BALOURDET QUARTET CONFIRMS NEW ALBUM STRANGE MACHINES SET FOR OCTOBER 2 VIA PHENOTYPIC RECORDINGS September 4, 2026—Balourdet Quartet today confirms a new album, Strange Machines, set for release October 2 via Phenotypic Recordings—pre-order/pre-save here. The collection's first single, “impossible inventions: i. faster – than – light – machine” by Paul Novak is out today—listen/share here. READ MORE

LAURA MISCH UNVEILS NEW ALBUM LITHIC (LIVE AT THE BARBICAN) VIA ONE LITTLE INDEPENDENT RECORDS September 4, 2026—Acclaimed composer, songwriter, and saxophonist Laura Misch today unveils a live recording of her ambitious second album, Lithic (Live at the Barbican), recorded during Misch’s largest headline performance to date—listen/share here and watch the full live video here. READ MORE

BRANDI CARLILE SHARES “CHURCH & STATE (SAD GAY VERSION)” TODAY September 4, 2026—11x Grammy Award-winner Brandi Carlile shares a reimagined version of her song “Church & State” today. Listen to/share “Church & State (Sad Gay Version)” HERE and watch the lyric video HERE. READ MORE

MEDIUM BUILD’S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED KING OF HAVING FUN OUT NOW VIA SLOWPLAY/ISLAND RECORDS September 4, 2026— King of Having Fun, the highly anticipated new album from Medium Build—a.k.a. acclaimed singer-songwriter Nick Carpenter—is out now on slowplay/Island Records. Stream/purchase the record HERE. READ MORE

BREAKOUT ALT-ROCK BAND THE BENDS UNVEIL NEW SINGLE “STICKING TO THE PLAN” September 4, 2026—Breakout alt-rock band The Bends share their new single, “Sticking To The Plan,” today; listen HERE. READ MORE

ASHE CONFIRMS NEW ALBUM THE GIRL OF YOUR DREAMS OUT OCTOBER 16 ON ATLANTIC RECORDS September 2, 2026—Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Ashe confirms her fourth studio album, The Girl Of Your Dreams, is set for release on October 16—her first with Atlantic Records. Pre-save the album HERE. READ MORE

GREENSKY BLUEGRASS UNVEIL TWO HOMETOWN SHOWS IN KALAMAZOO TO CELEBRATE NEW YEAR’S August 31, 2026—Today, Greensky Bluegrass confirm they’ll ring in 2027 with two hometown shows at Kalamazoo’s Wings Event Center on January 1 + 2. These performances follow the recently announced New Year’s Eve shows at Chicago’s Salt Shed on December 30 + 31. READ MORE

SARA BAREILLES’ HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM GOOD GRIEF OUT NOW August 28, 2026—GRAMMY-winning, Tony and Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter and Epic Records recording artist Sara Bareilles today unveils her new album, Good Grief—listen/share HERE. READ MORE

THE WILDER BLUE’S ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM CINCO OUT TODAY August 28, 2026—Independent Texas-based band The Wilder Blue’s anticipated new album, Cinco, is out today. Stream/purchase HERE. READ MORE

HAWAIIAN SUPERSTAR MAOLI SHARES ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM MMO 3 TODAY August 28, 2026—Hawaiian superstar Maoli shares his anticipated new album, MMO3 (Maoli Music Overload 3) today via ONErpm; Listen HERE and watch the official music video for “I Got A Beer For That” HERE. READ MORE

BILLY STRINGS’ HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM SO MUCH FOR GOODBYES OUT NOW August 28, 2026—3x Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings unveils his highly anticipated new album, So Much for Goodbyes, today via Reprise Records; stream/purchase HERE. READ MORE

JOY OLADOKUN SHARES MUSIC VIDEO FOR NEW SONG “SAGE” FEATURING ADEKUNLE GOLD August 28, 2026—Acclaimed singer, songwriter, producer and performer Joy Oladokun shares the official music video for her new song, “Sage,” featuring celebrated Nigerian artist Adekunle Gold today. The animated video was created by blackpowerbarbie; watch/share HERE. READ MORE

RISING DUO WASIA PROJECT SHARES GERD JANSON REMIX OF “VOGUE” TODAY August 27, 2026—Rising duo Wasia Project, siblings Will Gao and Olivia Hardy, partner with German dance icon Gerd Janson for a new remix of their song “Vogue” today—listen HERE. READ MORE

WILLOW AVALON COVERS CARLY SIMON’S “YOU’RE SO VAIN” FOR SPOTIFY SINGLES August 26, 2026— Breakout vocalist, songwriter and musician Willow Avalon follows the release of her highly anticipated sophomore album, Pink Pocket Pistol, with a new version of Carly Simon’s iconic “You’re So Vain" as part of the Spotify Singles series. Listen to the song, performed by an all-female band, HERE. READ MORE