Powerhouse global girl group Girlset have released their new single “Little Miss” via JYP Entertainment and Republic Records alongside an official music video. Directed by Hannah Lux Davis, who helmed Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next” and Tate McRae’s “It’s Ok I’m Ok,” the video follows members Lexi, Camila, Kendall, and Savanna through the city, showcasing their impressive choreography. The single follows their debut as Girlset, “Commas,” which arrived in August as a bold pop track showcasing the group’s multidimensional and genuine charm. The sonic evolution highlighted a more refined, self-assured group and captured the growth from youthful charm to bold expression. Both “Little Miss” and “Commas” display their transformation while preserving the core of what defines them: diversity, authenticity, and unapologetic energy.
The Oak Ridge Boys Reissue ‘It’s Only Natural’ Celebrating 50 Years Together
GRAMMY Award winners and Country Music Hall of Fame inductees The Oak Ridge Boys are celebrating 50 years of music and friendship by reissuing their album ‘It’s Only Natural’ via Lightning Rod Records/Thirty Tigers. Initially sold exclusively at Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores, the recording is now available everywhere and features a heartfelt mix of the group’s biggest hits and new fan favorites. Produced by Ron Chancey, Michael Sykes, and Duane Allen, the album captures the enduring harmony and spirit of the legendary quartet. “‘It’s Only Natural’ is a musical celebration of 50 years of singing together,” Allen shares. “The biggest hit we have ever recorded, ‘Elvira,’ just had to be on this collection. So, we asked Ron Chancey to produce a fresh/new track. Ron also brought two new songs for us to record. Michael Sykes and I co-produced the other songs on the project–all with the thought of celebrating 50 years of the four Oak Ridge Boys being together.”
The Oak Ridge Boys recently announced their ‘American Made Christmas Tour’ will kick off for a limited run of holiday performances in select cities starting December 4th in Sarasota, Florida, with many shows already sold out. This year’s musical celebration features breathtaking visuals, falling snow, and beautifully decorated Christmas trees, creating a picture-perfect setting for festive joy. The group delivers a heartwarming mix of traditional and contemporary holiday favorites alongside iconic hits, with cherished selections from their seven bestselling Christmas albums. The Oak Ridge Boys have sold over 41 million units worldwide and garnered five GRAMMY Awards, nine GMA DOVE Awards, and two American Music Awards. The group was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015 and the Grand Ole Opry in 2011, charting single after single and album after album with two double-platinum albums and more than 30 Top 10 hits, including number one chart-toppers “Elvira,” “Bobbie Sue,” “Thank God For Kids,” “American Made,” and “Y’All Come Back Saloon.” Ben James replaced Joe Bonsall, who died on July 9th, 2024.
Vince Gill Releases Second EP ‘Secondhand Smoke’ From ’50 Years From Home’ Series
Vince Gill has released ‘Secondhand Smoke’, the second EP in his year-long series ’50 Years From Home’, commemorating his departure from his native Oklahoma for a legendary music career. The six-track project features never-released songs alongside the Gill classic “Tryin’ To Get Over You,” tackling big issues with humanistic grace while remaining deeply personal. “I’m drawn to melancholy,” Gill explains. “I’m drawn to sad songs probably way more than the zippity do-dahs, as Townes Van Zandt would say. He said, ‘There’s only two kinds of music, the blues and the zippity do-dah. I don’t do zippity do-dah.’ I think I fall into that category, too.” The EP opens with soulful civil rights anthem “March On March On” featuring The War & Treaty, declaring that the world needs healing without playing sides but searching for greater truth. “I think with songs you can tackle any subject,” Gill says. “Even though some might be divisive, if you tell your story with a little bit of grace—not finger-wagging or finger-pointing, telling everybody else how they should feel, but in such a way that the song has a grace about it—then you can sing and write about any subject.”
Poignant tear-jerker “Some Times,” co-written with Mary Gauthier, stems from a conversation with Mavis Staples years ago. “We talked about equality. We talked about race, all the trying times of civil rights. After a long conversation she looked at me and said, ‘Brother, we have seen some times.’ I thought, ‘My God, if there was ever a good idea for a song, that’s it!’ I hung on to that idea for probably 15 years, maybe 20, and never wrote it. Then when I was writing with Mary and started telling her about that conversation with Mavis, and she said, ‘That’s what we’re writing,’ and away we went.” Equally topical rumination “The Whole World” finds Gill singing that he feels like the whole world has got a broken heart, asking how did we get so far apart. Gill co-wrote bluegrass-leaning “Hill People” with Ashley McBryde, who he considers “just the coolest singer, and she has a great wit about her lyrics. We both love bluegrass, and that song’s pretty bluegrass in its sentiment, killing two people in the first two lines; The rifle rang out in the still of the night/Two lovers lay dead on the floor. It doesn’t get more bluegrassy than that!” He acknowledges that “Leaving Home,” written with Abbey Cone, tackles abuse, a tough subject.
