NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: Releases For The Week of February 26, 2021

Make some space for the man.

There’s a galaxy of New Music Friday releases just waiting to be explored, including the current albums from Madison Beer and Robin Schulz, as well as the latest singles from Nick Jonas and Post Malone. Houston, we don’t have a problem with streaming these:

Notable albums out this week: Architects‘s For Those That Wish To Exist (iTunes), Bones Owens‘s Bones Owens (iTunes), Bonnie Tyler‘s The Best Is Yet To Come (iTunes), Confetti‘s The Circus: Act I (iTunes), Josh Groban‘s Harmony (Deluxe) (iTunes), Julien Baker‘s Little Oblivions (iTunes), Lucy Spraggan‘s Choices (iTunes), Madison Beer‘s Life Support (iTunes), Robin Schulz‘s IIII (iTunes), Sad Night Dynamite‘s Sad Night Dynamite (iTunes), Sheppard‘s Kaleidoscope Eyes (iTunes), Willie Nelson‘s That’s Life (iTunes)

Notable EPs out this week: Charlotte Sands‘s Special (iTunes), Laura Mvula‘s 1/F (iTunes), Pilar Victoria‘s Hi, My Name Is Pily! (iTunes), PRETTYMUCH’s Smackables (Deluxe) (iTunes)

New digital singles that you can buy this week include:
“1 Last Cigarette”, The Band CAMINO (iTunes)
“2019”, Martin Jensen & Georgia Ku (iTunes)
“Alameda”, Lewis Del Mar (iTunes)
“All She Wrote”, SIX60 (iTunes)
“AP”, Pop Smoke (iTunes)
“Arms”, Jack Newsome (iTunes)
“Be Kind”, Zak Abel (iTunes)
“Bed”, Joel Corry, RAYE & David Guetta (iTunes)
“Breakeven”, Josh Cumbee (iTunes)
“Bukowski”, 1990Nowhere (iTunes)
“But Cha”, KYLE featuring Josh Golden (iTunes)
“Clouds”, Slayyyter (iTunes)
“Conceited”, Curtis Waters (iTunes)
“Cross Country”, Breland (iTunes)
“Debra”, I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME (iTunes)
“Disco Body Parts”, Yung Bae featuring AWOLNATION (iTunes)
“Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”, Elle King & Miranda Lambert (iTunes)
“Everybody Hates Me”, Coach Party (iTunes)
“Exposure”, Shelley FKA DRAM (iTunes)
“F U Jack”, Andi (iTunes)
“Feeling Free”, Two Another & Pretty Boy Aaron (iTunes)
“Fiji Fine”, Bren Joy (iTunes)
“Flirted With You All My Life”, Bright Eyes (iTunes)
“Ghost Town”, EBEN (iTunes)
“Go Big”, YG featuring Big Sean (iTunes)
“Heartbreak In This City”, Steps & Michelle Visage (iTunes)
“(Here’s To The) Prom Queen”, Peter McPoland (iTunes)
“High Worry”, Bantug (iTunes)
“Higher (Nathan Dawe Remix)”, Clean Bandit featuring Iann Dior (iTunes)
“Hold On To Me”, Lauren Daigle (iTunes)
“Hollywood Hills”, Casey Baer featuring 12AM (iTunes)
“I Can’t Get High”, Royal & The Serpent (iTunes)
“I Used To Be Cool (Remix)”, Bright Light Bright Light & Jujubee (iTunes)
“I’ll Get Better”, SVEA & Call Me Loop (iTunes)
“Ilomilo (Live)”, Billie Eilish (iTunes)
“I’m Every Woman”, Tinashe (iTunes)
“It Takes Two”, Fiji Blue (iTunes)
“John Hughes Movie”, Maisie Peters (iTunes)
“Josh”, Peach PRC (iTunes)
“June 1st”, Ant Clemons (iTunes)
“Just Because”, Mallory Merk (iTunes)
“Leave A Little Love”, Alesso & Armin Van Buuren (iTunes)
“Let The Bad Times Roll”, The Offspring (iTunes)
“Like A Ship”, Leon Bridges & Keite Young (iTunes)
“Like This”, 2KBaby featuring Marshmello (iTunes)
“Look What You’ve Done”, Zara Larsson (iTunes)
“Love You Now, Love You Later”, Ben Kessler (iTunes)
“Madness”, Zayde Wølf (iTunes)
“Minefields (Live Acoustic)”, Faouzia & John Legend (iTunes)
“More”, Mansionair (iTunes)
“My Ways”, Sycco (iTunes)
“Never Was”, Reaves (iTunes)
“New Ceilings”, Dava (iTunes)
“Older Overnight”, LOVA (iTunes)
“Only Wanna Be With You”, Post Malone (iTunes)
“Open Up The Heavens”, Jade Bird (iTunes)
“Out Loud”, Fairlane, ROZES & JT Roach (iTunes)
“Parking Lot” and “Real Life”, Claire Rosinkranz (iTunes)
“Paul”, Cavetown (iTunes)
“Perfect On Me”, Ryan Mack (iTunes)
“Queen”, Charm La’Donna (iTunes)
“Roots”, Cautious Clay (iTunes)
“Rotate”, Becky G featuring Burna Boy (iTunes)
“She Broke My Heart”, Noah Schnacky (iTunes)
“Sick Of You”, Suriel Hess (iTunes)
“Slowly”, NewDad (iTunes)
“Soldier On”, Dylan Dunlap (iTunes)
“Somebody Does”, Tigirlily (iTunes)
“Something”, Dayglow (iTunes)
“Spaceman”, Nick Jonas (iTunes)
“Spoiled”, Ant Saunders (iTunes)
“Stay Up”, Evan Giia (iTunes)
“Tell Me I’m Pretty (String Version)”, Brynn Elliott (iTunes)
“The Past Is The Past”, Brandy Clark featuring Lindsey Buckingham (iTunes)
“The Runaround”, Joshua Speers (iTunes)
“U F**ked Up”, The Astronomers (iTunes)
“Universe”, Scarypoolparty featuring Nothing, Nowhere. (iTunes)
“Virtual Reality”, Renforshort (iTunes)
“When We Love”, LZRD x Sam Tinnesz (iTunes)
“Whirlwind”, Sam Ryder (iTunes)
“You Hear Georgia”, Blackberry Smoke (iTunes)

