Confluence, the Carolinas’ premier Music Industry Conference + Festival, announces its first round of speakers and performers. The event takes place on October 18th/19th inside the AvidXchange NC Music Factory and independent music venues across Charlotte.

Adding a visual dimension to the song's magnetic pull, California-based experimental art-pop musician and producer Franny London is excited to reveal the clip for her latest single 'Metal', which is our NN Music Video of the Week.

“Lean Back”, our newly designated Song of the Week, comes to NxtNow from the dynamic duo, Blank Face and producer YP Kezzi, who have once again ignited the musical sphere with their latest creation. The track navigates the sonic journey of the famed "Lasgidi Cruise" phenomenon, where life becomes a party and the air is infused with endless vibes.

Symphony, the AI-powered marketing operating system for artists, creators, managers, and indie labels, founded by Megh Vakharia and Chuka Chase, recently closed a $1 million pre-seed fundraising round from strategic investors across the music and tech landscape.

Our inaugural Brand of the Week is the Adam Bentley founded Auteur Research, which is a music marketing company based in Hamilton, Canada that helps independent artists get their music heard.

Ghost Hounds’ latest "Last Train to Nowhere" demonstrates the group's instrumental excellence. It foregrounds the band's mastery of blues rock and country music, but it feels resolutely contemporary, too. The beautifully shot video for "Last Train to Nowhere" also straddles eras and motifs.

To really get a sense of the complete artist that SAYNT JAYSN is and the absurdity of love he seeks to illustrate, you've got to catch the music video for "Take You Home." Directed by hip-hop's Hans Zimmer—Dwight Miller, himself—the video follows SAYNT JAYSN and Jônelle as they experience a wormhole-like journey through different tones and perspectives on love.

If there were any questions remaining about the suitability of these two artists for each other, the gorgeous clip for "Plans" ought to dispel them. FIREROSE & Billy Ray Cyrus don't just sound great together — they look great, too.

Darryl Kissick is gearing up to release his third full-length album, “Goodbye Patterns”, which deals with the supernatural like aliens, werewolves, and time loops. First single, and our NN Song of the Week, “In the Middle,” is about receiving a life-altering vision from another dimension and losing one’s sense of self, but for the better.

The captivating song and glamorous visual for J-pop artist Anna Aya's “Someone Else” (shot in partnership with iconic fashion brands Fendi and Christian Louboutin), our NN Music Video of the Week, unfolds a tale of romance gone astray.

Encounter and contemplate your "kings" more deeply with the music video for SERIOUS VOICE's "KILL THA KING," directed by Kareem Caines. Set in the seductive drip of Miami Beach, we walk with SERIOUS VOICE through scenes of temptation, drunkenness, and social flaunting.

Looking for inspiration for your "How U Friday?" video? Look no further than the music video for "Today I'm Gonna Friday," directed by Jowan Carbin. Disguised as a janitor mopping up a soundstage, Frankee Razor comes to life when he realizes it's the best day of the week.

Marco Veltri's bright, energetic, and offbeat clip for "Poor Boy" makes the star's hunger for achievement manifest through a gripping visual metaphor. The director shoots Sheldon Universe alongside the trappings of wealth: mansions, expensive cars, and beautiful women.

The music video for “Open Ur Eyes” perfectly captures the shift in tone visually as SMILEZ spreads his message of melancholic hope to his fans. Watch this dope clip now.

Take another dose of scrumptious angst with the music video for "Not a Real Blond," directed by Jojo's Engelbert's dad. Plastered with classic punk imagery—barbed hearts, paper clipping lyrics, and so on—the video follows Jojo as her crush (played by Jackson Dorfmann) plays tug-of-war with her heart.

The crisply shot clip for "Raven" is similarly strange, engrossing, and dramatic. Director Courtney Collins (NLK Studio) raises the curtain on a small but surreal performance space — one hung with drapes, crowned with cardboard clouds, and decorated with toy cactuses.

Moises, the leading AI-powered music creation app, is launching three groundbreaking tools to reshape the way artists approach practicing and creating music. The new features–AI Lyrics Transcription, Song Sections, and Extended Chords–will empower singers, songwriters, and musicians to unlock their full potential…

Brooklyn based soul-pop singer-songwriter Miranda Joan has just unveiled her new song entitled “Kiss A Stranger”. Listen to it right now.

Lofi Legs’ latest LP “Tragic Magic Sex” is a charming blender of twee, post punk, and bedroom sprinkled with raw and cathartic lyrics, kissed with feedback and flutes. Highlighted single "Breakup Sex" is a swirling, gang harmonized earworm to float to after the emotional jarring ups and downs of a breakup.

As part of its new benefit-rich subscription plans, BeatStars is debuting "Seeds" by Lemonaide, a breakthrough ethical A.I. that helps creators generate initial ideas, or plant seeds, for their tracks. With Seeds, BeatStars’ subscribers can access AI to help generate ideas and spark inspiration.