The striking cover that accompanies "Dying By Inches", the new single from John Jenkins leaves little doubt as to what this song might be about, with the Statue Of Liberty holding her head in hands. Although it is John's latest single it is not as such a new song, originally written and released some years ago, when John could already sense many of the traditional ideals of the USA being eroded. In the light of recent events he's started to add it back into his live set and d

Having launched her debut album "Naked Heart" at The Green Note last year, #TEAM21 caught up with Brooke Law prior to her heading out on the road to promote the record nationally - oh and this time there is vinyl!! Brooke is someone #TEAMw21 have followed closely since originally spotting her potential at a Songwriter's Round at Pizza Express. Since then she has played live relentlessly in both solo and band formats always giving excellent value for money. We meet at Lil Nash

40+ names have been added to Country To Country 2026, performing across 11 stages at The O2, London. The newly announced artists will perform sets across multiple stages around the festival footprint. The Town Square will once again be filled with a variety of traders, street food, sponsor activations, bars and more. The resident tattoo artist also returns to C2C!

#TEAMw21's attention was drawn to Ronny Criss's latest single "Stupid Heart" by a recommendation from our firm favourite Stephanie Ryann, and a fine tip it out turned be.

One of the saddest things about C2C 2026 is that it is going to deprive us of a chance to see Roswell Road at The Water Rats. Their latest single "Out Of The Dark" only confirms that this will be a temporary delay in getting to see them live. as it is a most intriguing, alluring sound that only makes you want to hear more.

There's always a warm welcome to be had at The Sound Lounge, and it is no different tonight on #TEAMw21's first visit of 2026. As ever the Sound Lounge team are to be found testing the waters with new ideas, so while other greed merchants play with dynamic ticketing pricing to push prices up, entrance to tonight's proceedings are on a "Pay what you can afford" basis. The result was a packed Sound Lounge, on a dark, dank Friday night for a fine evening of female songwriting.

Having pulled together 18 tracks to make the perfection that was Anthology Vol 1, you'd imagine that Julian Taylor might need to scrape the bottom of the barrel to amass enough tracks to make Anthology Vol 2 but far from it. This time he's found another 21 tracks and the results are of equal quality. Julian effortlessly floats across genres, and seamlessly fits in whether it is country, folk or rocking out to name but three and never looks or sounds out of place.

Georgia-native singer-songwriter Brian Collins releases his powerful new single, “Better Days,” available today on all major streaming platforms. Deeply personal and emotionally resonant, the song reflects Collins’ journey through hardship, resilience, and the belief that hope is always within reach.