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Having delivered Rolling Stone Country’s No.1 Album of 2021 with Reckless, as well Best of lists from TIME, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The FADER, Stereogum, Whiskey Riff, and more, Morgan Wade’s cut-to-the-bone kind of country made a real impression on anyone who heard her wide-open vocals, brutally honest songs and lean rock-country debut. Having never set out to become a critical sensation, the songwriter from Floyd, Virginia continued doing what she does best: playing for the fans.

Ben Tyler brings a fresh voice to pop in his new album Phoenix, released on all streaming services today. Chronicling the pain of reconciliation, emotional breakthroughs, and moments of quiet success, the 10-track release fully showcases the singer-songwriters creative bandwidth.

World renowned London music venue the Roundhouse announces Roundhouse Rising Festival 2022, alongside a new brand partnership with global multi-platform media company VICE Media Group. The five-day flagship event will take place from Tuesday 4th October to Saturday 8th October 2022, with tickets launching on Tuesday 9th Aug to Roundhouse members, and general sale from Thursday 11th August at 10am.

Ladies and gentlemen, the wait is over. The genius that is James Parkinson of One Cure for Man has unleashed his latest masterpiece into the world. “On The Edge” will stun you with its thoughtfulness, brilliant composition, and wisdom.

On August 5, Brazilian pianist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Ricardo Bacelar will release his latest solo album entitled Congênito.

Critically acclaimed Warner Music Nashville artist, songwriter and producer Shy Carter will return to the UK this month to play two festival shows: Nashville Meets London on 24 August and The Long Road Festival on 27 August, which follow his breakthrough appearance as a standout artist at the C2C: Country to Country festival in March, with Maverick Magazine remarking that Shy “knew how to work the stage and his energy was infectious.”

After three months of a sold-out European arena tour, 15-time GRAMMY® Award-winning singer-songwriter, Alicia Keys, kicked off her 2022 ‘The Alicia + Keys World Tour’ with a sold-out show in Charlotte, North Carolina. She returns to America with a concept inspired by her longtime friend and mentor, the legendary “Prince,” to perform intimate, once in a life time shows. 

The London Suede have released “15 Again,” the powerful new single taken from their forthcoming studio album Autofiction, described as “a song about falling in love with life for the first time” by Brett Anderson.

Hot Chip are pleased to reveal the third cut from their upcoming new album Freakout/Release, out Aug 19. The title track from their eighth record, the sound of “Freakout/Release” hits different to the previously shared singles "Eleanor" and "Down."

Project Grand Slam, the celebrated band that plays an original fusion of Rock and Jazz, led by acclaimed bassist/composer Robert Miller, announces the release of their new single, “All Of The Time”.

JAXN’s early tracks have resulted in attention from Clash, Lyrical Lemonade and Office, hit numerous alternative playlists across streaming services, and seen the producer/songwriter/vocalist amass more than a million likes at TikTok. Now returning in a much bigger way with more releases on the horizon, JAXN now shares his first new track of 2022, ‘One Kiss’. Listen below.

USA Songwriting Competition is pleased to announce a brand new book release: How to Write Better Songs: Songwriting Secrets from Award-Winning Songwriters, by Scott Ashley.

San Jose, CA-based band, Sweet HayaH, goes back over a decade in the young members’ shared lives. The local heavyweights are getting ready for a post-pandemic push following the release of their single, “Can’t Get Comfortable” on July 27, 2022.

Brazilian pianist, vocalist, composer, and arranger Ricardo Bacelar recently released the first single “O Último Pôr Do Sol,” from his forthcoming album entitled Congênito.

Matt Stell has announced his return to the UK this October on a co-headline tour with Elvie Shane. Explaining on his announcement video here, Matt will be arriving for Country Music Week on a three night tour. October dates include: Wednesday 19th at the Deaf Institute in Manchester, Thursday 20th at Stereo, Glasgow, and Sunday 23rd at Bush Hall, London.

Cooke was joined by Brett Young to perform “Never Til Now” on the hit romance reality series

Global entertainer Kane Brown today announced his highly-anticipated third studio album, Different Man, is set to be released September 9th. The 5X AMA award-winning artist and Time100 honoree confirmed the news this morning, partnering with CMT to become the first artist ever to reveal his official album cover on Paramount’s Times Square Billboard. The fan-selected album cover for Different Man was one of two options Brown released to his fans earlier last week on his Instagram, asking for them to pick their favorite option.

Chart-topping artist Tebey has released his highly-anticipated new single ‘Sink With The Sun’ today (15 July) via Jayward Artist Group / The Orchard on all streaming platforms.

The folk-pop singer-songwriter Gildor writes songs with an enchanting timeless quality. Drawing on influences such as JJ Cale, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and Nick Drake, Gildor proves that breezy melodies, reflective lyricism and a warm, organic live sound are qualities that still remain equally as captivating today.

Following the first leg of a sold-out European tour which included a sold-out date in London at Union Chapel, RIOPY – the self-taught Franco-British pianist/composer with nearly half a billion streams to his name and an album which has been at the top of the US Billboard charts for nearly two years – is releasing [extended] Bliss on 26th August.