Author: Steve Holley

As we celebrate the historic Lionesses, four outstanding artists release a classic cover in honour of the ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin, the original Lioness.

August 9, 2022

Marie Naffah, Celine Love. Fox Gunn and Viia have joined their incredible talents to create something very powerful indeed, following on from their acoustic charity release, they are releasing this stunning produced version of the Aretha Franklin classic, ‘Natural Woman’, which will quite simply take your breath away.

lotusbliss Are Back With A Brilliant New Single, ‘Nightshade’, The First Single From Their Eagerly Anticipated EP, ‘An Aching Sea’, Which Releases Early September.

July 26, 2022

Steve Holly checks out lotusbliss’s new single, ‘Nightshade’, the first release from their upcoming EP, ‘An Aching Sea’.

Matt Stell Releases A New Video For Single, ‘Man Made’, And Announces UK Headline Tour With The Incredible Elvie Shane

July 22, 2022

Matt Stell epitomises everything great about country music artists.

Riva Taylor Is Back With A Brilliant New Bossa Nova Single, ‘Colours of Blue’ That Could Be The Soundtrack To A Heatwave Filled Summer In Britain, Or Dreams Of A Tropical Beach Somewhere.

July 20, 2022

Riva Taylor takes us on a tropical journey with her new Bossa Nova single, ‘Colours Of Blue’.

Chris Lewington Has Been Making Music For A Long Time And Achieved Critical Acclaim But Now He Has A Solo Project, A New EP, And An Album On The Way. He Chatted With Essentially Pop Recently About His Music.

July 20, 2022

Steve Holley speaks with Kent singer songwriter Chris Lewington about his new EP and upcoming album.

Celine Love Returns With A Double Single Release And Celebrates Getting Deserved BBC Radio 1 Spin

July 13, 2022

You heard it here first! EP favourite Celine Love gives cool, modern R&B with double single release, ”Temporary Tattoo’, and ‘No Longer Fun’.

On July 24th The New Power Generation Are Back At The Iconic Koko To Celebrate Prince – And We have TWO TICKETS To Give Away!

July 13, 2022

WE HAVE TWO TICKETS TO GIVE AWAY TO SEE THE INCREDIBLE THE NEW POWER GENERATION AT THEIR RETURN CONCERT AT LONDON’S LEGENDARY KOKO ON JULY 24.

Paul Nourigat Releases His New EP With His Tongue Firmly Planted In His Cheek But He’s Still Being ‘Slightly Serious’.

July 12, 2022

Paul Nourigat is only ‘Slightly Serious’ with his new EP, which he dubs as being like, “Dennis the Menace meets Johnny Cash”.

Liv Austen’s New Song ‘How Things Change’ Is Full Of Her Trademark Honesty But Still Manages To Be Fanfare Of Positivity And Believing In The Future.

July 8, 2022

Liv Austen’s new single, ‘How Things Change’ deserves to become part of our personal soundtracks.

Chris Simmons Announces A New Single and Live Shows with Paloma Faith And Simply Red And He Chats With EP About It. 

July 6, 2022

Chris Simmons speaks to Steve Holley about his new single, ‘Home’, and his plans for the summer.

GHOSTE - Photo credit: Shervin Lainez

Butterfly GHOSTE Releases ‘Slow Motion’ From Her 5 Track EP As She Emerges From The Chrysalis Of Her Former Musical Self.

July 1, 2022

The track listing of the teaser EP for GHOSTE’s eponymous album read like the chapters of a book.

Tenille Townes Releases ‘Shared Walls’ Video Featuring Breland. The Future Of Country Music Is Safe With Talented Artists Like These Making Music Like This.

June 28, 2022

Watching Tenille play Country2Country music festival in March of this year was one of those moments where you realise just how good someone is. Listening to records will take you so far but to really appreciate Country music, for me, there is something special about the live performance and watching Tenille play Saturday in London was a highlight of the weekend for me; the joy at bringing her new songs to a live audience was palpable.