you win if you fight

“Punctuated by smartly spaced rhythmic strums, clap beats, and grand organ tones, the [title] track flows with a swelling, waltzy, confident tempo, unafraid to make every note and soulful word resonate intensely.” www.goodmusicradar.com/review/ray-c...

Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age." She was 78.

quote this with your reaction to gettin left behind during the rapture

Smitty still isn’t the bad guy. He’s right. June is barely on her feet. If she’s gonna see the kids, it has to be under supervision. #BeyondTheGates

#BeyondTheGates thoughts: Disappointed they’re glossing over the fact that Ted was not able to consent to what happened between him and Dana

Kehlani tapping Brandy AND JoJo for Folded remixes Gah, she’s just so wonderful

“It’s a project that not only showcases Curenton’s evolution as an artist but also opens a window into the quiet, complicated echoes of memory that ripple through adulthood.” apricot-magazine.com/review/ray-c...

This is not your mama’s ‘Wiz’: Nashville’s Kyla Jade, who plays Aunt Em and Evillene in the national tour of ‘The Wiz,’ arrives at TPAC on Sept. 23.

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We’ve made you a step-by-step guide for supporting your trans loved one through a crisis. Remember: it’s better to show up imperfectly than not show up at all. (pt.1)

“Curenton’s storytelling is direct yet poetic, offering moments of melancholy, tenderness, and quiet insight, leaving space for us to inhabit our own memories alongside his.” www.mysticsons.com/article/ray-...

Ray Curenton - Cardiac Arrest @raycurenton.com "Eight early 2010s era pop songs exploring eight different facets of love, including sensuality, hospitality, humanitarianism, and self-love." #pop #rb #dancepop #music getmusic.fm/l/B1u2Pj

My fourth studio album, Ripples of the Past, is now available! My first full-length acoustic LP and my most intimate, personal album to date. Available digitally and on a limited-edition CD. www.submithub.com/link/ray-cur... Thank you for taking this journey with me. 🌊💙

Don’t forget to leave milk and cookies out for Earth, Wind & Fire tonight

the wifi…

People don’t do very well with ideological frameworks that enable them to dominate over others.

So incredibly proud of Kyla and can’t wait to see her next week! www.tennessean.com/story/entert...

“Nashville-based artist Ray Curenton immerses on Ripples of the Past, an affecting album that melds acoustic textures and gently layered harmonies to create a spacious, meditative listening experience with folk and soul intertwining.” www.obscuresound.com/2025/09/ray-...

Bruh

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States. 🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

A Black man and a homeless man were found hanging from trees in Mississippi yesterday, for those who haven’t seen yet because it’s barely made it out of local news.

As soybean farmers in the Volunteer State harvest their crop after a difficult growing season, they are facing a farm economy that resembles “death by a thousand cuts,” says the executive director of the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Council. via @tennesseelookout.com

Ray Curenton - NFC @raycurenton.com "Gregory Alan Isakov drones meet Tiny Habits harmonies in this first single from Ray Curenton's upcoming album." #folk #acoustic #indiefolk #singersongwriter #music getmusic.fm/l/Xxd14D

“It isn’t too often that you come across such an intentional, purposeful collection of tracks that takes you on such a deep, emotional life journey. One that evokes a range of intense emotions and memories.” indiemusicflix.com/movie/ray-cu...

Wrote about professors and university employees getting fired in Tennessee for posts about Charlie Kirk’s life and/or death. nashvillebanner.com/2025/09/16/c...

Funding cuts to Meharry Medical College in Nashville are among $783 million in NIH funding eliminated by the federal government for a broad spectrum of disease research — including cancer, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease — that had diversity, equity and inclusion components.

Nashville's teachers are spending large amounts of their own money on classroom supplies. Many also rely on Amazon wishlists — despite MNPS rules prohibiting teachers from using them. ✏️: Lillian Avedian

i have never seen keanu carry on like this before ok? 😂😂

This was a word AND he cussed 😂

“Ripples of the Past is not only an album; it is a manifestation of music therapy.” www.teethsound.com/2025/09/ray-...

So we have already started! @raycurenton.com raycurenton.bandcamp.com/album/ripple...

And the good times keep rolling in—can finally submit lyrics again. All the new album lyrics should be accessible on remaining platforms in the next few days ☺️

“His new album Ripples of the Past is, without exaggeration, the peak of Ray’s artistic journey” 🥹😭😭😭 indieboulevard.com/2025/09/12/b...

God when all the hard work reaps so much goodness all at once like this I just…🥹 Thanks yall. Thank you.

“What’s impressive is how Ripples of the Past manages to be both deeply personal and completely accessible. Curenton is clearly working through his own history here, but he leaves enough open space in the lyrics for listeners to project their own stories.” odysseymagazines.com/music-1/temp...

I have been open about being manic depressive before. This song, "Unreliable Narrator", describes the thoughts and emotions I went through perfectly. I was not prepared for something like this coming and it hit me like a sledgehammer to the stomach. Absolutely brilliant song!

It is a really good album. Surprised I'm digging it so much cause it's pretty out of my usual scope.

You think you’re a hard nosed northern bastard but then you put @raycurenton.com’s new album on in the car and the next thing you know you’re in the RHS car park trying to fugure out what that is in your eye. It’s that fucking good. raycurenton.bandcamp.com/album/ripple...

Spinning this up now. Heavy vibes felt. Diggin the album so far. On 'Happiness' now a beautiful melancholic spaceyness there. Cheers!

#NowPlaying Let's start the day the right way: @raycurenton.com's "Ripples of the Past" has finally dropped; an album I have been looking forward to. Fair warning: I expect to get emotional over this! Going in! raycurenton.bandcamp.com/album/ripple...

Exitement is rising!!!

Oh yessss!!!!

RIPPLES OF THE PAST available now www.submithub.com/link/ray-cur...

Of Framingham (Visualizer) youtu.be/XGuIUjXLEEA

Oh Martin and Smitty KISSING kissing today. Here for it. #BeyondTheGates

Ripples of the Past out in 2 days! “Of Framingham” available when you pre-order/pre-add the album now. www.submithub.com/link/ray-cur...