“When Bobby passed, I was at a loss,” says C.J. Lewandowski, The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys’ mandolinist and mentee to the late, great bluegrass legend Bobby Osborne. Lewandowski wasn’t just mourning the loss of a dear friend, he was unsure of what to do with the album he’d begun recording with Osborne just months before his passing. “I wanted to give up on what we had accomplished in the studio,” Lewandowski remembers. “I didn’t want to hear his voice.

Bourbon & Beyond, the World’s Largest Bourbon & Music Festival, is returning to Louisville, Kentucky, for its 7th year, and producers Danny Wimmer Presents have announced an exciting roster of culinary and spirits talent who will curate elevated food-and-beverage pairings on-site alongside the stacked music lineup slated for 2025.

The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame is honoring a rock-and-roll legend with its newest display, This Wheel’s Still On Fire: The Legacy of Levon Helm. The exhibit, curated by Museum Collective, will feature never-before-displayed items, including personal photographs, instruments from members of The Band, tour memorabilia, awards, and interviews with friends and fellow musicians including Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Max Weinberg, and more.

Kevin Bacon and Jennifer Nettles are excited to announce the release of their new video for "Our Highway." The song is part of the musical accompaniment to the TV series The Bondsman, a supernatural horror series released in April 2025, currently streaming on Amazon Prime. The collection of songs inspired by the show, are almost all written and performed by Bacon and Nettles, with some of the tracks included in the series and on the record.

Returning to Tryon International Equestrian Center for its fourth annual Labor Day Weekend celebration, Earl Scruggs Music Festival will play host to more than just music.

“It’s been fifty five years for Asleep At The Wheel as a band, and fifty of them have been spent in Texas,” says the incomparable band’s founder and fearless leader, Ray Benson.

Backline, a nonprofit organization connecting music industry professionals and their family members with mental health and wellness resources, has partnered with Spotify to announce a groundbreaking global initiative, Heart & Soul, Mental Health for Creators. As part of the initiative, they are launching the first-ever Global Mental Health Resource Hub, a comprehensive support platform for music industry professionals around the world. 

7x Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, musician and performer Tyler Childers will release his highly anticipated new album, Snipe Hunter, July 25 via Hickman Holler Records/RCA Records (pre-order/pre-save here).

The Marcus King Band unveils a further taste of new music with “Carolina Honey,” out now via American Records/Republic Records. Listen/share the song HERE.

“Carolina Honey” follows “Honky Tonk Hell.” Listen/share the song HERE. Watch/share the lyric video HERE.

GRAMMY Award winning American guitarist and singer songwriter Warren Haynes will perform a rare concert at London’s Islington Assembly Hall on Tuesday July 1st. This is the only UK show!

Tickets for the London show are available from https://comm.tix.to/WarrenHaynesBand and https://warrenhaynes.net/tour.