Joe McElderry started 2021 with a brand new sound on his release Baby Had Your Fun. Merging Country and Pop, it is a gloriously upbeat track brought to life in the feel-good visuals. Time has flown as it’s already over a decade since the British singer-songwriter won The X-Factor in 2009. Since then he has […]

We pulled off the Trans-Canada Highway at Field, a tiny community of 169 people in the Kicking Horse River valley of southeastern British Columbia. It’s the kind of stop you make to get out, stretch your legs and use the restroom before getting back in the car to keep heading west to most likely Vancouver. […]

As part of our music wellness series, Australian pop fusion duo President Street shared some of their own experiences of the past year from the other side of the world. Pete:Not being allowed to leave the house, even though I didn’t necessarily want to, was really debilitating. I will never again take our freedom of […]

When I was first approached to speak to Neon Music regarding the Music Wellness program, I was immediately overwhelmed with all the things I wanted to speak about. The last year or so has been incredibly difficult for everyone all over the world and, personally, it’s been music that has helped me through. Listening to […]

This is a list of some of the activities I’ve been enjoying solo, and the music I’ve been playing on repeat to keep my spirits high and my mood-swings low.  I don’t know about you, but I’ve become so much more of a recluse during this lockdown. I don’t want to speak to friends, family, […]

By now I’m sure we’ve all heard enough of that word ‘lockdown’, as unfortunately over this last year, it’s one that has been spoken on repeat. We’re constantly reminded by our surroundings that we’re living through a peculiar time, whether it’s brought up again during the discussion at dinner, spoken about during work meetings, the […]

2020 started well and seemed promising. I released my debut EP, signed with a lawyer and started to talk with managers and live agents. I was about to play my biggest headline show to date at The Grace in London. I was so excited! You all know what happened next. Lockdown 1 started on the […]

I live in Berlin and we’ve just been told that our lockdown will be extended by a few weeks. Even though it was expected, my heart sinks every time the leash gets tightened. I’m tired of this. And I’m broke and I miss my friends and my family, I’m so up and down all the […]

2020 swept through each one of our homes, schedules and thoughts last year and with it came an existence many of us had never quite known. To me, it is a privilege to be able to write about the past year and how I have carved time for music as I know so many people […]

A new year and a new chance for change. Yes, 2021 might not be off to the flying start that we all hoped for. However, if the last 12 months have taught us anything it’s that no matter how bad things get, there’s always something to smile about. Whether it’s the glowing Winter sunsets we’ve […]