Updates + Additions
New Releases
“Solas,” Adwaith – Feb. 7, 2025
“Lucky,” Edwin McCain – Feb. 21, 2025
“Moon Shifts Oceans,” Emily Saunders – March 7, 2025
“In Light,” Charlie Cunningham – March 14, 2025
“TELL DEM IT’S SUNNY,” Greentea Peng – March 21, 2025
More Upcoming Releases
(without release date)
“Walk This Road,” The Doobie Brothers – spring/summer 2025
“Revengeseekerz,” Jane Remover – 2025
Exclusive CDs + Vinyl
Reissues
“Oceanside Countryside,” Neil Young – Feb. 14, 2025
“The Singer: Classic & Undiscovered Gems From The EMI/UA Years 1962-79,” Dame Shirley Bassey – Feb. 21, 2025
“So Rebellious A Lover (Deluxe Edition),” Gene Clark & Carla Olson – Feb. 21, 2025
Vinyl
“Touch Me,” “Samantha Fox” and “I Wanna Have Some Fun,” Samantha Fox – Feb. 28, 2025
Plus … Green Day | Billy Joel | Kendrick Lamar + SZA | Shakira | Stray Kids | Iron Maiden | Charli xcx | Tyler, the Creator … and more
Just Released
(Surprise releases + more)
“WHAM,” Lil Baby (Atlanta rapper’s fourth album; guests: Young Thug, Future, Travis Scott, Rod Wave, GloRilla, 21 Savage, et al; Hear here; Read here; Quality Control Music / Motown)
“Late Nights,” Red Sleeping Beauty (three-song EP; Hear here; Red Sleeping Beauty)
“Nebulous Tremulous,” Infinite Cousins (Boulder experimental psych-rock band’s debut album; Asteroid Residence)
I have to tell a story / Of a thousand rainy days since we first met
New Songs Playlist
(Click on title to stream)
Smile, Morgan Wallen
Dum, Dumb and Dumber, Lil Baby, Young Thug & Future
Gorgeous, Brett Eldredge
Everyday, Celeste
Shandy in the Graveyard, Panchiko feat. billy woods
YOU LOOK JUST LIKE ME, Bestfriend
Childhood, Sarah Klang
Still Young, Luke Sital-Singh
Follow On, Harrison Storm
This Time Around, Miya Folick
JRJRJR, Jane Remover
Floppy Disks, The Alchemist
Party People, Rose Gray
Barn Nursery, hey, nothing
I Grow Up All Over Again, Hannah Grace
Happy-Go-Lucky, Echo Riders
Unrealized Gains, The Boy Detective
The Strange Taste of Iron, The Final Seconds of Suffering
Fusion, Tasos P.
Curacao Blues, TRF
Today’s Birthdays
R.I.P.
Wayne Osmond (The Osmonds)
Don Nix (The Mar-Keys member and “Going Down” songwriter)
Leo Dan (Argentine singer-songwriter)
Linda Lavin (Tony Award-winning actress-singer and star of TV’s “Alice”)
Reggie Ward (The S.O.S. Band guitarist)
This Week In … 2005
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Don’t Forget About Us,” Mariah Carey
Biggest Mover Within the Top 40 – “Check On It,” Beyoncé feat. Slim Thug (from No. 18 to No. 8)
Highest Debut (No. 48) – “Georgia,” Ludacris & Field Mob feat. Jamie Foxx
Biggest Mover Within the Hot 100 – “Shake That,” Eminem feat. Nate Dogg (from No. 76 to No. 52)
Shoulda Been a Bigger Hit – “Soul Meets Body,” Death Cab For Cutie
No. 1 Album – “Curtain Call: The Hits,” Eminem
In U.K.
(Source: Official Charts)
No. 1 Song – “That’s My Goal,” Shayne Ward
No. 1 Album – “Curtain Call: The Hits,” Eminem
In Canada
(Source: Billboard)
No. 1 Song – “Alive,” Melissa O’Neil
No. 1 Album – “Curtain Call: The Hits,” Eminem
Music News
> Neil Young to Headline Glastonbury 2025, Backtracking on Decision to Withdraw | Pitchfork
> Billie Eilish’s ‘Birds of a Feather’ Closes Out 2024 as Spotify’s Most-Streamed Song of the Year | Billboard
> Ex-Butcher Babies Singer Carla Harvey Joins Lords of Acid as New Vocalist | Consequence
> Waterloo Records Owner John Kunz Saves His 42-Year-Old Baby – By Selling It | The Austin Chronicle
> Carlos Santana Postpones Las Vegas Residency After Suffering Accidental Fall and Broken Finger | Variety
Tour + Festival News
> A Roundup of Country, Americana & Bluegrass Festivals in 2025 | Billboard
Dedicated to Winnie G. We miss you, girl.