Does the world need another music delivery channel? Jay Z stood shoulder-to-shoulder with other famous, wealthy, established artists – Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Kanye West, Chris Martin, Jack White, Jason Aldean, Madonna (my prayers for…
Record Store Day, the annual celebration of local record stores for aficionados of the antiquated data storage device known as vinyl will be taking place as always on the Third Saturday in April. For 2015…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…