Laney Jones joins us for 5 Questions to share about the making of her latest LP, Stories Up High, which the Nashville-based artist recorded with producer Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Hurray for the Riff Raff) at The Bomb Shelter. Plus, we delve into her formative years, which were inspired in equal part by high school theater and the generation-defining soundtracks for the hit TV show The O.C. “Whoever was the music supervisor for that changed my life,” says Jones. 5 Questions with Laney Jones by Sam Shansky 1) What’s your background?

Janiva Magness shares a brand-new video today for her autobiographical new single, “Strong As Steel,” a confident and positive track from her upcoming record, Hard to Kill, out this Friday, June 24, via Fathead Records. “Persistence is omnipotent. I am far stronger than I often think I am,” declares Magness. We caught up with the award-winning artist to learn about the making of the record and the new video, which was filmed at SPACE, an intimate live music hall in Evanston, IL. 5 Questions with Janiva Magness by Sam Shansky

Brandon Jenner has partnered with DittyTV to premiere his new Z Berg-directed music video “Vibrations,” which features the refined skills of actress and dancer Marina Mazepa. A feel-good taste of what’s to come on his anticipated EP Oversized Soul (out on 9/22), Jenner tells us this tune was inspired by his daughter asking him what the word “Vibrations” means. “After doing my best to describe its meaning, I came up with a quick song that helped me to explain,” says Jenner. 5 Questions with Brandon Jenner by Sam Shansky 1)

Acclaimed Irish musician Wallis Bird will wreck the most impassive listener with her 2022 album release Hands, a lyrically direct and emotionally electrifying record out now on Mount Silver Records. Bird breaks down the themes of a few tracks from the LP and their music video accompaniments in this 5 Questions feature, including the jaw-droppingly-detailed Fergal Brennan-directed and animated “I Lose Myself Completely,” which she rightly claims as a “piece of important feminist art.” 5 Questions with Wallis Bird by Sam Shansky 1) You’ve just released your seventh studio album,

DittyTV and Chapel Hill, North Carolina’s Violet Bell bring you a brand-new music video today for “Meet Me In The Garden,” an ethereal hymn to love’s resilience from the duo’s upcoming Jason Richmond-produced LP, Shapeshifter. We caught up with Lizzy and Omar to learn about the making of the video, how they first met, what their musical upbringings were like, the concept of process vs. product, and who some artists they’re currently enjoying are. 5 Questions with Violet Bell by Sam Shansky 1) How did you first meet, when did

We’re honored to reveal a new acoustic and live version of “Back Seat,” the latest single from Chastity Brown’s upcoming album, Sing To The Walls, set to arrive this Friday (6/17) via Red House Records. Along with the performance video, we caught up with the Minneapolis songstress to learn about her collaborators on the record, the decision to actively embrace soul music in her songwriting, her love for Valerie June who she recently toured with, and more. 5 Questions with Chastity Brown by Sam Shansky 1) Please share as much

In case you missed it, Judah and the Lion co-founder Brian Macdonald aka Victor Mucho recently released his debut solo album, Moonlight in Visby, via Tone Tree Music. We caught up with the acclaimed artist and performer to get a feel for what inspired the project, which he says “represents a time of intense change in self-identity.” Macdonald wrote the songs for the album during a year-long stint in the “fairytale-like setting” of Visby on the island of Gotland in Sweden, which you can learn more about below. 5 Questions

“Brian Ray was on hiatus from Paul McCartney’s band and suggested Procol Harum’s “Whiskey Train” and asked if I’d sing it with him,” says Carla Olson, who co-produced the upcoming album Americana Railroad, a collection of songs celebrating the history of trains set to arrive Friday, June 17 via BMG. Ray might not have chosen the most traditional train song (or a train song at all, beyond the title), but that didn’t stop these two from laying down one of the most potent tracks on the record. Take a look

Not everyone has a name that matches their personality, but Joy Clark sure does. To pair with the world premiere of her new music video, “Good Thing,” we caught up with the New Orleans-based singer-songwriter in 5 Questions, and her excitement and appreciation for music are palpable and inspiring. Filmed at the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music in NOLA by Jared LaReau, “Good Thing” is Clark’s “middle of the relationship song… The part of the relationship that takes real work – trust – vulnerability and patience.” 5 Questions with Joy

The Local Honeys have announced that their self-titled album will arrive July 15 via La Honda Records. This release marks the group’s debut with the reputable label, home to celebrated songwriters Colter Wall, Riddy Arman, and Vincent Neil Emerson. The Kentucky duo formed by Linda Jean Stokley and Montana Hobbs is premiering the Jesse Wells-produced and Anne Gauthier-engineered single, “Better Than I Deserve,” today with DittyTV. Having garnered numerous accolades and accomplishments such as touring with Tyler Childers, Colter Wall, and others, The Local Honeys deliver honest-to-God Kentucky music primarily

