Ryan and Rory breathe new life into a long-lost country gem with their latest release, “Together Again (feat. Jamey Johnson),” out now. Originally written decades ago by Ryan’s father, Keith Follese, alongside Jamey Johnson and legendary WSIX radio personality Gerry House, the song never found a home-until now.
Ryan first heard “Together Again” as a teenager, played live at the family kitchen table by his father and Johnson. “It was one of those songs that just stopped me in my tracks,” he recalls. “It was pure country with a storyline that hit different.” Though it was briefly held for Alan Jackson, the track fell through the cracks-until a conversation with Sony Music Publishing’s Tom Luteran reignited its journey.
Within 48 hours, the wheels were in motion. Jamey immediately signed on, telling Keith over lunch, “I’ll do anything for your boy.” Recorded in January 2024 at Ocean Way Studios and produced by Dann Huff, the track marks the first-ever collaboration between Huff and Johnson. The result is a cinematic moment in country music, brought to life by one of the genre’s most exciting new duos, a revered outlaw, and a legendary producer.
“They say Nashville is a storyteller town-and this one hits close to home,” says Ryan. “It’s about legacy, timing, and how a song can come full circle when the time is right.”
Fans will get to witness the moment live when Ryan and Rory return to the Grand Ole Opry stage on July 13. Named a SiriusXM The Highway “Highway Find,” “Ryan and Rory are primed to become the next major male duo in country music” (Music Mayhem). The duo recently wrapped dates with Brett Young, Sam Hunt and Jamey Johnson and have been delivering a series of new releases for their fans throughout 2025, including the fueled up anthem “Truck Stop” that has recently gained accelerated traction online as Ryan and Rory fans have discovered Ryan’s Hot Chelle Rae hits.
Vic Mensa is a generational voice who’s ready to disrupt the status quo. Today, the multi-platinum selling musician, actor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist delivers a track that is as thought-provoking as it is sonically infectious, titled “the word” featuring Mick Jenkins out now exclusively through EVEN. It is a deeply poetic single, one that unfurls through intentional storytelling and heralds the arrival of sundiata – the Chicago native’s first project as an independent artist, due June 19.
“sundiata is a statement of independence,” Mensa says. “it’s the first time in 10 years i’ve owned my own music. it is a collection of ideas, wits & wisdoms fashioned by the fire of personal struggle. the name is derived from sundiata keita, the 13th century founder of the mali empire in west africa & the predecessor to mansa musa. thematically it explores freedom, spirituality, love, violence, peace & aggression. i produced these records with my frequent collaborator stefan ponce, and recorded most things myself.”
He continues, “this project is truly independent, there’s no distributor, no machine behind it… just passion and vision. it’s not rolling out on streaming, it is only available directly from me. i had the idea to make this project and to release it in this grassroots way while meditating on lsd in my backyard, thinking about the inequities in the music industry and imagining another way. i have the utmost love and respect for everyone who appreciates me enough to join me on this journey.”
Mensa’s new single “the word” is emblematic of his natural talent for crafting music that will continue to resonate with fans for years to come. It offers an unfiltered look into his life – reflecting on the drawbacks of being a signed artist, his African heritage, and embracing fatherhood. The accompanying video, which Mensa directed, elucidates the many reasons why he chose to pursue a path as an independent artist after spending years signed to a record label. He stands as a constant reminder of the importance of fighting for a liberated future, even if all odds are stacked against you.
This adds an exclamation point to a whirlwind of a year for the newly independent emcee. During the first quarter, Mensa celebrated a career milestone as a featured artist on Omari Hardwick’s 2024 entry, cOncrete & wHiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series – which was nominated for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album at the 2025 Grammys.
Beyond the music, Mensa’s influence transcends into the film and television world with a recurring appearance on the Showtime original drama series The Chi. The new season, which premiered back in May, includes exciting storylines for “Jamal” – the character Mensa portrays on the show. He’s also become a familiar face for fans on the popular Peacock series Bel-Air, which is returning for its fourth and final season.
As Vic Mensa enters 2025 with renewed vigor and inspiration, he has proven to be a catalyst for the creative community, constantly reflecting his evolution as an artist. This phase of his career is symbolic of a relentless pursuit to be intentional, which is clearly evident on his newest single.
