This year’s International Folk Music Awards, presented on the opening night of Folk Alliance International’s annual conference Wednesday, smiled on bluegrass-leaning roots musicians even as it celebrated all things folk. In a ceremony in Kansas City, awards were given […]
After 30 years as a band, the Old 97’s have learned to rely on what comes naturally to them. For their new album, American Primitive, they gathered in a Portland, Oregon, studio and just let ’er rip. “This was […]
I don’t know if you heard, but there was a big football game last weekend. But the real big news, obviously, was Beyoncé dropping word of a new album via a Verizon ad that aired during the game. And […]
It’s hard to imagine a voice like Mojo Nixon’s ever being silenced, but here we are. Nixon, 66, died Wednesday from a “cardiac event” aboard the Outlaw Country Cruise, according to a statement from his family. Nixon merged the […]
As you might have heard Kacey Musgraves sing in a cryptic commercial aired during Sunday night’s Grammy Awards broadcast, “My Saturn has returned” — and so, it was firmly announced today, has Musgraves, with a new album coming next […]
People magazine is reporting that Americana royal couple Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires are ending their marriage. Isbell filed for divorce from Shires on Dec. 15, according to People’s review of court documents. They have one daughter, Mercy, who […]
As expected and eternal, the Grammys made a splash Sunday night with big names and big surprises. Kacey Musgraves, who was a presenter in the prime-time ceremony, teased a new album, directing people to her website and releasing a […]
Last week’s column brought you a preview of the presenters and performers of interest to roots music fans at the daytime Grammy Premiere Ceremony, and this week we learned who we’ll see at the main event this Sunday night. […]
If you haven’t heard of Alice Randall, you’ve definitely heard her work. She was a co-writer on the 1994 Trisha Yearwood hit “XXX’s and OOO’s,” making her one of the first Black women with a songwriting credit on a […]
The Recording Academy has announced details of the only part of its Grammy ceremony that really matters to roots music fans — the daytime Premiere Ceremony. Larkin Poe, Brandy Clark, and Gaby Moreno are among the performers for the […]
