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Home›2025›December (Page 3)

Monthly Archives: December 2025

  • Latest, Live Beat
    December 22, 2025
    by Ruby Risch

    The Live Beat: Mumford & Sons

    Mumford & Sons are easing out of 2025 with momentum fully intact. As they wrap a U.K. arena run behind Rushmere—including a pair of sold-out ...
    Read More
  • Assignments, Latest, Magazine
    December 22, 2025
    by Music Connection

    Assignments January 2026: Who Got Hired?

    Nuno Rocha Head of Business DevelopmentONErpm ONErpm has appointed Nuno Rocha as Head of Business Development for Portugal, the Lusophone and Francophone African territories, and the MENA ...
    Read More
  • Latest, Playlists
    December 22, 2025
    by Music Connection

    The Music Connection January 2026 Playlist is Live!

    Listen along with MC! Our monthly issue playlists allow you to hear the featured artists as you read about them, and the January, 2026 playlist is ...
    Read More
  • Hit the Decks, Latest
    December 22, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Hit the Decks! It's Kino Todo

    Israeli DJ and producer Kino Todo started on his music path around the age of 15. "[I was] producing on Logic and DJing on my ...
    Read More
  • Latest, MC Lists, Music News
    December 21, 2025
    by Music Connection

    GRAMMY Nominations 2025: Best Americana Album

    The 2025 GRAMMY nominations are here and we're going to help you to untangle it all right up until the big event, continuing with the Best Americana ...
    Read More
  • Latest, MC Lists, Music News
    December 20, 2025
    by Music Connection

    GRAMMY Nominations 2025: Best American Roots Song

    The 2025 GRAMMY nominations are here and we're going to help you to untangle it all right up until the big event, continuing with the Best American ...
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  • Magazine, Music Industry Tips
    December 20, 2025
    by Eric Sommer

    Tip Jar — The Cost of Culture: How Art and Entertainment Left the Common Man ...

    A few weeks ago, I went to see Elvis Costello in concert—one of my longtime heroes, a songwriter once known for his sharp wit, his ...
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  • Live Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    December 20, 2025
    by Eric Sommer

    Live Review of Noeline Hofmann

    Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC Contact: sydney.collett@tmwrk.netWeb: noelinehofmann.comPlayers: Noeline Hofmann, vocals, guitar; Alex Lyon, bass; Tyler Guenther, guitar; Cam Buie, keys; Nik Winnitowy, drums; Ciara Hager, ...
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  • Live Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    December 20, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Live Review of Tank & The Bangas

    The Blue Note Los Angeles, CA Web: tankandthebangas.comPlayers: Tarriona “Tank” Ball, vocals; Norman Spence, keys, guitar; Robert Kellner, keys; Kenaniah Turner, bass; Deven Trusclair, drums; ...
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  • Live Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    December 20, 2025
    by Ellen Woloshin

    Live Review of Maria Corsaro

    Chelsea Table & Stage New York, NY Contact: kati.neiheisel@gmail.comWeb: mariacorsaro.comPlayers: Maria Corsaro, vocals; Gregory Toroian, piano; Skip Ward, bass; Dave Silliman; drums; Mark Fineberg, sax, ...
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  • Live Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    December 20, 2025
    by Erica Beatey

    Live Review of Stephen Wilson Jr.

    The Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN Contact: joe@missingpiecegroup.comWeb: stephenwilsonjr.comPlayers: Stephen Wilson, Jr., vocals, guitar; Julian Dorio, drums; Scotty Murray, steel guitar; C. Miles Burger, bass guitar, ...
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  • Live Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    December 20, 2025
    by Eric Sommer

    Live Review of Leith Ross

    Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC Contact: windjack@birthdaycakemedia.comWeb: leithross.comPlayers: Leith Ross, guitars, vocals; Keiran Placatka, keys; Soona Lee-Tolley, guitar; Zoe Sparks, bass; Vania Lee, drums  It’s a strangely ...
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  • Live Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    December 20, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    Live Review of Rico Nasty

    Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA Contact: zoeh@grandstandhq.comWeb: riconastymusic.comPlayers: Rico Nasty, vocals; Miles Walker, DJ; Chancey, guitar Eighty percent of the best new rappers of the ...
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  • 8.4
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    December 20, 2025
    by Ruby Risch

    New Music Critique: Leilani Kilgore

    Contact: dave@longviewpcc.comWeb: leilanikilgore.comSeeking: Review, CoverageStyle: Rock, Blues Some artists feel powerful on record, others feel dangerous in the best way. Kilgore is by far a ...
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  • 7.2
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    December 19, 2025
    by Ruby Risch

    New Music Critique: August Gladstone

    Contact: asgladstone@gmail.comWeb: augustgladstone.comSeeking: Label, Booking, RepresentationStyle: Folk Influenced heavily by the ’60s and ’70s folk revival, August Gladstone’s melodies feel intentionally simple, allowing his lyricism ...
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  • 8.2
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    December 19, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    New Music Critique: SmartBlackKid

    Contact: 4pjmusicgroup@protonmail.comWeb: smartblackkid.comSeeking: Film/TVStyle: Modern Rock, Classic Rock, Punk Rock According to his Bandcamp bio, SmartBlackKid released an astonishing 10 albums in a year between ...
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  • 6.6
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    December 19, 2025
    by Ruby Risch

    New Music Critique: Syante

    Contact: skg-1234@hotmail.comWeb: linktr.ee/syanteSeeking: Management, Label, Film/TVStyle: Alt Pop/Rock There is no issue of polish in Syante’s tracks; perhaps the only thing that's lacking is a ...
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  • 8
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    December 19, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    New Music Critique: Bei Bei

    Contact: info@beibeizheng.comWeb: beibeizheng.comSeeking: Label, Booking, Sync, ManagementStyle: World Fusion, Chinese instrument, Organic Lo-Fi Electronic Bei Bei is, according to her online bio, “an internationally acclaimed ...
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  • 8
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    December 19, 2025
    by Brett Callwood

    New Music Critique: The MIDI World of Freedom

    Contact: angelcross826@aol.comWeb: themidiworldoffreedom.bandcamp.com/album/luna-sparksSeeking: Label, Booking, Film/TVStyle: Electronic MIDI Plunderphonics There’s a lot of fun to be had here. The MIDI World of Freedom is, according ...
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  • 7
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    December 19, 2025
    by Ruby Risch

    New Music Critique: The Dark Bob

    Contact: darkbob@darkbob.comWeb: songsforartistsalbum.com/product/ekphrasis-synesthesia-songs-for-artists-deluxe-double-vinylSeeking: LoveStyle: Eclectic pop/rock Absurdity has rarely sounded this self-aware. There’s a throwback Weird Al spirit to The Dark Bob’s spectacle here, amplified ...
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