THROUGH THE LENS: Julian Taylor, the Gene Shay Awards Show, and Other Roots Music Photos of the Week

News out of Nashville this morning is that singer-songwriter Todd Snider passed away on Friday, November 14 at just 59 years old. Over the last few weeks, the funny, freak-folk adjacent troubadour has been in the news, not only for his latest album HIGH, LONESOME AND THEN SOME, which came

The 68th annual Grammy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, February 1, 2026. Pop and hip-hop artists like Kendrick Lamar, Jack Antonoff, Lady Gaga, and Bad Bunny lead the nominations, but the nominees for all roots music (and adjacent) categories are listed below. Best Country Solo Performance “Nose On