We are delighted to support to these singer-songwriters in safely connecting with their audiences in person across the midwest: 8/24 @the_ark_ann_arbor, Ann Arbor, MI 8/27 Traverse City House Concert, Traverse City, MI 8/28 @sevenstepsup, Spring Lake, MI 8/31 @heynonnyah, Arlington Heights, IL 9/1 @publicbrewing, Kenosha,… (read more)
August 7th, 20212018 winner of the NewSong Music Competition Mel Bryant & (her band) the Mercy Makers announce their heart-wrenching single ‘Muscle Memory’, title track off their forthcoming EP released with NewSong Recordings as part of their grand prize. Written in Bryant’s childhood bedroom, Muscle Memory… (read more)
July 8th, 2021The NewSong Music Contest's Performance Showcase is now just six months out, which makes it perfect timing to trot out our prizes and gush about our presenting partner Citizen Vinyl, with their absolutely gorgeous facility that includes the Session Cafe, Coda Record + Print Shop,… (read more)
June 2nd, 2021Born in their Ford Transit driving down I-65, this latest single from Nashville rockers Mel Bryant & the Mercy Makers started with a single line — “like a wildflower on the side of the highway” and a narrative emerged of queer high school love and loss, all the remnants… (read more)
May 20th, 2021OCEAN OF BIRDS 5th Anniversary Celebration with Citizen Vinyl We are very proud to announce the vinyl edition of the debut album Ocean of Birds by the jazz Americana duo Max Hatt / Edda Glass. The vinyl album will be available for pre-sale starting May… (read more)
May 7th, 2021The 'Early Bird' discounted entry fee ends at 11:59 PM EDT this Sunday evening, May 9. We're excited to discover all of the original music that has been submitted to this year's NewSong Music Competition so far! From these early entries, we will select one 'Early… (read more)
May 1st, 2021The 2020 LEAF NewSong Finalist Showcase is set for fall 2021 As gatherings continue to safely return and transmission levels begin to fall, we are very excited to confirm that the 2020 LEAF NewSong Performance Showcase will take place at the Fall LEAF Festival,… (read more)
April 20th, 2021It was our distinct pleasure to host 2019 NewSong grand prize winner Jobi Riccio along with Isaiah Beard and Jesse Timm at Citizen Studios upstairs at Citizen Vinyl in downtown Asheville NC, to work with Gar on Riccio’s forthcoming debut album, Whiplash, this… (read more)
April 18th, 2021Devouring the World with Gar, Josh, and Tom Earlier this month performer/improviser/comedian Tom Chalmers and CEO of Bright Star Touring Theatre, Josh Batenhorst, hosted our very own Gar Ragland on their podcast where they discuss what they've been "eating/drinking and thinking" over the past week,… (read more)
March 31st, 2021Citizen Vinyl to Host Performance Finals in Downtown Asheville on December 4, 2021 NewSong Music is now accepting original song entries for its 19th annual songwriting and performance competition, presented by Citizen Vinyl. The program, whose curated showcases have been a fixture in the national music… (read more)
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