Oklahoma’s The Damn Quails are back and have announced the June 17 release of their next studio album, Clouding Up Your City, which fellow Oklahoman John Calvin Abney produced. DittyTV has the first listen of a new single from the much-anticipated record titled “Everything Is Fine,” a tense track inspired by the fact that everything is all but fine. We caught up with the band’s own Bryon White to peel back a layer or two. “It’s always been my personal belief that songwriters don’t get paid to make people feel

“My perspective on life and love has made a shift, for the better, I’m happy to say,” shares Nicki Bluhm, the acclaimed Nashville-based singer-songwriter behind Avondale Drive, her new studio album due out on June 3 via Compass Records. “I’d say that To Rise You Gotta Fall was definitely my divorce record… Avondale Drive feels a lot lighter in an emotional sense. I’m further along in processing loss… there’s also some humor and a whole lot of introspection.” That humor and introspection take center stage in her latest single, “Friends

Toronto native David Newbould has partnered with DittyTV this week to premiere his latest music video, “Peeler Park,” a rippin’ and gritty selection off the forthcoming Blackbird Record Label album release, Power Up!, produced by the “eclectic mind” of Scot Sax, as Newbould puts it. Based in Nashville for the last 13 years, David is an adept songwriter with a taste for loud guitars who details the making of the album for us while uncovering elements of his Toronto roots, the concept behind his Dean Tomasek-designed album artwork, and much

On June 3, Nataly Dawn of prolific husband-wife duo Pomplamoose will release Gardenview, a new solo record she co-produced with pals Ross Garren (Bon Iver, Ben Folds) and John Schroeder (Marc Cohn, RuPaul). The songs mark a shift in Dawn’s focus away from the often high-energy sounds of Pomplamoose toward the Americana-folk sounds we hear on tracks like “Over the Moon,” which DittyTV is thrilled to offer the premiere of a new live-performance video for today. 5 Questions with Nataly Dawn by Sam Shansky 1) Your new record Gardenview –

“For what I want people to take away from this,” says Justin Golden of his newly released LP, Hard Times and a Woman, “I’d say I want people to understand that the Blues is not always sad music. Sometimes you sing the Blues because you’re down, sometimes you shout the Blues cause you’re on top of the world. I want people to know the legacy of the Blues and how it’s influenced so many parts of American music and culture.” Golden, a Richmond, VA-based artist, caught up with us in

“As time passes, it’s easy to lose track of the passion that is so easy to summon at the beginning of a relationship,” says acclaimed singer-songwriter Ron Pope, whose new Sean Hagwell-directed music video “Make Me Stay” DittyTV has the pleasure of premiering today. “This song is about reaching out for that feeling and holding onto it.” Check out the video below and dig into the making of Pope’s latest EP, It’s Gonna Be A Long Night, in this 5 Questions feature. 5 Questions with Ron Pope by Sam Shansky

Seattle’s own Peter Donovan has partnered with DittyTV to bring you the world premiere of his new music video, “If I Knew Then,” a smartly-written Dylan-esque track from his debut solo LP, This Better Be Good. “The songs are more reflective than bitter, more nostalgic than sad,” says Donovan of the new collection. “It’s an album about learning and growing from life’s experiences and reflecting on past failures in the interest of future successes.” 5 Questions with Peter Donovan by Sam Shansky 1) Do you remember how you initially got

“I had some deep diving to do in my spirit that was in dire need of healing,” admits Seth Walker, the acclaimed Blues and Americana artist behind the upcoming album for Royal Potato Family, I Hope I Know, set for release this Friday, May 20th. “With the world tilting on its axis as it did, my hand was forced to begin that search and subsequent surrender.” Walker worked with renowned producer/multi-instrumentalist Jano Rix (The Wood Brothers, Cristina Vane) to assemble the album. Today, we discuss what that experience was like,

Silver Lining is a need-to-know, harmony-smitten band from Oslo, Norway, earning praise for its sophomore studio album, Go Out Nowhere, available now via Die With Your Boots On Records. We caught up primarily with founding member Live Miranda Solberg to hear her thoughts on the record and the band’s latest music video release, who her favorite harmony singers are, and who she’s most excited to see at this year’s Oslo Americana festival. 5 Questions with Silver Lining by Sam Shansky 1) Congratulations on the release of your sophomore studio album, Go Out Nowhere.

If the world has you beaten down, Dirty Streets has just what you need. The Memphis-based trio’s latest music video release, “Alright,” kicks some serious butt, and DittyTV has the World Premiere ready to roll. Showcasing the dynamic film work of director Waheed AlQawasmi, while delivering the first taste of what’s to come from their just-announced LP for Blue Élan Records, Who’s Gonna Love You, this is Dirty Streets doing what it does best: fighting for that groove that lifts your spirits. Catch up with lead singer/guitarist Justin Toland below