Audio of 2026 JXN Film Festival Best Music Video nominee Q&A with singer/dancer/filmmaker Kayla Jones, producer Charlie J. Wright, and singer/songwriter/director Cole Powell. Hosted by Dr. Candice Love Jackson. Guest appearance by Kobe Singleton (aka DJ Brosia). Tougaloo College, Tougaloo,…

Yesterday, I had the privilege of returning to Mississippi's statewide FM radio program Good Things with Rebecca Turner on SuperTalk Mississippi for an interview and live performance. We talked music, music reactions, and my Best Music Video nomination at the…

Sam Mooney. Photo by Laura Amour.

Hailing from Brookhaven, Mississippi, Sam Mooney began his music career as something of a pop-fusion wunderkind, winning the Mid-South Talent Competition at age 17. The next summer he hit #10 on the iTunes U.S…