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GoldenSky Music Festival Rides Back To Sacramento With A Three-Year Country Commitment

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GoldenSky Music Festival Rides Back To Sacramento With A Three-Year Country Commitment

GoldenSky Music Festival has a date with Sacramento again. Danny Wimmer Presents and Visit Sacramento just announced the festival’s return to Discovery Park in October 2027, kicking off a three-year commitment that brings GoldenSky back in 2027, 2028, and 2029. After a two-year hiatus, the country gathering is officially on its way home.

Fans can circle the weekend of October 15, 2027. Exact festival dates, the initial artist lineup, and early bird on-sale details all arrive this October. Music fans can also help shape the fourth edition by joining GoldenSky surveys all summer, and those who sign up get the first crack at early bird tickets this fall.

Danny Wimmer framed the return around the festival’s roots. “There’s a magic that happens when you see thousands of people singing along as the sun sets over Sacramento, and that’s what GoldenSky has always been about for us,” he says. “This festival was built on community, connection, and creating memories that last long after the weekend is over. As we’ve prepared for GoldenSky’s return, we’ve worked closely with Visit Sacramento, the City of Sacramento, Sacramento County, and our local partners because we believe the best festivals never stand still. Our goal has been to honor what we started together in those first years, while building something even more meaningful for the future. The community embraced GoldenSky from day one, and we’re committed to delivering something truly special when it returns.”

Local leaders share the enthusiasm. “After a two-year hiatus, we are beyond excited to welcome GoldenSky back to Sacramento,” said Visit Sacramento President & CEO Mike Testa. “Sometimes, the best opportunities are worth the wait and we are grateful for the vision of DWP and for all the people who worked together to make this a reality for our city.” Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty added, “Serving as a host for DWP’s incredible festivals for 14 years has left an indelible mark on our city. We’re thrilled GoldenSky is coming back for the next three years, 2027, 2028, and 2029, and our community is committed to partnering with DWP to provide an unmatched experience for music fans for years to come.”

The festival built a serious reputation fast. During its first three years from 2022 to 2024, GoldenSky hosted country superstars and breaking talent alike, including Ashley McBryde, Bailey Zimmerman, Brothers Osborne, Carly Pearce, Clint Black, Elle King, Eric Church, Gabby Barrett, Jon Pardi, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson, Luke Bryan, Maren Morris, Megan Maroney, Midland, Parker McCollum, Parmalee, Riley Green, Sam Hunt, Shaboozey, Thomas Rhett, Tim McGraw, Turnpike Troubadours, and Wynonna Judd. It’s a genuinely exciting return for one of country’s most beloved festival weekends.

GoldenSky has also become known for an immersive experience that reaches past the music, blending country culture, local flavor, interactive fan moments, curated hospitality, nightlife, and unique activations that celebrate Sacramento itself. This summer’s fan surveys are designed to shape the next evolution of all of it. Produced by Danny Wimmer Presents in partnership with Visit Sacramento, GoldenSky is the second of DWP’s back-to-back Discovery Park weekends, following Aftershock, and the two events deliver roughly $54 million in annual economic impact to the local community.

San Francisco Trio Wealthy Women Storm The Past On New Single “Men of the West”

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San Francisco Trio Wealthy Women Storm The Past On New Single “Men of the West”

Wealthy Women keep raising the stakes ahead of their debut. The San Francisco three-piece just shared “Men of the West,” the third single from their debut album ‘Children’, due 7th August and produced by Scott Evans (Neurosis, SUMAC, Thrice, Autopsy). Where earlier singles drew from the political present, this one reaches into historical conflict to dig at terror, courage, and claustrophobia. It’s a punishing, dramatic piece of writing that hits hardest in its closing minutes.

The group walk through the song’s origins. “The war in Ukraine was never far from our thoughts during the writing process. With ‘Men of the West’ I wanted to explore themes that are common in war throughout history, but it felt inauthentic to try to place myself in the context of a modern, high-tech conflict,” they explain. “Instead, I turned to the past, where those same themes of terror, courage and claustrophobia are heightened by the reality of an inescapable situation. Musically, it makes with metal tropes, from the grinding opening to the sing-song refrain bellowed over almost unreasonably busy riffage. The song builds to its conclusion with a dramatic switch to half time, a crowd favourite moment at live shows, as the protagonist gathers his men for their final stand.”

