Award-winning artist Shemekia Copeland remains optimistic and says she uses prayer as her secret weapon. We spoke with Copeland about her latest album, Done Come Too Far, and how her music has helped bring harmony to broken relationships, why she chooses to support Thistle Farms, how cancer has made her appreciate every bite of life’s sandwich, and much more. 5 Questions with Shemekia Copeland by Sam Shansky 1) Your songs, including those on your most recent album release, Done Come Too Far, are often very relevant to today’s struggles, ranging

Adam Hood has been close friends with fellow singer-songwriter Brent Cobb since 2010. They’ve toured and they’ve co-written songs together, but it wasn’t until Hood’s latest album Bad Days Better that Cobb would act as producer of Hood’s music. Along with an exclusive performance video, we’re excited to share a Q&A in which we touched base with Hood to learn about the making of the new album and what it was like working with members of Blackberry Smoke, who some of his early influences were, who the artists that currently give

This Friday, New York’s Bette Smith will appear at the Mempho Music Festival in Memphis, TN where she’ll take the stage just before Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit. We spoke with her to find out what motivates this dynamic and vigorous rock and soul artist and what she is thinking about two years after releasing her critically acclaimed album, The Good, The Bad and The Bette. 5 Questions with Bette Smith by Sam Shansky 1) Yesterday marked two years since the release of your latest studio album, The Good,

Look out! We’ve got the World Premiere of “Fairweather Friend,” a brand-new video from GA-20 in support of the acclaimed blues outfit’s new album Crackdown. The band describes the song as a “…tongue-in-cheek, upbeat take on a cynical situation, saying goodbye to people who only come around for the good times.” 5 Questions with GA-20 by Sam Shansky 1) Congrats on the recent release of Crackdown, your new album with Karma Chief/Colemine Records. Before we dig into the making of the record, let’s look at the World Premiere of your new

“I think this EP is definitely a road tripper,” says Jonathan Terrell of his newly released 6-song offering A Couple 2, 3…. We dig into what it’s been like working with Beau Bedford and the gang at Modern Electric Studios in Dallas, TX, how Terrell’s feeling about hitting the road with Midland, and much more. 5 Questions with Jonathan Terrell by Sam Shansky 1) Congrats on the release of your new EP, A Couple 2, 3…. What’s the general tone of this song collection, from your point of view, and

What are the most challenging parts of being a working, touring musician? According to Seattle’s Ben Zaidi, it’s “making time for those magic moments of openness and receptivity in a world that wants you either entertained/distracted or productive every minute you’re awake.” 5 Questions with Ben Zaidi by Sam Shansky 1) As a Seattle native, what music had the earliest influence on you – were you itching to be a musician at a young age? My parents had a rotation of classic singer-songwriters playing in the house at all times. Cat Stevens,

U.K. band and ATO Records artist The Heavy Heavy played its first U.S. headline show over the weekend in Charlottesville, VA. With nearly 30 shows to go, spanning from D.C. to Seattle, we caught up with the duo to see how they’re feeling. 5 Questions with The Heavy Heavy by Sam Shansky 1) Were you two the only ones involved in cutting your debut EP Life and Life Only or were there other contributing players and producers? It was all us two, but we had our good friend Chris playing

From Pharis & Jason Romero’s latest LP, Tell ‘Em You Were Gold, released in June 2022 via Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, comes the World Premiere of “Been All Around This World,” a live-performance video filmed during the actual session that you hear on the album. Check out the video to see Pharis playing her 1939 Gibson J-35 guitar and Jason playing a banjo that he built called “Papillon.” “Banjos are the reason we met,” says Pharis, “the reason we bought a house, the reason we found this path together… Jason started

Michael Paul Lawson and DittyTV have partnered to bring you the World Premiere of “I Know Where I’m Going Tonight,” the latest music video release supporting Lawson’s upcoming LP release, Love Songs For Loners, available October 7th. We also caught up with the Austin-based artist in 5 Questions to learn about his creative collaborations with Ken Coomer (Wilco, Arlo McKinley), Madeline Northway (Playboy, Vogue), and others, and how artists like Steve Earle and Blaze Foley continue to influence his songwriting. 5 Questions with Michael Paul Lawson by Sam Shansky 1)

Andrew Combs has just released a must-hear LP titled Sundays, a poetic and personal set of songs produced and recorded with his friends and frequent collaborators, Jordan Lehning and Dominic Billett. Along with questions about the record and what inspired it, we connected with Combs to hear about his current interests, which include the works of Franz Kafka, Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse, and more. 5 Questions with Andrew Combs by Sam Shansky 1) Mind sharing a little about the recording process for Sundays? Where and with whom were you working,