The title track, co-written with Derrick Southerland, draws from Gill’s memories of his father Stan Gill, a judge and chain smoker who taught his son to play guitar and banjo. “Derrick had this title for a long time. I said, ‘Man, that’s my life. Can I write it with you?’ All I had to do is remember my dad. So that one is pretty autobiographical.” Produced by Gill and recorded at The House studio in Nashville with his regular corps of musical cohorts including Stuart Duncan, Paul Franklin, Tom Bukovac, Jedd Hughes, Fred Eltringham, Jimmie Lee Sloas, Gordon Mote, John Jarvis, Wendy Moten and John Meador, the EP showcases the 18-time CMA Award, 22-time GRAMMY Award winner’s soaring vocals and world-class musicianship. A special podcast-style series hosted by Charlie Worsham accompanies the project.
Annie Bosko Teams With Amy Grant For Powerful “God Winks” Duet
Rising singer and songwriter Annie Bosko has joined six-time GRAMMY and 26-time Dove Award winner Amy Grant for a powerful rendition of “God Winks” from Bosko’s debut album ‘California Cowgirl’, released via QHMG/Stone Country Records. The collaboration was born from a season of reflection after Bosko returned home to recover from vocal cord surgery as the pandemic began, questioning her next steps. She decided to return to Nashville only when she booked a gig, which led to a chance encounter with Grant and Vince Gill. “If you’ve ever been in the presence of Amy Grant, it truly feels like you’re experiencing an angel in human form,” Bosko shares. “I respect her art just as much as I respect her as a human being. Amy and Vince were both ‘God Winks’ in my life, as divine reminders to keep going at a time when I felt lost. In an industry that can be cold and ruthless, they embody faith and integrity. Amy’s voice carries such warmth — it feels like a ‘God Wink,’ reminding you that no matter what you’re going through, God’s got your back.”
“There’s an old phrase that says ‘expect the unexpected,'” Grant adds. “In the daily rhythm of life, we all experience moments that weren’t planned for or anticipated; and the same holds true when grace and mercy show up in unexpected places. Any situation can be turned around with even a small act of kindness and love.” Written by Bosko with Rachel Thibodeau, Jet Harvey and Michael Wilkes, and produced by Trent Willmon, the track serves as a tender reminder that even during our darkest or most uncertain moments, we’re never truly alone. Featuring 19 songs with over half penned by Bosko, ‘California Cowgirl’ “interlocks toughness, confidence, heartbreak and ambition, while interweaving moments from her own story of a West Coast farmer’s daughter who chased her dreams to Nashville,” Billboard notes, praising “Bosko’s creative vision is matched by her work ethic.”
The California native will perform the National Anthem at Levi’s Stadium for the San Francisco 49ers vs. Carolina Panthers game on November 24th, following her performance at Chief’s on Broadway in Nashville for the Quartz Hill Music Group Takeover on November 17th. The Central Valley farmer’s daughter blends traditional country instrumentation with collaborations from Darius Rucker, Dwight Yoakam and Joe Nichols on her debut. She first broke out with SiriusXM and CMT favorite “Crooked Halo” and was named a Rolling Stone Country Artist to Watch, later making her late-night debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live with “Neon Baby,” which marked her first charting single at Country radio. She will join Dolly Parton for Dolly: Live in Las Vegas at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on September 23rd, 2026.
Filmore Announces New Album ‘Atypical’ And Shares Reflective Single “365”
Country singer and songwriter Filmore has announced his new album ‘Atypical’, arriving February 20th via Pitbull’s Mr. 305 Records, alongside reflective new single “365.” The 21-track project marks a bold declaration from the Missouri native, featuring co-writes on every song and a fearless fusion of Country roots and crossover creativity. The album includes his first collaboration with Pitbull on “Yeehaw” and marks Filmore’s first release since 2023’s ‘Mean Something’. After stepping back to refocus his craft while welcoming the birth of his first child and signing to Mr. 305 Records, Filmore returns with a personal refresh that has opened new levels of musical courage and sincerity. “Working with Pitbull these last few years has truly made me a better artist,” Filmore shares. “I’ve learned so much from him and I now consider him family. I’m truly blessed to have the opportunity to work with him and be a part of the Mr. 305 Records family!”