‘Children’ is a record shaped by the political weight of 2025. Written largely after Trump’s re-election and recorded at Antisleep Audio in Oakland, the album moves between outrage and grief across eight tracks, using satire and dark observational humour to shift the emotional register. Its subjects include toxic masculinity and the online radicalisation of young men, the human cost of immigration policy, and the inhumanity of modern war. The title track closes the album in mourning for the children of Gaza and Ukraine.

The group’s outsider vantage point drives the whole thing. The trio (Don Doblados on bass, Andrew Harms on drums, and Peter Sisk on guitar and vocals) carry a particular distance from their Bay Area home. Doblados is the San Francisco-born son of Filipino immigrants, Harms arrived from Kansas, and Sisk, the chief songwriter, is Irish and only moved to the US in 2017, during the earliest months of the first Trump administration. He’s watched the country shift ever since, and as the album’s subjects grow heavier, the tunings drop lower to match.

“We’ve been working towards this for quite a while; the album was written and recorded during 2025 and the themes of that year definitely form a huge part of it,” the group say. “Since then the band has been focused on touring and we’ve been really enthused by the reaction to the songs live. We’re excited to share them with a wider audience. The themes of the album feel just as present in 2026 as they did last year, dealing as it does with war, the death of innocents and the assault on democracy.” Working again with Evans, the group land ‘Children’ with undeniable urgency.

‘Children’ Track Listing:

37 Days

Men of the West

Take It Back

Atheist Wife

Worst Date

Shit Breaks

Siege

Children

Lowell Folk Festival Gathers Throat Singers, Zydeco Stars, And Scissors Dancers For Its 39th Year

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Lowell Folk Festival Gathers Throat Singers, Zydeco Stars, And Scissors Dancers For Its 39th Year

The Lowell Folk Festival just expanded one of the most globe-spanning lineups in American music. The free festival returns to downtown Lowell, Massachusetts from July 24-26 for its 39th edition, and the newly announced performers pull traditional music from Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and right across North America. It’s a stunning sweep of living traditions, all landing in one city over three days.

The reach is remarkable. Alash carry on xöömei, the Tuvan throat-singing tradition from Central Asia, where a single voice produces several pitches at once, a low drone beneath shaped harmonic melodies. The Chankas of Peru perform the danza de las tijeras, an acrobatic Andean scissors dance recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. From Louisiana, “The Creole Cowboy” Geno Delafose brings irresistible dance-floor zydeco with French Rockin’ Boogie when he isn’t running his Double D Ranch in Eunice. Each act arrives with deep roots and serious command.

Bluegrass and jazz pedigree run through the bill too. Authentic Unlimited carries the legacy of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, founded by Eli Johnston, Stephen Burwell, and Jerry Cole, with three-time IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year Jesse Brock and rising guitarist Colton Baker. The group already holds a Grammy nomination and three consecutive IBMA Vocal Group of the Year awards. Catherine Russell, daughter of Louis Armstrong’s longtime musical director Luis Russell, has become one of today’s most captivating interpreters of the Great American Songbook after singing on more than 200 albums with David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, Paul Simon, and others.

The depth keeps going. Boston-based Kunal Gunjal and Amit Kavthekar pair the hundred-stringed santoor with tabla in a two-decade Indian classical partnership rooted in the lineage of Zakir Hussain and Alla Rakha. Michela Musolino & Rosa Tatuata revive the outdoor folk songs of Sicily and southern Italy. The Eastern Sound Orchestra has played high-energy East Coast Polish polka for more than 50 years, while the Northern Kentucky Brotherhood Singers deliver soaring unaccompanied gospel harmony. It’s a thrilling, genuinely joyful spread of sound and movement.

The festival roots itself in place as well. The Wampanoag Nation Singers & Dancers, from the Cape Cod, Aquinnah, and Herring Pond regions of Massachusetts, share songs and dances tied to their environment and culture. The Middlesex County Volunteer Fife & Drum Band, now 40 years strong, leads the opening parade Friday night, a fitting nod to America’s 250th birthday. Haitian dancer and drummer Peniel Guerrier brings the rhythm and spirit of Vodou, and Tres en Punto carries the romantic trío tradition of northern Mexico and the Rio Grande Valley from their home base in Mission, Texas.

