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Today, ZZ Ward's highly anticipated album 'Dirty Shine' has officially landed on streaming platforms, released via her own Dirty Shine Records. A cinematic 11-song album, spilling over with an intoxicating cocktail of bold electronic textures, rugged hip-hop beats, fierce rhymes and pop hooks, acoustic Delta blues riffs, sensual R&B singing, and juke joint harmonica, ‘Dirty Shine’ represents a new chapter in ZZ’s career, as she embraces life as a new mother and removes the ...

For the past decade, ZZ Ward played the major-label game, and she was quite good at it. The blues/hip-hop/R&B singer/songwriter did all the big festivals, collaborated with everyone from Kendrick Lamar to Gary Clark Jr., performed on Dancing With The Stars and Good Morning America and saw her records land on Billboard charts ranging from blues and AAA to alternative and rock. Hell, even we declared her second album to be Essential New Music.

Check out this EXCLUSIVE preview of Cheyenne's Edge Fest 2023's iconic female lineup, featuring headliner ZZ Ward, Emmy Meli, Devon Cole, and Lauren Ruth Ward!

Check out this EXCLUSIVE preview of Cheyenne's Edge Fest 2023's iconic female lineup, featuring headliner ZZ Ward, Emmy Meli, Devon Cole, and Lauren Ruth Ward!

ZZ Ward, the edgy, blues-inspired artist known for her unique blend of hip-hop, pop, R&B, neo-soul, and rock, has announced 'Dirty Shine,' her first album as an independent artist, slated for release on September 8th via her own Dirty Shine Records.