An all-star cast of performers will hit the stage to pay tribute to country icon Willie Nelson at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Jan. 12. The tribute concert—Willie: Life & Songs of an American Outlaw—will feature newly announced performances by Chris Stapleton, Emmylou Harris, Eric Church, Jimmy Buffett, Bobby Bare, Jamey Johnson, Lukas Nelson, Margo Price,…
For more than three decades, musicians from all genres—including David Bowie, R.E.M., Emmylou Harris and Paul Simon—have come together for a concert to benefit the Tibet House US, a non-profit educational institution and cultural embassy founded in 1987 at the request of the Dalai Lama to ensure the survival of the Tibetan civilization. This year’s…
Margo Price revealed she and husband Jeremy Ivey are expecting a little bundle of joy in May. Margo made the announcement during her show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 20, where she opened for Jack White. “I’ve been hiding something behind my guitar,” Margo said from the stage. “We’re expecting a baby this May.”…
If you didn’t make it to Nashville in September for the 17th annual AmericanaFest, you can still catch some of the action thanks to CMT. CMT will air the 2018 AmericanaFest TV special on Dec. 6 at 9 p.m. ET with performances by Brandi Carlile (“The Joke”), Buddy Guy (“Damn Right, I’ve Got The Blues”),…
The 17th annual Americana Honors & Awards ceremony will be live streamed via NPR on Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m. CT from Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Hosted by the Milk Carton Kids with musical director Buddy Miller, the Americana Awards will feature performances by k.d. lang, Buddy Guy, Irma Thomas, Rosanne Cash, John Prine, Robert Earl…
Brandi Carlile has curated an all-female destination concert vacation in Riviera Maya, Mexico, on Jan. 30–Feb. 3. Dubbed Brandi Carlile’s Girls Just Wanna Weekend, the festival features multiple shows by Brandi as well as performances by Maren Morris, Indigo Girls, Margo Price, Patty Griffin, Lucius, KT Tunstall, The Secret Sisters and Ruby Amanfu. “Mainstream festivals…
The nominees for the 2018 Americana Honors & Awards were announced today on May 15, and a familiar name is front and center: Jason Isbell. Jason, who has won six Americana Awards since 2012, leads the pack with four nominations in 2018, including Album, Artist and Song of the Year, as well as an additional…
Margo Price dropped a new video for “A Little Pain,” a tune from her 2017 album, All American Made. Penned by Margo, “A Little Pain” features orchestration by Lester Snell, who was responsible for the string arrangements in the 2000 movie, Shaft. The new clip, which was directed by Mike Dempsey and Joshua Shoemaker, features…
Margo Price extended her Nowhere Fast Tour by adding 14 dates in April. New stops include Chicago, Milwaukee, Toronto, Detroit, Boston and more. Margo’s tour, which kicked off on Jan. 20, runs through July with openers Paul Cauthen, Particle Kid, Blank Range, Blackfoot Gypsies and Aaron Lee Tasjan on select dates. Nowhere Fast Tour Jan.…
Margo Price’s upcoming Nowhere Fast Tour kicks off Jan. 20 in Louisville, Ky. Tickets go on sale Friday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. The 2018 tour will support her upcoming new album, All American Made, which will be available on Oct. 20. Month Date Location Venue Notes Jan. 20 Headliner’s Music Hall Louisville, Ky. 21 The…
Renowned country music songwriter Larry Bastian passed away on Sunday, April 6, at age 90. Born on September 1, 1934, in Porterville, California, Bastian initially worked as a biologist before pursuing a successful career in music. He made his mark in the 1970s as part of the influential Bakersfield Sound movement, collaborating with musicians like…
On Sunday (April 13), fans at Lainey Wilson’s Bell Bottoms Up bar off Broadway in Nashville enjoyed a surprise pop-up performance from the country superstar herself to celebrate the release of her new single. Although the show wasn’t officially announced, clues were dropped on social media, with the bar posting an Instagram Story that hinted,…
North Carolina native Eric Church continues his commitment to aid in the area’s recovery from Hurricane Helene as he helped break ground on a new housing development named Blue Haven on Friday (April 11). The project aims to provide 45 energy-efficient homes for displaced families, with Church’s nonprofit Chief Cares contributing to covering housing costs…
Ahead of Post Malone’s headlining set at Coachella on Sunday (April 13), the music superstar opened up to Billboard about the new material he’s working on. Posty reveals that he’s already made two trips down to Nashville, and that he’s “made probably 35 songs,” while promising “we’ll have some music releasing very, very soon.” “I’m…
Jelly Roll experienced a mix of emotions as he sent his daughter Bailee Ann off to her first prom over the weekend, where she elegantly channeled Disney’s Princess Belle in a yellow dress. Bailee Ann shared images of the heartwarming moments on TikTok, which she set to Cody Johnson’s tear-jerker, “Dirt Cheap,” with the teenager…