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
SPOTLIGHT: On ‘Weird Faith,’ Madi Diaz Sings From the Anxiety of New Beginnings
EDITOR’S NOTE: Madi Diaz is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for February 2024. Look for more about her and her new album, Weird Faith, out Feb. 9 on ANTI-, all month long.
“I’m doing my damnedest to claim my crazy right now.”
Madi Diaz is embracing the turmoil.
ALBUM REVIEW: Dashes of Bluegrass, Celtic, and More Spice Up Charm City Junction’s ‘Salt Box’
There are certain states that are immediately associated with old-time music: North Carolina. Tennessee. West Virginia. Maryland? Well, maybe not yet. But on their new album, Salt Box, Charm City Junction aims to put Baltimore on the old-time map.
A quartet consisting of 2017 IBMA Fiddle Player of
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
ALBUM REVIEW: Britti Debuts a Flavorful Mix of Country and R&B on ‘Hello, I’m Britti’
You don’t get many chances to make a first impression. One, in fact. Brittany Guerin, who performs under the name Britti, understands that and is making the most of her opportunity on her debut LP Hello, I’m Britti.
The New Orleans native-turned-Nashville resident performs an elegant
THROUGH THE LENS: Taylor Swift and the Rising Tide of Women in Music
As I was reviewing the photos the ND photographers have recently taken, I noticed that most were of women artists. That's not unusual — both this column at ND as a whole have long recognized that women are a driving force in roots music. But it got me to