Kris Kristofferson is always good for a few surprises, but future performances on stage or on screen won’t likely be among them. A news release announcing a shift in management for the 84-year-old singer, songwriter, and actor’s estate also revealed […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Langhorne Slim is No Depression‘s Spotlight artist for January 2021. Read more about him and his new album, Strawberry Mansion, here, and don’t miss his essay. Strawberry Mansion comes out Jan. 29. When the world stopped last […]
In the days after Justin Townes Earle died last summer, his friends and fellow artists shared their memories and appreciation for the singer-songwriter, giving us a fuller picture of who he was, beyond the music. But a new article […]
“Why write a song, why create such a thing / When you could just speak what you’re trying to sing?” The War and Treaty’s Michael Trotter poses that question in a rap in the bridge to “The Song About […]
Amid all your doomscrolling this week, you likely ran into something about … sea chanteys. These work songs from fishing crews have found new life among those fishing for likes on TikTok, sparking renewed interest and perhaps a new […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: “The New Normal” is an occasional series of stories that look into how the coronavirus has affected artists, listeners, and the music business. Find other stories in the series here. The door to the House of Songs first […]
It’s not 2020 anymore (and thank goodness for that), but that doesn’t mean everything’s immediately OK, as this week of an attempted coup at the US Capitol and skyrocketing COVID-19 cases has firmly reminded us. Live events, like everything else, […]
The new year has rung in with good tidings of a new project from Loretta Lynn. Still Woman Enough, coming out March 19, is a studio album celebrating women in country music, according to a news release from Legacy Recordings. […]
If you got or gave some records as holiday gifts, you’re in good company. Nielsen data showed that U.S. vinyl sales hit 1.842 million the week ending Christmas Eve, the highest figure since the service started tracking this data in […]
The International Bluegrass Music Association announced on its social media channels Saturday that iconic bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice passed away on Christmas Day at his home in Reidsville, North Carolina. He was 69 years old. “Sometime during Christmas morning […]
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