Chris Stapleton’s “Starting Over” is #1 at country radio’s Mediabase Chart this week. The title track from his acclaimed new album, “Starting Over” was written by Stapleton and Mike Henderson and is only his second chart-topping single as an artist following 2018’s “Broken Halos” (also written by Stapleton and Henderson). This latest achievement comes ahead of this Sunday’s 56th ACM… Continue reading Chris Stapleton’s “Starting Over” #1 at country radio this week, leads nominees at 56th ACM Awards
Last night, Jamgrass Billy Strings concluded his 2021 Spring Tour last night with the third and final show of a three-night run at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. Enhancing the experience of the tour’s final leg for all was an announcement. No doubt dominating this third and final show of Strings’ tour was the thrice… Continue reading Billy Strings | Ladd-Peebles Stadium | 4/11/21
Today, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum unveiled new, free-to-access online exhibitions: Suiting the Sound: The Rodeo Tailors Who Made Country Stars Shine Brighter and Dylan, Cash and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City. These multimedia exhibits are the first designed exclusively for the museum’s website. “As a national history museum and… Continue reading Launch of Two Online Exhibitions Allows Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to Serve a Broader Audience
Today, Nathaniel Rateliff’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert premieres on NPR Music; watch/share it HERE. Recorded at Mercury Cafe in Denver, the intimate performance includes renditions of Rateliff’s “And It’s Still Alright,” “All Or Nothing” and “Mavis,” which appeared on his 2020 solo album, And It’s Still Alright. In addition, Rateliff performed his latest single, “Redemption,” written for… Continue reading Nathaniel Rateliff's Tiny Desk (Home) Concert premieres today on NPR Music
John Lodge, legendary bass player, songwriter and vocalist of The Moody Blues, and inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is to release a new digital single entitled “The Sun Will Shine” on April 30th 2021. Pre-orders available from April 9th. The song was written and recorded by John whilst he was ‘in… Continue reading John Lodge of The Moody Blues to Release New Digital Single “The Sun Will Shine” on April 30th
Festivalgoers and music fans worldwide will be delighted to know that MerleFest, presented by Window World, will officially reconvene September 16-19, on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. MerleFest, dubbed by Rolling Stone as “the gold standard for bluegrass, Americana, and string music festivals,” is normally held the last weekend of… Continue reading MerleFest announces 2021 festival Sept. 16-19
Today, multi-platinum band Barenaked Ladies release the upbeat new single and video “Flip”, their first new music in four years from BNL’s upcoming 16th studio album Detour de Force. The band is set to perform the new single Friday, April 16th on the Today Show. This will be followed by the band’s global streaming event… Continue reading Barenaked Ladies share first new music in four years with "Flip"
Bluegrass/Americana band Nefesh Mountain announced today the release date of their much-anticipated upcoming album. Songs For The Sparrows, on Eden Sky Records, will be available through all platforms on June 11. The record is the follow-up to their previous releases, Beneath the Open Sky (2018) and Nefesh Mountain (2016). Recorded at Nashville’s historic Sound Emporium, Songs… Continue reading Nefesh Mountain to release 'Songs For The Sparrows'
The Blind Boys of Alabama are gospel icons. Bela Fleck occupies a similarly lofty perch in the world of bluegrass. Together, they have earned 20 GRAMMY Awards and scores of other accolades. For Record Store Day 2021, The Blind Boys of Alabama and Bela Fleck have joined together on record for the first time to… Continue reading UNITING THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA WITH BELA FLECK FOR RECORD STORE DAY 2021
This is normally where we’d describe Todd Snider‘s new song “The Get Together,” but as the man himself says in the track’s liner notes “language is a trick…as soon as you buy into it you’re hooked. now you gotta learn the name of everything. if you want to make it sound mature you can call… Continue reading Todd Snider questions human existence on snide new single "The Get Together"
