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the latest news • 8th Feb, 2026 • 0 Comments

Blackbirding Album Review - De krenten uit de pop (The Netherlands)

To read this article in Dutch, click here. American musician Queen Esther has created an ambitious exceptionally concept album, but it's also surprisingly a versatile roots album that impresses musically…

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the latest news • 6th Feb, 2026 • 0 Comments

Blackbirding -- Available Digitally Everywhere!

From Blackbirding: A Listener's Guide --

Funded by grants from YoungArts, The Color Me Country Artist Fund and the New York City Women's Fund for Media, Music…

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the latest news • 6th Feb, 2026 • 0 Comments

Blackbirding Album Review - Roots Highway (Italy)

To read this article in Italian, click here. The cover photo of Angelica Dass, suffused with that pale "haint blue" typical of the ceilings and porches of the American South…

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the latest news • 4th Feb, 2026 • 0 Comments

Blackbirding -- Radio Adds, Week Four!

Week Four - February 4th
Americana Music Association Radio Charts Single Chart :
THIS WEEK - #25
3rd WEEK - #36
2nd WEEK - DEBUT…

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black americana • 29th Jan, 2026 • 0 Comments

Queen Esther Pre-Release Party at Lucinda's, 2/6/26

To celebrate the digital release of her alt-Americana album Blackbirding on February 6th, Queen Esther and her band will showcase a set of original music from the album at Lucinda's…

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the latest news • 27th Jan, 2026 • 0 Comments

Blackbirding -- Radio Adds, Week Three!

Week Three - January 27th
Americana Music Association Radio Charts Single Chart :
THIS WEEK - #36
2nd WEEK - DEBUT! #43
1st WEEK -…

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the latest news • 21st Jan, 2026 • 0 Comments

Blackbirding -- Radio Adds, Week Two!

Week Two - January 21st
Americana Music Association Radio Charts Single Chart :
THIS WEEK - DEBUT! #43
LAST WEEK - #80 Album Chart :
…

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black americana • 16th Jan, 2026 • 0 Comments

Blackbirding Album Review - Bill Bentley, Americana Highways

Click here to read this review in Bentley's Bandstand from October 31, 2025. There hasn’t ever been an album quite like Queen Esther’s BLACKBIRDING. It’s an emotional study of events…

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black americana • 14th Jan, 2026 • 0 Comments

Blackbirding -- Radio Adds, Week One!


Week One - January 13th
Americana Music Association Radio Charts Spinning on 19 Americana Reporting Stations
Non Reporting Adds LW on WBPT-HD2 & WYEP-FM Americana Roundup…

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the latest news • 21st Oct, 2025 • 0 Comments

Presave "Blackbirding" -- Release Date: February 6, 2026


Click here to presave Blackbirding now to your favorite digital music platform --
and click here to listen to the single Hold Steady. Blackbirding is more than…

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the latest news • 18th Sep, 2025 • 0 Comments

Presave "Hold Steady"

The first single from Queen Esther’s forthcoming album Blackbirding is more than a song — it’s a spiritual stance. Hold Steady is an anthem of endurance for those who are…

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the latest news • 4th Sep, 2025 • 0 Comments

EL Recordings + Symphonic Distribution

EL Recordings Partners with Symphonic Distribution to Amplify Black Americana Legacy New York, NY — September 2025 EL Recordings, the independent record label founded by genre-defying Black Americana artist Queen…

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