Legendary hip-hop pioneers Public Enemy are back on the road kicking off their 2025 tour last week in Florence, Italy. Throughout the European phase of the world tour, Public Enemy will perform in support of Guns N’ Roses.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees and the band that was honored with a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award will tour throughout Europe through mid-July and kick off the U.S. cities portion of the tour beginning July 26, 2025.
Fronted by Chuck D and Flavor Flav, the band is known for powerful music tackling pressing social issues including racial inequality and government oppression. Anthems like “Fight the Power” and “Harder Than You Think” inspired countless artists around the world.
Pop into SAX in London and you might just catch a musical miracle. Leo P of Too Many Zooz recently rocked up and made mincemeat of a Benedikt Eppelsheim Contrabass Saxophone—an instrument that looks like it could devour him whole. What followed was six minutes of bold brass wizardry, swagger, and the kind of low-end growl you feel in your chest. Utter madness. Utter joy.
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Opening up like never before, GRAMMY Award-nominated multi-platinum superstar Gucci Mane will unveil his most ambitious project to date in 2025. He uncovers his anxiously awaited seventeenth full-length album, Episodes, on October 17 via 1017/Atlantic Music Group, and it accompanies his second book-also entitled Episodes-out October 14 on Simon & Schuster. There’s no better way to celebrate “10/17” this year.
Today, he sets the stage for this multi-faceted body of work by sharing a new two-pack of songs, namely “Voices” and “Psycho.” Both tracks find Guwop in top form as he bodies the production with confessional, catchy, and endlessly quotable rhymes.
Accompanying this drop, iconic and influential filmmaker, director, screenwriter, and producer Harmony Korine [Kids, Gummo] notably helmed an AI music video incorporating both “Voices” and “Psycho.” It’s Gucci Mane like you’ve never seen him. The visual also continues his longstanding creative collaboration with Korine who cast the hip-hop icon in his 2012 critically acclaimed cult classic Spring Breakers. The video is powered by EDGLRD who brought this to life in a short timeframe, blending high-level creativity with emerging technology and AI, all delivered with a meticulous, high-touch approach.
About the video, EDGLRD commented, “We made this with just three photos of Gucci, AI, and VFX. It’s a low-lift process for the artist and high-impact for the fans. We’re excited to continue pushing this technology and format forward.”
Marking a career first, Episodes acts as an emotionally charged high stakes soundtrack for the book, which reveals Gucci Mane’s struggles with mental health and drug addiction and provides fans and readers with insights into his career and life. These “Episodes” encompassed what happened behind the music itself. Between disclosing his own stories, he even personally interviews various mental health professionals in order to offer a well-rounded and informed perspective.
Throughout Episodes, he holds nothing back and ultimately finds healing in his words on the page and on tape.
Distinguishing himself as the hardest working man in hip-hop, Gucci Mane served up the mixtape Greatest Of All Trappers (Gangsta Grillz Edition) hosted by DJ Drama in 2024. NPR hailed the latter as “a callback to a bygone era and yet one whose reverberations are everywhere,” going on to profess, “It is only through this process of reliving and commemorating what was that it’s really possible to see the afterimage of what these two artists helped build everywhere, and realize that the spirit of the mixtape format is eternal.” In support of the project, he headlined a sold-out show with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra during October.
Get ready to experience Episodes and more from Gucci Mane in 2025.
Following the release of her debut EP Bittersweet, 19-year-old singer, songwriter, and director Rhiannon Rodriguez returns with the official music video for fan-favorite track “Float.” Dreamy, fluid, and emotionally intimate, the visual was co-directed by Rhiannon and her father, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, bringing a cinematic lens to one of the EP’s most vulnerable moments.
The Bittersweet EP arrived earlier this spring as a five-part reflection on grief, longing, and growth, told through Rhiannon’s distinct blend of alt-pop melodies, lo-fi textures, and unfiltered honesty. The project includes previously released tracks “Pink Lemonade” and “Lie I Can’t Deny,” which first introduced fans to her confessional writing style and visual self-direction.
The “Float” video is soft and surreal, mirroring the emotional weight of the song, about what lingers after love, and what it takes to let it go. The visuals are light-soaked and unhurried, echoing the feeling of drifting through something once heavy and now distant. Paired with her soft-spoken vocal delivery, the result is quietly powerful.
