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THIS WEEK'S NO. 1 RECORD
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HUNTER SINGLETON FEATURING DEVELOP
A modern-day love song with an upbeat tempo that you can groove to.
LISTEN TO RECORDIndependent music lives here
Discover independent artists, unforgettable sounds, live experiences, radio, culture and stories built around music.
Start exploringTwo nights of live independent music. A new world of artists, sounds and discoveries waiting to be heard.
December 31, 2026 — January 1, 2027
6 PM – 12 AM Central Time · Both nights
Across two evenings, independent artists bring their music into a world built for discovery.
New voices. New perspectives. The next lineup is coming into focus.
Explore the Lineup ↗December 31 and January 1. The complete performance sequence will be revealed.
6 PM – 12 AM CT · Both nights
View Event Details ↗Discover Fest is more than a date on the calendar. It is a chance to hear what you haven't heard yet.
Enter Discover Fest ↗A glimpse into the performances that brought the first Discover Fest world to life.
Revisit the artists, moments and performances that brought the first Discover Fest to life.
The music continues beyond Discover Fest.
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She doesn’t just tell you what happened. She makes you see it.
G.Lynn’s music unfolds like scenes from a life already lived. Her vocabulary is vivid, her perspective deeply personal, and her delivery gives every thought somewhere to land. But it is her cadence that makes you stay.
Her life doesn’t sit behind the music. It lives inside it. Artist Spotlight · Editorial Perspective
G.Lynn has the kind of flow that makes you listen to the words twice. Not because they are difficult to understand, but because there is usually more inside them than you caught the first time.
Her vocabulary gives the music imagery. Her personal experiences give it weight. And her cadence controls the way each story moves, shifting naturally between conversation, reflection and poetry.
There is an old soul in the writing, but nothing about it feels borrowed. She is a young woman documenting a life she is still living—a mother, a newlywed wife, a painter and a New Orleans artist.
Across her body of work, the records begin to feel less like individual songs and more like chapters from the same book. The memories, lessons and changes are there. It is deep, raw and unmistakably hers.
One record is only an entrance. G.Lynn has built a body of music filled with memories, observations and pieces of her life. Start here, then keep listening.
Listen to the Record ↗Start with one record, then another. Follow the cadence, the vocabulary, the memories and the changes. Taken together, the music begins to feel like chapters from a life still being written.
Meet the Featured Artist →THE OFFICIAL MY LISTENING PARTY CHART UPDATED WEEKLY
Fifty records moving through the independent music ecosystem this week. A place to discover what listeners are playing, and the artists making it.
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THIS WEEK'S NO. 1 RECORD
HUNTER SINGLETON FEATURING DEVELOP
A modern-day love song with an upbeat tempo that you can groove to.
LISTEN TO RECORD
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HOLDING STRONG
HUNTER SINGLETON FEATURING CEDDIE
New Orleans bounce like you've never heard.
THE LIVING CHART
Every week, listener activity shapes the records moving through the chart.
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THE FINAL POSITION
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THE DENNIS COCKERHAM BAND
The newest record entering this week's My Listening Party Top 50.
EXPLORE RECORDDISCOVER WHAT'S NEW
Something new just entered the room.
New sounds. New voices. Your next favorite record could be waiting on the other side.
Explore Fresh Drops
My Listening Party City Series
New Orleans 001
Music, place, culture and the streets that shape the sound.
Where the ecosystem began
Every city has a rhythm.
Every neighborhood has a story.
Every artist begins somewhere.
My Listening Party began in New Orleans.
Today those same streets inspire artists from around the world.
THE INDEPENDENT MUSIC JOURNAL ✦ OCTOBER 2026
COVER STORY · INDEPENDENT ARTIST EDITION
Why originality, perspective and lived experience still matter in a world where music is everywhere.
EXPLORE COVER STORYTHE EDITORIAL DESK
There is always another story beneath the music. The one we don't hear when the song ends.
Music is not the problem. The business is.
Some of the most beautiful songs ever written never became careers. Not because they lacked talent—but because somewhere between the studio and the world, the music stopped moving.
READ THE EDITORIALSOUNDCHECK ORIGINAL · EPISODE 001
Real listeners. One independent song. One honest decision.
YOUR FIRST REACTION
Don't overthink it. What would you really do if this song came through your headphones?
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NO RATINGS. NO INDUSTRY LANGUAGE. JUST THE LISTENER AND THE RECORD.
Music doesn't have to be for everybody.
It only has to connect with somebody.
MY LISTENING PARTY BROADCAST NETWORK
My Listening PartyBroadcasting independent music, conversations and culture every day.
Music. Voices. Stories. Broadcasting from the My Listening Party community.
Original conversations, artist stories, culture, and music programming that turn My Listening Party Radio into a living network — not just a stream.
And whatever comes up.
DJ Ren and G-Lyn bring marriage, music, New Orleans, and everyday life to the mic. No script. No perfect answers. Just two people talking about life as they know it.
Before the song becomes the song.
Behind the Record goes inside the creative decisions, people, process, and moments that shape a record before listeners ever hear the finished version.
A focused programming slate built around independent music, real conversation, artist stories, and the people behind the work.
DJ Ren + G-Lyn on life, music, marriage, New Orleans, and whatever finds its way into the conversation.
The stories inside the records — how they are made, what they mean, and what listeners rarely get to hear.
Music, conversations, and original programming live here. Now see what artists are sharing, releasing, and doing across My Listening Party.
Enter Artist ActivityNew music. Studio moments. Videos. Conversations. Collaborations. Milestones. The movement behind the music, happening in real time.