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Just over a week ago, Luke Combs shocked a UK crowd of country music fans at the C2C Festival in London when Ed Sheeran joined him on stage to perform an amazing duet of ‘Dive’. For many this seemed like the highlight of the weekend, and probably the biggest moment since C2C started in 2013.

GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Aaron Raitiere will release his highly anticipated debut album, Single Wide Dreamer, on May 6th via Dinner Time Records/Thirty Tigers (pre-order here). Raitiere launches it by sharing the new song “For The Birds”—Listen below. 

The producer, artist and DJ TCTS has been on fire in recent months, picking up repeated Radio 1 plays and spending four weeks trending Top 5 on the Dance Edit for his Nonô collab ‘Off My Mind’, dropping a big remix of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Overpass Graffiti’, and delivering a culture clash collab ‘RICH GIRL’ with CHAMELEON LIME WHOOPIEPIE. There’s no letting up as TCTS now teams up with electro duo Punctual (‘I Don’t Wanna Know’) and versatile vocal star Raphaella (Rudimental, MK, Gorgon City) for the new track ‘Love Me Or Lie’. Listen below.

Newcomer Imen Siar is proof that greatness can be found in the most unlikely of places. The 23-year-old dreamed of a music career while working in Nando’s in South London, her only creative outlet being to post videos of her singing into a mop during breaks from work. Her talent was discovered by the New York label icons + giants, which had just been launched by two influential hitmakers Billy Mann & Benton James, whose previous credits include P!nk, John Legend and Supah Mario.

The music world was stunned recently by country music legend Dolly Parton turning down a nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Ever the lady, she was graceful in declining the offer, making the following statement on her social media:

Weezer are proud to present one of their most exciting projects to date:  SZNZ, a four EP song cycle of sorts. Already mythical across the internet, SZNZ will, fittingly, be released at the start of every season via Crush Music/Atlantic Records. 

A collaborator for everyone from Sir David Attenborough to Coldplay, the renowned and award-winning composer Ilan Eshkeri will release the new album ‘Space Station Earth’ on May 13th via Sony Masterworks. The album will be accompanied by an immersive, out-of-this-earth tour created in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), which will debut at London’s Royal Albert Hall on May 15th.

Critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Tenille Townes has revealed that her forthcoming EP, Masquerades, is due out on 22^nd April via Columbia Nashville/Sony Music Nashville in partnership with RCA Records. The soul-baring collection sees Tenille pull down her mask and shine a light on the emotions that we get used to hiding. 

Breakout US star Morgan Wade has announced her first ever UK headline tour in support of her hugely acclaimed debut album Reckless. Touring the UK in June 2022, she will play The Garage, London on June 21st, Glasgow’s Oran Mor on June 23rd and Manchester Academy 3 on June 24th.

Ahead of a huge show at The O2 Arena in London for C2C Festival this weekend, multi-platinum selling country star Russell Dickerson has announced he will return to the UK for a run of dates this Autumn. The tour includes a date at London’s Electric Ballroom on October 12th. 

The time has arrived to rejuvenate the authentic country flavors with the upcoming track, ‘Climb This Mountain’ by none other than Rob Georg.

Songs have been judged over the last couple of months

Alice Merton’s debut album ‘MINT’ saw the London-based musician achieve phenomenal success. A fixture on Top 10 charts across Europe, Alice has accumulated 1 billion streams and was the winning judge of the German edition of The Voice. Now Alice is set for wider international recognition as she prepares to release her eagerly anticipated sophomore album ‘S.I.D.E.S.’ on June 17th via her own Paper Plane Records Int. label. The album is launched with its single ‘Same Team’ as well as the track’s accompanying video. Watch below.

Building upon 200 million streams and two Radio 2 A-listed Records of the Week, Albin Lee Meldau today shares his brand new single ‘Forget About Us’ - his first English-language release in three years, and his first under a new deal with the indie powerhouse Glassnote Records. The song previews a new studio album which will follow later this year, and is released as he commences a sold-out arena tour in his homeland of Sweden. Listen below.

Busking her way to superstardom, 23-year-old Liv Harland enjoyed a huge and unconventional breakthrough year in 2021. Her busking performances have shown her ability to create emotionally engaging memorable IRL moments with people from all walks of life. Remarkably, several of those moments have gone viral on a huge scale, resulting in over 1.5 million followers and 28 million likes on TikTok alone.

Beau Diako’s recent singles have marked him out as a distinctive rising talent. The young artist possesses a rare portfolio of skills: he’s an intriguing producer with an eclectic take on songwriting as well as a warm organic tone as a guitarist. Best of all, he’s an exemplary collaborator, as demonstrated by recent work with Bas, Etta Bond, Tobi Tunis and emawk.

Equally as influenced by inspirational current artists such as Kacey Musgraves and HAIM as she is by the timeless sounds of Fleetwood Mac and Joni Mitchell, 18-year-old newcomer Maya Lane possesses a talent for songwriting that’s rarely heard from such a young artist. Maya today shares the official video for her debut single ‘Still The Same’ as she builds towards the release of her debut EP later this year. Watch below. 

Hungarian virtuoso violinist, Bernadett has been touring the world since she was 18 years old, so it’s surprising that only now she is releasing her debut single. Bernadett has made it her life’s mission to entertain audiences on a global scale, proving that there are no limits when it comes to music, least of all, the violin. 

Equally as influenced by inspirational current artists such as Kacey Musgraves and HAIM as she is by the timeless sounds of Fleetwood Mac and Joni Mitchell, 18-year-old newcomer Maya Lane possesses a talent for songwriting that’s rarely heard from such a young artist. Maya today shares her debut single ‘Still The Same’ as she builds towards the release of her debut EP later this year. Listen below.

From his breakthrough moment ‘Berlin’ to his 2019 studio album ‘Unfurl’, RY X has captivated audiences worldwide with songs that simultaneously simmer with confessional intimacy, hypnotic musical motifs, and a palpable sense of cinematic drama. Having amassed over 700 million streams and sold-out shows wherever he has travelled, RY X now builds anticipation for his upcoming third album by sharing his brand-new single ‘Let You Go’. Listen below.

George Cosby poetically explores the varied fortunes of romance through a widescreen lens. Applying a modern pop elegance to this everlasting emotion enamoured an expanding fanbase with his debut EP ‘We Stand Alone’. Its title track was B-listed at Radio 2, while further airplay for the project came from BBC Introducing, Jo Whiley at Radio 2 and Laura Whitmore at Radio 5.