With Bittersweet, Rhiannon has emerged as one of 2025’s most promising new voices, an artist with not just potential, but vision, autonomy, and emotional resonance beyond her years.
Alt-folk-pop singer-songwriter Rachael Sage and her longtime band The Sequins have released their upbeat new single “Just Enough” from their upcoming full-length album Canopy – out later this year via MPress Records. The song is a self-produced, starry-eyed love song that peddles positive vibes with a neo-folk flair replete with wah guitar and ‘60s-style backing vocals and handclaps.
“‘Just Enough,’ at first listen, seems like a romantic love song and, to some degree, it started out that way when I was first writing it,” shares Sage. “But the longer I’ve played it live out on tour, the more now it feels like it’s equally a mantra to oneself about being enough as you are: lovable enough, accomplished enough, attractive enough, smart enough… all the things that a best friend or any loved-one might acknowledge in you are truly, unconditionally and authentically enough. The song has also just got a fun, groovy, and lighthearted feel to it musically and my hope is it gets everyone up off the couch, dancing and feeling as free as possible. I think we all need that right about now!”
Sage’s upcoming album Canopy is equal parts emotional exhale and invitation to a more compassionate future, as well as a masterclass in radical inclusivity and self-acceptance. Featuring recently released title track “Canopy,” which imagines a world where shelter is a given for everyone rather than a luxury for some, the collection offers a much-needed musical reprieve from our current cultural upheaval. “Creating safety and inclusivity in times of divisiveness can be a radical and powerful act; it takes courage to stand up for justice and for our fellow human beings,” Sage adds. “Acceptance, inclusivity and safety are big themes on my forthcoming album Canopy.”
Kicking off the North American leg of her summer Joy = Resistance Tour on June 21 in Hoboken, NJ with singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kristen Ford, Sage will be bringing the inclusive musical message of her upcoming album Canopy and her incomparable live show to cities coast to coast including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Portland, Columbus, and many more.
Accompanied by The Sequins – violinist Kelly Halloran (Goo Goo Dolls), drummer Andy Mac (Pete Muller and the Kindred Souls), Trina Hamlin (Susan Werner) on harmonica, and cellist Ward Williams (Sara Bareilles) – Sage has made a name for herself as a gifted storyteller, consummate multi-instrumentalist, and prolific songwriter. Having received critical acclaim from Billboard, American Songwriter, Under The Radar, The Bluegrass Situation, Earmilk, PopMatters, Music Connection, and many more for her string of vibrant, dynamic albums, Sage is fueled by an irrepressible determination to find light in the darkest places – an unwavering calling which catapulted her 2020 single “Blue Sky Days” into Billboard’s Top 40 Indicator Chart.
Since founding her own label MPress Records, NYC-based folk-pop artist Rachael Sage has steadily released a slew of vibrant, dynamic albums. She has toured with an eclectic list of artists including Rufus Wainwright, Ani DiFranco, Beth Hart, Howard Jones, and Grammy winners Shawn Colvin and Judy Collins – with whom she also recorded a critically-acclaimed duet of Neil Young’s “Helpless.” In addition to being a six-time Independent Music Award-winning musician and producer, Sage is also a John Lennon Contest Grand Prize winner who has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, SXSW, and toured globally from Japan to Berlin with her band, The Sequins. Sage is also a visual artist and former ballet dancer who performed with the New York City Ballet. A self-described “cancer thriver,” she is a philanthropic advocate who has raised money for a wide range of causes, including Foundation For Women’s Cancer, WHY Hunger, American Refugee Committee/Alight, and National Network For Youth (NN4Y).
