Rocky Kramer will be hosting  “Election Day” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players...

Everything about an album’s title song asks to be taken seriously. It is the one the artist chose to stand for all the others. Paddy Smith called his record Could Have Found Grace, and he placed the song of that name at the very end, the last thing a listener...

Kim Kay’s newest single, Animal, arrives like a pulse from a room that was never supposed to produce another hit. It does not ask for sympathy. It claims space. After the late-’90s Eurodance flash of “Lilali” and a long silence forced by illness, Kay has been writing and recording from bed...

From New York Fashion Week to USC, Keanan Duffty brings three decades of fashion, music, and creative collaboration to Los Angeles For Keanan Duffty, Los Angeles is not a reinvention. It is the next chapter. After more than three decades in New York—and a career spanning fashion, music, publishing, and...

Avoher Avoher has never approached the piano as simply an instrument. In his hands, it becomes a vehicle for emotion, tension, movement and imagination. With his new single “Valenor,” released August 31, the composer and virtuoso pianist launches After the Masters – School of Velocity, an ambitious new project that...

For nearly two decades, Jason Paulino has known exactly what it feels like to bring a packed room to its feet singing someone else's songs. What he is discovering now is what it feels like to bring them to their feet singing his. Photo Credit: Billy Hess Paulino grew up...

Powerful and Joyful Documentary About Micky Angelo Petrillo’s Late-in-Life Transition Heads to Newark September 10–13, With POSE Star Dominique Jackson as Executive Producer NEWARK, NJ — September 2026 — Call Me Micky, the warm, funny and deeply personal new documentary short chronicling the remarkable journey of New Jersey native Micky...

The Queens-born R&B/soul singer earns a Vocalist of the Year nomination as years of independent work begin turning into national recognition There’s a difference between getting attention and earning it. For Bria Cheri, the road to the 2026 Josie Music Awards has been built the old-fashioned way: writing songs, developing...

On a Tuesday morning in Times Square, with Broadway's marquee lights still pale against the daylight, a seventy-year-old name in American children's television shared a stage with a technology built for an audience that has never known a world without a phone in hand. The inaugural Wonder Games, produced by...

Before the newest headlines began raising the possibility of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moving closer to Britain and the Royal Family, futurist and broadcaster Andrew Eborn had already made a striking prediction: Harry and Meghan would head back to the UK. On August 12, appearing on News24 Australia alongside...

There is a particular kind of courage required to turn a private reckoning into a public testimony — especially when the person doing the telling wears a crown. Olori Atuwatse III, Queen Consort of the Warri Kingdom in Nigeria's Delta State, has done exactly that with the release of her...

With her unmistakable eyes, husky voice, fearless personality and an air of mystery that refuses to disappear, Despina Mirou is bringing an old-school kind of movie-star magnetism to Hollywood. There are beautiful women in Hollywood. There are talented women. There are funny women. And then there are those rare personalities...

Irene Michaels’ new single “Timeless,” released on June 12, 2026, is already making waves as an empowering anthem that resonates far beyond its infectious dance-pop grooves. At 80 years young, the Chicago-born singer, actress, and entrepreneur uses the track to celebrate confidence, glamour, and the idea that true energy and...

There’s a certain kind of storyteller who doesn’t just cover Hollywood—they decode it. Erica Muse is emerging as one of those voices, blending insight with instinct as she navigates an industry built on image, ambition, and reinvention. Muse understands that today’s Hollywood is no longer confined to soundstages and red...

In a music landscape that often rewards the loudest voices, Candace Woodson is making waves with something deeper — conviction, grace, and a message that resonates. The rising artist is turning heads across the industry with her current single “Say Yes,” a track that captures both her vocal strength and...

Not every song is written to entertain. Some are written because silence would be a worse choice. A fire started next door after a woman struggling with addiction passed out. It spread fast. She didn’t make it out. Ray Ray Star lost almost everything — just two guitars made it...

Some tributes are formal. Others come from somewhere deeper. For Despina Mirou, honoring Al Pacino is rooted in experience, mentorship, and lasting influence. Early in her Hollywood journey, Despina was selected by Pacino himself to study under his guidance—a rare opportunity that would define her approach to acting. One of...

In a season where Hollywood glitters a little brighter and every step on the red carpet feels like history in motion, one name shimmered with undeniable allure—Despina Mirou. During Oscar Week 2026, amid a constellation of global icons, Mirou didn’t just attend—she enchanted. From the moment she arrived, her presence...

She arrives like mythology… but delivers like stand-up. Despina Mirou is what happens when Mount Olympus relocates to the Sunset Strip. With statuesque beauty worthy of a marble sculpture and timing sharp enough to slice through a packed comedy club, she embodies a contradiction that works — flawlessly. By heritage,...

The spotlight will shine a little brighter on March 2 as Nina Nelms, powerhouse founder of Nelms Music Planet, takes the stage as a presenter at the prestigious SOAR Awards. Known for her sharp ear, unwavering faith in her artists, and fearless leadership in the independent music space, Nina Nelms has built Nelms...

In an era when much of visual culture is experienced through glass screens and compressed pixels, Mark Hollenstein’s work insists on physicality. His paintings are not images alone; they are objects — dense, layered, and insistently present. Texture is not an embellishment in his practice but a language in itself....

Every once in a while, an artist comes along who doesn’t just sing a song—they lift it, bend it, breathe something holy into it. Lauren Denise Byrd is one of those voices. The Oakland-born powerhouse has been shaping her sound since she was barely tall enough to reach a piano...

Celebrating the 60 Years of Vince Guaraldi’s Peanuts Soundtracks & the 75th Anniversary of Peanuts The Peanuts gang is back to warm hearts and fill the holiday season with music, laughter, and nostalgia as the San Francisco Symphony brings A Charlie Brown Christmas—LIVE! to Davies Symphony Hall, 2:00pm and 7:30pm on December...

There are singers who perform, and then there is Nell Simmons-Bradley—an irresistible force of soul, fire, and Louisiana sunlight whose voice hits you with the kind of emotional truth people spend their whole lives searching for. She is that rare storm of authenticity and artistry that doesn’t merely fill a...

Every once in a while, an artist shows up who doesn’t just sing — they detonate. That’s Amber Sauer. If you’ve heard her voice even once, you already know she’s built from something different. There’s fire in her tone, grace in her delivery, and that rare, electric charisma that grabs...

Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Hey! Ho! Let's Go!” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, November 11th, 2025 at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest...

Christmas isn’t just a season — it’s a state of mind. And no one embodies that truth more profoundly than the legendary composer, songwriter, and performer Randy Edelman, who will bring the warmth of his music and the magic of his heart to Carnegie Hall on December 19, 2025. Known...

Under the storied rafters of the Grand Ole Opry, where echoes of greatness linger like perfume in the air, a new chapter of musical brilliance was written. The 2025 Josie Music Awards didn’t just celebrate independent artistry—it crowned it. And at the heart of that coronation stood three radiant stars,...

Nashville glows at night like a dream caught between memory and melody. The air hums with the ghosts of guitars, the shimmer of sequins, and the scent of rain-soaked neon. Down Broadway, lights ripple across the wet pavement in hues of honey and rose, while inside the honky-tonks, voices rise...

Renée Lee Rosenberg will be featured guests on “Secrets of the Stage” hosted by Quinn Lemley on Sunday, October 26th, 2025 on MNN Channel 4. Renée Lee Rosenberg: Peel Back the Layers, Find Your Purpose This week on Secrets of the Stage, Quinn Lemley welcomes Renée Lee Rosenberg, international speaker, talent development...