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Sibafo releases When Did I Become the Stranger? with official music video
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Sibafo has released “When Did I Become the Stranger?” on global streaming platforms, alongside a music video that turns the song’s themes of distance, identity and belonging into a cinematic city scene.
CAFAC builds Chinese American Music Festival into year-round exchange platform
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The Chinese-American Federation of Arts and Culture is expanding its 2026 Dallas-launched Chinese American Music Festival into a longer-term platform for artist exchange, youth development and cultural collaboration heading into 2027. The effort…
Sibafo Publishing expands 2026 independent music slate across streaming platforms
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Sibafo Publishing has broadened its 2026 release lineup with new singles, artist projects and visual campaigns for global streaming audiences.
Pure BPM launches all-in-one AI music platform with DAW plugins
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Pure BPM says its end-to-end music production platform is now generally available worldwide, combining AI generation, remixing, mastering, video creation and native plugins for Ableton Live, FL Studio and Logic Pro. The launch aims to give…
SAYELA releases Say My Name Slow on global streaming platforms
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SAYELA has launched the new single “Say My Name Slow” worldwide, positioning voice and recognition at the center of a restrained pop release.
D.D. MEC releases Francophone album À Ma Façon with seven music videos
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D.D. MEC has released the Francophone album À Ma Façon on global streaming platforms, backed by a visual campaign that includes seven music videos.
Shvarts Black releases 16-track concept album Genesis
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Composer Shvarts Black has released Genesis, a two-part classical concept album built around the Seven Days of Creation.
Unlikely friendship inspires 9/11 tribute song Nothing But Blue
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A Wall Street veteran and a musician in recovery turned a chance meeting into “Nothing But Blue,” a Country/Americana tribute to September 11, remembrance and service.
New Mexico teen film The Courage Kit heads to Mindfield Film Festival
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Young performers from the Children’s Cancer Fund of New Mexico’s Performing Arts program made The Courage Kit as a community film project for another teen facing childhood cancer.
Lydia Wong plans Strings Camerata Italy masterclass and New York jury role
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Hong Kong educator Lydia Wong is expanding Strings Camerata’s international reach with a July 2027 masterclass and concert in Italy and a new jury appointment in New York. The moves build on student programs in Italy and New York that Wong says…
ALYA releases long-shelved single 'BELIEVER' ahead of 2027 album
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ALYA has released “BELIEVER,” a song she wrote six years ago and kept in the vault, as the first single from her forthcoming album, In The Moment, due in late March 2027. The track turns a personal heartbreak story into a cinematic pop anthem…
The Music Trust becomes Viaero Center’s in-house talent buyer
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The Music Trust has partnered with the Viaero Center in Kearney, Nebraska, to handle in-house talent buying for concerts and live events effective immediately.
Hicks Nurseries' Fall Festival returns for 51st year with new attractions
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Hicks Nurseries is bringing back its Fall Festival in Westbury, New York, from Sept. 12 to Nov. 1, 2026, with free admission and parking plus two new features: the Skeleton Estate Garden and the Fall Festival Market.
Damien Cain wins 2026 InterContinental Music Award for Standarte
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Ireland-based artist Damien Cain won the 2026 InterContinental Music Award in the European Metal category for “Standarte,” a bilingual anti-war track about violence, belief and obedience.
Farline set to release long-lost single 'Running Blind' on Sept. 1
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Farline will release “Running Blind” on Sept. 1, completing a song first written in 1992 and newly mixed by Tom Lord-Alge. The reunited rock band says the track and its video bring closure to a decades-old creative chapter while signaling the next…
Tamara Kumbula pushes genre-fluid music career in Los Angeles
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South African-born artist Tamara Kumbula is expanding a Los Angeles-based career that blends pop, hip-hop, alternative and experimental music with fashion and visual storytelling.
Coast Film & Music Festival returns to Laguna Beach with 10 days of film, art and live music
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The Coast Film & Music Festival is back for its eighth year Oct. 16-25 in Laguna Beach, with five nights of concerts at the 2,600-seat Irvine Bowl anchoring a townwide lineup of films, talks and outdoor programming.
David Worby releases Hope and unveils Worby & Friends lineup
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David Worby has released “Hope,” the first single from his collaborative EP Worby & Friends, and revealed the full artist roster behind the project.
Chris Orcutt’s 1980s teen novel series lands as New York schools go phone-free
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Novelist and former teacher Chris Orcutt is promoting his nine-book Bodaciously True & Totally Awesome series as New York students return to phone-free classrooms for the 2026-27 school year.
VERIVERY releases 8th EP CONFETTI and sets new Asia-Europe tour
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VERIVERY has released its eighth mini album, CONFETTI, on Sept. 7, 2026, marking a return nearly a year after Lost and Found.
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