The June 16 release of Jason Isbellās upcoming studio album, The Nashville Sound, is less than one month away. The new 10-song offering addresses a range of real-life subjects, including politics (āWhite Manās Worldā), pressure (āAnxietyā), hope (āSomething to Loveā) and mortality (āIf We Were Vampiresā). The tender ballad, āIf We Were Vampires,ā was madeā¦ā¦ MORE
The nominees for the 2017 Americana Honors & Awards were announced today (May 9), and a familiar name is front and center: Sturgill Simpson. Sturgill, who won Americana Awards in 2014 and 2015, leads the pack with three nominations in 2017, including Album, Artist and Song of the Year. Other artists with multiple nominations includeā¦ā¦ MORE
If selling out a five-night run at the Ryman Auditorium in two hours is any indication, Jason Isbell has already perfected his āNashville Sound.ā The Grammy-winning singer/songwriter will release his upcoming album, The Nashville Sound, on June 16, as he continues a 50-plus-date tour of the U.S., including multiple stops at New Yorkās Beacon Theatre,ā¦ā¦ MORE
Reba McEntire, John Prine and Jason Isbell will headline Love LettersāThistle Farmsā 20th anniversary fundraiserāon May 3 at Nashvilleās Ryman Auditorium. Thistle Farms helps female survivors of trafficking, prostitution and addiction by providing safe and supportive housing, the opportunity for economic independence and a strong community of advocates and partners. Founded by Becca Stevens inā¦ā¦ MORE
Singer/songwriter/musicianāand all-around bad mo-foāJason Isbell has a new album in the works, The Nashville Sound. The new 10-song offering, which is scheduled to drop on June 16, addresses a range of real-life subjects, according to the press release, including politics and cultural privilege (āWhite Manās Worldā), longing nostalgia (āThe Last of My Kindā), love andā¦ā¦ MORE
Americana juggernaut Jason Isbell celebrated five years of sobriety yesterday (Feb. 6)āand what an amazing five years itās been for the Grammy-winning artist. Since going to rehab in 2012, Jason has gotten married to Amanda Shires (2013), released award-winning albums Southeastern (2013) and Something More Than Free (2015), won two Grammys (2016) and welcomed aā¦ā¦ MORE
Don Williams may have announced his retirement from performing last year at the age of 76, but that wonāt stop more than a dozen country superstars from paying tribute to the 50-year career of the legendary artist. Dierks Bentley, Brandy Clark, Garth Brooks, Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell and Lady Antebellum are just some of theā¦ā¦ MORE
Everyone makes errorsāGod knows we sure do. But we just couldnāt resist posting this FAIL that CNN tweeted, which mistakenly noted Faith Hillāinstead of Faith Evansāas releasing a duet album with The Notorious B.I.G. Check it out. Faith Hill is releasing an album of duets with The Notorious B.I.G, 20 years after his murder https://t.co/AFZrE2RnjGā¦ā¦ MORE
In the final revelation of its week-long rollout of new exhibits in 2017, the Country Music Hall of Fame announced today (Jan. 13) that its new American Currents exhibit will open on March 17, 2017, and run though March 2018. The exhibit will provide an annual up-to-date snapshot of the state of country music, featuringā¦ā¦ MORE
If you couldnāt make it to Nashville in September for the 2016 Americana Music Festival, PBS has the next best thing with the airing of a special episode of Austin City Limits on Nov. 19. ACL Presents Americana Music Festival 2016, which will premiere on Friday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m. CT, will feature more thanā¦ā¦ MORE
