FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Folk-soul artist Brie Capone has been named the winner of the fourth annual LEAF Singer-Songwriter Competition, presented by NewSong Music. Capone and eight other singer-songwriter solo and duo acts were selected from more than 400 entries to this year’s… (read more)
May 19th, 2017CONGRATULATIONS to our 2017 LEAF Festival Contest Finalists! Andy Palmer – Denver, CO Beth Snapp – Kingsport, TN Brie Capone – Asheville, NC The Broadcast – Asheville, NC John Batdorf – Redmond, OR Heather Mae – Washington, DC Lisa Bastoni – Watertown, MA Nash Satterfield… (read more)
April 25th, 2017Rachael Kilgour premieres full stream of deeply personal Rabbit in the Road album at PopMatters. RABBIT IN THE ROAD OUT FRIDAY 3/3/2017 VIA NEWSONG RECORDINGS 2015 NewSong grand prize winner Rachael Kilgour's third album Rabbit in the Road is set for release tomorrow on NewSong Recordings, and to celebrate the… (read more)
March 2nd, 2017Thursday, February 16. (Asheville, NC) - LEAF Community Arts (LEAF) and NewSong Music today announce the launch of the 4th Annual NewSong Presents: LEAF Singer-Songwriter Competition. With a mission to identify and celebrate exceptional performers and songwriters from across North America, the competition aims… (read more)
February 16th, 2017Billboard premieres heartwrenching single 'Deep Bruises' from Rachael Kilgour's forthcoming album Rabbit in the Road"[the track is] a heartfelt slice of master crafted indie folk brimming with the battle-tested capacity to endure the worst in others." – Billboard ANNOUNCES UPCOMING WINTER & SPRING TOUR DATESRABBIT IN… (read more)
February 7th, 2017Watch via Facebook Live on NewSong Music's page 2016 NewSong Music grand prize winner Wilder Adkins’ songwriting gleans as much from the earthy poetry of Wendell Berry and Mary Oliver as it does from the works of folk luminaries Richard Thompson and Bruce Cockburn. He’s a true… (read more)
January 25th, 2017Rachael Kilgour to release third album 'Rabbit in the Road' March 3 on NewSong Recordings Rachael Kilgour is a Minnesota-based songwriter and performing artist whose sincere, lyric-driven work has been called both brave and humane. The 2015 grand prize winner of the international NewSong Music… (read more)
January 17th, 20172016 NewSong grand prize winner Wilder Adkins releases peace anthem "Side By Side" on MLK Jr. Day"This is a song about the city of Birmingham, Alabama and the struggles of the civil rights movement in the 1960s," says Adkins, a Birmingham resident himself. "It is… (read more)
January 16th, 2017Introducing the 2016 NewSong Grand Prize Winner: Wilder AdkinsCongratulations to Wilder Adkins, this year's grand prize winner of the 15th Annual NewSong Music Showcase and Competition. Adkins took top honors on Saturday night at Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium in New York City. Adkin’s songwriting… (read more)
December 13th, 2016Erik PhilbrookASCAP’s VP and Creative DirectorErik Philbrook serves as ASCAP’s VP and Creative Director. In addition to writing editorial, producing video and managing content for ASCAP’s various media channels, he has interviewed and written about many of today’s leading songwriters and composers from across the… (read more)
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