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Roky Erickson, frontman of the 13th Floor Elevators, from Austin, Texas, died on Friday May 31 aged 71. The band’s debut single, ‘You’re Gonna Miss Me’, released in January 1966, is one of the most […]

Live Nation has confirmed that U2 will bring their  Joshua Tree Tour to New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Singapore and South Korea later this year. The band broke the news directly to fans via Twitter. See https://twitter.com/U2 Following the […]

No stranger to the Southern Hemisphere the formidable singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, on the back brilliant new album The Saint of Lost Causes, will return for his biggest tour down under yet playing 16 dates […]

New West Records have released Richard Thompson’s The Cold Blue – Original Motion Picture Score. The 19-track score was written and arranged by Thompson for the acclaimed filmmaker Erik Nelson’s film of the same name.  The […]

Brandi Carlile, Rhiannon Giddens, Kacey Musgraves, John Prine, Mavis Staples, Tedeschi Trucks Band and More Announced as the Americana Music Association®’s 2019 Americana Honors & Awards Nominees. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 14, 2019) – The Americana […]

First-time winners Ben Harper and Sugaray Rayford joined veteran BMA honorees Buddy Guy and Marcia Ball among the triumphant musicians at the gala ceremony hosted by Little Steven Van Zandt. MEMPHIS, Tenn. —The Memphis Cook Convention Center was […]