GhostTunes Contest
The headlines are full of performers not happy with the current market conditions for their music. Few have the will (or the clout) to build their own marketplace to take on the establishment. Garth Brooks…
Category Archives: Music Bidness
Taylor Swift – Love Hurts
I never thought I would write these words, but below you will find my response to Taylor Swift’s Wall Street Journal essay. Wow. Swift took the the pages of the Wall Street Journal For Taylor…
5 Americana Artists the Grand Ole Opry Should Induct
Following the ongoing trend of Music City tapping Americana music for source material and injecting some vibrant blood to an all but stagnant (but lucrative) genre, the old-time string band, Old Crow Medicine Show was…
The Recording Academy Adds Grammy Category for Best American Roots Song
The Recording Academy continues what they call a “continuing evolution” of the Grammy Awards with changes in three categories, including our beloved Americana category. If you remember a couple of years ago the organization caused…
Race in Country and Roots Music
When the nominees for the Americana Music Association awards was released there was some that commented on the lack of diversity; which is a shortcut for racial diversity. I agree there’s no one of color…
55th Annual Grammy Award Nominees – Americana, Country and Related Categories
This year’s National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) 55th Annual Grammy Awards nominees reflect the rich and diverse community of talent that celebrates some of the genres finest old and new. From a…
Americana Music Festival Announces Confirmed First-Round Performers
Though we might not always see eye to eye the Americana Music Association know how to put on a party. The Americana Music Festival & Conference is annually held in Nashville and this year will…
A Solid Selection of Americana Music Association Nominees Announced
Through a spotty online streamed event (at least on my side) from Grammy Museum’s Clive Davis Theatre in L.A. the Nashville-based Americana Music Association announced their 2012 announced their nominees for Album of the Year,…
What the $#%& is Couch By Couchwest?!
Truth be told I really had no idea what the hell Couch By Couchwest was going in . I got that the name was a play off the Austin Music/Tech/Film festival South By Southwest but…
Jason Isbell Accuses Dierks Bentley of Plagiarism
Yesterday evening I was hanging around on the twitter machine (I’m a wild man on a Friday night!) I was watching the usual silliness pass along on the distinguished group of folks that I follow…