country-music
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Will Hoge Announces New Album, Tours Through November
Nashville singer-songwriter Will Hoge has announced his new album Sweet Misery is due out Aug. 22. The album is available for pre-order at his website. Sweet Misery will be Hoge’s 13th studio album and the successor to last year’s Tenderhearted… Continue reading
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Concert Review: Chris Janson @ Beaufort Water Festival 2025
If you’re lacking patriotism, you might want to consider attending a Chris Janson concert. Appearing on stage last weekend as part of the 2025 Beaufort Water Festival, Janson’s stage setup featured not one, but two, American flags hanging from both… Continue reading
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North Carolina Vinyl Outfit Offers Recording + Pressing Package
Citizen Vinyl, an award-winning vinyl pressing plant in Asheville, NC, and the premier partner of NewSong Music, is announcing a discounted studio + pressing package for indie artists and bands. So what’s the catch? Record or mix your project at… Continue reading
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Band of the Summer: Copper Flats
Anyone who reads this blog knows this writer is always searching out for the next great musical discovery. Heck that very thing is what led me to blogging back in 2005. And while most of those blogs are defucnt and… Continue reading
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Bruce Springsteen Readies Lost Album Project, Due This Summer
Music icon and bonafide living legend Bruce Springsteen has announced that Tracks II: The Lost Albums will be released this summer (June 27 to be exact). The 83-song set comprisses seven previously unheard Springsteen records. The first single in the… Continue reading
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Album of the Week: Ryan Hurd – Midwestern Rock + Roll
For his second full-length studio album singer-songwriter Ryan Hurd went back to his roots and dabbles in both nostalgia, heartbreak and beyond. And the results are utterly mesmerizing. Midwestern Rock + Roll is not a country album. Aside from Hurd’s… Continue reading
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Cover of the Day: Sugarland – “Tony” (Patty Griffin cover)
This post has little to do with the 2025 music scene and everything to do with a cover done exceptionally well. Seven years ago Sugarland went on tour in support of their album Bigger and drew crowds by the thousands.… Continue reading
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OneRPM + Huff Co. Sign Maoli
As country music continues to expand its reach and welcome in performers of all races, gender identities and ethnicities, it should be no surprise that the South Pacific community should enter the mix. OneRPM and Huff Co. have announced the… Continue reading
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NewSong Music Announces 2024 Finalists
The 2024 New Song Music Performance + Songwriting Competition has announced its finalists. They include the following: Eliza Edens (Brooklyn, NY)Paula Boggs (Seattle, WA)RO Shapiro (Los Altos, CA)Rai Omri (Carbondale, CO)Admiral Radio (Columbia, SC)Erika Lewis (Asheville, NC)Marcus Fetch (Birmingham, AL)Lindsay… Continue reading
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Chris Young Signs To New Label
Country music chart-topper Chris Young has announced a major career shift. After 18 years and nine studio albums with Sony Music Nashville‘s RCA Records, the “Young Love + Saturday Nights” singer has signed with Black River Entertainment (BRE). The label… Continue reading
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