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Lady Gaga: Experimenting with Sounds

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was born March 28, 1986. Known for her image reinventions and versatility across the entertainment industry as Lady Gaga, she is an influential figure in popular music and regarded as a pop icon. After signing with Interscope Records in 2007, Gaga achieved global recognition with her debut studio album, The Fame […]

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Monet Merchand Makes History: First Indie Artist To Grace The Rolling Stone Cover

Monet Merchand Makes History: First Indie Artist To Grace The Rolling Stone Cover

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Charlotte Morris Captures the Essence of Unconditional Love in New Single “As Is”

Charlotte Morris Captures the Essence of Unconditional Love in New Single “As Is”

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Levi Foster To Release “Walter” February 21 + Nashville Benefit Concert March 20

Levi Foster To Release “Walter” February 21 + Nashville Benefit Concert March 20

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Freemoor Shares Soulful Rock Song “Affliction”

Freemoor Shares Soulful Rock Song “Affliction”

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CRS Releases Full Agenda At A Glance for CRS 2025

Country Radio Seminar (CRS) is proud to announce the full agenda at a glance for CRS 2025, scheduled for February 19-21, 2025. This year’s event promises to deliver a dynamic array of educational sessions, networking opportunities, and live performances for country music radio professionals, industry leaders, and artists alike. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2025: 4:00 PM […]

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New Music Weekly Magazine Announces 2025 NMA Nominees

New Music Weekly magazine has announced the nominations for the 2025 New Music Awards. Sabrina Carpenter, Benson Boone & Luke Combs are among the top major label nominees while artists DPB, John Jurney, Eileen Carey & Bill Abernathy are among the many independent artists nominated.  Radio stations, programmers and industry professionals were also graced with New Music Awards […]

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Turning The Page In Music History

It’s that time of year when we take a solid look at all things music for 2024. We can’t believe just how fast the year has gone. With a new President Elect, a new Senate and House, so much has gone on this year that it’s really hard to keep up on all of it. […]

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Breakaway Nashville Releases Massive Lineup w/ Marshmello, Alison Wonderland, Tiësto and Louis The Child

2024 BREAKAWAY PRESS KIT Breakaway last week announced the full lineup for their debut Breakaway Nashville festival presented by Celsius Energy. Nashville is the third new market for Breakaway, which will host 21 nationally recognized artists and 3 local acts who will perform across two nights of festivities along with a Silent Disco featuring local […]

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Monet Merchand Makes History: First Indie Artist To Grace The Rolling Stone Cover

Indie music is witnessing a historic and groundbreaking moment as MONÉT MERCHAND, a trailblazing force in the industry, becomes the first independent artist to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone. In an unprecedented move, MONÉT MERCHAND has also penned a PR article declaring this monumental achievement—establishing her as the first artist to reach such […]

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Charlotte Morris Captures the Essence of Unconditional Love in New Single “As Is”

Rising folk singer-songwriter Charlotte Morris has unveiled “As Is,” the third single from her upcoming album Both Sides. This evocative track explores the beauty of loving someone as they are—flaws and all—while reminding listeners that imperfection is part of being human. With heartfelt lyrics and a raw, emotional delivery, Morris offers a moving yet lighthearted perspective […]

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Olivia Reid Calls For a Period of Rest In New Single “All in Time”

Indie singer-songwriter Olivia Reid has shared her newest winter single, “All in Time.” A calming indie-folk and soft pop listen set to the pace of steady steps in the snow, “All in Time” describes the natural ebb and flow of life, reminding us that there are seasons where it’s okay to hibernate, move slowly, and […]

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RADIO SPEAKS

Jason Aldean “Whiskey Drink”

Jason Aldean “Whiskey Drink”

“Check out Jason Aldean’s “Whiskey Drink” (Macon Music/Broken Bow)on Country KGWY” Jason Kranz/Stillwater, OK

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Damiano David “Born With A Broken Heart”

Damiano David “Born With A Broken Heart”

“Great buzz going for Damiano David’s “Born With A Broken Heart” (Sony Italy/Arista) on KPLT” Dano/Paris, TX

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Eileen Carey “On The Rise”

Eileen Carey “On The Rise”

“On The Rise” (Rollycoaster) from Eileen Carey is a hit here on our power Hits WNHE” Ron Dale/Nashville, TN

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NLE Choppa: Energetic & Aggressive

NLE Choppa aka Bryson LaShun Potts was born on November 1, 2002, to an African American father and Jamaican mother. He was raised in Southeast Memphis, Tennessee, in the Parkway Village area, and was also enrolled in Cordova High School where he played basketball. He began freestyling with childhood friends at the age of 15 […]

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Sammy Hagar: Living the Dream

Sam Roy Hagar also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose before launching a successful solo career, scoring a hit in 1984 with “I Can’t Drive 55”. He enjoyed further commercial success when he replaced David Lee […]

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Kelsea Ballerini: Making her mark in history

Kelsea Ballerini did something bold – and unthinkable: she created an intimate, songwriter EP to capture a jagged moment in her life. It was intimate, small and a document of a moment of strength and chaos in her own life; she didn’t do it for awards or acclaim, but to share with anyone who might […]

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HunterGirl: America’s Sweetheart

Since being named runner-up on season 20 of ABC’s American Idol, HunterGirl’s authenticity, unwavering tenacity and heart of gold have positioned her as Country’s next star, earning praise she’d only dreamed of. More important, HunterGirl wins hearts. Skyrocketing to No. 1 on iTunes All-Genre and Country charts with her earnest and deeply personal original track […]

