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Rising singer-songwriter Ellis J Barraclough returns with his new single Sunscreen, the follow-up to Patience and Blasphemy. At just 19, the Yorkshire-born artist is quickly building momentum, with growing support from BBC Introducing, BBC Radio London, FAULT Magazine, Daily Star, and Americana UK. He’s also earned the backing of Ocean Colour Scene and comedian Lucy Beaumont.

MetokTunes aims to revolutionize the way artists and fans interact—by paying listeners and empowering creators with direct donations, token redemptions, and next-gen engagement tools.

Eight years between albums is a very long time. What happened here between pianist Joshua Zimmermans “Crossroads” album (2017) and “Finding Peace,” his latest solo piano album release? New life. The pandemic. A new business. In 2019, when most artists would have produced and released another album to keep their momentum going, Joshua found himself the proud new owner and operator of The Piano Cottage, a successful music academy in Grand Rapids. Then a baby came along in 2020. Yes, all this in the beginning and heart of the pandemic. 

Multi-platinum recording artist Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) is back with a stripped-down twist on his latest single, releasing “cliché (sad version)”, an intimate acoustic reimagining of his current summer anthem. The raw rendition gives fans a deeper, more vulnerable look at the track, trading high-energy production for haunting melodies and emotional weight.

A country heart meets club heat in this genre-bending new single – and it might just be your summer anthem.

Cornwall’s most sun-drenched musical export, Bailey Tomkinson & The Locals, are back – and this time, they’ve got their eyes on the moon. Or more specifically, ‘Supermoon’, their shimmering new single that throws confessional lyrics and retro gloss into the blender and serves up a cocktail straight from the Laurel Canyon school of heartbreak and harmony.

After two years out of the spotlight, Lewis Capaldi is officially back – and he's heading straight for the country’s biggest stages.

YUNGBLUD has clinched his third consecutive UK No. 1 album today, with Idols officially topping the Official Albums Chart. Released on June 20 via Locomotion/Island Records, the record marks a bold new chapter for the genre-blurring star — and a major milestone in a career defined by risk, rebellion, and raw honesty.

Two years after bowing out mid-set in one of Glastonbury’s most emotional moments, Lewis Capaldi made an unannounced and triumphant return to the Pyramid Stage today, delivering a short but soul-baring surprise performance.

Scotty McCreery is shaking up summer with a little help from his friends – and they’re not who you’d expect.

Music can boost your mood and improve happiness in just nine minutes by triggering the release of dopamine [1] – the brain's ‘feel good’ chemical. But which fans feel the biggest benefit from this?

After nearly 20 years of chart-topping hits and global success, Diamond-certified and GRAMMY® Award-nominated pop rock powerhouse OneRepublic is set to release their first-ever career-spanning compilation, OneRepublic: The Collection, on August 15, 2025 via UMe.

Rising indie-pop artist Julia Miralles is set to release her bold and emotionally-charged new single, “Just One Minute (What a Waste),” on June 27, 2025. The track, available now for pre-save and pre-release streaming here, showcases Julia’s signature lyrical vulnerability and soaring vocals, wrapped in a richly dynamic production.

It’s not the legendary band per se as Christian Love, son of Mike Love of The Beach Boys, releases a sun soaked 4-song EP titled, Sum Sum Summer. 

We’ve been shouting about CMAT since way back in 2020 — when her cowboy boots, karaoke drama, and laser-sharp lyrics first started turning the heads of anyone who craved more brains in their bangers. Fast-forward five years, and Ireland’s most flamboyantly fragile pop-country philosopher is gearing up for her third album EURO-COUNTRY (out August 29 via AWAL Recordings), and she’s just dropped the best-titled track of the year: “The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station.”

The steel guitar slides, the ex calls back, and Megan Moroney answers with a career-best comeback anthem.

On June 21st, Tattedru is set to release his new single, 'One Time,' the anticipated follow-up to his recent track 'Lemon Talk'.

Award-winning singer-songwriter, author, and children’s advocate Darla Z has released a brand-new children’s single and animated music video titled "Bert the Singing Cat", inspired by one of the most beloved characters from her acclaimed Cat Detectives book series. The toe-tapping tune sung by Darla Z, bursting with color and charm, stars Bert (short for Alberta), a charismatic feline who sings and dances her way into the hearts of viewers young and old. The song tells the story of Bert the Singing Cat who lives on an island and loves to fish. One day Bert's fishing in a boat on the bay when the wind picks up her hat and carries it away. Bert's hat lands upon a seagull's back and the seagull disappears from view. Will Bert get her pink hat back? What about the seagull? This super fun song by Darla Z with its playful theme is extremely appealing and certain to become a family favorite. 

AJ Solaris isn’t here to save the world — but he is going to soundtrack its collapse. His shape-shifting, genre-blurring music project M4TR (aka Music 4 The Revolution) is back with Love Is The Revolution, a shimmering, unflinching, synth-drenched third studio album landing June 23. Alongside it comes a 10-year retrospective and digital box set, charting M4TR’s journey from protest anthems to emotionally layered, end-times dancefloor epics.

Dick & Dom, Claude VonStroke, and Goldie join Armand Van Helden and more for one of the UK’s wildest weekends

Noah Cyrus has announced her sophomore album I Want My Loved Ones to Go With Me, a sweeping, rootsy meditation on family, nature, and hard-won self-acceptance. Due out July 11 via RECORDS/Columbia, the album sees Cyrus stepping confidently into Americana and indie-folk territory, with an all-star supporting cast including Blake Shelton, Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold, Ella Langley and Bill Callahan.