Next week, the new albums from A Day To Remember, Kings Of Leon and Zara Larsson are among the larger releases on the schedule. For Adam’s personal picks of the week, listen to the PGTC Friday Faves list on Spotify!

(PGTC supports the fight against racial inequality in our country: please use this resources website and help where you can.)

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: Releases For The Week of November 20, 2020

They be all over New Music Friday.

Be a good listener and check out this week’s New Music Friday releases, including top albums from BTS, Megan Thee Stallion and SAINT JHN, as well as great singles from Miley Cyrus, Sam Smith and Shawn Mendes. It’s another monster week and we’re here for it:

Notable albums out this week: Aaron Taos‘s Birthday Boy (Party Favors) (iTunes), BTS‘s Be (iTunes), Dean Brody‘s Boys (iTunes), Harry Hudson‘s Hey, I’m Here For You (iTunes), Jeezy‘s The Recession 2 (iTunes), Jewel‘s Pieces Of You (25th Anniversary) (iTunes), Joseph The Spouse‘s Six Feet From Under (iTunes), Josh Groban‘s Harmony (iTunes), Koe Wetzel‘s Sellout (iTunes), Lady A‘s Ocean (Deluxe) (iTunes), Lee Brice‘s Hey World (iTunes), Megan Thee Stallion‘s Good News (iTunes), Neil Diamond‘s Classic Diamonds With The London Symphony Orchestra (iTunes), Powfu‘s Some Boring Love Stories Pt. 5 (iTunes), RAYE‘s Euphoric Sad Songs (iTunes), Rich The Kid & YoungBoy Never Broke Again‘s Nobody Safe (iTunes), SAINT JHN‘s While The World Was Burning (iTunes), Tayla Parx‘s Coping Mechanisms (iTunes), Tim McGraw‘s McGraw Machine Hits: 2013-2019 (iTunes), Make It Up As We Go (Soundtrack) (iTunes)

