Meg White

The Blues Train will stage its first Off-Track Blues Sessions at Queenscliff Town Hall during its winter break, with 19-Twenty leading a line-up that also features Phil Coyne & The Wayward Aces and Anna Scionti.

Sixty years after its release, Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton, widely known as The Beano Album, remains one of the defining recordings in British blues and an album that helped reshape the sound of electric guitar in rock music.

Murray & The Movers, featuring original Wiggles member Murray Cook, have released a new interpretation of the classic song ‘I Put A Spell On You', drawing inspiration from both Nina Simone and Screamin' Jay Hawkins.

Australian blues guitarist Ray Beadle will make his first-ever UK festival headline appearance when he closes the Saturday night programme at the Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival in Colne, Lancashire, in August 2026.

Samantha Fish has released her first official live album, Paper Doll Live, capturing a full concert performance recorded at Knoxville's historic Bijou Theatre and unveiling the new live single 'Rusty Razor Live'.

Judith Owen returns with Suit Yourself, her 14th studio album, a New Orleans recorded project that places the Welsh singer-songwriter and pianist deeper into jazz, blues and big band traditions while adding a guest appearance from Joe Bonamassa.

Soul and blues singer Clarence Carter, best known for hits including Slip Away, Patches and Strokin', has died at the age of 90 after complications from pneumonia.