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BONUS TRACKS: Beyoncé Swings the Spotlight to Country Music

BONUS TRACKS: Beyoncé Swings the Spotlight to Country Music

I don’t know if you heard, but there was a big football game last weekend. But the real big news, obviously, was Beyoncé dropping word of a new album via a Verizon ad that aired during the game. And as foretold by her recent public fashion choices and confirmed

BONUS TRACKS: Remembering Mojo Nixon + More of the Week’s Music News

BONUS TRACKS: Remembering Mojo Nixon + More of the Week’s Music News

It’s hard to imagine a voice like Mojo Nixon’s ever being silenced, but here we are. Nixon, 66, died Wednesday from a “cardiac event” aboard the Outlaw Country Cruise, according to a statement from his family. Nixon merged the speed, loudness, and brashness of punk with roots music

Kacey Musgraves Finds Fresh Footing for New Album ‘Deeper Well’

Kacey Musgraves Finds Fresh Footing for New Album ‘Deeper Well’

As you might have heard Kacey Musgraves sing in a cryptic commercial aired during Sunday night’s Grammy Awards broadcast, “My Saturn has returned” — and so, it was firmly announced today, has Musgraves, with a new album coming next month. Deeper Well, surfacing on March 15 on Interscope/MCA Nashville,

Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires Ending Marriage

Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires Ending Marriage

People magazine is reporting that Americana royal couple Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires are ending their marriage. Isbell filed for divorce from Shires on Dec. 15, according to People’s review of court documents. They have one daughter, Mercy, who is 8 years old. Isbell and Shires married in 2013,

2024 Grammys Go to Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Allison Russell, and More

2024 Grammys Go to Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Allison Russell, and More

As expected and eternal, the Grammys made a splash Sunday night with big names and big surprises. Kacey Musgraves, who was a presenter in the prime-time ceremony, teased a new album, directing people to her website and releasing a cryptic video in a commercial that aired just after her segment.

BONUS TRACKS: Joni at the Grammys, TikTok’s Music Feud, and More

BONUS TRACKS: Joni at the Grammys, TikTok’s Music Feud, and More

Last week’s column brought you a preview of the presenters and performers of interest to roots music fans at the daytime Grammy Premiere Ceremony, and this week we learned who we’ll see at the main event this Sunday night. Probably the biggest news is a performance from Joni

Rhiannon Giddens, Allison Russell, and More Celebrate the Country Songs of Alice Randall on ‘My Black Country’

Rhiannon Giddens, Allison Russell, and More Celebrate the Country Songs of Alice Randall on ‘My Black Country’

If you haven’t heard of Alice Randall, you’ve definitely heard her work. She was a co-writer on the 1994 Trisha Yearwood hit “XXX’s and OOO’s,” making her one of the first Black women with a songwriting credit on a hit country song. And her songs have