Today, Ringo Starr released “Thankful,” the second track from his forthcoming country music album, Look Up. The song features Alison Krauss and is the only track on the album co-written by Starr, alongside Bruce Sugar. The album, produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett, is set to be released on January 10, 2025. “Thankful” is available to stream today.

On August 9th, Compass Records Group will reissue trailblazing banjo player Alison Brown’s GRAMMY-nominated debut album SIMPLE PLEASURES.

Today, to celebrate the launch of their extensive summer tour, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss release their own rendition of "When The Levee Breaks" (Rounder Records). With the song having been a part of the country, blues and rock n roll canon for nearly a century, the duo's smoldering take quickly became a climactic, ephemeral staple of their setlists over the past several years.

Music legend Willie Nelson is bringing his celebrated 4th of July Picnic to Philadelphia for the very first time, promising an Independence Day filled with unforgettable performances and musical camaraderie. This year’s event will take place at the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, NJ, right across the river from the heart of Philadelphia, the birthplace of America.

CHET ATKINS is the most recorded solo instrumentalist in music history who traveled far to become “Mr. Guitar.” The journey took the legendary icon from Appalachian poverty to international acclaim, from utter obscurity to three Halls of Fame. He is a 14x Grammy Award winner, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement recipient, A Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Country Music Hall of Fame inductee.

Today, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss announce their return to North America. Reunited once more – and much sooner than the twelve years that passed between their previous two tours – the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and 27x GRAMMY-winner will hit the road this spring and summer for nearly 30 headline dates and counting.

This year, after four years and 60 million dollars of renovation, the 2023 Beale Street Festival reopened in Tom Lee Park along the riverside in downtown Memphis Tennessee. At the height of Beale Street's popularity in 2017, the event saw 37,000 fans crowd the park. Attendance numbers this year were smaller and saner, with crowds of around 10,000 daily. This was in part a deliberate effort to keep the newly planted park-plants from being trampled into oblivion.

Every June—for the past five decades—music fans known as Festivarians have made their annual pilgrimage to the box canyon town of Telluride, Colorado, for the legendary Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Inspired by the beauty of the natural landscape and the skillfully played music from a multitude of genres, this legendary gathering has long been a bucket list destination for musicians and music fans alike.

“Every song written feels like a little victory to its writer. Sure, some are better than others, and from time to time—if you’re lucky—you write something special. But every one counts,” says Eric Gibson of International Bluegrass Music Association Award-winners, The Gibson Brothers.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell today announced the music lineup for the 2023 event, scheduled for April 28 – May 7.   Jazz Fest is an annual celebration of the unique culture and heritage of New Orleans and Louisiana, alongside unforgettable performances by nationally and internationally renowned guest artists to create one of the world’s most diverse musical festival lineups.  Almost half a million fans gather annually for the seven-day event that features virtually every style of