‘Atypical’ presents a modern Country mix of personal writing and lived experience, blended with the fluid lyrical flow and rhythmic thump of hip-hop, the emotional release of hard rock, and the pulse-spiking euphoria of dancehall pop. Credited as co-producer on 16 genre-bending tracks, Filmore’s long-appreciated skill with a hook takes center stage on tunes dedicated to purpose, passion, and growth, all fused together by an emotionally charged gravel road vocal croon. Album tracks “If I Was You,” “South On Me,” “Betcha Gonna,” “Hola,” and “Love Lovin You” were initially dropped as solo releases in 2024. New single “365,” co-written by Filmore with Lydia Sutherland and Brandon Day and co-produced with John-Luke Carter and Brandon Day, pairs acoustic tenderness with edgy admission as Filmore looks back on a year of missed opportunity and resolves to make the next count. “The song started off with the title and once we realized we loved ‘365’ we built the concept around that,” he explains. “It was inspired by reflecting on real-life experiences from my past while thinking about how we all look to a midnight countdown for a fresh start. As we do with New Year’s resolutions, I wanted to share that feeling of letting go of who I was and striving to be better next year.”
The new era arrives after Filmore racked up 251 million US career streams and became the first independent artist featured on Spotify’s Hot Country cover. With a reputation for electric live shows, he’s opened for Dan + Shay, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, and Pitbull, while headlining his own dates and thrilling crowds at CMA Fest, Country Thunder, Stagecoach, and Watershed. Filmore most recently supported Pitbull this past summer on the European leg of his Party After Dark Tour.
Joe Jackson Announces New Album ‘Hope And Fury’ And Extensive World Tour
Joe Jackson has announced his new album ‘Hope and Fury’, arriving April 10th on CD and 180g vinyl with a gatefold sleeve. The GRAMMY-winning artist will embark on a major world tour supporting the release, performing more than 80 shows across 14 countries from May to December. Jackson laid the groundwork for the album at Michael Tibes’ Fuzz Songs Full of Contrast, Humour and Heart Factory studio in Berlin before returning to New York’s Reservoir Studios with co-producer Patrick Dillett and his on-and-off band since 2016: “bassist for life” Graham Maby, guitarist Teddy Kumpel, and drummer Doug Yowell, augmented by Peruvian percussionist Paulo Stagnaro.
The nine-track album overflows with clever and original lyrics and funky grooves, led by Jackson’s vocals and keyboard playing. In keeping with the title, an ironic twist on ‘Land of Hope and Glory’, this is a more English Joe Jackson than we’ve seen for quite a while, with some songs suggesting a love/hate relationship with his homeland. Opening track “Welcome to Burning-By-Sea” describes a fictional seaside town inspired by Brighton and Jackson’s hometown of Portsmouth, contrasting a slice of British working-class life in 1922 with a post-pandemic version in 2022. The album offers biting sarcasm in “I’m Not Sorry,” playful mockery in “Fabulous People,” and pure silliness in “Do Do Do.” In “The Face,” an Everyman character finds himself lost in an angry and polarized political climate: “Not one of the Great Unwashed” but “One of the Great Overwhelmed.”
Two songs arrive in Jackson’s oft-cited bittersweet melodic mode: “Made God Laugh” expresses a kind of happy, grown-up fatalism about life in general, while “After All This Time” takes a similar approach to a long-term relationship. The album follows Jackson tradition by ending with slow ballad “See You In September.” Though often depicted as a chameleonic artist who constantly changes his style, Jackson insists that most of his albums are in “his own mainstream,” collections of sophisticated pop songs using different kinds of rhythms and combinations of instruments. As he said in a recent interview for the U.K.’s Chap magazine, “I always knew I was in this music thing for life. So every now and again I’m going to do something different, to keep it interesting.”