2025 TOUR DATES:
June 21 – 503 Social Club – Hoboken, NJ
June 22 – Electric Haze – Worcester, MA+
June 27 – Towne Crier Salon Stage – Beacon, NY
July 7 – Lefty’s Live Music – Des Moines, IA
July 8 – Riviera STL – St. Louis, MO
July 9 – Natalie’s Grandview – Columbus, OH
July 10 – Uncommon Ground – Chicago, IL
July 11 – First Unitarian Church – Pittsburgh, PA
July 12 – Atomic Tom’s – Binghamton, NY
July 15 – The Park Theater – Hudson, NY*
July 16 – The Parlour – Providence, RI*
July 17 – Greenwald Center – Wellfleet, MA*
July 18 – The Burren – Somerville, MA*
July 19 – Cantean – Hamden, CT
July 20 – Howland Cultural Center – Beacon, NY
July 24 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY**
August 6 – Ayurprana Listening Room – Asheville, NC++
August 7 – The 5 Spot – Nashville, TN
August 8 – Redbud Venue – Chattanooga, TN
August 10 – Smith’s Olde Bar – Atlanta, GA
August 13 – Awendaw Green – Charleston, SC^
August 16 – The Purple Onion – Saluda, NC
September 27 – Al’s Den – Portland, OR
October 5 – Hotel Café – Los Angeles, CA^^
October 11 – Fanwood Performance Series – Fanwood, NJ
Alt rock band The Yagas, fronted by Oscar and Emmy-nominated actress Vera Farmiga, and international punk band Gogol Bordello, led by Eugene Hütz, have released the official studio version of their take on the popular Ukrainian love song “Chervona Ruta” onto global streaming platforms, in celebration of the big Ukrainian summer holiday Kupala Night taking place this weekend. The anthemic song weaves the legend of a magical flower with the spirit of Kupala Night by echoing the holiday’s ancient themes of love, destiny, and nature’s enchantment, all centered around the mythical bloom said to appear only on that midsummer night. Earlier this spring, The Yagas and Gogol Bordello released a live performance video for their version of “Chervona Ruta” following a handful of New York area shows, including at Bowery Ballroom.
With Vera and Eugene both of Ukrainian heritage, the two artists have been using their release of “Chervona Ruta” to shed light on Ukrainian culture and language while also helping those in need by partnering with organizations that provide humanitarian and medical aid to the Ukrainian population, including the official fundraising platform UNITED24.
“I’m a first generation American. I was raised in the Ukrainian diaspora of New Jersey, instilled with an immense pride of my family’s heritage and culture. Ukrainian music and dance were a vital source of strength, identity, celebration and connection to Ukraine,” shares Farmiga. “Music has galvanized Ukrainian morale since the Russian invasion began. I thought, what a great way to uplift our loved ones in Ukraine than to perform a bangin’ cover of the quintessential Ukrainian song ‘Chervona Ruta.’ I love this particular song, that my Baba Nadia taught me. I grew up singing it at Ukrainian Plast and Syzokryli summer camps, deep in the woods and wildflower fields of Novyi Sokil, Soyuzivka, and Verhovyna, in New York’s Catskill Mountains. I associate this song with summer romance and lifelong friendships I developed, immersed in Ukrainian scouting and dance culture.”
“‘Chervona Ruta’ is steeped in complex emotions of romance, resilience, pride, passion and national identity,” Farmiga adds. “It’s not just a love song about a girl finding a red flower that brings luck in love. It’s a love song to Ukraine itself, evoking patriotic feeling. I wanted to sing it as a duet with Eugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello. Eugene himself is like a badass blooming mythological flower. He is magic on two feet. He explodes with ferocious love and joy of creativity, his energy pure and infectious. The song has been covered time and time again; we wanted to put our unique bluster and spin on it. Enjoy!”
“This is a particularly meaningful song for me to collaborate on with Vera and The Yagas, given that we are both of Ukrainian descent, even though we were born on different sides of the Atlantic Ocean,” says Hütz. “We both know it from childhood and with all respect to the original version, we thought of a distinctly tougher spin on it, just like the times we live in. What a natural way to connect and let that song do some inspirational as well as tangible fundraising work to support a trusted fundraising platform like UNITED24.”
The Yagas – Vera Farmiga (vocals), Renn Hawkey (keys), Jason Bowman (drums), Mark Visconti (guitar) and Mike Davis (bass) – released their independent debut full-length album, Midnight Minuet, on April 25th, which has been hailed as an “unexpected masterpiece,” “a spellbinding sonic journey” and “a delectable cornucopia of sounds that might be one of the best debuts of 2025.” Midnight Minuet, produced by Hawkey (formerly of famed alt-metal band Deadsy), includes the singles “The Crying Room,” “She’s Walking Down,” “Life Of A Widow” and “I Am.” Formed in 2023, the New York-based quintet borrowed their name from the mystical Slavic folklore figure Baba Yaga, believed to devour the souls of the newly deceased to safeguard the fountains of life. An audacious band with otherworldly origins, The Yagas wholly share their namesake’s storied penchant for shapeshifting, morphing from metal to industrial to wildly extravagant alt-rock as their songs journey into the strangest depths of the human psyche. Since debuting last fall, The Yagas have amassed over 3 million collective streams and views, received early comparisons to A Perfect Circle, The Cure, and Type O Negative, and have earned praise and support from Revolver Magazine, Metal Hammer, Classic Rock Magazine, NME, The Noise/Ones To Watch, Stereogum, Blabbermouth, Bloody Disgusting, Rock Cellar Magazine, and more. Creating a truly singular aural experience, their music is endlessly unpredictable but infinitely propelled by the spellbinding force of Farmiga’s vocal work.