Notable EPs out this week: Boon‘s Midnight (iTunes), DaBaby‘s My Brother’s Keeper (Long Live G) (iTunes), Emily Vu‘s Found (iTunes), Glaive‘s Cypress Grove (iTunes), Hauskey‘s Slow (iTunes), Meek Mill‘s Quarantine Pack (iTunes), Spencer Barnett‘s Welcome To My Mind (iTunes), Stela Cole‘s Woman Of The Hour (iTunes)

New digital singles that you can buy this week include:
“21”, Landon Cube (iTunes)
“A Boy Named Pluto (Acoustic)”, Hailey Knox (iTunes)
“Alibi”, Gold Revere featuring Jomie (iTunes)
“Automatic”, Fly By Midnight featuring Jake Miller (iTunes)
“Bedroom Floor Feelings”, Sarah Barrios featuring Marc E. Bassy (iTunes)
“Best Rapper in the F****n’ World”, GoldLink (iTunes)
“Blue Christmas”, Maddie Walker (iTunes)
“Brick Wall”, A Day To Remember (iTunes)
“Can’t Look Back”, Mat Kearney (iTunes)
“Coke & Mentos”, Salem Ilese (iTunes)
“Cold Feet”, Chord Overstreet (iTunes)
“Distance”, Mammoth WVH (iTunes)
“Don’t Cry”, Bugzy Malone featuring Dermot Kennedy (iTunes)
“Donuts”, Kenzie featuring Yung Bae (iTunes)
“Dying In The Subtlety”, Cautious Clay (iTunes)
“Estella//”, KennyHoopla featuring Travis Barker (iTunes)
“Feel Good” and “Peppers And Onions”, Tierra Whack (iTunes)
“Feels Right”, Biig Piig (iTunes)
“Flawed”, Wale featuring Gunna (iTunes)
“Girls Call The Shots”, Hannah Dasher (iTunes)
“Hey Boy”, Sia (iTunes)
“Hitman”, Kelly Rowland (iTunes)
“Holding On”, Iann Dior (iTunes)
“How Do I Feel”, Phil Good (iTunes)
“How Low Can You Go”, LP (iTunes)
“I’d Rather Go To Bed”, G Flip (iTunes)
“If You Wanted It Too”, Jake Scott (iTunes)
“I’ll Be Home For Christmas”, Mabel (iTunes)
“I’m Sorry”, Mokita & Stand Atlantic (iTunes)
“Is It Just Me?”, Sasha Sloan featuring Charlie Puth (iTunes)
“Knicks”, Cochise (iTunes)
“Last Christmas”, Johnny Orlando (iTunes)
“Last Time”, 5West (iTunes)
“Livin’ The Dream”, “Still Goin’ Down” and “Somebody’s Problem”, Morgan Wallen (iTunes)
“Love Not War (The Tampa Beat)”, Jason Derulo featuring Nuka (iTunes)
“Man’s World”, Marina (iTunes)
“Matter Of Time” and “Say Hi”, Eddie Vedder (iTunes)
“Me Gusta (Remix)”, Anitta featuring Cardi B & 24KGoldn (iTunes)
“Me Vs. The World”, The All-American Rejects (iTunes)
“Million”, Fickle Friends (iTunes)
“Monster”, Shawn Mendes & Justin Bieber (iTunes)
“Move On”, Lil Tjay (iTunes)
“My Head And My Heart”, Ava Max (iTunes)
“New Boy”, Samantha Jade (iTunes)
“Nightmare”, Scott Quinn (iTunes)
“Nineteen”, Sam Johnson (iTunes)
“Old Love”, Arlissa (iTunes)
“One Day”, Catie Turner (iTunes)
“Part Of Me”, Joel Baker (iTunes)
“Pick Up Your Feelings”, Jazmine Sullivan (iTunes)
“Piece Of Cake”, Roxette (iTunes)
“Power”, Kevin Gates & Dermot Kennedy (iTunes)
“Prisoner”, Miley Cyrus & Dua Lipa (iTunes)
“Richest Man Alive”, Paul Rey (iTunes)
“Roots”, Lucy Spraggan (iTunes)
“Safe With Me”, Gryffin featuring Audrey Mika (iTunes)
“Send It!”, Hooligan Hefs (iTunes)
“Share That Love (Acoustic)”, Lukas Graham (iTunes)
“Sick Of It”, Vanic x Bryce Fox (iTunes)
“Silent Night”, NEEDTOBREATHE (iTunes)
“Slow Summer (Acoustic)”, Zachary Knowles (iTunes)
“Something Better”, Tom Grennan (iTunes)
“Stay With Me”, Emma Steinbakken (iTunes)
“Stuck In My Head”, Captain Cuts featuring AJ Mitchell (iTunes)
“Sunbeam”, Kian (iTunes)
“Tell Me About You”, Kina featuring Mishaal (iTunes)
“The Chain”, New Dialogue (iTunes)
“The End”, Justin Jesso (iTunes)
“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”, James Blake (iTunes)
“The Lighthouse Keeper”, Sam Smith (iTunes)
“There’s No Insurance For A Broken Heart”, Ryan Woods (iTunes)
“Think I’m Crazy (Unplugged)”, Two Feet (iTunes)
“TLK”, GOLDHOUSE & Hux (iTunes)
“Two Queens In A King Sized Bed”, Girl In Red (iTunes)
“Vibrate”, Jerome Farah (iTunes)
“Walked Through Hell”, Anson Seabra (iTunes)
“Warm December”, Sabrina Claudio (iTunes)
“Weekend”, Birds Of Tokyo (iTunes)
“What Am I Doing?”, Taia (iTunes)