These newly announced names join previously confirmed artists Elida Almeida, Melissa Carper & Emily Gimble, Dat Mighty 9, John Doyle & Friends, Fabiola Mendez, and Super Chikan & the Fighting Cocks. Beyond the four stages of music, the festival offers the Discovery Lowell Playspace for kids, Global Foods prepared by local cultural non-profits, and the Experience Lowell Marketplace of regional artists and craft makers. Lowell, celebrating its own Bicentennial this year, makes a fitting host for one of America’s great free summer gatherings.

Soul Asylum Launch A Worldwide Tour And ‘MPLS Unplugged’

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Soul Asylum Launch A Worldwide Tour And ‘MPLS Unplugged’

Soul Asylum are heading around the world. The alt-rock survivors just announced a worldwide tour spanning North America, South America, and beyond, bringing their celebrated live show to audiences across the globe. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 5. The news arrives as the group prepares to release ‘MPLS Unplugged’ later this summer, a live album marking the 30th anniversary of their legendary 1993 MTV Unplugged performance.

Alongside the tour comes “What Will Become of Me,” one of the most anticipated recordings in the group’s history. First performed live in 1995, the song built a devoted following despite never getting an official release. More than three decades later, fans can finally hear it fully realized on ‘MPLS Unplugged’, out August 28, 2026 via Blue Élan Records. It’s a stirring payoff for a song that lived onstage for decades.

The album was recorded at Minneapolis’ historic State Theatre on April 20, 2023, nearly 30 years to the day after the group’s original MTV Unplugged appearance. It captures Soul Asylum in an intimate setting, showcasing the depth and emotional resonance that have defined their music for more than four decades. Frontman Dave Pirner is joined by guitarist Ryan Smith, bassist Jeremy Tapparo, and drummer Michael Bland, along with returning keyboardist Ivan Neville, the STRINGenius string quartet, and the Robert Robinson Gospel Singers. Neville’s history with the group stretches back to the original 1993 Unplugged, making his return a fitting bridge between the two eras.

“What Will Become of Me” is one of the record’s clear highlights. Alongside fellow live favorite “Farmer John,” it’s one of two songs on the album that had never been recorded or released, giving fans a rare chance to experience an important piece of the group’s live legacy. More than 40 years into their career, Soul Asylum remain one of rock’s most enduring live acts, performing for old and new audiences while still finding fresh dimensions in their catalog.

Soul Asylum World Tour 2026:

June 8 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla

June 9 – London, UK – The Dome

June 11 – Kleylehof, Austria – Nova Rock

June 13 – Oroville, CA – Feather Falls Casino

June 19 – Minneapolis, MN – Pryes Brewing Company

June 20 – Duluth, MN – Grandma’s Marathon

July 3 – Arlington Heights, IL – Frontier Days Festival

July 4 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest

July 29 – Worcester, MA – Off The Rails

July 30 – Hampton, NH – Wally’s Pub

July 31 – St. John, NB, Canada – Area 506 Festival

August 15 – Las Vegas, NV – The Strat

August 16 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up

August 17 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House

August 19 – Garden City, ID – Revolution Concert House

August 20 – Bozeman, MT – The Elm

August 21 – Libby, MT – Happy’s Inn

August 23 – Calgary, AB, Canada – The Arrowhead

August 25 – Edmonton, AB, Canada – Midway

August 26 – Regina, SK, Canada – Casino Regina

August 27 – Winnipeg – Park Theatre

September 13 – Santiago, Chile – Teatro Caupolican w/ +LIVE+

September 15 – Comuna 15, Argentina – C Art Media w/ +LIVE+

September 17 – Lima, Peru – Costa 21 w/ +LIVE+

September 19 – Mexico City, Mexico – Velodromo Olimpico w/ +LIVE+

September 22 – San Juan, Puerto Rico – Coca-Cola Music Hall w/ +LIVE+

November 21 – Clearwater, FL – St. Pete Bike Fest

Zach Top Stretches His “Cold Beer & Country Music Tour” Into Arenas This Fall

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Zach Top Stretches His “Cold Beer & Country Music Tour” Into Arenas This Fall

Zach Top is taking his biggest tour yet even further. The country star just extended his massive Cold Beer & Country Music Tour through the fall, and the new run pushes him into arenas across the country. Presented by Coors Banquet, the fresh dates include his headline debut at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, plus San Diego’s Pechanga Arena, San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center, Jacksonville’s VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, and Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum, among many others. It’s a major leap forward for one of country’s fastest-rising names.

