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Visit your local record store on April 23, 2022 to shop our exclusive Record Store Day releases! These titles will only be available in stores. Visit here for more info!

Austin Butler and Tom Hanks star in the upcoming Elvis Presley biopic “Elvis” direct by Baz Luhrmann.

We sat down with Jerry Phillips, son of the legendary Sam Phillips, for an exclusive interview at Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis, Tennessee! Click here to watch on the official Sun Records YouTube channel.

The independent publishing powerhouse Primary Wave Music is celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Sun Records through new commemorative 70th Anniversary product launches, strategic partnerships, multimedia projects, and branding initiatives.

So often, country music is a story defined by three chords and the truth. However, for 86-year old Linda Martell, it was as a veteran vocalist in her mid-30s releasing three pop-country singles at the turn of the 1970s that changed the arc of country music history forever. The career of the artist to be honored with CMT’s 2021 Equal Play Award at the 2021 CMT Music Awards provides an eternally compelling case for why the music industry must always support marginalized artists.

GRAMMY-nominated musician Chris Isaak announced a 2021 U.S. holiday tour along with the release of a new song and video.  The song called “Pandemic Blues: I Can’t Take It” takes a lighthearted and fun look at days spent in quarantine, the song is available HERE.  The video can be seen HERE and debuted with a watch party including Chris Isaak answering fan questions.  The video was directed by Anthony Craparotta for LyricVids Media and has custom video animation provided by illustrator Storm LaBass.  The cartoon art style is inspired by kids cartoons from the 90’s.  Dog lovers will delight in seeing the dog Chris adopted during quarantine, become the unlikely secret star of the video.

Primary Wave Music and Audio Up Media are launching a new Sun Records podcast, Midnight at the Sun Diner. The podcast is being rolled out just in time for the legendary label’s 70th anniversary.

Sun Records is thrilled to announce our deal with Primary Wave!

We are sad to learn about the passing of “The Last Son of Sun,” Carl Mann. At the age of 17, his rockabilly rendition of Nat King Cole’s “Mona Lisa” was released on the Phillips International imprint. It nearly sold 1 million copies and reached No. 25 on Billboard.

This Black Friday, November 27th, 2020, is Record Store Day! Thanks to our vinyl partner, ORG Music, independent record stores across the country will be selling 3” mini Johnny Cash classic vinyls of some of his most popular songs. You can snag a copy of “Guess Things Happen That Way,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Get Rhythm,” and “I Walk The Line,” as well as a limited edition mini turntable with the Sun Logo printed on the cover.