Next week, the current albums from Miley Cyrus and Steps are among the larger releases on the schedule. For Adam’s personal picks of the week, listen to the PGTC Friday Faves list on Spotify!

(PGTC supports the fight against racial inequality in our country: please use this resources website and help where you can.)

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: Releases For The Week of September 21, 2018

Is he “Granted” permission to the top?

Will you cross the bridge to musical memories with us this Friday? There are plenty of big releases in the mix. These are the notable digital and physical releases hitting the market today:

JOSH GROBAN – Bridges (iTunes)
Groban’s new album, his first since 2015, is boosted by the radio single “Granted”, which is flying towards the top ten on the AC list. With three #1 albums since 2004 and several other top ten titles in the nearly 17 years he’s been charting, this set should easily take a seat in the upper region of the list.

MACHINE GUN KELLY – BINGE (iTunes)
Featuring the explosive single “Rap Devil”, which hit #1 on iTunes and is sticking around the top five, Kelly’s latest set should excite his fanbase. Given the album’s large streaming potential, it’s likely to become his third top five entry on the Billboard 200 chart.

Notable albums out this week: AJR‘s The Click (Deluxe Edition) (iTunes), BROCKHAMPTON‘s iridescence (iTunes), Christine & The Queens‘s Chris (iTunes), Macy Gray‘s Ruby (iTunes), Metric‘s Art Of Doubt (iTunes), Prince‘s Piano & A Microphone (1983) (iTunes), St. Lucia‘s Hyperion (iTunes)

Notable EPs out this week: Bright Light Bright Light‘s Tough Love (iTunes), French Montana‘s No Stylist (iTunes), Mahalia‘s Seasons (iTunes), Noah Cyrus‘s Good Cry (iTunes), The Band Perry‘s Coordinates (iTunes), The Neighbourhood‘s Ever Changing (iTunes)