The new dates come stacked with talent. Special guests across the run include Lukas Nelson, Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives, and Wyatt McCubbin. Presales for the new shows start Wednesday, June 10th, ahead of the general sale on Friday, June 12th, at 10 am local time.

Ahead of the fall extension, Top performs at Nissan Stadium as part of CMA Fest this weekend, along with select stadium shows with Chris Stapleton. The momentum keeps building for an artist who just had a landmark year.

That run includes a major Grammy moment. Top won Best Traditional Country Album at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards for his sophomore record ‘Ain’t In It For My Health’, making him the inaugural recipient of the newly introduced category. The album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Current Country Albums chart and No. 11 on the Billboard 200, racking up more than 30 million global streams in its first week. It’s a genuinely thrilling rise, and the arena run feels like the natural next step.

Cold Beer & Country Music Tour 2026 Fall Dates:

Sept 11 – Lake Tahoe, NV @ Lake Tahoe Amphitheatre at Caesars Republic

Sept 17 – San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena

Sept 18 – Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center

Sept 19 – Fresno, CA @ Boots In The Park

Sept 25 – Corpus Christi, TX @ Hillard Center Arena

Sept 26 – San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center

Oct 2 – Jacksonville, FL @ VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena

Oct 3 – West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

Oct 8 – Des Moines, IA @ Casey’s Center

Oct 9 – Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena

Oct 10 – St. Paul, MN @ Grand Casino Arena

Oct 15 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center

Oct 16 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum

Oct 17 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena

Oct 23 – Lafayette, LA @ CAJUNDOME

Oct 29 – Duluth, GA @ Gas South Arena

Oct 30 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

Warren Haynes Goes Symphonic On Live “Shakedown Street”

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Warren Haynes Goes Symphonic On Live “Shakedown Street”

Warren Haynes has another orchestral preview ready to share. The Gov’t Mule frontman just released “Shakedown Street (Live),” a striking symphonic take on the Grateful Dead classic, pulled from his forthcoming ‘Dreams & Songs’ album. It follows last month’s live version of the Mule hit “Banks of the Deep End.” Official release date and pre-order details are coming soon, and the new cut shows just how much room the orchestra finds inside a familiar groove.

Haynes traces the arrangement back to one of his favorite songs to play live. “‘Shakedown Street’ is a really powerful orchestrated arrangement that enhances the power of the original, which I played and sang a ton of times with those guys through the years, especially with Phil Lesh and Friends, but with The Dead as well,” he shares. “It’s a very danceable song. A lot of people just focus on the groove and get lost in the rhythmic quality of it. The orchestra forces you to pay attention to it in a different way. It’s very dark and powerful and, I think, very effective. This song goes back to the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration, which was my first experience with an orchestra. That’s kind of what started this whole journey for me, which is still going on.”

Haynes has revealed the full track listing too. The 16-track ‘Dreams & Songs’ explores the full sweep of his catalog and career, drawing on music from Gov’t Mule, the Allman Brothers Band, The Dead, his solo albums, and more. Available in the U.S. via Evil Teen Records, it was recorded in 2019 at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina, when he debuted the one-of-a-kind symphonic show alongside the 64-piece Asheville Symphony Orchestra. His lineup of seasoned rock ‘n’ roll improvisers included Oteil Burbridge on bass, John Medeski on organ and keys, Jeff Sipe on drums, and Greg Osby on saxophone, plus Edwin McCain and Jasmine Muhammad on background vocals. It’s a thrilling, ambitious reimagining of a deep and storied songbook.

Next year, Haynes brings his acclaimed Dreams & Songs Symphonic Experience to Nashville for two nights at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center with the Nashville Symphony, on Thursday, March 11th and Friday, March 12, 2027, presented by Lightning 100. He’ll be joined by John Medeski, Kevin Scott, Terence Higgins, and Greg Osby, along with vocalists Saundra Williams and Mayteana Morales, all led by conductor Rich Daniels from the Chicago City Lights Orchestra.

