We love to keep up with our past NewSong Music Contest finalists and winners, and, over the years, we have amassed a busy and hardworking group of musicians we admire. 

NewSong songwriters live and perform across the country, their work spans multiple genres, and these artists are always putting out new material. To keep track of all their news and upcoming shows, we will be highlighting NewSong artists in our weekly roundup. 

We’ve put together a list of five shows, publications and recordings we think you should be paying attention to this week. 

1. Beth Snapp – album review and upcoming shows

The Knoxville News Sentinel reviewed Beth Snapp’s new album, Don’t Apologize,” writing, “The beauty of the singer-songwriter’s work is … its actual beauty. … ‘Don’t Apologize’ is a poised, and occasionally playful, soundscape perfectly suited for Snapp’s vocals.”

Read the full review here. Listen to Beth Snapp’s Don’t Apologize on Spotify and iTunes. 

Catch a Beth Snapp show September 13th at the Old Oak Taproom in Greeneville, TN and again on September 14th at The Spinning Jenny in Greenville, SC. 

2. Wilder Adkins – “Dancing in the Dark”

Wilder Adkins has a new single out that should be in your rotation! Glide Magazine premiered the tune, writing, “[the song] flirts with glitchy Radiohead narratives, before Adkins offers his sincere vocals to complete the picture – giving this Springsteen classic its own personality.”

Check out his surprising and satisfying take on the Bruce Springsteen original, “Dancing in the Dark” on Spotify.  

3. Carly Taich – “My Own Stages”

Carly Taich, winner of this year’s LEAF Singer-Songwriter Contest, has released a new single titled, “My Own Stages.” The Mountain Xpress quotes Carly speaking to the inspiration behind the song: “I have a love-hate relationship with the technology I survive on, and I find myself wishing to experience, for even a day, this romantic past I’m not so sure ever existed.”

Check out “My Own Stages” on Spotify or your favorite music platform. 

4. Max Hatt // Edda Glass – upcoming performances

Max Hatt // Edda Glass will be performing September 12 in Idaho Falls, ID at the Carr Gallery at the Willard Arts Center presented by the Eastern Idaho Jazz Society and again on September 14  in  Cody, WY at The Cody Theatre presented by the Park County Arts Council. Can’t make the shows? Listen to the band’s latest on Spotify.

5. Blue Yonder – feature in Charleston Gazette-Mail

The Charleston Gazette-Mail featured The Blue Yonder this week. “As supergroups go,” says writer Billy Lynch, “you’d be hard-pressed to find one as unassuming as Charleston’s Blue Yonder.”

Read the full article here. Listen to the band’s new album, Rough and Ready Heart, on Spotify and iTunes.