New digital singles that you can buy this week include:
“A Song With No Name”, Norah Jones (iTunes)
“All I Am (Acoustic)”, Jess Glynne (iTunes)
“All That Acid”, Mickey Kojak (iTunes)
“Back Together”, Loote (iTunes)
“Backin’ It Up”, Pardison Fontaine featuring Cardi B (iTunes)
“Beyond (Live)”, Leon Bridges featuring Luke Combs (iTunes)
“Bottled Up”, Dinah Jane featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Marc E. Bassy (iTunes)
“California Snow”, Weezer (iTunes)
“Dear Yessie”, Jessie Reyez (iTunes)
“Do You Think About Me (Wideboys Remix)”, Captain Cuts & Zookëper featuring Georgia Ku (iTunes)
“Do You Wanna Get Lucky”, Daniel Powter (iTunes)
“Emoji”, Au/Ra (iTunes)
“Fake It”, Prince Fox (iTunes)
“Falling Down”, Lil Peep & XXXTentacion (iTunes)
“False Confidence”, Noah Kahan (iTunes)
“Focus (Yaeji Remix)”, Charli XCX (iTunes)
“Give A Little (Mokita & Goldhouse Remix)”, Maggie Rogers (iTunes)
“Gold Rush (Mansionair Remix)”, Death Cab For Cutie (iTunes)
“Grace”, Lewis Capaldi (iTunes)
“Grace”, Rod Stewart (iTunes)
“Guiding Light”, Mumford & Sons (iTunes)
“Havana (Live)”, Camila Cabello (iTunes)
“Head Above Water”, Avril Lavigne (iTunes)
“Here Comes The Change”, Kesha (iTunes)
“I Wish You Were Here”, HRVY (iTunes)
“I’m With You (Single Edit)”, Vance Joy (iTunes)
“I’ve Been Waiting”, Briston Maroney (iTunes)
“Imaginary Friend”, MØ (iTunes)
“It’s Not This”, Bearson featuring Lemaitre & Josh Pan (iTunes)
“Last Summer”, Johnny Orlando (iTunes)
“Let You Love Me”, Rita Ora (iTunes)
“Little Things”, Allie X (iTunes)
“Looks Like A Cold, Cold Winter”, Ingrid Michaelson (iTunes)
“Losing My Mind”, Betcha (iTunes)
“Lover, Leaver”, Greta Van Fleet (iTunes)
“Made It Out Alright”, Matt Simons (iTunes)
“Naturally Pretty Girls”, Elle King (iTunes)
“One Of Us”, Cher (iTunes)
“Outstanding”, Lido (iTunes)
“Radar”, Whethan featuring HONNE (iTunes)
“Rare”, Ruth B. (iTunes)
“Run To Me”, Causes (iTunes)
“Say It Back”, Luke Christopher (iTunes)
“She Knows”, NAWAS (iTunes)
“Signs”, Starley (iTunes)
“Snatching It Back”, Kid Rock (iTunes)
“Stranger”, Chris Ayer (iTunes)
“Thinking 2 Much”, Jeremy Zucker (iTunes)
“This Feeling”, The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini (iTunes)
“TOOGOODTOBETRUE”, Gallant featuring Sufjan Stevens and Rebecca Sugar (iTunes)
“Two Punks In Love”, bülow (iTunes)
“Venice Bitch”, Lana Del Rey (iTunes)
“When Bad Does Good”, Chris Cornell (iTunes)
“Zero”, Imagine Dragons (iTunes)

Next week: look out for new albums from Cher, Kanye West, Logic and more. For Adam’s personal picks of the week, listen to the PGTC Friday Faves list on Spotify!

TURN IT UP TUESDAY: What’s New In Stores This Week (April 28)

Brown wants the crown.

The last release date in the month of April turns the twang up to a ten, but that’s not everything that the schedule is strumming up. Here are the albums and singles that are new in stores for the week of April 28:

• You know them from Country smashes like “Chicken Fried”, “Toes” and “Goodbye In Her Eyes”, but the latest album in the Zac Brown Band catalog has the band going in a few different directions. Perhaps that’s why they called it Jekyll + Hyde. “Homegrown” recently hit #1 at the format, but they’re also on top of the Active Rock survey with “Heavy Is The Head”, featuring Chris Cornell. No matter what side you prefer, the set should be #1 in sales next week. (iTunes)
• Close to landing his third #1 single at the Country format with “A Guy Walks Into A Bar”, 31-year-old Missouri musician Tyler Farr is out with Suffer In Peace, his first album in a year and a half. The song was recently certified Gold, and the top ten (or possibly top five) is looking good for the new full-length release. (iTunes)
• Josh Groban‘s recent #1 album in the United Kingdom is now out here this week, Stages. The new set is a collection of songs from classic musicals and features a duet with original American Idol champ Kelly Clarkson. Look for the effort to crash the top ten next week. (iTunes)
• Other releases out this week include: Blur‘s The Magic Whip (iTunes), Eric Clapton‘s Forever Man (iTunes), Everclear‘s Black Is The New Black (iTunes), George FitzGerald‘s Fading Love (iTunes), Insane Clown Posse‘s The Marvelous Missing Link (Lost) (iTunes), Matthew West‘s Live Forever (iTunes), Mew‘s +- (iTunes), Pat Benatar‘s 35th Anniversary Tour (Live) (iTunes), Raekwon‘s Fly International Luxurious Art (iTunes) and The Weepies‘s Sirens (iTunes).

