Hello everyone! Please see below for the Songs of the Day on our website next week. mw *From:* Michelle Conrad [mailto:conrad@vuhaus.com] *Sent:* Thursday, March 28, 2024 3:46 PM *Subject:* Live Sessions: Song of the Day, April 1 - 5 Hi all, Please see the following for next week’s Song of the Day information. If a video from your station is featured, it will appear on around 30 public media websites around the country in their “Song of the Day” video player. The following best practices will maximize the impact for your local audience. · Make sure you have the “Song of the Day” player embedded on your website. If it’s not currently embedded and you would like it to be, reach out to Mark for the embed code (mark@vuhaus.com). · If your station has a video featured on the “Song of the Day” player, the day of the feature is a great day to push listeners to your station website via on-air and socials, and to ask your featured artist to do the same. Here are the “So of the Day” videos from NPR Live Sessions scheduled for the next week: April 1- 5. Please reach out with any questions! *Song of the Day for April 1 - 5, 2024* *DATE* *ARTIST* *SONG* *STATION* *LINER NOTES* Apr 1 Rufus Wainwright “April Fools” KCRW, Los Angeles In honor of April Fools Day, we revisit Rufus Wainwright at KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic, for this memorable performance. Apr 2 Todd Burge “Don’t Listen To This Song” Mountain Stage, West Virginia An artist who grew up in West Virginia’s Wood County, Todd Burge plays a song from his 15th release, Seed, on Mountain Stage. Apr 3 Alex Harris “Something’s Gotta Change” WMOT, Nashville A modern soul singer rooted in the gospel tradition, Alex Harris plays a new song for WMOT’s Wired In series in Nashville. Apr 4 Billy Allen + The Pollies “I Thought You Wanted Him” WFUV, New York A group made up of session musicians, Billy Allen + The Pollies blend elements of rock, gospel, grunge and fun. This performance was recorded at WFUV in New York. Apr 5 Kathleen Edwards “Glenfern” WNRN, Charlottesville Recorded in an Austin hotel room during SXSW, Kathleen Edwards performs a song from her most recent album, Total Freedom, which was recorded after taking a long break from her career in music.