Until then, Haynes stays busy on the road with Gov’t Mule. The Grammy-nominated quintet tours this summer on their headlining Kicking In Your Stall Tour, plus a co-headlining run with blues-rock titan Joe Bonamassa across the U.S. from July 22nd through August 23rd. After that, Gov’t Mule heads out on the newly announced Dreaming The Same Dream Tour with Ziggy Marley in the fall. The 16-date co-headlining outing, also featuring a guest DJ set from Yola, opens September 23rd in New York City and wraps October 17th in Dallas. Haynes also performs a special set at the Hudson River Music Festival in Croton-on-Hudson, NY on Sunday, June 21st with Grahame Lesh and Daniel Donato.

Lainey Wilson Recruits John Mayer For New Single “Phone, Keys, Wallet”

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Lainey Wilson Recruits John Mayer For New Single “Phone, Keys, Wallet”

Lainey Wilson has a new single out, and she brought serious firepower along. “Phone, Keys, Wallet” is out now, featuring John Mayer on guitar, via BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville. Wilson wrote it during the final leg of the Whirlwind World Tour and recorded it at Mayer’s Chaplin Studios in Los Angeles. The track leans into the messy, fast-moving parts of life and celebrates the person who chooses to love her through all of it. It’s a warm, irresistibly charming cut.

The inspiration is pure Wilson. “I feel like a tornado with boots on half the time, and this song is really about finding somebody who’s okay with that chaos and chooses to love you through it anyway,” she shares. Mayer’s guitar work gives the whole thing extra shine, and the pairing clicks right away.

The single follows Wilson’s recent releases “Younger You,” a collaboration with Miley Cyrus, and “Can’t Sit Still.” It adds to another monumental year for the Louisiana native, who headlined Stagecoach with an electric set and is the subject of the new Netflix documentary ‘Lainey Wilson: Keepin’ Country Cool’. She recently kicked off a run of stadium shows with Chris Stapleton that continues through the summer, and made her film acting debut this spring in Universal’s adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s ‘Reminders of Him’. The track also follows ‘Whirlwind Deluxe’, which added five songs including her No. 1 single “Somewhere Over Laredo.”

U.K. Metal Hard-Hitters Ruled By Raptors Go Heavier On New Single “Sleep Dep.”

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U.K. Metal Hard-Hitters Ruled By Raptors Go Heavier On New Single “Sleep Dep.”

Ruled By Raptors are pushing their sound into bigger, heavier territory. The U.K. hard-hitters just shared “Sleep Dep.,” an explosive new single and video, out now, and it sets the tone for their forthcoming mini-album ‘A Shadow That Never Moves’, due Friday 2nd October. The record marks a clear evolution, driving their mix of progressive elements, high-octane riffs, and melodic vocals into more expansive ground. It’s a ferocious, emotionally charged statement of intent.

“Sleep Dep.” captures exactly where the group are headed. Frontman Chris Bradley walks through the long road to the release. “We planned to quickly follow Silent Sound, but it expanded to eight songs when we recorded with Sam Cook in December 2023,” he explains. “Delays, including family illness, meant we paused before returning with Matt mixing and Bob Cooper mastering. We pushed the sound further in every direction, aiming to stay true to ourselves without limiting where we can go.” That patience shows in the finished product.

Formed in 2019, the four-piece (Chris Bradley on vocals and guitar, Matt Dewar on guitar and vocals, Nick Oliver on bass and vocals, and Will Robson on drums) have built a reputation for intense, tightly executed live shows and a rising profile across the U.K. rock and metal scene. Their climb has taken in appearances at Slam Dunk Festival and Bloodstock Festival, support slots, radio play on Kerrang! Radio and BBC Introducing, and coverage across key U.K. outlets. With this new run, the group keep cementing themselves as one of the country’s most formidable emerging acts.

