Josh Sharpe

GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Brandy Clark is nominated for two awards at the 2024 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards: Album of the Year (Brandy Clark) and Song of the Year (“Dear Insecurity” feat. Brandi Carlile). The awards ceremony will take place at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday, September 18. 

Brit Floyd have announced that they will be touring the UK in 2025, which includes return stops in some cities they’ll visit later this year. They are calling next year’s trek the “Wish You Were Here 50th Anniversary World Tour.”  These shows will mark BRIT FLOYD’s biggest and most spectacular production to date, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s classic album Wish You Were Here. 

In celebration of his forthcoming new album Orgy of the Damned out May 17 on Gibson Records, SLASH the iconic, GRAMMY®-winning guitarist and songwriter has curated an all-star Blues lineup for the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Blues Festival touring North America this summer. Now, the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Blues Festival has added a new date of Tuesday, July 16 in Salt Lake City, UT at the Red Butte Garden.

Breakthrough guitarist, songwriter and bandleader Grace Bowers is nominated for Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2024 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards. The awards ceremony will take place at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday, September 18.

Heading into the season one finale, Food Network has ordered a second season of 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing. The freshman culinary competition series, hosted by Esther Choi and Michael Symon, features 24 talented and fearless chefs who take on 24 food challenges in 24 consecutive, non-stop hours. At the end of the 24 hours, the chef who cooked the best for the longest, and outlasted the competition, is the only one left standing.

Liverpool alternative rock band The Mysterines have released the official video for their latest single “Sink Ya Teeth,” the second track to be taken from their highly-anticipated new album Afraid of Tomorrows, due for release on June 7. Watch the video here!

Dina Ayada has dropped her latest single, 100 Bands. The audio release has been teased a few times prior on social media evoking great reactions from her fans. Featuring her beloved upbeat flow and lyrics that speak to stepping into your self-confidence and supporting the loved ones who support you. Listen to the song now!

Drive-By Truckers will celebrate their landmark third studio album, Southern Rock Opera, with an expanded new 3xLP edition arriving via New West Records on Friday, July 26. Pre-orders are available now. Southern Rock Opera – Deluxe sees the now-classic double album remixed, remastered, and re-sequenced to include a third LP featuring two sides of additional studio material and live recordings.

Divine Sweater has released “Deep Side,” their first new single in over a year, alongside a celebratory, vampiric official video. Driven by shimmering vocal harmonies, synthesizers, and propulsive drum machines “Deep Side” is Divine Sweater’s infatuation anthem, capturing the euphoric frenzy of diving headfirst into the whirlwind of a new crush. Watch the video here!

Country Music’s Party of the Year is getting even bigger with Post Malone set to make his debut on the legendary ACM Awards stage, alongside a newly added performance from 2022 New Male Artist of the Year Parker McCollum and must-see lineup of powerhouse duets from Female Artist and Album of the Year nominee Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan.

One woman indie-bedroom-arena-rock artist, PRONOUN, has released a new single called “i haven’t felt like me”. The song is accompanied by a 90’s teen heartthrob-inspired, and arguably camp, music video directed by Jax Anderson. Watch the video!

Modern funk guitar hero Eric Krasno and indie rap legend Wax are back with the second single from their upcoming collaborative album 'LIGHT YEARS,' releasing on Feel Music Group. The new song 'Higher' is a heartfelt boom bap banger that hearkens back to 'Kanye's first and second album' era of rap. Listen to the song now!

Presenters have been announced for the 2024 Chita Rivera Awards, being presented on May 20 at 7:30pm at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (566 LaGuardia Place off Washington Square Park). See the lineup here!

Multi-platinum rock band STRYPER has announced the upcoming release of their first-ever acoustic “unplugged” album, To Hell with the Amps. The first STRYPER album to be available in Dolby Atmos, To Hell with the Amps will be released digitally on May 10, 2024, with physical editions (including Blu-ray, CD, DVD, cassette and vinyl formats) to follow in June.

This October, multi-Platinum-selling, BRIT Award-winning, arena-filling giants Catfish and the Bottlemen will return to the U.S. for the first time in nearly five years and embark on a massively anticipated North American headline tour. Tickets for the tour will be available beginning with an artist presale launching tomorrow, May 8, at 10 a.m. local time, with additional presales running throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

October Drift have announced their largest headline show yet, which will take place at Scala in London on November 5th 2024. Pre-sale tickets are on sale now and general on sale commences on Wednesday May 8th at 10am. The announcement comes following the release of their new single ‘Blame The Young’, the first taste of the band’s forthcoming third album due later this year.

Esteemed singer-songwriter John Moreland has released a powerful video for folk-rock track “Gentle Violence.” Directed by Rahul Chakraborty, the video stars actors Jonah Lewis and Drew Pollock, who powerfully portray a family battling addiction and substance abuse. Watch the video here!

At the close of the 2024 Met Gala, pop star Ariana Grande and Tony Award-winner Cynthia Erivo joined the stage together to perform a powerful rendition of When You Believe from the animated film The Prince of Egypt. Watch the performance here!

CMAT, the bold, bright BRIT-nominated voice out of Ireland blending country, pop, and a flair for wit and whimsy has released a new single “Aw, Shoot” – a kitchen-sink drama with a western edge and an undeniable, boot-stomping hook. The single, which was premiered by BBC Radio’s Hottest Record In The World, is her first since her critically acclaimed sophomore album Crazymad, For Me released last fall. Listen to it here!

Razor Braids has returned with the fourth and final single from the highly anticipated new LP, Big Wave (out June 7th). Sonically containing a slower tempo than the previous singles released for this album, the titular track 'Big Wave' casts Razor Braids in a more emotional light. An ode to heartbreak experienced as a result of a failed platonic relationship, the track oozes in melancholy and fits like a warm hug. Listen to the single now!