July 2024

Blues-rock virtuoso Joe Bonamassa and GRAMMY Award-winning band Train are excited to announce the release of their new single, a powerful cover of 38 Special’s classic hit “Hold On Loosely.” This electrifying collaboration is the result of a shared passion for music and mutual admiration between the two artists. Train frontman Pat Monahan’s distinctive vocals harmonize perfectly with Joe’s masterful guitar riffs, breathing new life into the iconic song.

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For the first time, gospel icons Blind Boys of Alabama and Blues Hall of Famer Bobby Rush have collaborated on a recording, out today. The historical collaboration of the sacred soul classic “99 ½ Won’t Do” between artists with legendary six-decade careers in American music with proceeds to support the Mid-South Food Bank in Memphis, TN.

HEAR/SHARE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4lKjPb3rhE

“It was like one of those late at night things,” says AJ Lee, mandolinist, singer, and namesake of burgeoning band AJ Lee & Blue Summit of the group’s origin.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist ZZ Ward has released her latest single, “Mother,” heralding the start of a profound new chapter in her career with Sun Records. This unique and deeply personal blues track tackles ZZ’s own experience of motherhood, a perspective rarely explored in the genre, marking ZZ’s return to her blues roots with an authenticity and depth that’s compelling and transformative.

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Wreckless Strangers, the San Francisco-based sextet celebrated for their unique blend of R&B, Americana, and rock ‘n’ roll (fondly coined as "Bay Area Gumbo") has released the first single, "I Found A Way," from their upcoming EP Blue Sky Fantasy. This track serves as fans’ first look into a new era for the Strangers, promising a vibrant blend of Motown-inspired rhythms and infectious melodies that will have listeners kicking the groovy dust up on the dance floor.

Acclaimed singer, songwriter, producer and performer, Joy Oladokun, releases her new song “DRUGS” today on Amigo Records/Verve Forecast/Republic Records—listen/share HERE.

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