Who Could Be the Country Music Hall of Fame’s New Inductees in 2026
It’s the time of year to consider who might be the inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2026. A secret committee commissioned by the CMA (Country Music Association) is receiving their final ballots. The Country Music Hall of Fame inductees are selected through a committee process appointed by the CMA. Since 2010, […]
Marco Grancelli Hits The Road With Camino Trunco
Marco Grancelli – Camino Trunco (self-released, 2025) Argentine musician and composer Marco Grancelli recorded Camino Trunco, his first solo album, in various studios throughout 2024… Grancelli, who was born in Argentina and is based in France, has spent recent years traveling through South America, absorbing multiple folklore traditions. His background includes research, arranging, and composition […]
Paying a Visit to the Grave of Gram Parsons
The life of Gram Parsons was marked by planting country music seeds in fertile ground that would eventually grow into a deeper appreciation for the genre well beyond its conventional borders. Gram Parsons owns one of the most complex legacies in country music. Talk to some, and they’ll convince you he’s the undisputed godfather of […]
Rachel Beetz shares “Reverb” from her forthcoming album “Tone Keepers”
Flutist Rachel Beetz returns with Tone Keepers, on February 6. The album track “Reverb” explores an “alien harmonic orbit” built from spacious multiphonics and cyclical breath. Beetz treats sound as physical touch—a transduction of energy through air to the eardrum. Experience the album in full at Rhizome DC on February 4, featuring a large ensemble […]
Towering Songwriter, Alan Jackson Co-Writer Jim McBride Has Died
Alan Jackson became a country music Hall of Famer singing them. But it was his long-time behind-the-scenes songwriting partner Jim McBride who was responsible for co-writing so many of his songs. Jim McBride also co-wrote “She Don’t Get The Blues” and “Short Sweet Ride” for Alan Jackson’s debut album Here in the Real World (1990). […]
WOMEX 2026 Calls For World Music Proposals In Gran Canaria
WOMEX – the Worldwide Music Expo – has opened its Call For Proposals for the 32nd edition. The conference and showcase is set to take… The Call For Proposals is open to musicians, DJs, film-makers and music professionals from all regions, aiming to highlight a broad range of world music talent and industry perspectives. An […]
Two Festivals Share Top Prize At 2025 Transglobal World Music Awards
The Transglobal World Music Chart has announced the winners of its 2025 Festival Awards, confirming a tie for the Best Festival Award. Best Festival Award… The Festival Awards, launched in late 2017, were created to highlight festivals that foster appreciation of music from diverse cultures as a tool for personal and social development, as well […]
Tashi Dorji – low clouds hang, this land is on fire
“low clouds hang, this land is on fire” is such a beguiling album; the music is gentle and beautiful in places, yet you know there are turbulent emotions beneath the surface. Only an artist with perfect control of their medium could bring so much meaning into and invite so much interpretation from solo guitar music. […]
French folk singer-songwriter Aure unveils new single “A ti te tengo”
French folk artist Aure unveils “A ti te tengo,” a rhythmic Spanish-language single from her debut album printemps, out March 20th via Mayway Records. Moving from architecture to minimalist music, Aure crafts a “discreet love song” that celebrates finding beauty after the storm. The track’s repetitive guitar and intimate vocals highlight a delicate, multilingual sound […]
‘We played to 8,000 Mexicans who knew every word’: how the Whitest Boy Alive conquered the world
He lit up Europe with bands ranging from Peachfuzz to Kings of Convenience. But it was the Whitest Boy Alive that sent Erlend Øye stratospheric. As they return, the soft-singing, country-hopping sensation looks back If you were to imagine the recent evolution of music in Europe as a series of scenes from a Where’s Wally?-style […]