Track Listing:

  1. Ducere
  2. Fiends
  3. Sleep Dep
  4. Recissory
  5. Mancunian Japanese
  6. Static Collapse
  7. Algebra (I’m On A Rage)
  8. Ad Infinitum

Rock Legends The Beatles Get Apple Corps Backing For Global Beatles Day On June 25th

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Rock Legends The Beatles Get Apple Corps Backing For Global Beatles Day On June 25th

Global Beatles Day just earned its biggest endorsement yet. Apple Corps Ltd, the company The Beatles founded to manage their creative and business ventures, has formally acknowledged the fan-run celebration, which falls on June 25th. It’s a major milestone for a grassroots movement that began with one fan’s idea and grew into a worldwide tradition.

The date carries real history. On June 25, 1967, The Beatles walked into Studio One at Abbey Road Studios in London and broadcast “All You Need Is Love” live as part of the BBC’s Our World, the first international satellite television broadcast. An estimated 400 million people tuned in. For a few extraordinary minutes, the world watched together. Decades later in 2009, lifelong fan Faith Cohen decided the day deserved to be commemorated, and Global Beatles Day was born.

The celebration has grown organically ever since, from tribute concerts in Tokyo to Beatles-themed exhibitions in New York City, sing-alongs in Buenos Aires, and fan gatherings in Liverpool. Built on an enduring love for John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, it’s become an annual event embraced by fans across generations and continents.

This year brings a special gift. On June 25th, alongside online and in-person events worldwide, The Beatles will release a colorized version of their BBC Our World performance of “All You Need Is Love” for free on YouTube. It’s the first time the iconic performance has been available online, and fans everywhere can relive that 1967 moment and share reactions in the live chat. It’s a genuinely thrilling way to mark the anniversary.

Apple Corps CEO Tom Greene praised the fan-led effort in a letter to Faith Cohen this week. “More than ever, the message of The Beatles, and of ‘All You Need Is Love’ speaks to something vital for community, connection, and the power of bringing people together,” he wrote. “That is what makes Global Beatles Day so special. It asks nothing more than for people, wherever they are, to stop, listen, and share a little joy.”

The recognition fits a group whose impact remains unparalleled. More than five decades after their split, their music still resonates across generations, from fans who lived through Beatlemania to new listeners discovering “Hey Jude” and “Let It Be” through streaming, or “Two of Us” in the hit film “Project Hail Mary.” They reshaped fashion, youth culture, songwriting, and album production, sparked the British Invasion, and redefined popular music with groundbreaking albums like ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’. Their legacy still draws millions to landmarks like Abbey Road Studios, where fans recreate the famous crossing photo.

More is on the horizon. Earlier this month, it was announced that 3 Savile Row, home of their rooftop concert, will become the first official fan experience, opening in 2027. And a four-film Beatles cinematic event arrives in April 2028 through Sony Pictures Entertainment and Neal Street Productions, the first time Apple Corps and The Beatles have granted full life story and music rights for a scripted film. Directed by Sam Mendes, it stars Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison.

Wyatt Flores And Friends Reinvent Iconic Songs In The ACM’s New ‘Our Country’ Series

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Wyatt Flores And Friends Reinvent Iconic Songs In The ACM’s New ‘Our Country’ Series

The Academy of Country Music has a fresh way to spotlight country’s rising voices. The organization just launched Our Country, a premium digital series built around the music, memories, and stories that define the genre. It frames country music as a unifying cultural force, honoring America’s past while shining a light on the artists shaping its future. The whole thing blends intimate storytelling with stripped-down acoustic performances.

The format is simple and affecting. Each episode pairs a reimagined performance with a personal conversation, letting artists reflect on heritage, identity, inspiration, and the moments that shaped their lives and careers. It’s a warm, genuinely engaging idea that lets familiar songs breathe in new hands.

The lineup leans on breakout talent taking on iconic material from across the musical map. Wyatt Flores performs The Fray’s “How to Save a Life,” Kaitlin Butts takes on The Steeldrivers’ “If It Hadn’t Been for Love,” and Jo Dee Messina reaches for Aerosmith’s “Dream On.” Thelma & James cover “You’re the One That I Want” from Grease, Jackson Dean digs into Uncle Lucius’ “Keep the Wolves Away,” and Craig Campbell tackles Clint Black’s “Killin’ Time.”

The series launches this week with Wyatt Flores, and new episodes will roll out weekly across the ACM’s owned and operated digital platforms, including YouTube, Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, and TikTok.

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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.

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