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Joining Litwin will be his roster of more than 25 writers, producers and engineers spanning all genres of music, including Murda Beatz, Jason “Cheese” Goldberg and GRAMMY/EMMY winner Autumn Rowe. Litwin’s team, which includes managers Brennan Bryant and Ky Zaretsky, as well as coordinator Edson Higareda, will also join.

Hosted by John Morrison, the podcast presents five stories of up-and-coming Black musicians seeking to reclaim country and Americana as inclusive genres. The first episode of the 5-part series is available to stream across all digital platforms, with subsequent episodes airing each week on Thursday through Black Music Month.

Through in-depth interviews with insiders on all levels, rare archival footage, and exclusive content, series under the “Secrets Of” banner delve into complex worlds through a modern-day lens that examines how these brands, organizations, and figures have molded our culture’s view of power and sexuality.  

As hip-hop marks its 50th anniversary, NBC News will present 50 Years Fly: The Rise, Fall and Revolution of Hip-Hop Fashion, an all-new digital documentary that examines how hip-hop revolutionized music and its long-lasting impact on the fashion industry. Watch the video trailer now!

ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED is an intimate portrait of actor Rock Hudson, one of Hollywood’s most celebrated leading men of the 1950’s and ‘60’s and an icon of Hollywood’s Golden Age, whose diagnosis and eventual death from AIDS in 1985 shocked the world. Watch the new video trailer now!

Wallice is back with a brand new song as yet another reminder of why she is one of the most impressive new artists making music right now. “Disappear” is an EP favorite with its subdued, Radiohead-esque opening, it quickly transforms into another pop-punk cut, carrying on the energy of previous singles “Loser at Best” and “Best Friend.”

The series stars Lola Tung, Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno, Sean Kaufman, and Rain Spencer, recurring guest David Iacono, and Elsie Fisher, who joined the cast this season in a recurring role. Jackie Chung and Rachel Blanchard also star, with Kyra Sedgwick joining Season Two in a recurring role. Watch the new video trailer now!

Interscope Records announced that it will partner with Afterlife, the visionary label owned by internationally acclaimed electronic music duo Tale Of Us, composed of Carmine Conte (MRAK) and Matteo Milleri (Anyma). Under the partnership, Interscope will release the debut album by Anyma and distribute all Afterlife releases.

An enchanting journey through London’s wild edgelands, the LP is an ode care, connection and listening to the natural world. ‘Sample The Sky’ responds to nature's patterns through organic electronic productions, embodied lyrics, wind inspired saxophone, singing and synthesis all woven into intricately crafted left-field pop songs. 

Rebounder have announced their new EP Sundress Songs and shared lead single “Disco Ball Soul,” a widescreen, lush track that frontman Dylan Chenfeld explains was “initially about the frustrations of being a Knicks fan. Funny enough, the evening we shot the video, we were watching the Knicks lose in the playoffs.

Beloved and prolific songwriter Chris Farren recently announced his new Jay Som-produced album, Doom Singer. Following lead single “Cosmic Leash,” Farren shares the album’s opening track “Bluish.” Chris Farren is hitting the road this Fall, with dates in the UK and throughout North America. Check out all of the tour dates!

Benny follows in the footsteps of his trumpeter/bandleader grandfather Benny Benack Sr., his saxophonist/clarinetist father Benny Benack Jr., and his mother Claudia Benack, a voice professor at Carnegie Mellon University who’s instructed the likes of Josh Groban, Leslie Odom Jr., and more. Watch the new video now!

When Joni Mitchell mesmerized the Newport Folk Festival audience last summer with a surprise performance, she “breathed new meaning into some of her most famous lyrics” (New York Times). The powerful live recording of her beloved hit “A Case Of You” is available digitally. Watch the video now!

Cleave is an album between opposites, in its most distilled form previewed through 'You & I' - Co-written with Eric Cannata of Young The Giant, the single harks back to the early sound that gave Parissa Tosif and David Ansari virality as Vallis Alps. Crossing Arlo Parks' gentle pace with the catharsis of Charlotte Day Wilson.

A sprawling, vibe-heavy track that unfurls with truncated beats, gently insistent congas, hypnotic pleading and twinkling, Four Tet-esque chimes, Russell Fitzgibbon shares the origins of “Territory Day.' Threading together previous singles “Walking On Your Name”, “Mirrored”, “No Drones In The Afterlife” and the recently released “Sharing The Fire.”

Singer-songwriter Savannah Conley has released her highly anticipated debut album Playing the Part of You Is Me to critical acclaim. The album is a stirring distillation of the pleasures and problems of growing up. Now, she shares a new video for the fan favorite “Tango.”

Musicians on the track include, Lissa Grunfeld (Lo-Ball, The Pandoras) and JC Brandy (Lo-Ball, Lunchbox) on guitars, Claudia Monique Rossi (Lo-Ball, Halo Friendlies) on drums, and singer/songwriter, Shanti Wintergate (Solo, Play Date) on bass. More vocals can be heard via Alison Berry (Moonily, King Mala), Ginger Pooley and her daughter Talula.

Following an extended run of an entirely sold out international tour across the US, Australia, UK, and Ireland, alternative rock legends They Might Be Giants are embarking on a handful of US dates on the east and west coast this summer. TMBG will then play the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on July 16 with the pop-rock duo Sparks.

“Ready to Love” is not your mother’s “let’s fall in love in thirty minutes or less” dating show; these are grown men and women in their 30’s and 40’s who are seeking the special relationship-of-a-lifetime that has eluded them thus far, and the baggage they each bring to the party is real. Watch a video sneak peek now!

R.O.Z (Ross Nyantakiy has dropped his new single & video, “Nothing New” Ft. Nigel Knight, produced by Tom French. “Nothing New” is out on EMB INC. (Entertainment Money Business) the label founded by R.O.Z and his brothers in 2010.  The brothers have made EMB a thriving entertainment company with multiple artists, producers & DJ” s on its roster.