Emmylou Harris News

SiriusXM announced today that multiple GRAMMY Award-winner and country music icon, Dwight Yoakam, will launch an exclusive SiriusXM channel,Dwight Yoakam and The Bakersfield Beat 'Where Country Went Mod.'

Joan Baez's highly anticipated new album, Whistle Down The Wind, is exclusively streaming now via NPR Music's “First Listen,” who proclaim, “This particular batch of folk songs amplifies Baez ever-present gift for interpretation.” Stream the album here.

Berkshire Theatre Group welcomes five-time Grammy Award-winning acappella ensemble, Ladysmith Black Mambazo to The Colonial Theatre on Friday, March 9 at 8pm.

FIELD REPORT, the Wisconsin-based quartet founded and fronted by Chris Porterfield, have made their national TV debut on CBS This Morning Saturday Sessions, in advance of the upcoming album, SUMMERTIME SONGS. In anticipation of the new album, the band recently  premiered the first single, 'Never Look Back,' with Stereogum. 'Never Look Back' and an additional track, 'If I Knew,' are now available everywhere, as both singles and instant downloads when pre-ordering  Summertime Songs. A national tour will follow the release of the album.

Mickey Lamantia Featured in Rolling Stone Country, Releases EVERY BAD HABIT

Hennepin Theatre Trust announced STEVE EARLE AND THE DUKES will bring the Copperhead Road 30th Anniversary Tour to Minneapolis at the historic Pantages Theatre (710 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. The Warner Bros. Records artist will celebrate his 1988 release on March 16 in El Dorado, Arkansas through April 15 in Peekskill, New York. The Mastersons will be performing as a special guest.

Steve Earle and The Dukes announce spring tour dates in support of Copperhead Road's 30th anniversary. The Warner Bros. Records artist will celebrate his 1988 release starting on March 16th in El Dorado, Arkansas through April 15th in Peekskill, New York. 

Courtney Marie Andrews' new song, “Kindness of Strangers,” is premiering today at The Fader. “Kindness of Strangers” is the second song unveiled from Andrews' anticipated new full-length album, May Your Kindness Remain, which will be released March 23 on Fat Possum Records/Mama Bird Recording Co. and is now available for pre-order.

Chris Stapleton's ALL AMERICAN ROAD SHOW will hit the road again in 2018 including newly confirmed shows at New York's Madison Square Garden, Los Angeles' The Forum and Chicago's Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre among others. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will feature Marty Stuart and Brent Cobb as special guests. Stapleton Fan Club pre-sales will begin Tuesday, February 6 at 10:00am local time. For more information Public tickets for the newly announced concerts begin Friday, February 9 at 10:00am local time.

HELLO, DOLLY! at the Shubert Theatre displayed a warm welcome for the 90th Annual Grammy Awards' return to New York City in anticipation of the upcoming broadcast this Sunday, January 28th. The hit revival is a 2018 Grammy Award® nominee for Best Musical Theater Album and winner of the 1965 Grammy Award for Song of the Year.

This year's Pre-Grammys gala, hosted by Clive Davis and the Recording Academy, will get a taste of Broadway. According to Variety, Davis revealed that the event will include a segment to honor Broadway, with performances from Tony winners Leslie Odom Jr and Ben Platt.

Sprouting from the musical foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville, Virginia's LOVE CANON is excited to announce they have signed on with Moonstruck Management and Organic Records and are set to release their 4th album, Cover Story, in Spring 2018. For Cover Story, LOVE CANON has decided to take many of the suggestions that they get at their high energy live shows and will feature ten new-to-them 80's hits and a plethora of special guests. Cover Story is a follow up to their previous efforts, Greatest Hits Volumes 1-3.

An eclectic all-star lineup of artists, musicians, actors and comedians will take the stage as presenters at the 60TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS . This year's presenters include 18-time GRAMMY winner Tony Bennett, current GRAMMY nominee Dave Chappelle, three-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Kelly Clarkson, professional football player Victor Cruz, co-host of THE TALK and GRAMMY winner Eve, current GRAMMY nominee Jim Gaffigan, actress Katie Holmes, previous GRAMMY nominee Nick Jonas, actress Anna Kendrick, 15-time GRAMMY winner Alicia Keys, 10-time GRAMMY winner John Legend, actor Shemar Moore, comedian and television host Trevor Noah, current GRAMMY nominee Sarah Silverman, actress and singer Hailee Steinfeld and previous GRAMMY nominee Donnie Wahlberg.

Just added to the lineup of the Recording Academy's 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards are 2018 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and 13-time GRAMMY winner Emmylou Harris with two-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee Chris Stapleton

The New York Philharmonic will present Bernstein's Mahler Marathon: The Sony Recordings, a 13-hour expedition through Bernstein's recordings of Mahler's complete symphonies. Hosted by Fred Child, the free event, part of the Philharmonic's Insights at the Atrium series, takes place Sunday, February 25, 2018, 10:00 a.m. 11:00 p.m., at the David Rubenstein Atrium.Both Bernstein and Mahler served as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, and Bernstein is credited with popularizing the music of his predecessor through performances and recordings. Bernstein's marked scores from the New York Philharmonic Leon Levy Digital Archives will be projected in real time during the marathon. Music students and fans have volunteered to page turn the digital score live for each of the 39 movements. Between each symphony, special guests will read selections from Bernstein's own writings on Mahler, and video clips of Bernstein talking about Mahler will be projected.

Irish Arts Center presents Masters in Collaboration XII: Rhiannon Giddens Meets Dirk Powell (February 9-11), the next chapter in a series that, since its launch in 2008, has consistently served as a risk-rewarding incubator and platform for the merging of musical talents outside the dynamics of the commercial marketplace. Last season, the collaboration between Cassandra Wilson and Liam Maonla fostered at IAC blossomed into an international tour to Dublin, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York, with an ensemble of top jazz, folk and Irish musicians from both sides of the Atlantic, in a performance where their innate musicality allowed their distinct vocabularies to speak as one (Chicago Tribune).

FIELD REPORT, the Wisconsin-based quartet founded and fronted by Chris Porterfield, have announced their new album, SUMMERTIME SONGS, to be released on March 23rd on Verve Forecast, part of Verve Label Group.

In a stellar career that spans half a century, John Hiatt has built a massive collection of recordings that's been an ongoing source of inspiration for fans, critics and other artists. Hiatt's catalog encompasses more than 22 studio albums, including several acknowledged classics.

Courtney Marie Andrews' anticipated new full-length album, May Your Kindness Remain, will be released March 23 on Fat Possum Records/Mama Bird Recording Co. and is now available pre order

The Recording Academy announced its Special Merit Awards recipients today, and this year's Lifetime Achievement Award honorees are Hal Blaine, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Louis Jordan, the Meters, Queen, and Tina Turner.