Last night (Sep. 21) the Americana Music Association held their annual Americana Music Awards at the Ryman Auditorium. It was a star-studded show with an eclectic list of performers including Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakam, William Bell, The Milk Carton Kids, Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, Margo Price, George Strait and many others. We have listed…… MORE
Artist of the Year Bonnie Raitt Chris Stapleton WINNER Jason Isbell Lucinda Williams Album of the Year Something More Than Free, Jason Isbell, Produced by Dave Cobb WINNER The Ghosts of Highway 20, Lucinda Williams, Produced by Greg Leisz, Tom Overby and Lucinda Williams The Very Last Day, Parker Millsap, Produced by Parker Millsap and…… MORE
If you’ve ever seen Jason Isbell and his wife, Amanda Shires, perform together, you know they are a formidable tandem capable of evoking a range of emotions from their audience. Their new song, “The Color of a Cloudy Day,” does just that—dueling vocals coupled with Jason’s guitar and Amanda’s fiddle create a powerful combination. Co-penned…… MORE
George Strait was already scheduled to appear at the 15th annual Americana Honors and Awards Show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 21 to honor Jim Lauderdale with a lifetime achievement award, but today (Sept. 6) it was announced that George will also be performing. And if you are a betting man, you can lay…… MORE
Beyoncé is donating $2.5 million to the wildfire relief effort, David Spade is offering $5,000 to anyone who helps catch arsonists, and the Grammys are still on for February 2nd in Los Angeles. Morgan Wallen posted a photo of himself in the studio on his Instagram stories with the caption “Locked In”. And now the…
Last week, Megan Moroney posted a picture to her Instagram that said, “On island time”. And she tagged the location as Saint-Jean in Saint Barts in the Caribbean. Soon after, Riley Green posted to his Instagram stories, highlighting his own beach vacation. Normally the story would end here. But because people on the Internet never…