Christian McBride & Inside Straight, Samara Joy, and Ragan Whiteside were among the winners of the first annual Jazz Music Awards, presented October 22 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia. 

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Ragan’s Current Single Peaks at No. 1 on Five Radio Charts including the Billboard Smooth Jazz Chart, 
Mediabase, the Smooth Jazz Network, and Radiowave and Groove Jazz Music 

Ragan Receives a Jazz Music Awards Nomination for Best Contemporary Artist 

(Atlanta, GA – August 26, 2022) – Randis Music announces today the release of 
Contemporary jazz flutist Ragan Whiteside’s new album, Thrill Ride. Her success on 
multiple radio charts has gone exceedingly well. Her current single has peaked at No. 1 
on five radio charts including Billboard’s Smooth Jazz chart, Mediabase, the Smooth 
Jazz Network, Radiowave, and the Groove Jazz Music chart. “Thrill Ride” is her second 
Billboard No. 1 single. Released today, August 26, Thrill Ride is available on all digital 
download and streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes Store, Tidal, 
Deezer, YouTube, Pandora, and more. 

(Atlanta, GA – Monday, August 1, 2022) – Contemporary jazz flutist Ragan Whiteside’s current single, “Thrill Ride,” leaps from No. 9 to No. 5 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz chart after only 12 weeks on the chart. The single is her fifth Billboard Top 5 single. Filled with joy and excitement about the news, she said, “I swear this never gets old.” 

  “Thrill Ride” is the title track from her forthcoming album, set for release on August 26, 2022, on her label, Randis Music. Written and produced by Dennis…

Chart-topping Female Artist Set to Give Fans More of Her Smooth, Sexy Sound

(Atlanta, GA – May 28, 2021) – Flute-playing soul-jazz phenomenon RaganWhitesidereleases a brand-new single titled “Off The Cuff” on the Randis Music label today, May 28, 2021. The flirty new groove, co-written by Whiteside with her husband, noted producer Dennis Johnson, and veteran producer/keyboardist Bob Baldwin, is from her yet-to-be-titled 2022 album. “Off The Cuff” is available on all digital download and streaming…

Soul-jazz flutist Ragan Whiteside is Billboard’s
top female artist for the second consecutive year

A six-song Billboard Top 10 hit streak and the new “Five Up Top” EP power her success

ATLANTA (9 December 2020): For the second consecutive year, soul-jazz flutist Ragan Whiteside is Billboard’s top female smooth jazz songs artist of the year. In the male-dominated genre in which only three females made it into the year-end top 10, Whiteside, powered by singles from her aptly titled new EP, “Five Up…