Carrie Underwood, Zac Brown Band & More Take Home GRAMMY Awards

Carrie Underwood blew away the audience at the 55thAnnual GRAMMY Awards with a stripped-down performance of “Blown Away” that led into her latest single, “Two Black Cadillacs.” While her dress turned out to be a visual centerpiece thanks to laser technology, the highlight of Carrie’s night was walking away with the GRAMMY for Best Solo […] Continue Reading →

Carrie Underwood, Zac Brown Band & More Take Home GRAMMY Awards

Carrie Underwood blew away the audience at the 55thAnnual GRAMMY Awards with a stripped-down performance of “Blown Away” that led into her latest single, “Two Black Cadillacs.” While her dress turned out to be a visual centerpiece thanks to laser technology, the highlight of Carrie’s night was walking away with the GRAMMY for Best Solo […] Continue Reading →

Zac Brown to Take Part in Levon Helm Tribute During GRAMMYs

Zac Brown, Brittany Howard of the Alabama Shakes, Mumford & Sons, Elton John and Mavis Staples will join together for a special tribute to the late Levon Helm as part of the annual In Memoriam segment during the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, February 10. Hosted by LL COOL J, the GRAMMYs air live […] Continue Reading →

Hunter Hayes & Kelly Clarkson Added to GRAMMY Awards Lineup

Hunter Hayes and Kelly Clarkson are among the latest artists added to Sunday night’s 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Hunter, who is nominated for three awards, will present while Kelly, also nominated, is set to perform. Joining Hunter as presenters from the country genre are Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill while Miranda Lambert and […] Continue Reading →

Keith Urban, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill to Present at GRAMMYs

Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill along with Carly Rae Jepsen, Katy Perry, Kaley Cuoco and Neil Patrick Harris have been announced as presenters at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Country music will be well-represented throughout the night with live performances from Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley, Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift scheduled for […] Continue Reading →

Hunter Hayes & Taylor Swift Featured on 2013 GRAMMY Nominees Album

Songs from Hunter Hayes, Taylor Swift and Kelly Clarkson will be among those featured on the 2013 GRAMMY Nominees album. Set for release on January 22 by Capitol Records and the Recording Academy, the album will feature 22 critically-acclaimed hits from chart-topping artists across various genres. The 19th edition of the collection includes many of […] Continue Reading →

High School Talent Show Inspires Darius Rucker to Record “Wagon Wheel”

Darius Rucker’s new single, “Wagon Wheel,” is a re-make of a popular song recorded by a number of artists. The track is based off a portion of “Rock Me Mama” written by Bob Dylan and later finished by Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show the band who recorded the original version. Darius was inspired […] Continue Reading →

Americana Music Association Unveils Top 100 Albums of 2012

The Americana Music Association has announced the Top 10 and top 100 Albums of the Year. The Top 100 albums are based on records reported to the Americana Airplay Chart between November 15, 2011 and November 17, 2012. JD McPherson’s Signs and Signifiers comes in at No. 1 for the year with Darrell Scott’s Long […] Continue Reading →