From Futurebirds & Carl Broemel’s upcoming EP Bloomin’ Too (available this Friday), DittyTV is excited to bring you the World Premiere of “St. Teresa,” an ode to the apocalypse that tells the story of a wealthy woman from Florida whose dog convinces her to steal a boat. We caught up with Futurebirds in 5 Questions to learn about the new EP, what it’s been like collaborating with Broemel, touring with CAAMP, and how John Prine’s advice on TV holds strong. 5 Questions with Futurebirds by Sam Shansky 1) You spent

Airing on DittyTV, Born In Bristol tells the story of The Bristol Sessions, a 12-day period in the summer of 1927 when recording pioneer Ralph Peer brought now-legendary artists such as the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers into a warehouse to record, capturing what is now known as the “Big Bang” of country music, the genesis of a genre that would help define generations. Tennessee Tourism and DittyTV have partnered to bring this important story to viewers around the globe, commemorating country music’s origins of recorded sound with A-listers like Dolly Parton,

“I’m trying to capture that feeling of being an outsider, which is such a mind-f*ck, and one a lot of folks can relate to, I think,” says Mariel Buckley, a Canadian singer-songwriter whose natural way with melodies and tell-it-like-it-is lyricism caught our ear and wouldn’t let go. Along with a new 5 Questions interview, DittyTV has the World Premiere of Buckley’s new live-performance video, “Hate This Town,” a song not directed at their hometown specifically, but “…the moral entitlement of the western world.” 5 Questions with Mariel Buckley by Sam

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Will Hoge is ready to release his next studio album, Wings On My Shoes, this Friday, August 26th. We caught up with the acclaimed artist in 5 Questions to hear his hopes for what listeners will take away from the songs, what inspired his tune “John Prine’s Cadillac,” and how he wove themes like politics, religion, and money into the album. 5 Questions with Will Hoge by Sam Shansky 1) You’re ready to release your next studio album, Wings On My Shoes. What’s your hope for what listeners

For over three decades, Atlanta-based artist Michelle Malone has held her own as a humble and hardworking touring musician, collaborating on her journey with icons like Greg Allman, Chuck Leavell, Indigo Girls, and others. Her artistry has earned her numerous awards and adoration from fans all around the world. Malone will perform next month in Nashville at AmericanaFest, but before that, DittyTV has the official World Premiere of her latest music video, “Dust Bowl Man,” from her 2022 LP release, 1977. 5 Questions with Michelle Malone by Sam Shansky 1)

“This was my first time recording in Memphis and it was amazing,” declares Jack Barksdale, a need-to-know singer-songwriter who’s shared the stage with acts including Wynonna Judd, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Hayes Carll, to name a few. Today, DittyTV has the pleasure of premiering Barksdale’s newest single, “Gone,” produced by Memphis’ Mark Edgar Stuart (whom you’ve likely seen as a VJ on DittyTV). 5 Questions with Jack Barksdale by Sam Shansky 1) In March this year, you released your first full-length album, Death of a Hummingbird. Mind sharing a few

“It feels like a really special time for music in Kentucky right now,” says Tiffany Williams, a Kentucky native whose eloquence as a songwriter is striking and worth exploring. Along with the World Premiere of a new single from Williams, we chat with her this week about her upcoming album, All Those Days of Drinking Dust, her time spent working at Tennessee School for the Deaf, the recent flooding in Eastern Kentucky, and more. 5 Questions with Tiffany Williams by Sam Shansky 1) All Those Days of Drinking Dust – that’s the

BJ Barham of American Aquarium takes us behind the scenes of Chicamacomico, the band’s latest offering, which he describes as a record of loss. “This record kind of encapsulates what I’ve been dealing with – the loss of my mother, the loss of my grandmother, the loss of a friend… it’s the loss of time, the loss of opportunity.” Learn about the making of the album, his new label Losing Side Records, and more in this 5 Questions feature. 5 Questions with BJ Barham by Sam Shansky 1) Where does

Parker Twomey caught up with us to chat about his new album All This Life, what it’s been like working with Beau Bedford and the gang at Modern Electric Sound Recorders in Dallas, TX, touring with Paul Cauthen as part of the Hot Grease Fire band, how sorrow is priceless for songwriters, and what it was like to film his new music video “Til the Morning Comes” live in Big Bend National Park. “[Big Bend] is pure beauty and such a great place to get away from all this noise.”

Peter Mulvey & SistaStrings is a Milwaukee music mashup you need to know. The group’s upcoming studio album Love Is the Only Thing will release on August 12th via Righteous Babe Records, and today, we’re chatting one-on-one with Mulvey to learn about the making of the record and what inspired it in the first place. 5 Questions with Peter Mulvey & SistaStrings All answers belong to Peter Mulvey 1) Congratulations on the upcoming release of Love Is the Only Thing! Following Live at the Café Carpe (2020), this marks your second album release