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Billboard.com released its highly sought after list of “Top 10 Country Artists to Watch in 2014” and selected Minneapolis rising talent GB Leighton among its honorees. Leighton, managed by Average Joe’s Rusty Harmon (Hootie & the Blowfish, the LACS and Jason Michael Carroll), is praised for his originality by journalist Chuck Dauphin who describes his […]

Iconic singer, songwriter, musician, actress, philanthropist, and 2014 Grammy nominee, DOLLY PARTON, is set to kick off her “Blue Smoke World Tour” this Friday, January 24, in Rancho Mirage, California. In addition this past Friday, Parton announced shows in Tamworth and Cairns being added to the Australian leg of the tour, both shows are already

Lucinda Williams will headline the 4th annual Americana Spring Celebration, to be held March 21-22, 2014 at Blackberry Farm, a world-class luxury resort breathtakingly situated in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. This year’s musical experience will feature Americana icon Williams along with songstress and SiriusXM “Apron Strings” host Elizabeth Cook playing before the

Country superstar Darius Rucker is starting the new year off right, earning a GRAMMY nod for Best Country Solo Performance on his number one hit Wagon Wheel and selling out stops in Enid, Okla. and Verona, New York for his 2014 True Believers Tour. “The greater Enid community has shown a lot of excitement surrounding

Celtic Connections 2014 begins this Thursday. The festival will last 18 days and this is its most exciting programme to date. This will be the festival’s 21st year and it has certainly developed and grown according to Donald Shaw, Artistic Director of Celtic Connections: “The festival is really coming of age this year, as can

In its 58th week on sale, Florida Georgia Line’s, HERE’S TO THE GOOD TIMES stands at number one on Billboard’s Country Album chart. Florida Georgia Line is an American country pop duo composed of Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard who have already broken records with their 2013 single Cruise, which spent 24 weeks at number

The Americana Music Association will be holding a Pre Grammy Salute and Tribute to The Everly Brothers, remembering Phil Everly who recently passed away. The AMA has invited friends of the community to come together to perform Everly Brothers songs and to play a few of their own in West Hollywood, California, January 25. Attendees

Americana is an increasingly influential style of music that encompasses many key elements of American roots music; folk, blues, country, bluegrass and rock, for starters – but it lives in a world apart from the pure forms of these genres. Over three evenings the recently formed Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK) will present some of

APA Nashville has signed singer/songwriter Maggie Rose, it was announced today by Steve Hauser, SVP of APA Nashville. Rose, whose new CUT TO IMPRESS CD from iconic producers James Stroud and Blake Chancey includes the two Top 30 Mediabase singles I Ain’t Your Mama and Better, was named one of the four best Country albums

The latest performers for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards have been announced. Keith Urban, Taylor Swift and Kacey Musgraves with join an all-star lineup, including John Legend, Paul McCartney and Ringo Star. Other special performances include nominee Sara Bareilles together with four-time Grammy winner and 2014 MusiCares Person of the Year, Carole King. Two-time Grammy