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Hundreds of new Christmas songs are released every year, but each time December rolls around, the same small handful of classics races to the top of the charts. Will anything new ever break through?

His newest solo album "Electric Truth" gets world wide release on April 1, 2022, but Lakeshore listeners got treated to some of the album's tracks early as Andy Timmons chatted on this edition of "Midwest BEAT" with show host Tom Lounges and special in-studio guest co-host, guitarist Marco Villarreal.

Singer and songwriter Brigitte Purdy is based in Los Angeles where she hosts Brigitte hosts her own Los Angeles-based blues radio program "Ms. Purdy's Traveling Blues Show". She also produces and hosts a blues artist interview podcast called, "Purdy Amazing People."Songs from her albums and a few brand new numbers will be featured during this program as Ms. Purdy talks with Tom Lounges about the latest projects in her life and the three live shows that bring her back to the Midwest. Brigitte has performed with many top name artists over the years, including singing back up for rock legends Paul Rodgers and The Who.

Cultural differences are a key charm of Korea's exploding pop market. When its stars start directly courting American listeners, is it even K-pop anymore?

A new book Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White World unpacks the lens through which Black characters have been seen. Will Haygood, the author, explores this using three movies.

Artists like NBA YoungBoy, Rod Wave and a resurgent Kodak Black pulled in massive streaming numbers this year (and, at times, outran controversy) while barely registering on mainstream pop's radar.

Kendrick Lamar is set to headline the Super Bowl 59 halftime show with special guests, including fellow Grammy-winner SZA.

Nearly 6,000 independent artists submitted to this year's Tiny Desk Contest. Meet the Utah band that rose to the top.

There's still time to enter the Tiny Desk Contest — send in your video before midnight EST on March 25. In the meantime, check out some more entries we love.

Summer's almost over so we present new sounds and three premieres from upcoming albums.