AMPED Distribution congratulates our Grammy-winning artists! BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUMBlind Boys Of Alabama – Echoes Of The South   BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUMNicole Zuraitis – How Love Begins   BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUMRubén Blades, Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta – Siembra: 45º Aniversario BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCEPJ Morton Featuring Susan Carol – Good Morning BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUMShakti – This Moment  

Ateez is slowly proving its musical influence worldwide. The K-Pop rockstars will join Record Store Day 2024 celebrations with a new badge of honor – RSD’s K-pop Artist Of the Year. Record Store Day 2024 is taking place on April 20. And Ateez fans will get a special gift from the artists to celebrate their new honorary title. After a major sweep in the year-ending award shows, the K-Pop octet got another impressive title. That [...]

Born in Connecticut and raised in Pennsylvania, Madi Diaz is a singer, songwriter and musician who began learning to play the piano at the age of 5. As a teenager, she switched her musical focus to guitar and practice on her craft throughout high school. After graduation, she attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she studied under guitarist Kyle Ryan. In 2007, a producer approached Madi about recording an album in Hawaii [...]

PLANTATION, Fla., Feb. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alliance Entertainment Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: AENT), a global distributor and wholesaler specializing in music, movies, video games, electronics, arcades, toys, and collectibles, today proudly announced a dynamic start to 2024 for its Independent Music distribution arm, AMPED Distribution, with the launch of the physical release of the highly anticipated album "Coming Home" by pop and R&B sensation USHER on February 9, 2024. USHER recently appeared on an [...]

While it may sound like hyperbole, the landscape of Indie and Alternative Rock would look – and sound – very different without the influential work of singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist J Mascis. Born Joseph Mascis, Jr., his work with Dinosaur Jr. is legendary but he’s also released iconic solo albums plus releases Deep Wound, Witch, Upsidedown Cross, Sweet Apple, Heavy Blanket, and others. While he’s known for his guitar work – he has been listed [...]

Indie Folk singer and songwriter Katy Kirby was born Kathryn Kirby into a religious household in Spicewood, Texas. She began her musical journey by singing in church during worship services. Her exposure to music up through high school had been religious music, but once she moved to Nashville, Tennessee and attended college, she was exposed to a wider musical world that inspired her to create her own music. She also connected to many other artistic [...]