Jason Isbell has been an outspoken proponent of Covid vaccines and at the forefront of the live music industry’s attempts to safely play concerts during the pandemic. The Americana songwriter brought up both of those topics during a conversation with Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy …
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First-round Grammy voting gets underway on September 30th and runs through October 12th. For our2021 Grammy preview issue, we asked a series of likely contenders for next year’s awards to reflect on their past experiences at the ceremony, look ahead to the future, and discuss the albums and singles that …
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Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires, and Rosanne Cash are part of the all-star lineup slated to perform for the newly announced streaming concert Keep the Music Playing. Presented by Nashville online broadcaster Acme Radio Live and sponsored by Jack Daniel’s, the June 17th event will benefit Music Health Alliance. With performances …
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Future‘s High Off Life waltzed to Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. The 21 songs on High Off Life amassed 155 million streams, led by the long-running hit “Life Is Good,” a collaboration with Drake. Future’s release also sold 26,000 copies — thanks to more …
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When Amanda Shires first got home from the road in March, she wandered into her barn, lost and confused. “I went from playing in three bands to playing in none,” she says. Shires’ tour had been cut short due to the coronavirus outbreak, and she had driven back to Nashville …
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Jason Isbell has announced dates for his annual residency at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, with plans to make this year’s run longer than any previous. This time, the singer-songwriter-guitarist and his band the 400 Unit will tack on an additional show, making for a full seven performances spread across nine days. …
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Throughout his 50 years as a working musician, guitarist Tommy Emmanuel has been one of acoustic music’s premier performers, integrating his unique fingerpicking technique into a wide variety of jazz, pop and country releases. To pursue his new all-star duets album Accomplice One, all Emmanuel needed was a little encouragement …
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