BILLY IDOL: IT’S A NICE DAY TO…TOUR AGAIN! January 21, 2025—Rock legend Billy Idol is returning to the road for It’s a Nice Day To…Tour Again! Fellow superstar Joan Jett & the Blackhearts will join Idol on all shows. Produced by Live Nation, the run of arenas and amphitheatres kicks off at the Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre in Phoenix on April 30 and includes stops at an array of storied venues including New York’s Madison Square Garden, Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD and more. See below for a complete list of dates. READ MORE

SIR WOMAN SHARES NEW SONG “GET OUT OF MY MIND” January 17, 2025—Today, Sir Woman—the solo project of vocalist and songwriter Kelsey Wilson—shares a new song, “Get Out Of My Mind.” Listen/share HERE. READ MORE

HRISHIKESH HIRWAY SCORES UPCOMING FILM COMPANION FROM NEW LINE CINEMA January 17, 2025—Hrishikesh Hirway, acclaimed musician and the creator of the award-winning podcast Song Exploder, will release his original score album for the forthcoming film Companion on January 24 through WaterTower Music in advance of the film’s international release on January 28 and US release on January 31. The album will receive a limited color vinyl release with artwork by Greg Ruth via Made By Mutant—preorder will be available beginning January 24. READ MORE

CHRIS STAPLETON EXPANDS SUMMER “ALL-AMERICAN ROAD SHOW” DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND January 17, 2025—Due to overwhelming demand, Chris Stapleton has added nine new dates to his “All-American Road Show” tour this summer including second and final nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Denver’s Ball Arena, Salt Lake City’s Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tinley Park’s Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre, Phoenix’s Desert Diamond Arena and Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena among others. Special guests on the tour include Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Marcus King, Nikki Lane, Grace Potter, Maggie Rose, Brittney Spencer, Allen Stone, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, and The War & Treaty. See below for complete tour itinerary. READ MORE

MUMFORD & SONS RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM RUSHMERE, SHARE TITLE TRACK January 17, 2025—Mumford & Sons will release their new album, RUSHMERE, March 28 via Glassnote—their first since 2018’s Delta. Pre-order HERE. READ MORE

WILLOW AVALON’S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM SOUTHERN BELLE RAISIN’ HELL OUT NOW January 17, 2025—Rising singer, songwriter and musician Willow Avalon’s highly anticipated debut full-length album, Southern Belle Raisin’ Hell, is out now via Atlantic Records/Assemble Sound. Stream/purchase HERE. READ MORE

HARDY (LIVE FROM RED ROCKS) LP SET FOR FEBRUARY 7 January 17, 2025—HARDY’s first-ever live album, HARDY (Live From Red Rocks), is set for release on February 7. “JIM BOB (Live From Red Rocks)” debuts today, listen here and pre-order the LP here. READ MORE

CHRIS STAPLETON, DALE EARNHARDT JR. JOIN FORCES FOR HISTORIC ENTRY IN THE 2025 DAYTONA 500 WITH JR MOTORSPORTS January 15, 2025—JR Motorsports today confirms that 10-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Chris Stapleton and NASCAR Hall of Famer and two-time DAYTONA 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. have come together to field the inaugural entry for JRM in the NASCAR Cup Series in the 2025 running of the DAYTONA 500. In partnership with Buffalo Trace Distillery, the World’s Most Award-Winning Distillery, JRM will field a No. 40 Traveller Whiskey Chevrolet, inspired by the Blend No. 40 utilized in every bottle of Traveller, for their maiden voyage in “The Great American Race” with the reigning and defending NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion Justin Allgaier behind the wheel. READ MORE

WILLOW AVALON UNVEILS NEW SONG “BABY BLUE” January 14, 2025— Rising singer, songwriter and musician Willow Avalon unveils a new song, “Baby Blue,” today, which is featured as today’s cover of Apple Music’s New Music Daily playlist. The song is on her highly anticipated, full-length debut album, Southern Belle Raisin’ Hell, out Friday, January 17 via Atlantic Records/Assemble Sound. Listen/share “Baby Blue” HERE. Pre-order Southern Belle Raisin’ Hell HERE. READ MORE

WYATT FLORES CONFIRMS SPRING “WELCOME BACK TO THE PLAINS TOUR” January 13, 2025—Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Wyatt Flores will continue to perform through this spring with his “Welcome Back to the Plains Tour,” which includes stops at St. Petersburg’s Jannus Live, Memphis’ Graceland Soundstage, New Orleans’ The Fillmore, Charlottesville’s Ting Pavilion and St. Louis’ Ballpark Village among others. See below for complete tour itinerary. READ MORE

RISING STAR ZOE KO SHARES NEW SONG “DROP THE MAN” January 10, 2025—Rising Los Angeles-based artist Zoe Ko shares further taste of new music with “drop the man”. Listen/share HERE and watch/share video HERE. READ MORE

MUSCADINE BLOODLINE DEBUTS NEW SONG “AIN’T FOR SALE” FEATURING JOSH MELOY January 10, 2025—Muscadine Bloodline, the country music duo of Charlie Muncaster and Gary Stanton, released a new song today, “Ain’t For Sale,” featuring Josh Meloy. Listen to the song HERE. READ MORE

GARY GINSTLING NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO OF HOUSTON SYMPHONY HOUSTON, TX—January 10, 2025—Houston Symphony Board President Barbara J. Burger, on behalf of the Board and Music Director Juraj Valčuha, announced today the appointment of 25-year veteran orchestra leader Gary Ginstling to the position of Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer of the Houston Symphony. In this position, Ginstling will hold the Margaret Alkek Williams Chair and will begin his new post on February 3, 2025. Ginstling succeeds John Mangum, who stepped down from this role at the end of September 2024 to lead the Lyric Opera of Chicago. READ MORE

MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER, JULIE FOWLIS AND KARINE POLWART RELEASE NEW SONG “A HEART THAT NEVER CLOSES” January 10, 2025—“A Heart That Never Closes,” the new song from Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart, is out today. Listen/share HERE. The track is the latest unveiled from the trio’s first collaborative album, Looking For The Thread, which will be released January 24 via Thirty Tigers (pre-order/pre-save here).READ MORE

CHRIS STAPLETON CONFIRMS SUMMER “ALL-AMERICAN ROAD SHOW” DATES January 9, 2025—Chris Stapleton will continue his “All-American Road Show” tour through this summer with newly confirmed shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones Arena, Denver’s Ball Arena, Salt Lake City’s Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre and Albany’s MVP Arena among many others. Special guests on the tour include Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Marcus King, Nikki Lane, Grace Potter, Maggie Rose, Brittney Spencer, Allen Stone, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives and The War & Treaty. See below for complete tour itinerary. READ MORE