Newlin Music Prize
@newlinmusicprize.bsky.social
The Newlin Music Prize is a music award given to the best full-length album from Richmond, VA based on artistic merit.
The Newlin Music Prize recently partnered with RPAA for their Night On Broadway series, hosting a special pre-show event ahead of A Beautiful Noise at the Altria Theater featuring past nominees Deau Eyes, Erin Lunsford, @deadbillionaires.bsky.social, & Rine.
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📸 by @daveparrishphoto.bsky.social
April 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Newlin Music Prize recently partnered with RPAA for their Night On Broadway series, hosting a special pre-show event ahead of A Beautiful Noise at the Altria Theater featuring past nominees Deau Eyes, Erin Lunsford, @deadbillionaires.bsky.social, & Rine.
📸 by @daveparrishphoto.bsky.social
📸 by @daveparrishphoto.bsky.social
"We’re truly grateful that TPJOJ has been recognized with this edition of the Newlin Prize. Richmond is our home and it means everything to us for this record to be acknowledged by the people of this city. Thanks to the committee and to everyone who participated in organizing the Newlin Prize!"
March 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"We’re truly grateful that TPJOJ has been recognized with this edition of the Newlin Prize. Richmond is our home and it means everything to us for this record to be acknowledged by the people of this city. Thanks to the committee and to everyone who participated in organizing the Newlin Prize!"
Congratulations to @droooooook for winning the 2025 Newlin Music Prize for the album The Pure Joy Of Jumping.
March 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Congratulations to @droooooook for winning the 2025 Newlin Music Prize for the album The Pure Joy Of Jumping.
For your consideration: sad girl summer by @tymeach.bsky.social is a poignant pop navigation of grief & loss that captures the bittersweet weight of change through penetrating narratives & stirring melodies.
tylermeacham.bandcamp.com/album/sad-gi...
Newlin Music Prize voting closes on 3/20.
tylermeacham.bandcamp.com/album/sad-gi...
Newlin Music Prize voting closes on 3/20.
March 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
For your consideration: sad girl summer by @tymeach.bsky.social is a poignant pop navigation of grief & loss that captures the bittersweet weight of change through penetrating narratives & stirring melodies.
tylermeacham.bandcamp.com/album/sad-gi...
Newlin Music Prize voting closes on 3/20.
tylermeacham.bandcamp.com/album/sad-gi...
Newlin Music Prize voting closes on 3/20.
For your consideration: All Quiet by Terror Cell is a searing indictment of systemic violence, both globally and personally, dictated by unrelenting screamo ferocity and harrowing vision.
terrorcell.bandcamp.com/album/all-qu...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
terrorcell.bandcamp.com/album/all-qu...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
March 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
For your consideration: All Quiet by Terror Cell is a searing indictment of systemic violence, both globally and personally, dictated by unrelenting screamo ferocity and harrowing vision.
terrorcell.bandcamp.com/album/all-qu...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
terrorcell.bandcamp.com/album/all-qu...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
For your consideration: Public Access by Tentative Decisions is an engrossing post-punk deliberation, delivered with a wry tone over hypnotic rhythms that thrill with ingenuity and finesse.
tentativedecisions.bandcamp.com/album/public...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until 3/20.
tentativedecisions.bandcamp.com/album/public...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until 3/20.
March 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
For your consideration: Public Access by Tentative Decisions is an engrossing post-punk deliberation, delivered with a wry tone over hypnotic rhythms that thrill with ingenuity and finesse.
tentativedecisions.bandcamp.com/album/public...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until 3/20.
tentativedecisions.bandcamp.com/album/public...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until 3/20.
For your consideration: More To The Story by Tennishu is a masterfully crafted sonic rendering, driven by direct, potent compositions brimming with sly lyricism and robust instrumentation.
tennishu.bandcamp.com/album/more-t...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
tennishu.bandcamp.com/album/more-t...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
March 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
For your consideration: More To The Story by Tennishu is a masterfully crafted sonic rendering, driven by direct, potent compositions brimming with sly lyricism and robust instrumentation.
tennishu.bandcamp.com/album/more-t...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
tennishu.bandcamp.com/album/more-t...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
For your consideration: intrusive thoughts by rine is a captivating showcase of heartfelt emotion, materializing as evocative pop built on engrossing lyricism and graceful melodies.
open.spotify.com/album/0EGPrD...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/0EGPrD...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
March 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
For your consideration: intrusive thoughts by rine is a captivating showcase of heartfelt emotion, materializing as evocative pop built on engrossing lyricism and graceful melodies.
open.spotify.com/album/0EGPrD...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/0EGPrD...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
For your consideration: Memento Mori by Reppa Ton x Agent-X is a layered hip-hop observation on existential forces that shape daily life, conveyed through incisive lyricism & nebulous production.
open.spotify.com/album/35wSEV...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/35wSEV...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
March 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
For your consideration: Memento Mori by Reppa Ton x Agent-X is a layered hip-hop observation on existential forces that shape daily life, conveyed through incisive lyricism & nebulous production.
open.spotify.com/album/35wSEV...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/35wSEV...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
For your consideration: Putrid | Obsolete by @prisoner804.bsky.social is a crushing blend of crust-punk ferocity, industrial dread, & metallic brutality, a foreboding reflection of the modern world.
prisoner.bandcamp.com/album/putrid...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until 3/20.
prisoner.bandcamp.com/album/putrid...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until 3/20.
March 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
For your consideration: Putrid | Obsolete by @prisoner804.bsky.social is a crushing blend of crust-punk ferocity, industrial dread, & metallic brutality, a foreboding reflection of the modern world.
prisoner.bandcamp.com/album/putrid...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until 3/20.
prisoner.bandcamp.com/album/putrid...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until 3/20.
