One of music’s fastest rising bands, The Red Clay Strays, won Emerging Act of the Year at last night’s 2024 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards.

The blues doesn’t just ease your woes – it invigorates. Sam’s Place, Little Feat’s newest studio release, is an all-blues extravaganza featuring conga player and vocalist Sam Clayton. This album has kicked their already high post-pandemic audience enthusiasm into overdrive. One song, Muddy Waters’ "Can’t Be Satisfied," inspired the name for their summer and fall tours, and they have been rocking ever since.

Today, Buddy Miller has shared his take on the late Don Heffington’s “Fired Again,” the next offering from Tonight I’ll Go Down Swingin’: A Tribute to Don Heffington, out October 18 via Nine Mile Records and Clover Music Group.

Grace Bowers, 18 year old, meteorically fast rising guitarist, songwriter and bandleader last night won “Instrumentalist of the Year” at The Americana Honor & Awards, yet another landmark moment for this remarkable and singular young artist.

3x GRAMMY winner Samara Joy has released a new single “Autumn Nocturne” today from her forthcoming studio album Portrait, due out October 11th on Verve Records. Originally written by Joe Myrow and Kim Gannon and released in 1941, the composition reflects on the changing seasons and offers a nostalgic reminder of lost love.

Fans asked and Danny Wimmer Presents delivered—Metallica is headed to Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival for the first time ever in 2025! Metallica has been the #1 most requested act to play the destination event, and to celebrate the occasion, they are bringing two full headlining spots for a “No Repeat Weekend.” Metallica will close out both Friday and Sunday nights of the four-day festival weekend, taking place on May 8, 9, 10 & 11 at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
 

SIERRA HULL, the 2x GRAMMY-nominated and 6x International Bluegrass Music Association Award-winning artist, has announced her roots-laced rendition of “Black Muddy River” — which has been a recurring gem in her live set for years — will be released on Friday, September 27.

Today, Teksupport and el studio have announced the fourth iteration of Black Lotus, an immersive theatrical event initiative. Held on October 24th and October 31st at an undisclosed Manhattan location, Black Lotus invites revelers to step into a shadowed realm where the physical and metaphysical converge, promising an intoxicating atmosphere of transcendence and world-renowned house and techno talent.

Sunny skies and warm smiles prevailed over an incredible lineup of artists at the 23rd annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion last weekend.

The speed and momentum Teddy and the Rough Riders are gathering throughout Nashville’s underground Country music scene is embodied in their latest single, “Fast Livin.’’’ Music City natives, Jack Quiggins and Ryan Jennings, have been going non-stop since the late 2010s, collaborating with everyone from Margo Price to Emily Nenni to Sean Thompson’s Weird Ears, quickly becoming your favorite country band’s favorite country band.