Sire/Action Theory Records artists The Maine will be releasing their major label debut Black & White on July 13, 2010.   The Howard Benson-produced Black & White is the follow-up to their 2008 Fearless Records release Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

Naming Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" as one of their favorite songs of the year, Allstar Weekend's Zach and Nathan have just posted their acoustic rendition of the track on their YouTube page. Watch it now, and if yo

Naming Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" as one of their favorite songs of the year, Allstar Weekend's Zach and Nathan have just posted their acoustic rendition of the track on their YouTube page. Watch it now, and if you like what you hear be sure to check out AllstarWeekendRocks.com for more information, including a full list of their summer tour dates. 

Allstar Weekend's debut album Suddenly is in stores and on iTunes now for only $6.99.  Walmart is offering a special edition featuring live performances from the band's Walmart Soundcheck, in addition to a free download of the song "Good Day" on Walmart.com from now until July 22nd.

Tupelo Honey and their longtime singer Matt Landry have parted ways, the band said on their official website.  The reason isn't explicitly given, though creative differences seems to be the main cause.  Landry has already landed on his feet with a new project, 'Matt Landry &a

Tupelo Honey and their longtime singer Matt Landry have parted ways, the band said on their official website.  The reason isn't explicitly given, though creative differences seems to be the main cause.  Landry has already landed on his feet with a new project, 'Matt Landry & The Dryland Band.'  There's no music posted as of yet, but the genre is described as "folk rock."  As of now the only website for the band is on Facebook, located here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Matt-Landry-and-The-Dryland-Band/114974251859741 .

On the other hand, Tupelo Honey is currently auditioning new singers and continuing work on a new full-length album.  Their statement on the situation is below...

DEAR FRIENDS AND FANS OF TUPELO HONEY...

There have been a lot of rumours circulating as to whether or not Tupelo Honey is still alive and well. Understandably so, since all throughout 2009 we were enthusiastically posting updates and videos detailing the progress of our first full-length album, and then all of a sudden we went silent. To put an end to any misconceptions or uncertainty, we feel it necessary to clear the air and tell our beloved friends and fans (that's you guys!) what the ____ has been going on.

There are two extremely important things we want everyone to know before we get back to kicking righteous butt through your speakers.

1: Matt Landry is no longer a part of Tupelo Honey.

2: Tupelo Honey is indeed alive and well, and looking forward to releasing the best material we have ever written.

Without getting into any unnecessary detail, it became abundantly clear that continuing the band with Matt involved was literally impossible. There was no falling out or personal differences that caused the split, it was just simply not possible to move forward in any fashion whatsoever given the situation. We part ways amicably knowing we have created some great music together, but also knowing that those days are now over.

Over the past few months we have had a few singers in to the studio to audition and record a couple of our upcoming singles. It is a strange thing to hear a different sound come out of a band you have been a part of for 7 years, but one thing was for certain; it was Tupelo Honey, and it was awesome!!! The voices may have been different, but the soul of the song was coming from the same 4 songwriters, musicians and friends that had written the last 3 Tupelo Honey records. A final choice has yet to be made official but we will definitely have some exciting news very soon, and we think fans of the band will truly be happy.

To us, Tupelo Honey has always represented the absolute best we can do as musicians, songwriters and performers. We have been so very blessed to have such enthusiastic fans over the years, and we are simply dying to share these new songs with you. We’d like to thank you all for your patience with us, and rest assured that Tupelo Honey is indeed alive and well.

Pop-rock outfit Stars Go Dim are giving away their debut LP, "Love Gone Mad," for free -- no strings attached.  The bands CD got a 3 1/2 out of 5 star review on this very website for their 2009 offering, so if you haven't gotten around to checking them out, go ahead

Pop-rock outfit Stars Go Dim are giving away their debut LP, "Love Gone Mad," for free -- no strings attached.  The bands CD got a 3 1/2 out of 5 star review on this very website for their 2009 offering, so if you haven't gotten around to checking them out, go ahead and do so now.  You can download each song individually or the whole CD in a .zip folder.  Share it with anyone and everyone you'd like by burning it and passing it around, or just forward the link.

www.starsgodim.com/free

http://vimeo.com/13083119

http://vimeo.com/13083119

Sleeping at Last has posted a countdown on thier site until they announce a new project. Will this be a new band, new cd? Time will tell...

Happy Summer, Pals! Hope it's coming along beautifully for you so far!

Lydia has posted a new music video for the song "We Clean Up So Well."

Runner Runner wants to give Friday a shout out with their cover of The Cure's "Friday I'm In Love." Listen to the track and see the guys mixed into an original picture of The Cure. Runner Runner is currently on tour wit

Runner Runner wants to give Friday a shout out with their cover of The Cure's "Friday I'm In Love." Listen to the track and see the guys mixed into an original picture of The Cure. Runner Runner is currently on tour with Secondhand Serenade and White Tie Affair. Head over to their official page for updates on what the guys are doing and when they will be in a city near you. Look for their debut album featuring single "So Obvious," due this summer.

Check out the making-of video for Sons of Sylvia's first single, "Love Left to Lose."  In the clip, band members Adam, Ashley and Austin Clark discuss the filming location (wh

Check out the making-of video for Sons of Sylvia's first single, "Love Left to Lose."  In the clip, band members Adam, Ashley and Austin Clark discuss the filming location (which may be of interest to Elvis fans), what it's like to work with famed music video director Wayne Isham (Bon Jovi, Kelly Clarkson, OneRepublic) and attempt to describe their unique, cross-genre sound.

"Love Left to Lose" is the first single from the band's debut Revelation, available now in stores and on iTunes.  The band will resume their spot on Carrie Underwood's Play On Tour this fall - for tour dates and news from the band visit SonsofSylvia.com.