North American Tour Dates:
May 11 – Poughkeepsie, NY – Bardavon 1869 Opera House
May 13 – Montreal, QC – Place Des Arts – Théâtre Maisonneuve
May 14 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
May 16 – Rochester, NY – Kodak Theatre
May 17 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Cathedral
May 19-20 – Chicago, IL – Park West
May 22 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre
May 23 – Minneapolis, MN – Pantages Theatre
May 27 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue
May 28 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
May 30 – San Francisco, CA – Curran Theatre
May 31 – San Diego, CA – Balboa Theatre
June 2 – Los Angeles, CA – Orpheum Theatre
June 3 – Tucson, AZ – Fox Theatre
June 5 – Albuquerque, NM – Kimo Theatre
June 6 – Boulder, CO – Chautauqua Auditorium
June 9 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
June 10 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
June 12 – Omaha, NE – Admiral
June 14 – Austin, TX – The Paramount Theatre
June 16 – Houston, TX – Heights Theatre
June 17 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre
June 19 – San Antonio, TX – Empire Theatre
June 21 – New Orleans, LA – The Joy Theatre
June 24 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
June 26 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
June 27 – Charlotte, NC – Knight Theatre
June 29 – Orlando, FL – Steinmetz Hall @ Dr. Phillips Center
July 1 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – The Parker
July 2 – Clearwater, FL – Capitol Theatre
July 7 – Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre
July 8 – New Brunswick, NJ – State Theatre
July 10 – Providence, RI – Uptown Theater
July 11 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
July 14 – Medford, MA – Chevalier Theatre
July 15 – Stamford, CT – Palace Theatre
July 17 – Philadelphia, PA – The Lansdowne Theater
July 18 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
European Tour Dates:
September 24 – Cork, Ireland – Cork City Hall
September 27 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre
September 29 – Bristol, UK – Beacon
October 1 – Cambridge, UK – Corn Exchange
October 2 – Bournemouth, UK – Pavilion Theatre
October 4 – London, UK – Palladium
October 5 – Liverpool, UK – Philharmonic Hall
October 7 – York, UK – Barbican
October 9 – Glasgow, UK – Saint Luke’s
October 12 – Paris, France – L’Olympia
October 13 – Lyon, France – Le Radiant-Bellevue
October 14 – Toulouse, France – Théâtre du Casino Barrière
October 17 – Porto, Portugal – Casa da Musica
October 18 – Lisbon, Portugal – Aula Magna
October 20 – Madrid, Spain – Teatro La Latina
October 21 – Valencia, Spain – Teatro La Rambleta
October 23 – Barcelona, Spain – Paral·lel 62
October 25 – Bordeaux, France – Théâtre Femina
October 27 – Lille, France – Théâtre Sebastopol
October 28 – Stuttgart, Germany – Liederhalle/Hegelsaal
October 31 – Bremen, Germany – Metropol Theater
November 1 – Munich, Germany – Circus Krone
November 2 – Berlin, Germany – Admiralspalast
November 4 – Essen, Germany – Lichtburg
November 5 – Hamburg, Germany – Fabrik
November 7 – Darmstadt, Germany – Staatstheater
November 9 – Zürich, Switzerland – Kaufleuten
November 11 – Bologna, Italy – Teatro Duse
November 12 – Rome, Italy – Auditorium Parco Della Musica (Sala Sinopoli)
November 14 – Milan, Italy – Teatro Lirico
November 16 – Vienna, Austria – Globe
November 17 – Cologne, Germany – Gloria
November 18 – Luxembourg – den Atelier
November 20 – Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma
November 21 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
November 24 – Ghent, Belgium – Vooruit
November 26 – Rotterdam, Netherlands – Nieuwe Luxor
November 28 – Eindhoven, Netherlands – Muziekgebouw
November 29 – Groningen, Netherlands – De Oosterport
December 1 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Royal Theatre Carré
Talk Talk’s ‘Spirit of Eden’ To Be Reissued On Half-Speed Mastered Vinyl
Since its original release in 1988, Talk Talk’s critically acclaimed fourth album ‘Spirit Of Eden’ has grown to become one of the most influential albums of the 80’s. A step away from its hugely commercially successful predecessor ‘The Colour Of Spring’, ‘Spirit Of Eden’ is steeped in legend for its long and improvisational recording sessions that created a body of work that would go on to be vital in the creation of post-rock as a genre and has subsequently been credited by NME in 2013 as one of the top 100 of their ‘500 Greatest Album Of All Time”, Q Magazine’s ‘40 Best Albums of the ’80s’ and was 419 in Colin Larkins acclaimed book ‘All Time Top 1000 Albums’.
This new reissue is a single-vinyl cut at half-speed by Matt Colton at Metropolis and overseen by drummer Lee Harris and Mark Hollis’ son Charlie. It will be released on 23 January 2026 and is available to pre-order here.
Upon its original release it was met with huge critical acclaim despite it being a hugely challenging album to market – the nature of the music meant that it did not offer up any obvious singles for radio promotion or the ability for the band to play it live due to its improvisational nature.
Reviews however were incredible Mojo 5/5, Uncut 10/10, Pitchfork 10/10, Record Collector 5/5, Sounds 5/5, Q 4/5, NME 7/10, Record Mirror 4/5. Record Mirror called them “a law unto themselves, unconstrained by narrow ideas of ‘what will sell'”, while Q Magazine likened the album to “the pastoral epics of the early 70s” and noted “a range, ambition and self-sufficiency that enables Hollis and co to step out of time and into their own”. Sounds said they had “evolved into contemplative muso-techs”, and “uncommonly beautiful”.
