On Friday, July 19, 2024, Alligator Records will release Good Intentions Gone Bad, the first release in three years from award-winning guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Chris Cain. Good Intentions Gone Bad is Cain's second Alligator album, and the 16th of his career. It will be available on CD, red vinyl LP, and at all digital services.

19x ACM Award-winner Chris Stapleton was the top winner at the 59th Annual ACM Awards with four wins: Album of the Year (Higher, as artist and producer), Male Artist of the Year and Artist-Songwriter of the Year. Stapleton also performed his song, “Think I’m In Love With You,” with surprise special guest Dua Lipa during the live show. Watch/share HERE.

“Easy come, easy go / Easy left me a long time ago,” Eddie Vedder sang, shrouded in shadows on a dark stage during Pearl Jam’s opening selection of “Pendulum.” The Dark Matter World Tour touched down in Sacramento on May 13 and Vedder and the band displayed the musical muscle that has kept them at or near the top of the rock world for more than 30 years.

The heirs to the Estate of Otis Redding Jr., doing business as Big O Holdings LLC, has entered into an administration agreement with Sony Music Publishing covering Redding’s vast music catalog in the U.S.

Mrs. Henry (https://www.mrshenry.com/), the hard-touring Southern California band renowned for their celebrated alter-ego Chest Fever, continues to carve out their own original musical path with the release of “Everybody Wants Peace and Love.” This single comes from the group’s ambitious three-album concept record and rock opera Keep On Rising, recorded during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Renowned trumpeter and composer Stuart Mack is making waves in the jazz world with his debut album, Vibrations. At an age when many are just starting their careers, Mack has already established himself among the top-tier musicians, working with illustrious ensembles and jazz legends such as David Liebman, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Romero Lubambo, the Jihye Lee Orchestra, and the Mike Holober Group. His exceptional talent and dedication have earned him widespread acclaim across the international jazz scene.