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Bucky Covington: From American Idol To Indie Superstar

Bucky Covington first came to our attention on American Idol. William Joel “Bucky” Covington III was born November 8, 1977. At the age of 18, Covington taught himself how to play the guitar and began performing at clubs. He is also a bassist, drummer and songwriter. Over the years, Covington has expanded his talents, both […]

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INDIE ARTISTS FIGHT FOR RADIO

It’s that time of year when New Music Weekly pays tribute to the very best independent artists and bands of the year so far. With radio always searching for the best new music on the planet it once again looks towards those artists that are making amazing music off the grid. All across the USA […]

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2018 New Music Awards Winners

New Music Awards for the “New Music Revolution” puts major muscle behind independent and major releases. New Music Weekly magazine, producer of The New Music Awards, has announced the winners of the 2018 New Music Awards (NMAs). This year’s NMAs honors artists/bands, radio programmers, radio station and the “behind the scene” music industry folks which […]

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    Bucky Covington: From American Idol To Indie Superstar

    Bucky Covington first came to our attention on American Idol. William Joel “Bucky” Covington III was born November 8, 1977. At the age of 18, Covington taught himself how to play the guitar and began performing at clubs. He is also a bassist, drummer and songwriter. Over the years, Covington has expanded his talents, both […]

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    Bobby Bones Climbing His Way To The Top

    Bobby Estell (aka Bobby Bones) was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Pamela Hurt. Bobby began dreaming of a radio career around the age of 5 or 6. Bones grew up poor in a trailer park, and often viewed radio as a ticket out of poverty. Bones began his radio career at age 17 at the campus station […]

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    Sugarland Is One Of Our Long-Time Favorites

    Sugarland is one of our long-time favorites here at New Music Weekly. We have been tracking them from the beginning of their career and have been one of the first music publications to do so. This super all American country music duo consisting of singer-songwriters Jennifer Nettles (lead vocals) and Kristian Bush (vocals, acoustic guitar, […]

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    Julia Michaels: Hit songwriter to Recording Artist

    Julia Carin Cavazos was born November 13, 1993. Known by her stage name Julia Michaels, she is an American singer and songwriter from Davenport, Iowa who began performing as a teenager and later began writing songs that were given to other high-profile artists, most notably Demi Lovato, Fifth Harmony, Hailee Steinfeld, and Gwen Stefani. Michaels […]

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    Demi Topping The Charts Again

    After making her debut as a child actress in Barney & Friends, Lovato rose to prominence in 2008 when she starred in the Disney Channel television film Camp Rock and released her debut single “This Is Me” which peaked at number one on the New Music Weekly. The success of the film and its soundtrack […]

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    Carly Pearce from CRS to Radio

    We had the pleasure of seeing Carly Pearce at this year’s CRS. There she performed her debut single “Every Little Thing” (Big Machine) that has given her the shot she has so deserved. Carly Pearce was born in Marion, Indiana. She dropped out of school when she was 16 and moved to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee […]

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    Chemical Diary Takes To The Road

    Chemical Diary graces the cover of our very special Indie Artists Issue. They first were introduced to New Music Weekly stations and our readers in the Summer of 2016 with their debut single “They Are People Too”. The duo is comprised of guitarist Dudee along with his brother, bassist, and singer, Roland Numbers. They write and produce original music […]

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    Shawn Mendez Hits It Out Of The Park

    Shawn Peter Raul Mendes of European Portuguese decent, was born August 8, 1998. Shawn is a Canadian singer and songwriter who has amazing talent and a social media base that is second to none. He attracted a following in 2013, when he began posting song covers on the video sharing application Vine. The following year, […]

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    Randy Travis: America’s favorite Country

    Randy Travis was born Randy Bruce Traywick on May 4, 1959. He’s one of America’s favorite Country recording artists. He’s also a songwriter, guitarist, and actor. Since 1985, he has recorded over 20 studio albums and charted more than 50 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and 16 of these were number-one hits. Considered a […]

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    Idina Mentzel At It Again

    Born Idina Kim Mentzel May 30, 1971. she is a very successful American actress, singer and songwriter. Menzel rose to prominence when she originated the role of Maureen Johnson in the Broadway musical Rent. Her performance earned her a Tony Award nomination in 1996. She reprised the role in the musical’s 2005 film adaptation. In […]

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Kevin Weatherly Adds KAMP (AMP Radio)/Los Angeles PD Stripes, Chris Ebbott Named Radio.Com OM

ENTERCOM/LOS ANGELES SVP, Alternative KROQ and Adult Hits KCBS (JACK FM) PD KEVIN WEATHERLY has added PD duties for Top 40 KAMP (AMP RADIO). Also, Classic Hits KRTH (K-EARTH 101)/LOS ANGELES PD CHRIS EBBOTT has added OM duties for RADIO.COM. “We are proud to cultivate our existing talent at ENTERCOM/LOS ANGELES,” said ENTERCOM/SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SVP/Market […]

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