Girls Just Wanna Weekend will return for its 7th annual celebration in January with The Chicks and Sam Smith joining Brandi Carlile as headliners.

Additional performers include CMAT, Joy Oladokun, Jensen McRae, Lucius, Jasmine.4.t, Allison Ponthier, SistaStrings, Autumn Nichols, Arroba Nat, The Carlile Family Band, The Marshgrass Mamas, a special Titans of Americana set (guests TBA), and comedian Kristin Key.

Bono and The Edge will accept the 2025 Woody Guthrie Prize on behalf of U2 on October 21 in Tulsa at Cain’s Ballroom.

Chris Stapleton will extend his acclaimed All-American Road Show into 2026 with two-night stands in Las Vegas, NV; Thackerville, OK; and Uncasville, CT. These six new “Evening with Chris Stapleton” shows will feature Stapleton and his full band with no opener.

Tickets will be available for pre-order on Wednesday, September 24 at 10:00am local, with general on-sale beginning Friday, September 26 at 10:00am local.

Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through The Open Window, 1956-1963 on October 31, 2025. Preorders begin today here. A preview of the album, “Rocks and Gravel,” is available here.

2x Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician Billy Strings will extend his headline tour through the winter, with newly confirmed stops at Athens’ Akins Ford Arena (two nights), Asheville’s ExploreAsheville.com Arena (four nights), and Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena (two nights), followed by an exclusive performance at the Ryman Auditorium. See below for the complete tour itinerary.

Renowned singer, songwriter, musician, artist, and best-selling author Josh Ritter’s new album, I Believe in You, My Honeydew, is out today via Thirty Tigers. [Stream/purchase the album HERE.]

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Tom Petty’s masterpiece Wildflowers, fans now have special access to the album that Chris Stapleton has called his “all-time favorite record,” and that artists including Eddie Vedder, Bon Iver and Father John Misty have honored through covers.

As they celebrate 25 years together, Greensky Bluegrass unveil a new take on their beloved song “Windshield,” now featuring longtime collaborator Holly Bowling. Listen to/share the song HERE. Watch the official music video HERE.

Renowned singer, songwriter, musician, artist, and best-selling author Josh Ritter releases his new song, “Wild Ways,” today. Listen/share HERE.

Of the track, Ritter shares:

Six-time Grammy winner, acclaimed producer, and Blue Note Records President Don Was is set for the release of his debut album with The Pan-Detroit Ensemble, a “nine-piece soul jazz group from Detroit,” as he describes it. Groove in the Face of Adversity is due October 10 via Mack Avenue Records. Pre-save/pre-order the album HERE.

In anticipation of the release, the band is sharing the track “Midnight Marauders;” listen/share HERE.