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Tommee Profitt presents ‘The Birth of a King’ holiday album

December 23, 2020 Comments 0 Mainstream

Highly-respected producer, songwriter and award-winning composer Tommee Profitt has the perfect ingredient to make your socially-distanced winter season immensely more epic. His high-concept, cinematic holiday album The Birth of a King is now available, featuring artists such as internationally-acclaimed singer/songwriter Avril Lavigne, celebrated pop-rock musician Tauren Wells, talented R&B artist Stanaj and singer/songwriter Chris Tomlin, […]

TSM Artist #HotList: December 1st, 2020

December 1, 2020 Comments 0 Alternative, EDM, Hip hop, Mainstream, Reggae, Rock

Alexia Johnson for #TopShelfMusic here, with another TSM Artist #HotList! This week, we visit two artists from New York City, a pop reggae group from the Solomon Islands and indulge in some perspective with a Canadian rap artist. Let’s dive right in! “Higher” — Ronimus Ronimus is an artist hailing from New York City. Originally […]

Top Shelf Music News: Episode 10

November 24, 2020 Comments 0 Alternative, EDM, Hip hop, Mainstream, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Ska

Welcome to the pumpkin spice and everything nice edition of Top Shelf Music News, with your harvest hosts Matt Cook & Kristy Rose. Before you dive into Thanksgiving dinner with your loved ones, whether in-person or virtually, join us as we give thanks to new music and all of the happenings in the industry. From […]

Top Shelf Music News: Episode 9

October 29, 2020 Comments 0 Alternative, EDM, Hip hop, Mainstream, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Ska

Velcome to the vonderfully scary vorld of Top Shelf Music News [evil laugh]! This extra haunted Halloween episode extraordinaire stars your hosts Matt Cook & Kristy Rose, with Kyle Smith joining as musical guest! Explore the rotten music world of COVID-19, with updates on artist news, upcoming releases and all-around good-to-know knowledge. See you all […]

The Beach Boys play Ventura drive-in show with John Stamos & Mark McGrath

October 25, 2020 Comments 0 Mainstream, Rock

On October 23rd, Ventura was blessed with a legendary performance by The Beach Boys, featuring John Stamos and Mark McGrath (of Sugar Ray), in the form of a drive-in concert. The venue was put together to accommodate social distancing, music enthusiasts and fun-seeking fans. Attendees arrived in their own personal vehicles and every automobile had […]

MINT Talent Group welcomes artists into a post-pandemic era

October 10, 2020 Comments 0 Alternative, EDM, Hip hop, Mainstream, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Ska

Whether we want to accept it or not, the music industry will be forever changed from this year’s COVID-19 shutdown. Venues are currently fighting to stay open and funded, fans are paying premium ticket prices to drive into a small number of live shows and musicians are making ends meet via virtual fundraising any way […]

Top Shelf Music News: Episode 8

September 26, 2020 Comments 0 Alternative, EDM, Hip hop, Mainstream, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Ska

It should be fall festival season. We are aware. Yet, that doesn’t deter Top Shelf Music News from reporting the latest in music news, coming straight out of the mouthholes of lovable hosts Matt Cook & Kristy Rose. Joining the two is Ohio Correspondent For No Reason Mike E.P., commenting on current medical phenomena, as […]

Phantasy Tour Trading Cards releases Series Two, feat. 12 bands

September 21, 2020 Comments 0 Alternative, Mainstream, Reggae, Rock

Remember all those cards you collected as a kid? Remember the rush of excitement that enveloped the three seconds it took to rip open a new pack and find out what’s inside? Whether it was baseball, wrestling or Pokémon, you just had to collect them all. Well, get ready to welcome back nostalgia with high-quality, […]

Stand for music by supporting the #SaveOurStages Act

August 21, 2020 Comments 0 Alternative, EDM, Hip hop, Mainstream, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Ska

In March of this year, COVID-19 hit. The novel Coronavirus spread quickly throughout the world and into our communities. Life immediately changed for virtually everyone as we tried to contain the virus, closing ‘non-essential businesses’ as a result. The industries most hit by the closures happened to be service, retail, travel and, you guessed it, […]

Top Shelf Music News: Episode 7

August 20, 2020 Comments 0 Alternative, EDM, Hip hop, Mainstream, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Ska

Welcome to the late summer edition of Top Shelf Music News, with your handsome hosts Matt Cook & Kristy Rose. Joining the dynamic music-reporting duo is O.G. of Slightly Stoopid, commenting on just how incredibly stoopid this year has become. With election coverage factoring in the mix by sheer accident, enjoy the latest music industry […]

Top Shelf Music News: Episode 6

July 17, 2020 Comments 0 Alternative, EDM, Hip hop, Mainstream, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Ska

Top Shelf Music News is back on the virtual airwaves, standing as the first post-quarantine episode with both hosts Matt Cook & Kristy Rose filming inside the newsroom! After taking June off to observe a month of silence in the support of Black Lives Matter, Top Shelf Music feels the world — and the music […]

Madrid’s Mad Cool Fest releases first-round 2021 artists

July 11, 2020 Comments 0 Alternative, EDM, Mainstream, Punk, Rock, Ska

Falling in line alongside all the rest of this year’s large-scale music events, Mad Cool Festival in Madrid had to make the tough decision to reschedule for 2021. What was originally planned for this week in Spain was going to be beyond lit, mind you. Four sunny Spanish celebratory days with the best in alternative […]

Riot Fest drops massive 2021 Phase One lineup

June 24, 2020 Comments 0 Alternative, Hip hop, Mainstream, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Ska

Without the thrill of monthly festivals and concert getaways, 2020 has been, well, the biggest drag of all time musically. Great pieces of art have surfaced along the way, sure, yet only an extremely limited amount of events are being experienced in-person due to social distancing. Damn COVID. In summary, festivals need a do-over. Up […]

Switchfoot & HIRIE perform Petco Park Drive-In Concert

June 20, 2020 Comments 0 Alternative, Mainstream, Reggae, Rock

On June 7th, live music returned to the state of California in the form of a drive-in concert: an event titled Feed The Need, hosted by local San Diego radio stations 91x and z90 in the Padres’ tailgating parking lot outside the famous MLB Petco Park stadium, with all proceeds going to the local Feed […]

John Legend marks Juneteenth with ‘Bigger Love’ LP

June 19, 2020 Comments 0 Hip hop, Mainstream

A second after the stroke of midnight on Juneteenth (aka, June 19th, a day commemorating the final emancipation of black slaves in 1865), John Legend unleashed his highly anticipated full-length album Bigger Love to the public. Four years have lapsed since Legend’s last Darkness and Light LP heightened the soulful superstar’s career ever-higher and, let […]