MUMFORD & SONS RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM RUSHMERE, SHARE TITLE TRACK January 17, 2025—Mumford & Sons will release their new album, RUSHMERE, March 28 via Glassnote—their first since 2018’s Delta. Pre-order HERE. READ MORE

WILLOW AVALON’S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM SOUTHERN BELLE RAISIN’ HELL OUT NOW January 17, 2025—Rising singer, songwriter and musician Willow Avalon’s highly anticipated debut full-length album, Southern Belle Raisin’ Hell, is out now via Atlantic Records/Assemble Sound. Stream/purchase HERE. READ MORE

HARDY (LIVE FROM RED ROCKS) LP SET FOR FEBRUARY 7 January 17, 2025—HARDY’s first-ever live album, HARDY (Live From Red Rocks), is set for release on February 7. “JIM BOB (Live From Red Rocks)” debuts today, listen here and pre-order the LP here. READ MORE

CHRIS STAPLETON, DALE EARNHARDT JR. JOIN FORCES FOR HISTORIC ENTRY IN THE 2025 DAYTONA 500 WITH JR MOTORSPORTS January 15, 2025—JR Motorsports today confirms that 10-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Chris Stapleton and NASCAR Hall of Famer and two-time DAYTONA 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. have come together to field the inaugural entry for JRM in the NASCAR Cup Series in the 2025 running of the DAYTONA 500. In partnership with Buffalo Trace Distillery, the World’s Most Award-Winning Distillery, JRM will field a No. 40 Traveller Whiskey Chevrolet, inspired by the Blend No. 40 utilized in every bottle of Traveller, for their maiden voyage in “The Great American Race” with the reigning and defending NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion Justin Allgaier behind the wheel. READ MORE

WILLOW AVALON UNVEILS NEW SONG “BABY BLUE” January 14, 2025— Rising singer, songwriter and musician Willow Avalon unveils a new song, “Baby Blue,” today, which is featured as today’s cover of Apple Music’s New Music Daily playlist. The song is on her highly anticipated, full-length debut album, Southern Belle Raisin’ Hell, out Friday, January 17 via Atlantic Records/Assemble Sound. Listen/share “Baby Blue” HERE. Pre-order Southern Belle Raisin’ Hell HERE. READ MORE

WYATT FLORES CONFIRMS SPRING “WELCOME BACK TO THE PLAINS TOUR” January 13, 2025—Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Wyatt Flores will continue to perform through this spring with his “Welcome Back to the Plains Tour,” which includes stops at St. Petersburg’s Jannus Live, Memphis’ Graceland Soundstage, New Orleans’ The Fillmore, Charlottesville’s Ting Pavilion and St. Louis’ Ballpark Village among others. See below for complete tour itinerary. READ MORE

RISING STAR ZOE KO SHARES NEW SONG “DROP THE MAN” January 10, 2025—Rising Los Angeles-based artist Zoe Ko shares further taste of new music with “drop the man”. Listen/share HERE and watch/share video HERE. READ MORE

MUSCADINE BLOODLINE DEBUTS NEW SONG “AIN’T FOR SALE” FEATURING JOSH MELOY January 10, 2025—Muscadine Bloodline, the country music duo of Charlie Muncaster and Gary Stanton, released a new song today, “Ain’t For Sale,” featuring Josh Meloy. Listen to the song HERE. READ MORE

GARY GINSTLING NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO OF HOUSTON SYMPHONY HOUSTON, TX—January 10, 2025—Houston Symphony Board President Barbara J. Burger, on behalf of the Board and Music Director Juraj Valčuha, announced today the appointment of 25-year veteran orchestra leader Gary Ginstling to the position of Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer of the Houston Symphony. In this position, Ginstling will hold the Margaret Alkek Williams Chair and will begin his new post on February 3, 2025. Ginstling succeeds John Mangum, who stepped down from this role at the end of September 2024 to lead the Lyric Opera of Chicago. READ MORE

MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER, JULIE FOWLIS AND KARINE POLWART RELEASE NEW SONG “A HEART THAT NEVER CLOSES” January 10, 2025—“A Heart That Never Closes,” the new song from Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart, is out today. Listen/share HERE. The track is the latest unveiled from the trio’s first collaborative album, Looking For The Thread, which will be released January 24 via Thirty Tigers (pre-order/pre-save here).READ MORE

CHRIS STAPLETON CONFIRMS SUMMER “ALL-AMERICAN ROAD SHOW” DATES January 9, 2025—Chris Stapleton will continue his “All-American Road Show” tour through this summer with newly confirmed shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones Arena, Denver’s Ball Arena, Salt Lake City’s Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre and Albany’s MVP Arena among many others. Special guests on the tour include Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Marcus King, Nikki Lane, Grace Potter, Maggie Rose, Brittney Spencer, Allen Stone, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives and The War & Treaty. See below for complete tour itinerary. READ MORE

ETHEL CAIN’S PERVERTS OUT TODAY January 8, 2025—Perverts, the new project from Ethel Cain, is out today, listen here. The official video for “Vacillator” will debut tomorrow. READ MORE

NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS CONTINUE FIRST EVER ARENA TOUR January 7, 2025—Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats continue their milestone first arena tour next month, including a newly added date at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun, performances in Los Angeles at the Kia Forum, Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena and a slew of performances in Canada including at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. The tour includes a landmark show at Madison Square Garden. READ MORE

BILLY STRINGS CONFIRMS SPRING HEADLINE TOUR January 7, 2025—Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings will continue his headline tour through this spring with newly confirmed stops at St. Augustine’s St. Augustine Amphitheatre (three nights), Tampa’s Yuengling Center, Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones Arena, Cary’s Koka Booth Amphitheatre (three nights), Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena (two nights), Kansas City’s T-Mobile Center and Lexington’s Rupp Arena (two nights) among many others. See below for complete tour itinerary. Tickets will go on-sale this Friday, January 10 at 10:00AM local time. Full details can be found at www.billystrings.com/tour. READ MORE

OLD DOMINION TO TAKE FANS ON A “MOON CRUSH “ODIES BEACH VACATION” IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TOPEKA January 6, 2025—Today, Topeka and Messina Touring Group confirm they have teamed up with highly acclaimed, reigning 7X Academy of Country Music and 7X Country Music Association “Group of the Year” Old Dominion, who will be curating a brand new Moon Crush music vacation weekend on the beautiful gulf shores of Miramar Beach, Florida. Moon Crush “Odies Beach Vacation” is set to take place November 13 - 15, 2025. READ MORE

LEGENDARY BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB TO OPEN LOS ANGELES LOCATION December 17, 2024—The iconic Blue Note Jazz Club is expanding to Los Angeles, bringing the legendary reputation of its renowned New York flagship to the heart of LA’s dynamic music scene. Designed specifically for Los Angeles, the new venue will offer an intimate atmosphere paired with programming similar to its New York counterpart: world-class jazz performances from celebrated icons, rising stars and genre-defying collaborations that reflect the evolution of jazz. The new club is set to open its doors in March 2025. READ MORE