The Blue News is Brent Orndorff and Dustin Richardson.
They play rock n' roll.
Sometimes they play the blues.
Since 2006, they've released 48 songs. Several of their original songs have been heard in movies, television, video games and Netflix series. (Read more)
From 2016-2019 the band climbed to nearly 1 million plays on Spotify and YouTube.
You can find their songs anywhere streaming and downloads are available. Check out the Music page for more.
The band's most recent album Wartime Songs is available on CD from virtually all record stores.
The band is sharing the new 80s-inspired single "Touch The Sun" ahead of the official release on Friday 8/2/19.
Jul 13 2019
Check out The Blue News cover the song "Sunshine of Your Love" on the band's YouTube Channel at youtube.com/c/blamerecords
Jul 13 2019
The band is sharing the new 80s-inspired single "Touch The Sun" with fans before its released worldwide. For a limited time, fans can stream and download the song on the official website at www.bluenewsband.com
May 17 2019
As of May 17, 2019 The Blue News has been played over 500,000 times with over 250,000 views on YouTube and 350,000 streams on Spotify. This counts only the top 8 songs released by the band and most of the…
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May 16 2019
In the summer of 2017 The Blue News had a recording session at House of Blues Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. The single "Freak Out" was recorded in the Sun Room at HOB and additional recording was done in Indiana.
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May 16 2019
James The Lesser is a side-project featuring the members of The Blue News. The 3-song EP titled "Wolf Spirit" features a different approach in songwriting, and the songs lean more into Pop and Soul, rather than the Blues or Rock…
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Apr 4 2019
In 2018, streams and downloads of the song "Stay Gone For Good" by The Blue News exploded due to the song being heard in the video game "Rebel Galaxy". The song reached over 125,000 streams on Spotify and nearly 80,000…
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Apr 4 2019
Dusty and Brent will be recording new music in the studio this spring so look out for new photos, new video and new music! Follow the band on social media below and don't forget to sign up with your email…
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Acoustic Video 2012
Recording in Nashville 2015
Studio shot 1
Dustin in the studio.
Mixing room in Nashville, TN.
Another view of drums in the tracking room.
Drums in the tracking room.
Tracking room in Nashville, TN.
Recording console in Nashville, TN
Home studio setup in Indiana.