For your consideration: MMCHT by Nickelus F is a commanding underground transmission, showcasing a legendary artist at peak form with razor-sharp lyricism and relentless, brash flows.
open.spotify.com/album/248KQ6...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/248KQ6...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
March 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
For your consideration: MMCHT by Nickelus F is a commanding underground transmission, showcasing a legendary artist at peak form with razor-sharp lyricism and relentless, brash flows.
open.spotify.com/album/248KQ6...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/248KQ6...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
For your consideration: aftermath by @landonelliott.bsky.social is a bold confessional that channels the complex pain & aching triumph of inner transformation into a resolute pop affirmation.
open.spotify.com/album/2lQA3B...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/2lQA3B...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
March 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
For your consideration: aftermath by @landonelliott.bsky.social is a bold confessional that channels the complex pain & aching triumph of inner transformation into a resolute pop affirmation.
open.spotify.com/album/2lQA3B...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/2lQA3B...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
For your consideration: Feature Film by @kingkaiju757.bsky.social is a standout hip-hop display that captures the timeless essence of boom bap with a masterful grasp of melody, lyricism, & rhythm.
open.spotify.com/album/3T5PYS...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/3T5PYS...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
March 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
For your consideration: Feature Film by @kingkaiju757.bsky.social is a standout hip-hop display that captures the timeless essence of boom bap with a masterful grasp of melody, lyricism, & rhythm.
open.spotify.com/album/3T5PYS...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/3T5PYS...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until March 20th.
For your consideration: New Heaven by Inter Arma is a visceral, genre-defying journey that pushes the boundaries of heaviness and atmosphere with austere force and haunting depth.
open.spotify.com/album/0HB3Rz...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/0HB3Rz...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
March 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
For your consideration: New Heaven by Inter Arma is a visceral, genre-defying journey that pushes the boundaries of heaviness and atmosphere with austere force and haunting depth.
open.spotify.com/album/0HB3Rz...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/0HB3Rz...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
For your consideration: Good Religion by Holy Roller is an electrifying Southern rock journey, surging with raw intensity and soul-stirring performances, rooted in unfiltered expression.
open.spotify.com/album/4SF2as...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/4SF2as...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
March 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
For your consideration: Good Religion by Holy Roller is an electrifying Southern rock journey, surging with raw intensity and soul-stirring performances, rooted in unfiltered expression.
open.spotify.com/album/4SF2as...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/4SF2as...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
For your consideration: Ritual Disaster by Fight Cloud is a dynamic math rock album that channels nuanced emo depth through progressive expression, dazzling in both scope and intimacy.
open.spotify.com/album/2Mj0bq...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/2Mj0bq...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
March 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
For your consideration: Ritual Disaster by Fight Cloud is a dynamic math rock album that channels nuanced emo depth through progressive expression, dazzling in both scope and intimacy.
open.spotify.com/album/2Mj0bq...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/2Mj0bq...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
For your consideration: Unlimited Things To Do Forever by False Nectar is a sharp alt-rock probe that thunders, quakes, and jolts with fearless conviction & refined ferocity.
open.spotify.com/album/0l9UwF...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/0l9UwF...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
March 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
For your consideration: Unlimited Things To Do Forever by False Nectar is a sharp alt-rock probe that thunders, quakes, and jolts with fearless conviction & refined ferocity.
open.spotify.com/album/0l9UwF...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/0l9UwF...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
For your consideration: The Pure Joy Of Jumping by Drook is a vivid fusion of electronica and dream pop, where frenetic rhythms and blissful melodies mirror the pulse of everyday life.
open.spotify.com/album/7y3lI1...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/7y3lI1...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
March 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
For your consideration: The Pure Joy Of Jumping by Drook is a vivid fusion of electronica and dream pop, where frenetic rhythms and blissful melodies mirror the pulse of everyday life.
open.spotify.com/album/7y3lI1...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/7y3lI1...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
For your consideration: Heirloom by Doll Baby is a daring punk statement, balancing raw defiance and introspective disillusionment with electrifying intensity.
open.spotify.com/album/6rcmH9...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/6rcmH9...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
March 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
For your consideration: Heirloom by Doll Baby is a daring punk statement, balancing raw defiance and introspective disillusionment with electrifying intensity.
open.spotify.com/album/6rcmH9...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/6rcmH9...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
For your consideration: Alma Mia by Alex J Dimas is a warm distillation of deep emotion into a beautifully minimalist pop sound, revealing exquisite artistry with every note.
open.spotify.com/album/4DLfJH...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/4DLfJH...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
March 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
For your consideration: Alma Mia by Alex J Dimas is a warm distillation of deep emotion into a beautifully minimalist pop sound, revealing exquisite artistry with every note.
open.spotify.com/album/4DLfJH...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
open.spotify.com/album/4DLfJH...
Voting is still open for the Newlin Music Prize until Thursday, March 20th.
The winner will be revealed on March 24, 2024, with the winning artist receiving a cash prize of $2,500. Additionally, each of the remaining artists on the 2024 Short List will receive $250 for their selection.
February 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The winner will be revealed on March 24, 2024, with the winning artist receiving a cash prize of $2,500. Additionally, each of the remaining artists on the 2024 Short List will receive $250 for their selection.
The Newlin Music Prize is excited to announce the 20 albums on the 2025 Short List in consideration for this year’s award that celebrates excellence in music from Richmond, VA.
@tymeach.bsky.social
@kingkaiju757.bsky.social
@tymeach.bsky.social
@kingkaiju757.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The Newlin Music Prize is excited to announce the 20 albums on the 2025 Short List in consideration for this year’s award that celebrates excellence in music from Richmond, VA.
@tymeach.bsky.social
@kingkaiju757.bsky.social
@tymeach.bsky.social
@kingkaiju757.bsky.social