The EFG London Jazz Festival will blend live and digital shows in November 2020
Jazz? Nice!
Music News
Australian rockers Hands Like Houses are back
"Dangerous was meant to be playful, confident, even arrogant – but as it came together, it felt like a reflection on frustration and losing control"
“Nothing short of breathtaking”: Shannon LaBrie is Building support
NPR listed LaBrie's single Firewalker as one of their Favorite Songs of 2020 (So Far) in July 2020.
Get a care package from Kerri Watt!
Get your skates on to buy a ticket to Kerri Watt's StageIt show to qualify for a Kerri care package!
Lee Brice has a message for the world
"Sometimes you just want everything to stop - just to appreciate what we do have"
Ben Harper: “I have been composing this record for most of my adult life”
"the challenge this record presented to me was completely new"
Your chance to see stars like Pet Shop Boys, KT Tunstall & Passenger in grassroots venues!
The household name artists will play at intimate venues when social distancing is no longer required.
From One Beer to A Rock – HARDY’s debut album is out now!
HARDY will launch his album, A Rock, with a showcase on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert!
The Driver Era will take you Places then Fade
Rocky Lynch wrote, recorded and produced the band's latest single Places while Ross was in Vancouver filming Sabrina.
**CLOSED** COMPETITION: Your chance to win a Liv Austen hoody!
Check out the video for Come Find Me When You Wanna Talk for the answer to the question then enter via @musiccloseup on Twitter, Instagram and/or Facebook.
Birdmask showcases socially distanced dance
"the interplay of the choreography, handheld camera work, and the soaring song all add to the intimacy of the piece"
Tour News: 13 years after recording the debut album in a remote cabin, Bon Iver will be playing arenas!
Can you believe it's been so long since Bon Iver recorded For Emma, Forever Ago?
Music videos & releases: lockdown edition!
Check out videos from Katie Melua, Ben Harper, Jamie Lawson, Lainey Wilson and many more!
Contemporary Country News: Lockdown Edition
A round up of the latest country music news featuring Ashley McBryde, Scotty McCreery, Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Brothers Osborne, Lee Brice, Jimmie Allen, Kip Moore and many more!
Tribute to Tony Allen
"Without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat" - Fela Kuti
High Valley profile
High Valley seem out to subtly subvert expectations. Starting out sounding like standard U.S. country bros, they’re actually Canadian Mennonites. The rich voices propelled by a snap track turn out…