Over the course of his 30-year career and countless number of performances, singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keen has grown accustomed to standing onstage behind the mic. On April 30, Robert Earl will finally get to sit behind the mic as the host of the new project, Americana Podcast: The 51st State. The new podcast is dedicated…
The 2017 Americana Music Honors & Awards were held last night (Sept. 13) at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The ceremony is the centerpiece of Nashville’s Americana Fest (Sept. 12–17), which features almost 300 artists performing at different venues throughout Nashville. Check out photos from the red carpet below. photos by Jason Simanek
The nominees for the 2017 Americana Honors & Awards were announced today (May 9), and a familiar name is front and center: Sturgill Simpson. Sturgill, who won Americana Awards in 2014 and 2015, leads the pack with three nominations in 2017, including Album, Artist and Song of the Year. Other artists with multiple nominations include…
Join the fun this weekend in Dallas as the Women’s Final Four makes a stop in North Texas at the American Airlines Center. There are so many family-free friendly events surrounding the Championship game and that includes a FREE concert from Pat Green. Starting today, adjacent to the American Airlines Center is Tourney Town. A…
Last year Eric Church announced he would be taking on scalpers. He was tired of seeing his fans being taken advantage of by these scalpers. So far, Eric has been winning this fight and his fans are too. Yesterday, he announced that almost 2000 more scalper tickets were cancelled and were being released today, going…
Jim Lauderdale is getting a big honor this year . . . and it’s not because of his magnificent hair. The Americana Honors and Awards Show will be honoring Jim with a lifetime achievement award at this year’s show on Sept. 21 at the Ryman Auditorium—and none other than George Strait will be presenting the…