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Shawn Alexander has been connecting the Alternative Community from Radio & Records (1989-1995) to All Access (1996-2023) to #Happens.

Maneskin Release New Edition Of RUSH! With 22 Songs

On Friday, November 10th, Maneskin released RUSH! (ARE U COMING?) via Arista. It's a new edition of their album RUSH! originally released in January and reverses the provocative original cover art. The newest collection includes 5 new Maneskin songs, including the band's current Top 5 Alternative single single "Honey (Are U Coming?)." The new album has 22-songs and also includes the long-awaited release of "Trastevere" that was first performed live at the band’s Circo Massimo show in Rome where it became an instant fan-favorite on tour. The song is named after the neighborhood they grew up in in Rome, it’s

November 13th, 2023|Alternative, Music Info|

boygenius Leads Alternative 2024 GRAMMY Nominations

The Recording Academy has officially revealed nominations for the 2024 GRAMMYs, which will take place Sunday, February 4th, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The GRAMMYs voting process begins with members and record companies submitting entries, which are then screened for eligibility and category placement. The Online Entry Process (OEP) Access Period took place from July 17, 2023 to August 31, 2023. First Round Voting occurred from October 11th to Oct. 20th, 2023. The Final Round Voting is December 14, 2023 to January 4, 2024. boygenius has multiple nominations, including Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Best Rock

November 10th, 2023|Alternative, News Updates|

Alternative New Music Friday

Happy Friday! Before we dive into New Music Friday, I wanted to share ratings highlights from the latest batch of Nielsen October ‘23 Monthly 12+ results. Congrats to Joe Siragusa at WEDG (103.3 The Edge)/Buffalo (2.9-3.4) and Joe D at WAQX (95X)/Syracuse (3.9-4.4).  Busy week of new releases. This week’s New Music Friday albums include AJR The Maybe Man accompanied by a massive tour announcement and TV appearances. I also have all the details in Music Info on Jared Leto climbing up the Empire State Building yesterday and announcing Thirty Seconds To Mars Seasons World Tour 2024. It’s been a

November 10th, 2023|Alternative, Introduction|

AJR Has The Maybe Man And Tour On New Music Friday

Yes, AJR has dropped their fifth album, The Maybe Man, via their own AJR Productions/Mercury/Republic Records. Last night, the band appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for their first-ever late night couch conversation. You can watch AJR’s interview HERE and their performance of “Yes I’m A Mess” on the show HERE. The band also performed this morning on Live With Kelly And Mark. The new collection features 12 tracks, including five previously released tracks, including “Yes I’m A Mess,”, which was just released and has already amassed 15M global streams, “The Dumb Song,” which has over 20M global

November 10th, 2023|Alternative, Music Info|

Jared Leto Climbs Empire State Building To Celebrate The Launch Of Thirty Seconds To Mars’ ‘Seasons World Tour 2024’

Jared Leto, frontman of Thirty Seconds To Mars, completed the historic climb of the Empire State Building in New York City on November 9th. Having always been fascinated with the incredible landmark since he was a child, he said, “The building is a testament of all the things that can be done in the world if we put our minds to it, which is largely the inspiration behind our most recent album, It’s The End Of The World But It’s A Beautiful Day.” Watch the climb HERE. (Photo Credit: Renan Ozturk) The tour kicks off in Latin America with festival

November 9th, 2023|Alternative, Music Info|

Wednesday Alternative Add Board Recap

Happy Wednesday! lovelytheband claims #1 Most Added this week. Nielsen Ratings October ‘23 are being released this week. Some good news yesterday for Phil Kukawinski, who leads WGHL (ALT 105.1)/Louisville to its third straight increase 1.4-1.5.  We have VIP Access today with The Last Dinner Party for our New Artist Discovery Of The Week. “Nothing Matters” now trending Top 15 on the Alternative chart. Have you seen the Bakar “Alive!” video yet? It’s this week’s ALT Video Spotlight. The Killers are in ALT Music Info with a new “best of” collection featuring two new songs, including the now Top 10

November 8th, 2023|Alternative, Introduction|

The Last Dinner Party

The Last Dinner Party VIP Access with The Last Dinner Party. Let's meet the band. ARTIST The Last Dinner Party SONG "Nothing Matters" LABEL Island ORIGIN London We are Abigail, Georgia, Lizzie, Emily and Aurora, known collectively as The Last Dinner Party. We formed in the summer of 2020 over many bottles of wine and a drive to bring a sense of joy and maximalism to the London music scene where we forged our friendships.  Equal parts ecstatic, tender, bombastic, theatrical, joyful and devastating.  David Bowie, Sparks, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov,

November 8th, 2023|Alternative, New Artist Discovery of the Week|

The Killers Unveil Rebel Diamonds On December 8th

The Killers announce a celebratory "best of’ album, Rebel Diamonds, will drop on December 8th via Island Records. The two-decade career spanning collection of 20 songs from the past 20 years includes the band’s biggest hits: “Mr. Brightside,” “When You We’re Young,” “All These Things That I’ve Done,” “Human,” and “Read My Mind.”  The album features at least one song from each of the band’s seven studio albums. From the groundbreaking debut Hot Fuss, celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2024, to the band’s latest full length, 2021’s Pressure Machine, Rebel Diamonds showcases the group’s versatility and staying power across the

November 7th, 2023|Alternative, Music Info|

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