Alison Krauss News

Music industry veteran Hazel Smith was honored Monday, August 15 at the first-ever Music Row Storytellers event, an evening benefiting Music Health Alliance, sponsored by CMT.

The Bird & The Rifle, the new full-length album, from Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and performer Lori McKenna, will be released July 29 on CN Records via Thirty Tigers.

In response to the tragedies in Orlando this week, Country music recording artist Trae Edwards has released the inspirational new single, “Love Got Us Through” (Breezewood Productions).

Veteran singer/songwriter Jonathan Edwards will be performing on August 20, 2016 at The Grove at Neumann, Saratoga Springs, NY in support of his new album, Tomorrow's Child. Produced by four-time Grammy Award nominee Darrell Scott, Tomorrow's Child features the venerable and beloved Edwards accompanied by such roots music luminaries Shawn Colvin, Jerry Douglas, John Cowan, Vince Gill, and Alison Krauss.

The Bird & The Rifle, the new album from Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and performer Lori McKenna, is now available to pre-order. Each digital pre-order comes with immediate downloads of the title track as well as the lead track, “Wreck You.”  

In response to the tragedies in Orlando this week, Country music recording artist Trae Edwards has released the inspirational new single, 'Love Got Us Through' (Breezewood Productions). The song is available now at BreezewoodProductions.com, Amazon, Google Play, Tidal, Spotify and more, and will be available soon at iTunes.

Genuine: The Alan Jackson Story, a definitive three CD career-defining anthology of music including classic tracks, hits, and rarities including eight previously unreleased recordings from country superstar Alan Jackson will be released worldwide digitally and on CD beginning August 5.

Americana music ensemble Auburn featuring Liz Lenten will be releasing their 5th album “Love & Promises” on June 17th 2016! The new album was mainly written in the mountains of eastern Crete last year, in a flurry of outpouring! As always with Liz Lenten's prolific songwriting, themes cover the usual range of reflections of emotions and situations – from love, loss, uncertainty and yearning to lucid dreaming, frustrating teenagers, imaginary lovers, and the sorry sad state of the world…. Remarkably it's pretty upbeat mostly actually....honest!

CMoore Live presents Willie Nelson & Family with special guest Don McLean coming to Outlaw Field at Idaho Botanical Garden on Tuesday, July 26. Tickets go on-sale Friday, June 10th at 10am. Ticket prices are $65 for general admission and $60 for IBG Members. Tickets available at Taco Bell Arena box office, Idaho Botanical Garden admin office, online at Ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 208-426-1766 or 208-343-8649.

Country superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will be returning to host Country Music's Biggest Night in 2016.

The Bird & The Rifle, the new full-length album, from Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and performer Lori McKenna, will be released July 29 on CN Records via Thirty Tigers.

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band made their first public appearance 50 years ago May 13, 1966 and now they're marking that milestone with more airings of their star-studded televised PBS Pledge Special. Click here to find dates and times for when the PBS Pledge Special airs in your market.

Nearly 900 graduates from 68 countries received degrees today at Berklee's 2016 commencement. Berklee President Roger H. Brown presented honorary doctor of music degrees to music legends Rita Moreno, the Isley Brothers, Lucian Grainge, and Milton Nascimento. Moreno delivered the commencement address to the graduating class and an estimated audience of nearly 7,000 guests at the Agganis Arena. The annual commencement concert, held the previous evening at the Agganis Arena, featured some of the college's most accomplished students paying tribute to the honorees with performances of music associated with their careers.

Grammy, Emmy and Tony-winning singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper is taking a country DETOUR May 6 with her highly-anticipated new album (available for pre-order now) featuring a collection of country covers from the 40's, 50's and 60's.

Berklee President Roger H. Brown will present Rita Moreno, Ronald and Ernie Isley, Lucian Grainge, and Milton Nascimento with honorary doctor of music degrees at Berklee's commencement ceremony, Saturday, May 7

Berklee President Roger H. Brown will present Rita Moreno, Ronald and Ernie Isley, Lucian Grainge, and Milton Nascimento with honorary doctor of music degrees at Berklee's commencement ceremony, Saturday, May 7, at the 7,000-seat Agganis Arena at Boston University. Moreno, this year's commencement speaker, will address more than 900 Berklee graduates and their parents and invited guests. 

The term, “highly anticipated” is tossed around often in music press, but it can't begin to describe the excitement among true music insiders surrounding the release of Right Beside You, the new album from Jeff White.

Damian Woetzel continues his DEMO series uniting artists around a common theme, April 22-23, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. This installment of the multi-genre series features Memphis jookin' dance pioneer Lil Buck, along with fellow jooker Ron "Prime Tyme" Myles, and musicians Sandeep Das (tabla), Johnny Gandelsman (violin), Cristina Pato (gaita), Wu Tong (sheng), David Teie (cello), and singer, song-writer, and multi-instrumentalist Kate Davis. This adventurous cast of musicians and dancers will explore, through their performances, the worlds they came from, collaboratively reinventing their own instruments and art forms around the theme of Place.

Music City Irish Fest (MCIF) is bringing together some of Nashville's top musicians and the world's best Irish musicians to collaborate, create and commemorate.

?Iconic performer and musical chameleon Cyndi Lauper announced today the DETOUR Tour in support of her upcoming studio album, DETOUR, available May 6 on Sire Records. The 19-city tour will kick off May 9 at the "Mother Church of Country Music," Nashville's Ryman Auditorium and will wrap up June 12 at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre in St. Augustine, Florida. Select dates, including New York City's historic Beacon Theatre, will feature a co-headlining performance by Boy George. The tour arrives at the Dr. Phillips Center on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 8 p.m. in the Walt Disney Theater. Tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, March 11, 2016 at 10 a.m. Cyndi Lauper Fan Club members will have first access to tickets beginning today at 12 p.m. EST while a special presale with the password "CYNDITOUR2016" will begin Tuesday, March 8 at 10 a.m.