New digital-only singles that you can buy this week include:

• “Ah Ha”, new from Nate Ruess. (iTunes)
• “Counting On Love”, a new single from Matt McAndrew. (iTunes)
• “Infinity”, new from Mariah Carey. (iTunes)

It’s all about Mumford & Sons next week as Wilder Mind hits stores on Monday. A full preview of the week, including other new releases from Ciara and My Morning Jacket, comes on Sunday night.

Just Joshin’: It’s Triple Trouble With These Tracks

Same first name, three different songs. It just so happens that these three singers are releasing new songs at the same time, but you won’t be hearing them all in the same place. Luckily, you can hear them all below. Enjoy this trip into the Wonderful World of Joshuas:

Somewhere I “Belong”.

JOSH KRAJCIK – “Back Where We Belong”
Release Date: at AAA radio now

April is a big month for former contestants from The X Factor. Season 2 winner Tate Stevens will be releasing his self-titled album on April 23. Boy band Emblem3 will be issuing their debut single, “Chloe (You’re The One I Want)”, in a few weeks. Then, there’s Season 1 runner-up artist Josh Krajcik, who you may remember performed on the show back in November. The song he sang, “One Thing She’ll Never Know”, was featured on a digital EP out late last year, and was pushed to Hot AC radio this year to no result. Now, a second single from Blindly, Lonely, Lovely, a song called “Back Where We Belong”, was sent for adds this week to AAA radio. His album is out next week. Whoops. Though the album will likely fail to capture a wide audience besides his core fan base, this track is very much suited to Krajcik’s style. The arrangement is reminiscent of a modern Bruce Springsteen or Steve Winwood album track, and Krajcik lays on a soulful vocal. He’s completely in his element, unlike the more forced “Know”, which was constructed in a more commercial way. This at least has a little bit of edge that we’re used to from the singer who was known for his emotive vocal performances on the show. At this stage of the game, however, it’s probably not going to be the big hit it should be at the format, which is a shame. You’d think his promotional team would get it together, or at least help him a bit. Whatever happens with both the album and the single, at least Krajcik stayed true to himself.

No “Fall” from grace.

JOSH GROBAN – “I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)”
Release Date: May 13 (U.K.)

From caroling to contemporary, you know this guy can do it all. Groban’s album, All That Echoes, recently opened at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart, his first album to pull off the trick and his first since 2007’s Noël to lead the chart. It’s sold over 300,000 copies in the U.S. thus far. The first single from the effort, “Brave” went top ten on AC radio here recently, though it’s fallen back a few spots in the last weeks or so. It sees Groban trying to adopt a more contemporary sound, though it hasn’t crossed over to mainstream radio, so, you won’t be hearing him between Pitbull and Taylor Swift anytime soon. His latest single overseas is a remake of the classic Stevie Wonder song from his 1972 album, Talking Book. It was never released as a commercial single back then, but it’s gotten a lot of coverage, from Art Garfunkel to Michael McDonald and now Josh Groban. While Wonder’s version is always going to remain my favorite, Groban does a nice job of adapting it to his style, with a gospel choir backing him and a stunning set of strings. It’s a lot much at times. The Wonder song was a simple ballad with a funky ending. This just comes off as a little schmaltzy at times, which is an acquired taste, but not one meant to be all over the radio. (It’s the last song on the CD, I get that it needs to end big.) Groban’s never had a top-40 hit in the United Kingdom, so a traditional-sounding effort like “Believe” will never make it that high… unless, of course, someone on a music talent show picks it up. A U.S. radio release has yet to be confirmed.

Come “Together”.

