2025 BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL AND ROBERT GLASPER’S BLACK RADIO EXPERIENCE UNVEILS LINEUP May 6, 2025—The Blue Note Jazz Festival’s Black Radio Experience is set for its highly anticipated return to The Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa, CA from August 29-31. The Labor Day Weekend festival will feature performances by the Black Radio Experience’s Artist in Residence Robert Glasper, The Roots, Questlove, Jazmine Sullivan, Hiatus Kaiyote, Esperanza Spalding and many more, with additional artists to be announced shortly. READ MORE

BILLY IDOL’S DREAM INTO IT DEBUTS AT #7 ON U.S. TOP ALBUMS CHART May 5, 2025—Rock legend Billy Idol’s first full-length album of new music in over a decade, Dream Into It, makes its chart debut at #7 on the U.S. Top Albums Chart and #4 on the U.S. Current Rock Album Chart. The album makes its U.K. debut at #9 on the U.K. Official Album Sales Chart and is #2 on the German Top 100 Album Chart. READ MORE

LUCIUS’ HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW SELF-TITLED ALBUM OUT TODAY May 2, 2025—Acclaimed indie-pop band Lucius’ highly anticipated new self-titled album is out now via Fantasy Records. Stream/purchase HERE. In celebration of the release, the official music video for album track, “Final Days,” is also debuting today. Watch the video, directed by Aaron Caleb Eisenberg and produced by Sound + Vision Co., HERE. READ MORE

SUZANNE VEGA’S FLYING WITH ANGELS OUT NOW ON COOKING VINYL May 2, 2025—Flying With Angels, the first full-length album of all new music in over a decade from Suzanne Vega—widely regarded as one of the foremost songwriters of her generation or any other—is out now on Cooking Vinyl. READ MORE

LOS ANGELES CULT FAVORITE CVT SOFT SERVE BRINGS ICE CREAM TO INDIANAPOLIS 500 May 1, 2025— Los Angeles cult favorite ice cream company, CVT Soft Serve, will have their ice cream pouches available at this year’s Indianapolis 500, the largest single day sporting event in the world. The iconic race will take place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 25th. READ MORE

RAY LAMONTAGNE CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEMINAL DEBUT ALBUM TROUBLE WITH REMASTERED VINYL AND TOUR May 1, 2025—Celebrated Grammy award winner Ray LaMontagne will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the release of his seminal debut album, Trouble, with a special remastered vinyl edition, set for release June 13—presave/preorder here. READ MORE

ARTIST MANAGEMENT COMPANY SHELTER MUSIC GROUP CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS ROSTER May 1, 2025—Shelter Music Group, founded in 2019 and led by CEO Carl Stubner, COO/CSO Brian Harris Frank and President Dino Paredes, is a rapidly growing artist management company with an impressive and diverse roster. READ MORE

LAUREN SPENCER SMITH CONFIRMS HEADLINE TOUR ACROSS EUROPE, U.K., NEW ZEALAND + AUSTRALIA April 30, 2025—Breakout vocalist and songwriter Lauren Spencer Smith will set out on THE ART OF BEING A MESS headline tour this Fall. Kicking off on September 3 in Madrid, she will embark on a 29-date tour, spanning Europe, U.K., Australia and New Zealand, including stops in Paris, London, Berlin, Dublin, Glasgow and more. See below for a complete list of dates. READ MORE

TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS TO HEADLINE 2025 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX ON OCTOBER 19 April 30, 2025—One of America’s most beloved bands, Turnpike Troubadours will headline the final day of the 2025 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix on October 19. Taking place at Austin, TX’s Circuit of The Americas, the three-day event will also feature Garth Brooks and Kygo in addition to races throughout the weekend. READ MORE

FLUME AND JPEGMAFIA SET NEW EP WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY FOR RELEASE THIS FRIDAY, MAY 2 April 29, 2025—Following last week’s mind-bending “Track 1” video, Flume and JPEGMAFIA confirm the release of a new collaborative EP, We Live In A Society, out this Friday, May 2. The EP features three additional new songs including “Is It Real” with Ravyn Lenae. READ MORE

STEREOPHONICS CONTINUING SUCCESSFUL TOUR WITH NEW U.S. HEADLINE DATES April 29, 2025—Following their largely sold-out North American run earlier this year, legendary U.K. band Stereophonics will return to the U.S. for additional headline dates this Fall. READ MORE

KAMASI WASHINGTON TO BRING 100-PLUS-MEMBER ENSEMBLE TO THE NEW DAVID GEFFEN GALLERIES FOR ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME PERFORMANCES JUNE 26–28, 2025 April 29, 2025—Acclaimed composer, bandleader, and saxophonist Kamasi Washington will bring unprecedented performances to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's (LACMA) new David Geffen Galleries on June 26, 27, and 28. With an ensemble of more than 100 musicians, Washington will perform his celebrated work Harmony of Difference in the museum's striking new building designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor. The massive ensemble, many of whom are Los Angeles musicians Washington has played with across his storied career, will be dispersed over approximately 110,000 square feet of gallery space, making the building itself an acoustic instrument and integral part of the piece. Washington will lead the musicians in a series of performances that will never be repeated as the first public program in the new space. READ MORE