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New Album “Legacy” Out Now!

Photo by Anna Haas / Art by Becky Warren

“Comin’ Out Swingin’” is out Now!

That's right, today we released "Comin' Out Swingin'" to the masses. Have you listened yet? You can go listen from your favorite streaming platform if you go to this link!

Maybe everyone has that family member that they really look up to. That cousin that intimidates you but also makes you feel like you're 10 feet tall. That sibling that you have repeatedly watched walk a hard road but still meets every challenge head on with wild abandon. My brother Kelvin and I wrote this song out of love and admiration for our cousin Crystal C. We imagined this as her personal anthem for those moments she needs that boost of confidence, but in truth, I feel like I wrote this song for myself as well. When I'm feeling my lowest I think of Crystal and all the women that came before us that made hard decisions and sacrifices in the name of love, home and purpose.

Go ahead and turn this one up to 50 and practice your power poses in the mirror. Let's make today the start of our new year and proclaim to the masses, "I'm placing all bets on me! I didn't come this far, only to come this far!"

Sneak Peek into the new visuals

A few weeks ago we had a photo shoot for the record with the amazingly talented Anna Haas. Not only is she a singer/songwriter but she’s also a badass photographer. These new photos are inspired by my Grandma Alma with her glitzy chandeliers and luscious curtains, Grandma Eva’s warm toned home with African artwork and family photos displayed on an upright piano, Great Grandma Sidney’s church hats and the ancestors whose names I may never know who were brought here through the middle passage. I can’t resist showing you just one of these photos.

Kyshona is opening for Jason Isbell at The Tabernacle in Atlanta on March 30th. Tickets on sale now! If you’re in or near Atlanta, come on out and send all the good vibes!

We did it! Kyshona’s Kickstarter goal has been met and exceeded. Congratulations, Kyshona!

Kyshona's Legacy Album + Ancestry Project announced! Support her Kickstarter now!

UK fans, Kyshona is coming for ya this July! Get your tickets here.

Catch Kyshona among this killer lineup at the 46th Annual Ann Arbor FolkFest.

New Singles “Rise The Tide” and “Do What Feeds Your Soul” (feat. Shannon LaBrie) out now!

Listen to rise the tide now

Listen to Do What Feeds Your Soul Now

Kyshona releases new animated music video for single “Out Loud”

New single “Out Loud” released May 13th!

LISTEN to “OUT LOUD” NOW!

Kyshona is opening for Allison Russell on tour this spring! Tickets on sale now.

3/6 The Barns at Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA

3/7 City Winery, New York, NY

3/8 The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA

3/9 State Theatre Portland, Portland, ME

3/13 Kentucky Center, Louisville, KY

Initial lineup for Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion announced! Tickets available here.

“The Echo” out now!

It’s Pisces season!! And if that means nothing to you, just know this is the season where all of your open hearted, creative, head in the clouds, heart on their sleeves friends and loved ones will get real introspective. Take it from me. I just had a birthday last week and have been in my head and feelings something serious since then! Getting older is interesting. I’m 44 years old, but many people assume I’m at least 10 years younger than that. My cousin Amber says it’s because I’m single and doing what I want in life. HA!

I just finished a song with Rissi Palmer about wanting to be an old black southern woman. What we want most is peace and healing and knowing that our family’s traumas can end with us. Most of the time the older women in the family are still raising someone else’s kids, still working or trying to traverse the medical minefield of dementia, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, you name it. We didn’t get to see many of the elder women in our family just… be. I want more for myself 20 years from now. I want to own land, I want to plant gardens that I can tend, I want to be a source of emotional and physical comfort for someone, and to be able to lean on them for the same. Mostly I want to be unbothered and highly hydrated in my old age.

The stories of the women in my family are all stories of their strength and how they overcame and persevered. Low key, I want my stories to be about how much I love a good gossip session, get tickled pink when people trip or fall (and only after I check to make sure they’re okay), and how quickly I am ready to fight someone that speaks ill of my friends when I have never fought a person a day in my life. Well, except for Chris in the 3rd grade…. but he was asking for it.

Here we are walking into Women’s History Month and I have a new single out today called The Echo. It’s written for the women in my family who came before me and planted, tended and harvested the land. It’s for the men whose names I may never know that worked tirelessly to own property so that they could put down roots of their own. When they worked the land in North Carolina and South Carolina they were thinking far into the future beyond themselves and how the decisions they made would impact us generations later. We don’t do that so much as a people these days. We’re thinking about that instant gratification. That immediate pay off. The right now.

IT'S HAPPENING. OFFICIALLY. UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE!

HI HELLO, YES. I know. All caps can be alarming. Have a listen and see why I'm excited. Ah, nevermind. I'll give you the bullets:

THE ALBUM RELEASE DATE IS APRIL 26TH!
FIRST SINGLE: COMIN' OUT SWINGIN' will be released on February 1st!

Here’s a link for ya to get the FULL update:

https://youtu.be/CGni46Nw780?si=jBmllYFnBH6OX0QQ

Legacy Album Update

So between life and the travels, we’ve been working tirelessly on finishing up this Legacy album. Dare I say we’re done ya’ll! Rachael and I may have a few tweaks here and there, but… I mean… we’re finished with all of the recording and overdubs! Eeeee! I was even able to convince the nieces, nephew, sister-in-law and Momma to put their voices on a song! It took minimal bribing ‘cause they love me and I never ask for anything =)

Kyshona and the team are in the studio this week! Greetings from Memphis!

Kyshona is opening for Margo Price this summer!

Spring tour dates announced. Kyshona is heading to Alaska!

Kyshona Releases The Parthenon Sessions. Listen now!

Kyshona on tour supporting Shovels and Rope. Click image below for tickets.

“Out Loud” in The New York Times “The Playlist” of top new songs (Jon Pareles)

New song “Is That All You Got” by Kyshona and Wilderwater appeared in ABC show Station 19!

Tune in to Kyshona singing with Adia Victoria, Margo Price, and Jason Isbell in this new official music video “You Was Born to Die” and read what Stereophile had to say about it here.

Kyshona is going to be a featured instructor at Miles of Music Camp this summer!

Join Kyshona for a Song & Body Retreat with Sarah Jane Chapman in Ashland City, TN this June. Engage in group writing, yoga and meditation and make time to reconnect with your body. Offered on a sliding scale! To register, visit www.sarahjanechapman.com.