THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS SHARE NEW SINGLE “PURE STICKER SHOCK” February 10, 2026—The New Pornographers today share “Pure Sticker Shock,” the latest single from their highly anticipated new album The Former Site Of due March 27 on Merge Records—watch/share the visualizer HERE. READ MORE

HOUSTON GRAND OPERA ANNOUNCES 2026 CONCERT OF ARIAS WINNERS February 9, 2026—Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is proud to announce the winners for this year’s Concert of Arias, the 38th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers, held this evening at the Wortham Theater Center and livestreamed for worldwide audiences. READ MORE

CARTER FAITH SHARES COVER OF ADDISON RAE’S “FAME IS A GUN” February 6, 2026—Rising star Carter Faith’s rendition of Addison Rae’s “Fame Is A Gun” is now streaming on all major platforms—listen here. READ MORE

BRANDI CARLILE DEBUTS “HUMAN (LIVE WITH THE BBC CONCERT ORCHESTRA)” February 6, 2026—11x Grammy-winner Brandi Carlile shares a new version of her song, “Human,” today. Recorded during her recent BBC Radio 2 Piano Room performance, the live rendition finds Carlile accompanied by her bandmates, Phil and Tim Hanseroth, as well as the BBC Concert Orchestra. Listen to/share “Human (live with the BBC Concert Orchestra)” HERE and watch the performance HERE. READ MORE

JAY BUCHANAN’S DEBUT SOLO ALBUM WEAPONS OF BEAUTY OUT TODAY February 6, 2026—Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Jay Buchanan, frontman of the Grammy-nominated rock group Rival Sons, shares his debut solo album, Weapons of Beauty, today via Sacred Tongue Records via Thirty Tigers. The album is available in a variety of formats, including limited-edition autographed color vinyl and CD, exclusively through Sacred Tongue/Second Sun. Stream/purchase HERE. READ MORE

LARRY FLEET SHARES NEW SINGLE “BOTH SIDES OF THE FENCE” TODAY February 6, 2026—Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Larry Fleet shares his new song, “Both Sides of The Fence,” today. Listen/share HERE and watch the official music video HERE. READ MORE

CARÍN LEÓN ANNOUNCES THE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2026 February 5, 2026— Mexican superstar Carín León will bring the Sonoran desert to the world with the Tour Norteamérica 2026, taking his music to dozens of cities across the United States and Canada. READ MORE

TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS RECOGNIZED WITH PANDORA BILLIONAIRE PLAQUE February 4, 2026—This past Saturday, acclaimed band Turnpike Troubadours was honored with a Pandora Billionaire plaque, celebrating the achievement of being streamed over one billion times on the platform. VP of Programming at SiriusXM Pandora, Johnny Chiang, surprised the band with the plaque during their sold-out show at Fort Worth’s Billy Bob’s. READ MORE

TYLER CHILDERS WINS BEST COUNTRY SONG AT 68TH GRAMMY AWARDS February 3, 2026—Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Tyler Childers won Best Country Song at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards for his song, “Bitin’ List”—Childers’ first Grammy win. READ MORE

DOLLY PARTON’S THREADS: MY SONGS IN SYMPHONY TEAMS UP WITH NASHVILLE SYMPHONY FOR LIMITED SUMMER SERIES February 3, 2026—This summer, Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony joins the Nashville Symphony for a multi-week limited series celebrating the Summer of Dolly Parton. Created and co-produced by Parton, Schirmer Theatrical and Sony Music Publishing, the innovative multimedia symphonic experience features Dolly’s songs and stories accompanied by original video content, with Dolly herself appearing on-screen to lead audiences through a visual-musical journey. READ MORE

ZACH TOP WINS BEST TRADITIONAL COUNTRY ALBUM AT THE 68TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS February 3, 2026—This past Sunday, acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Zach Top won his first Grammy Award, taking home Best Traditional Country Album at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards for his sophomore album, Ain’t In It For My Health, and becoming the inaugural recipient of the newly introduced category. READ MORE

BILLY STRINGS WINS BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM AT THE 68TH GRAMMY AWARDS February 2, 2026—Last night, acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings earned his third Grammy, taking home Best Bluegrass Album at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards for his most recent full-length album, Highway Prayers—his second consecutive win in the category. READ MORE

LAUFEY WINS BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM AT 68TH GRAMMY AWARDS February 2, 2026— LA-based Icelandic-Chinese artist, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Laufey took home Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for A Matter of Time at the 68th Grammy Awards. The win is her second in the category, following a statue for Bewitched at the 2024 awards, which made her the youngest artist to win the category. READ MORE

HOUSTON GRAND OPERA WINS 2026 GRAMMY AWARD FOR INTELLIGENCE February 1, 2026—Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is proud to announce that today, the company has won the GRAMMY Award for Best Opera Recording for the HGO-commissioned opera Intelligence, created by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer in collaboration with director and choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. READ MORE

LAUREN SPENCER SMITH SETS DELUXE VERSION OF THE ART OF BEING A MESS FOR FEBRUARY 13 January 30, 2026—Breakout vocalist and songwriter Lauren Spencer Smith will release the deluxe version of her sophomore album, THE ART OF BEING A MESS, on February 13. Pre-save HERE. READ MORE