Singer-songwriter Amy Speace has released her debut poetry collection, “The Cardinals,” via Red Hen Press, alongside a new single, “Days of Letting Go,” with an accompanying music video. Both projects tie into her current tour, “The Cardinals: Songs, Stories & Poetry,” which runs into 2027 and mixes performances, readings and conversations at listening rooms, venues and bookstores, including a scheduled appearance at the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville on Oct. 17.

The poetry collection explores themes of marriage, divorce, motherhood and mysticism. The single “Days of Letting Go” grew out of a poem Speace wrote during her MFA thesis work, originally conceived as a persona piece with a male narrator; she said a mentor and a friend, musician Vance Gilbert, encouraged her to turn it into a song. The track was recorded at Skinny Elephant Studio in East Nashville, produced by Neilson Hubbard, and features Doug Lancio on guitars, Lex Price on bass, Hubbard on drums and Danny Mitchell on keys. The video was directed by Duende Visions Productions.

Speace, who was signed to Judy Collins’ label after being discovered by the folk icon, has had her songs recorded by artists including Red Molly and Christine Lavin. Her song “Me and the Ghost of Charlemagne” won International Song of the Year from the American Music Association (UK) in 2020, according to her bio.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by monica@thinkpress.net (thinkpress.net).

Malcolm Todd opened his 38-date North American “Do That Again” tour Tuesday night in Irving, Texas, with a set drawing from his sophomore album alongside earlier singles “Earrings” and “Chest Pain (I Love).” The tour, which is sold out according to the announcement, runs through late October with stops at Radio City Music Hall in New York, The Salt Shed in Chicago and a three-night close at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.

The trek follows the release of “Do That Again” on Columbia Records, which the label says debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 with all 13 tracks charting on the U.S. Spotify chart. Todd’s team says the album has generated 277 million global streams since release and that the tour sold more than 145,000 tickets during artist presale, prompting the addition of 11 dates.

Todd, who has RIAA Platinum certifications for “Earrings” and “Chest Pain (I Love),” recently made his debut on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and appeared in Gap’s Fall 2026 “Denim on Your Own” campaign with actress Inde Navarrette. He also performed at Outside Lands and Osheaga over the summer.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Genesis Salazar, LiveNation.com.

Alex Warren has claimed the No. 1 spot on Australia’s ARIA On Replay Singles Chart with “Wildchild.” The chart-topping run comes alongside a notable presence from the late Dolly Parton, who lands multiple titles in the upper reaches of the survey.

Parton’s showing marks a rare podium sweep for the country icon, underscoring her enduring commercial pull following her death. The overlap of a rising pop act at No. 1 with a legacy country star holding down other top spots reflects the eclectic mix currently shaping Australia’s singles chart.

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BLACKPINK member JISOO has released “CLICK,” a new solo single that arrives with a music video directed by Joseph Kahn. The clip casts the singer as a cyborg navigating a theme park setting, pairing a futuristic visual concept with an upbeat pop sound.

The release marks the next step in JISOO’s solo career, which she has developed alongside her ongoing work with BLACKPINK.

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The Oak Ridge Boys will release a new album, Buried Treasures, on October 30 via Lightning Rod Records. The 10-song set was produced and engineered by Anderson East and executive produced by Dave Cobb, and was recorded at Sanctuary Blonde Studio in Nashville. The title track, the album’s only newly written song, is out now along with the pre-order, according to the announcement.

The collection consists largely of cover versions the group says have long been meaningful to them, including Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Bill Withers’ “Lean on Me,” “Stardust,” “What a Wonderful World” and Billy Joe Shaver’s “Live Forever,” alongside gospel staples “Deep River,” “How Great Thou Art” and “Softly and Tenderly.” The lone original, “Buried Treasure,” was written for the project by Aaron Raitiere, who also co-wrote a track on the group’s 2024 album Mama’s Boys.

The album marks the second Oak Ridge Boys release to feature Ben James, who joined the group after the death of Joe Bonsall, with Tim Duncan handling many bass vocal parts amid Richard Sterban’s ongoing health issues. The group, inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015, will support the release with a fall tour that opens with three nights at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville beginning September 3 and continues through December.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by 2911 Media Alert, 2911.us.