As time rolls on, the album’s importance has become more realised and it holds greater significance in the annals of time and is credited as a vital album for inspiring artists such as Sigur Rós, Mogwai, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Low, Elbow, Doves, Graham Coxon and latter-period Radiohead.
Tracklist:
Side A
1. The Rainbow
2. Eden
3. Desire
Side B
1. Inheritance
2. I Believe in You
3. Wealth
How Schoolhouse Rock Made Learning Fun For Generations
Remember When explored the sheer genius of Schoolhouse Rock, detailing how the series employed clever lyrics and catchy tunes in three minute animations to make learning fun for a generation of children on every level. The series aired from 1973 through 1985 on Saturday mornings between cartoons, taking otherwise scholastic subjects and making them highly hummable. The retrospective features how Grammar Rock and other segments of the ABC Saturday morning educational cartoons transformed education into entertainment, creating a cultural phenomenon that taught kids everything from conjunctions to constitutional amendments through infectious melodies that stuck with viewers long after the episodes ended.
The Chambers Project Presents 60 Years Of The Grateful Dead Exhibition
The Psychedelic Arts and Culture Trust has launched ’60 Years of the Grateful Dead’, a landmark retrospective celebrating the original art and imagery that shaped the band’s identity across six decades. Opening December 6th and running through June 1st, 2026 at The Chambers Project Gallery in Grass Valley, California, the exhibition gathers many of the original works created for the Dead’s most iconic posters and album covers. Curated by Brian Chambers, the show features artists including Rick Griffin, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley, Victor Moscoso, Wes Wilson, Bill Walker, and Owsley “Bear” Stanley. “This is the most ambitious exhibition I have ever planned,” Chambers says. “To see all of this history gathered under one roof will be something truly special.”
Highlights include Rick Griffin’s original pen and ink Hawaiian Aoxomoxoa drawing, considered one of the finest works of psychedelic typography, alongside his acrylic circus paintings for ‘Without a Net’, the original Europe 90 tour poster, and his first major work, the 1967 “Pow-Wow” Human Be-In poster. Bill Walker’s ‘Anthem of the Sun’ mandala, created for the band’s second album and refined for decades after its use on the cover, captures the spirit of the late sixties and the creative impact of LSD on art. Walker will attend the opening to share stories alongside Tom Constanten, who performs in a special Grateful Dead supergroup on December 5th. Historic Acid Test posters designed by Paul Foster and hand colored by Owsley “Bear” Stanley include the first public use of the name “Grateful Dead” after the band’s early Warlocks era.
The exhibition marks the first time the original Skeleton Amidst Roses illustration by Victorian artist Edmund J. Sullivan has been displayed in a Grateful Dead show. Created in 1900 and published in the 1913 edition of ‘The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam’, the drawing was adapted by Mouse and Kelley for the Avalon Ballroom in 1966 and for the 1971 ‘Skull and Roses’ album. The retrospective also features limited edition posters and original works by legendary artists Rick Griffin and Dennis Larkins alongside contemporary poster artists AJ Masthay and Zoltron, who carry forward the counterculture tradition. A rock concert style merchandise booth offers brand new, officially licensed and extremely limited edition Grateful Dead gear designed and curated by Zoltron, available exclusively during the exhibition.
The December 5th concert event features White Lightning with Grahame Lesh, Peter Harris, Pete Sears, Barry Sless, John Molo, Elliot Peck, and George Michalski. The exhibition opens December 6th, two days after the anniversary of the band’s founding.
Frida And The Mann Release Raw New Single “Let’s Get Carried Away”
Cleveland alt-rock and indie pop group Frida and The Mann have released their latest single “Let’s Get Carried Away,” a raw and emotional track about being judged and not fitting in. The band, made up of Frida Mann, Adam Cramer, Zachary Horstman, and Stefan Johnson, won Best New Artist at the 2024 Cleveland Music Awards. The song mixes dark energy with a sense of freedom, exploring the journey to self-acceptance even when the world is watching. “There’s nothing I can do to change the way they see me” and “I know you think that I’m insane / and I am” show both pain and power within that journey. Frida Mann’s personal story adds weight to the track: she grew up in an orthodox religious community where she was forbidden from singing, especially in front of men, but just three years ago took a huge leap, risking everything to follow her dream and now fronts one of Cleveland’s hottest new bands.