JOSHUA RADIN – “When We’re Together”
Release Date: at AAA radio now

38-year-old Ohio native Joshua Radin has been putting out music for a number of years now on Mom & Pop Records. You may recall that he dented the Hot AC chart back in 2010 with a remixed version of “I’d Rather Be With You”, which also went to #10 for two weeks on my personal chart. It was originally released in 2008. It also became a huge hit in the United Kingdom, peaking just outside the top ten there. He also garnered some play for “Streetlight” in the U.S. during the same year. His albums have sold decently, and his songs are constantly being placed on television shows and advertisements in addition to his own performances on the small screen. Radin’s latest effort, Wax Wings, is a self-released record, which he purposely did to get his music out faster. It’s eleven tracks in total and “Together”, the first single, was recently sent for adds at the AAA format. It’s a simple little song about being in love and wanting to be in relationship “’cause we’re the best when we’re together.” Radin’s vocal is matched with an organic arrangement, less polished than some of his other singles, but the sound is familiar to his regular listeners. It’s a cute song for a spring wedding. Perhaps it will gain some online attention (as it really should.) It may not be a huge airplay single because of the independent distribution, but I admire him for putting out something in a timely manner without the final product suffering because of it. His album is out in May, so look out for more details on it.

Do you have a favorite of these three singers? Will radio make them a hit or will they be joshing around with them? Let me know in the comments or on Twitter: @AdamFSoybel.

TURN IT UP TUESDAY: What’s New In Stores This Week (Feb. 5)

Life in the fast “Lanes”.

It’s a “Southern Voice” versus an opera voice in this week’s edition of Turn It Up Tuesday, featuring new releases in stores today, Tuesday, February 5:

• Separated from his old label, Curb Records, and now recording for Big Machine, Tim McGraw releases his newest album, Two Lanes Of Freedom. Second single “One Of Those Nights” is currently top 5 on Country radio. The album features a duet with label mate Taylor Swift called “Highway Don’t Care”, a full circle moment for Swift considering that her debut hit was “Tim McGraw”. (iTunes)
• After a disappointing era with his latest release, Illuminations, Josh Groban returns with All That Echoes, featuring single “Brave”. It’s top twenty at adult contemporary radio. The album is a mix of original songs and covers per usual. (iTunes)
• R&B singer Avant returns with his first album since 2010, Face The Music. “You And I” (featuring Keke Wyatt), the set’s first single, is the singer’s highest-charting in four years. (iTunes)
• The 45th edition of Now! That’s What I Call Music is released today, including big hits by Ke$ha and One Direction. (iTunes)
• Singer-songwriter Jewel puts out Greatest Hits, her first compilation of past material. It features new single “Two Hearts Breaking” and a great duet with Kelly Clarkson on a re-recorded and remixed version of “Foolish Games”. (iTunes)
• The soundtrack to the movie Safe Haven is out this week; leadoff single is “We Both Know”, a collaboration between Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw. (iTunes)
• Rapper Joe Budden returns with No Love Lost. Lead single “She Don’t Put It Down”, featuring Lil Wayne and Tank, is a hit on the Urban chart. (iTunes)
• The daughter of Country singer Hank Williams Jr. released a full-length album today. The Highway is the new one from Holly Williams, featuring guests like Dierks Bentley and Gwenyth Paltrow.  (iTunes)
• Christian rock band RED is back with a new release, Release The Panic. (iTunes)
• After the release of Afterman: The Ascension last year, Coheed & Cambria release a follow-up in the series, Afterman: The Descension. (iTunes)
• The latest disc from jazz singer, Harry Connick, Jr., swings into record shops today, titled Smokey Mary. (Amazon)

New digital-only singles that you can buy this week include:

• “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light ‘Em Up)”, the comeback single by Fall Out Boy. If you thought they lost those long titled songs, think again. (iTunes)
• “Downtown”, the latest single from Lady Antebellum. It’s getting a huge response on Country radio at the moment. (iTunes)
• “Heaven” from rockers Depeche Mode. It was released digitally last Thursday, but two track listings of a physical single (!) are out today. It’s the 90’s all over again. (Amazon)

We’ll be back next week with new albums by LL Cool J and The Cast of Smash. See you then!

Highlights from Adam’s Top 40: January 20, 2013

Eight is enough for this trio.

