tony Awards and is set to star in Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl, the Wicked star has taken to Instagram to tease her new album, which is expected to arrive this summer.

This spring, Sammy Rae & The Friends will bring their debut album Something For Everybody to more venues across the U.S., including stops in Philadelphia, Cleveland, Royal Oak, Columbus, St. Louis, Nashville, Atlanta, Memphis, Dallas, and Austin.

Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced Buckethead appearing on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 8:00PM Buckethead is a virtuoso guitarist and multi instrumentalist who performs within many genres of music.

MORGXN, Katie Pruitt, Meghan Linsey, Rich Hennessy and a host of Nashville based recording artists are coming together for MUSIC CITY X CITY OF ANGELS, a benefit concert for LA's music community.

Grace Farms will welcome back acclaimed jazz vocalist, composer, and advocate Andromeda Turre for an exclusive concert. Learn more and see how to attend.

The Brazilian Music Award-winning trio Gilsons, a distinguished family band, is set to perform at the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) on Friday, May 9th, at 8 p.m..

The initial wave of talent includes The LOX, Da Brat, GZA, Lupe Fiasco, MC Lyte, Fabolous, Xzibit, Dead Prez, The Pharcyde, Paul Wall, Buckshot & Smif-N-Wessun, Onyx, Nappy Roots, Kool G Rap, MC Sha-Rock and Ed Lover.

Carolina Oliveros, the hypnotic vocalist known for her work with projects like Combo Chimbita, Bulla En El Barrio, and Latin GRAMMY nominated Tonada, has released the first single off of a solo album to be released this Summer. Watch the video!

Prolific Hip-Hop veteran Homeboy Sandman has announced his new collab EP Dancing Tree with Detroit beatmaker Illingsworth. The lead single “I’ll Show You” is out now. Listen to it here!

Multi-Platinum band The Fray is set to embark on a highly anticipated global tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their groundbreaking debut album, How to Save a Life. The tour will span 20 U.S. cities and 14 international stops.

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Hannah Cohen has shared “Draggin’,” the second released single from her forthcoming album Earthstar Mountain. Listen to it now!

Rock n' roll legend Billy Idol, recently nominated for the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame, returns to the UK for a very special date at the OVO Wembley Arena on Tuesday 24th June 2025.

Butcher Brown has shared the new single “Dinorah Dinorah,” (originally by Ivan Lins) following previous tracks “Ibiza” and “Montrose Forest.” Check it out now!

Phish have announced their summer 2025 tour, set to get underway June 20 for three nights at Manchester, NH’s SNHU Arena. The band will continue on with performances in Pittsburgh, PA, Austin, TX, Columbus, OH, North Charleston, SC, and more.

Acclaimed vocalist, licensed jet pilot, best-selling author, psychologist, and theater producer Judy Whitmore has released her new single “A Time For Love.' Listen to it here!

Fresh off receiving the highly-coveted Album of the Year GRAMMY award for his contribution to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, Raphael Saadiq has announced his highly-anticipated one-man show No Bandwidth: One Man, One Night, Three Decades of Hits.

Multi-hyphenate global superstar Jennifer Lopez and international pop sensation Troye Sivan are set to headline the WorldPride Music Festival at RFK Festival Grounds (2400 East Capitol St NE) on June 6 and 7 in Washington DC.