Since 1999, international punk band Gogol Bordello, led by Ukrainian frontman Eugene Hütz, has been filling up rooms with an energy that could run a whole city. Their latest album Solidaritine is no exception, going back to their hardcore roots. The band has lit up stages around the world alongside System of a Down, Primus, Rancid, Dropkick Murphys; dueted with Regina Spektor; appeared in films like Liev Schreiber’s Everything Is Illuminated with Elijah Wood and Filth and Wisdom helmed by Madonna; and cut albums with legends Rick Rubin and Steve Albini. Russia’s war in Ukraine is personal for Eugene & the band, who have been tirelessly advocating for Ukrainian solidarity, partnering with Nova Ukraine, ArtDopomoga and beyond.
In scientific circles, some instruments become so essential that their original impact fades from memory. The Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, or ELISA kit, fits that description perfectly. Since the 1970s, these simple, adaptable plates have underpinned some of modern medicine’s biggest leaps. Let’s explore six groundbreaking discoveries that wouldn’t have been possible without ELISA technology.
1. Thee HIV/AIDS Detection Revolution
When HIV emerged in the 1980s, health officials urgently needed a reliable way to screen donated blood. Because ELISAs find antibodies with both high sensitivity and low cost, they soon became the backbone of national testing programs. Widespread use of the kits not only prevented unsafe transfusions but also allowed health authorities to link carriers to timely care.
2. Decoding Autoimmune Disorders
The same microwell-plate strategy also shed light on stubborn autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and multiple sclerosis. By adding specific antigens to the wells, scientists could tally autoantibodies and track inflammation in single samples. Those insights, fueled by ELISAs speed and throughput, spurred the design of targeted drugs that have notably lifted daily living for patients around the globe.
3. The Food Allergy Breakthrough
Before laboratories adopted ELISA kits, diagnosing food allergies felt like a risky cycle of guesswork. The new assays enable clinicians to pinpoint which IgE antibodies respond to peanuts, shellfish, and other frequent triggers. As a result, allergy testing shifted from dangerous bedside trials to secure, controlled lab evaluations.
4. Cancer Biomarker Discovery
ELISA technology has been instrumental in identifying tumor markers that detect cancer in its earliest stages. From PSA testing for prostate cancer to CA-125 for ovarian cancer, these discoveries have enabled earlier interventions and significantly improved survival rates. The precision of ELISA assays continues to drive the development of personalized cancer treatment approaches.
5. Hormone Research Revelations
Understanding how hormones function in our bodies became possible through ELISA-based measurements. Researchers could finally quantify insulin levels in diabetes research, track reproductive hormones in fertility studies, and measure stress hormones in psychological research. These insights laid the foundation for hormone replacement therapies and diabetes management protocols we rely on today.
6. Environmental Toxin Detection
ELISA kits have been crucial in identifying and measuring environmental contaminants like pesticides, heavy metals, and industrial chemicals in food, water, and biological samples. This capability has driven environmental health policies and safety regulations that protect public health on a global scale.
The Ripple Effect Continues
Each of these discoveries has created ripple effects throughout the scientific community, spawning new research directions and therapeutic approaches. ELISA technology continues to evolve, with newer variants offering even greater sensitivity and specificity.
The beauty of ELISA lies not just in its technical capabilities, but in its accessibility. These kits have democratized complex biochemical analysis, enabling laboratories worldwide to contribute to scientific progress.
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Whether you are investigating the next breakthrough in immunology, oncology, or environmental science, high-quality ELISA kits remain essential tools for reliable, reproducible results. Explore MyBioSource’s comprehensive collection of ELISA kits and join the legacy of scientists who have used these powerful tools to change the world, one assay at a time.
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