DEBUTS
40. Josh Groban – Brave
39. Bruno Mars – When I Was Your Man
38. Olly Murs – Army Of Two
30. Justin Timberlake – Suit & Tie | HIGHEST DEBUT

TOP GAINERS
31. Bon Jovi – Because We Can (35)
28. Taylor Swift – 22 (32)

THIS WEEK’S TOP TEN
10. Kelly Clarkson – Catch My Breath (09) | PEAK: #09
09. Maroon 5 – Daylight (11) | PEAK: #09
08. Jason Mraz – 93 Million Miles (05) | PEAK: #05
07. Hunter Hayes – Wanted (08) | PEAK: #07
06. The Script – Six Degrees Of Separation (06) | PEAK: #06
05. Train – Mermaid (07) | PEAK: #05
04. Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble (04) | PEAK: #04
03. Pink – Try (03) | PEAK: #02
02. Olly Murs – Troublemaker (02) | PEAK: #02
01. fun. – Carry On (01) | PEAK: #01 for eight weeks

Top 10 Next In Line:
1. Aerosmith featuring Carrie Underwood – Can’t Stop Lovin’ You (2)
2. The Saturdays – What About Us (4)
3. Of Monsters And Men – Mountain Sound (3)
4. Gentlemen Hall – Sail Into The Sun (-)
5. Kenny Chesney – El Cerrito Place (7)
6. Cassadee Pope – Over You (-)
7. Little Mix – Wings (-)
8. Train – This’ll Be My Year (9)
9. Kelly Clarkson – People Like Us (10)
10. Maroon 5 – Love Somebody (-)

In The Mix:
Carly Rae Jepsen – Tonight I’m Getting Over You
Caro Emerald – Back It Up
Cher Lloyd – With Ur Love (new)
Conor Maynard – Animal
Emeli Sandé – Clown
Goo Goo Dolls – Rebel Beat (new)
Jewel – Two Hearts Breaking (new)
Jilette Johnson – Torpedo (new)
Shiny Toy Guns – Somewhere To Hide
Stefano – Yes To Love
Tristan Prettyman – Say Anything

See my full chart on the M4BCC message board.

TURN IT UP TUESDAY: What’s New In Stores This Week (Dec. 18)

Looking to smoke the competition.

It’s the week before Christmas. Are your favorites gearing up for a big sales week? Here’s what’s new in stores this week on December 18:

• Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head is the latest release from rapper T.I., which includes the R&B hit “Ball”, featuring Lil Wayne. He’s been gaining plenty of exposure on a VH1 reality show, but will it translate into first week sales? Look for this one to at least make the top ten on the Album Chart, but it will struggle to sneak into the top five. After all, his album sales sharply dropped with his last release, No Mercy.
• A digital release of 12-12-12: The Concert For Sandy Relief is out on Wednesday, featuring live performances from Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones and more. A CD release is expected in January. It should vie for the #1 spot with over 50,000 pre-orders for the album.
• Another rapper, Chief Keef, puts out Finally Rich, led off by the single “I Don’t Like”. This should definitely enter in the top twenty.
• Initially released as a free album two summers ago, The-Dream returns with 1977, which includes a few additional tracks tacked onto the original tracklisting.
• The soundtracks from Django Unchained, Les Misérables, and Not Fade Away are all out this week, with the middle album carrying a Friday release date.
• The 35th anniversary edition of Eric Clapton‘s Slowhand is out, including a super deluxe edition with a bonus DVD and vinyl LP. The album features core 70’s hits for Clapton like “Lay Down Sally” and “Wonderful Tonight.”
• Synthetica: Deluxe is a rerelease of Metric‘s album from earlier this year, featuring five new tracks.

Other assorted music DVDs and books out this week include:

• The movie Pitch Perfect, about dueling a cappella groups.
• Rihanna‘s Loud Tour: Live At The O2 DVD, filmed back in 2011 in London.
• We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston DVD, a special concert which aired about a month ago.

Lastly, the new digital-only singles that you can buy this week:

• Singer Dido, notable for hits like “Thank You” and “White Flag”, returns with “Let Us Move On”, featuring rapper Kendrick Lamar.
• Josh Groban, who goes for a poppier sound on “Brave”, the first single from All That Echoes.
• Rapper Kid Cudi releases a new track, “King Wizard”.
• Country star turned tabloid darling LeAnn Rimes releases “Borrowed”, currently at Country radio.

Enjoy all the new music out this week! Turn It Up Tuesday will return on January 8 due to Christmas and New Year’s Day.