VIDEO: EMILY KING PERFORMS "DISTANCE" FOR BALCONYTV

Emily King gives an acoustic performance of "Distance" for BalconyTV Brooklyn that will certify to you, if you were on the fence (and why may I ask...would you be on the fence?), of her uber talent and awesomeness (can't forget humor). If not that, then this OTLC Artist To Watch profile of her life and music might do the trick.--GB

VIDEO: LANCELOT FEAT. NGAIIRE "AIN'T NOTHIN' GOIN' ON BUT THE RENT" (COVER)

It's the start of the weekend, and there's no better way to ring it in than with this cover. Lancelot and Ngaiire recently dropped a dance track version of "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent;" the original tune of the same name by Gwen Guthrie, was released in 1986.

Ngaiire recently came back from a successful stint opening up for Alicia Keys and John Legend a few months ago in Australia; her debut album, Lamentations, is out now.

NEW SONG: BIRDY, "TEE SHIRT" FROM "THE FAULT IN OUR STARS"

Birdy just released "Tee Shirt," a track off of the new romance drama The Fault In Our Stars. In it, Birdy sings of the tee shirt that her love wore last night, and promises to never delete the message he has sent her.

The Fault In Our Stars is originally a book written by John Green; the story follows two kids who meet up at a cancer support group and fall in love. The New York Times Bestseller is a highly anticipated movie, which is set to drop this June at a theater near you.

Birdy's sophomore album, Fire Within, is out June 3 in the states. 

VIDEO: BRENDAN MACFARLANE PERFORMS, "I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY" WITH VINCE GILL AND MORE

Brendan MacFarlane gets to sit in with his idols, Vince Gill, Dawn Sears and Time Jumpers as the crowd enjoys him singing Hank William's hit, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." Watch Kenny Sears of the Time Jumpers introduce country's next big thing, and the crowd joke around about his knowledge of the world wide web, above.--GB

OTLC 27—EMILY KING (AND HER "PURPLE REIGN")