HOTEL FICTION RELEASE DELUXE VERSION OF 2024 ALBUM STARING AT THE SUN 

Hotel Fiction, the indie project of Athens, GA-based duo Jade Ireland Long and Jess Thompson, released their sophomore album Staring at the Sunin 2024, and now, the band has shared the album’s deluxe version, featuring four never before heard tracks. On the deluxe version, Hotel Fiction pulls back the curtain on the early years of their singular creative partnership, crystallizing the first phase of their music as they prepare to move into the next.

ADRIATIQUE JOINS FORCES WITH YUBIK AND VINCENT VOSSEN ON MELODIC HOUSE/TECHNO TRACK “NEVER ALONE”

Adriatique explores fresh artistic territory for their latest club record “Never Alone,” a three-way production with rising melodic maestro Yubik, and emotional genre-blender Vincent Vossen. “Never Alone” is the first of many new tracks to come from the pair moving into 2026.

POP STAR NAÏKA RELEASES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT ALBUM ECLESIA 

French-Haitian singer and global pop artist Naïka returns with her highly anticipated debut album ECLESIA, a project deeply rooted in community, self-reflection, identity, and spiritual clarity. In support of the album, Naïka is bringing ECLESIA to the stage on an almost sold-outinternationaltour across Europe and North America, marking her largest global run to date.

GEN Z ALT POWERHOUSE LIA PAPPAS-KEMPS SET TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM WINGED

Following the release of her single “Towers,” alt singer-songwriter Lia Pappas-Kemps is set to release her debutalbumWinged on March 13. Acting as a continuation of the Toronto-basedmusician’s intimate, emotionally textured sound, it’s the kind of close-to-the-bone storytelling that makes her a new voice to watch in 2026.

KATIE TUPPER RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM, GREYHOUND, ANNOUNCES HEADLINE TOUR DATES IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE

Katie Tupper has released her debut album Greyhound via Arts&Crafts. The record is about the instinct to chase—fleeting desires, guaranteed mistakes, the feeling of home, love in all its shapes and forms. Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Greyhound will bring the prairie roots of Tupper’s past to meet the blended and expanded worldview of her present. Kicking off in May, Tupper will embark on a headline world tour. Making stops across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, Greyhound will take on a new form for audiences across the globe.

GIRL TONES JOIN AMAZON MUSIC'S LIST OF ARTISTS TO WATCH, FORGE AHEAD INTO 2026

After releasing their first single of the year titled “Volcano,” Girl Tones, the high-energy rock duo brought to life by sisters Kenzie and Laila, are currently on the road with supporting Peter McPoland on tour before stepping up as a Showcasting Artist at SXSW. The duo was also has also joined Amazon Music’s list of Artists to Watch in 2026, joining peers like Fcukers, Florence Road, Folk Bitch Trio, and NewDad.

HOLLY HUMBERSTONE SET TO RELEASE SECOND STUDIO ALBUM CRUEL WORLD ON APRIL 10 VIA INTERSCOPE RECORDS

HollyHumberstone’s forthcoming release of her highly anticipated sophomore album, Cruel World, is due on April 10via Interscope Records. Cruel World was written with a new discipline through daily studio sessions with collaborator RobMilton and draws deeply on love (romantic, platonic, and feminine). Looking ahead, Humberstone will perform in Europe for a run of intimate headline dates, tour in the U.K. this spring, and is set to make major festival appearances at Coachella, Governors Ball, and Bonnaroo.

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