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Jason Aldean: BIGGER Than Ever

With 27 number one singles, 15 billion streams and more than 20 million albums sold, ACM Artist of the Decade Jason Aldean kicked off his highly-anticipated Highway Desperado Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 39-city headlining tour will also make stops across the U.S. before wrapping up in Tampa at Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre on […]

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Chase Rice: Cruisin’ To The Top

Chase Rice was born September 19, 1985. A country music singer, songwriter and reality television personality, he first came to prominence in 2010 while he was a contestant on Survivor: Nicaragua, where he was the runner-up to Jud “Fabio” Birza. In the same year Rice began focusing on a career in country music, and later […]

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Jelly Roll: Building Brick By Brick

Jason DeFord was born December 4, 1984, known professionally as Jelly Roll (sometimes written as Jelly Roll), is an American rapper and country singer known for his collaborations with Lil Wyte, Struggle Jennings, Yelawolf, Tech N9ne, and Ryan Upchurch. He grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, in the southside community of Antioch. Jelly Roll’s 2010 collaboration “Pop […]

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Charlie Puth: Industry’s most consistent hitmaker

Charles Otto Puth Jr. was born December 2, 1991. His initial exposure came through the viral success of his song videos uploaded to YouTube. Puth initially signed with the record label Eleven Eleven after performing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, while songwriting and producing for other artists. With primary intent on a solo career, Atlantic […]

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AESPA: Primed For Global Superstardom

AESPA is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group consists of four members: Karina, Giselle, Winter, and Ningning. They debuted on November 17, 2020, with the single “Black Mamba”. Their name combines the English initials of “avatar” and “experience” (Avatar X Experience) with the English word “aspect”, meaning “two sides”, to […]

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John Michael Ferrari: John Michael Ferrari: Moving in the perfect direction

There’s a lot going on for the multi-talented John Michael Ferrari. His current single is a breakout hit and everything is moving in the perfect direction for this multiple award-winning singer/songwriter. John was recently voted AC Breakthrough Artist of Year during the 2022 New Music Awards. This acknowledgement comes on the heels of the 2022 […]

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Jason Aldean: Breaking Hearts

Singer, songwriter and record producer since 2005, Aldean has been signed to Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released ten albums and 38 singles. His 2010 album, My Kinda Party, was certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His 2012 album Night Train was certified double-platinum, while his […]

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RaeLynn: Glitter & Grit

Two-time ACM New Female Vocalist nominee RaeLynn continues to carve her unique lane in Country music with her gift for storytelling through songwriting, accented by a one-of-a-kind, electric personality.  RaeLynn’s EP BAYTOWN – her first since signing to Round Here Records – released in 2020 and has surpassed 65 million streams, adding to her 840 million […]

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Manny Blu: Taking The Lead

Vocalist and performer Manny Blu, has released the music video for “Might As Well Lead”. Written by Aaron Eshuis, Joe Clemmons, and Logan Wall, the new track gives fans a taste of what they can expect on the new EP to be released later this year. This year, the former hockey player, MMA fighter also […]

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Florida Georgia Line: Revolutionizing Bro-Country

Florida Georgia Line was formed a duo in 2010 by Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley. Their 2012 debut single “Cruise” broke two major sales records: downloaded over seven million times, making it the first country song ever to receive the Diamond certification, becoming the best-selling digital country song of all time until it was surpassed […]

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Gabby Barrett: Rewriting History

Barrett is one of eight children born to Blaise and Pam Barrett. After Barrett appeared on American Idol, she collaborated with songwriter and producer Allen Foster to write three songs on her extended play The Fireflies: “Fireflies”, “Your Name On It”, and “Missin’ Love”. Barrett has opened for Toby Keith as well as Keith Urban […]

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Christos: From Movies To Music

Christos Shaw is a pop artist with an edge. Growing up in the entertainment industry, Christos loved performing, and started acting and singing from a very young age. Being the astounding performer, it didn’t take Christos long to start booking roles in television movies. After working in the film industry for a decade, Christos’ life-long […]

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Bon Jovi: Back at Radio with “Limitless” Strength

Bon Jovi formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. The band consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarist Phil X, and bassist Hugh McDonald. Previous bassist Alec John Such was dismissed in 1994, and longtime guitarist and co-songwriter Richie Sambora left in 2013. In 1984 and 1985, Bon Jovi […]

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Little BIG Town: American Country Icon

Little Big Town is one of our favorites here at New Music Weekly. This American country music group was founded in 1998 is, comprised the same four members since its founding: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman (née Roads), Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook. Their musical style relies heavily on four-part vocal harmonies, with all four members […]

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Billie Eilish: Leaps Into U.S. Radio & Comes Out Big Winner

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell was born December 18, 2001. This sudden superstar, an American singer and songwriter was born and raised in Highland Park, Los Angeles, she began singing at a young age. She gained a following in 2016, when she released her single “Ocean Eyes” on SoundCloud, subsequently released on the record labels […]

RASCAL FLATTS: Expert Musicianship, Razor-Sharp Vocals

RASCAL FLATTS: Expert Musicianship, Razor-Sharp Vocals

Rascal Flatts formed in Columbus, Ohio, in 1999. It is composed of lead vocalist Gary LeVox, his second cousin Jay DeMarcus on bass guitar, and Joe Don Rooney on guitar and banjo. DeMarcus is also a brother-in-law of country music singer James Otto, and formerly one-half of the Christian music duo East to West. From […]

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