Ricky Skaggs News

This morning in Nashville, during a live broadcast on SiriusXM'sBluegrass Junction, 15-time GRAMMY® winner Ricky Skaggswas formally announced as aninductee for the IBMA Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame Class of 2018. Along with Paul Williams, Tom T.Hall and the late Dixie Hall, Skaggs will be officially inducted onThursday, September 27 in Raleigh,NC at the International Bluegrass Music Awards. The awards show will be broadcast live at 7:00 p.m./ET on SiriusXM's Bluegrass Junction (Ch. 62).

Dennis Duff's latest album, SONGS FROM LYON COUNTY, is available for digital pre-order now from Bandzoogle and physical CDs from Gracey Holler Music. The disc, which features a host of guest artists and tunes ranging from Bluegrass to Country to Americana and Folk, will be in stores September 7. For the project, Duff has assembled gifted vocalists to interpret a cohesive and compelling group of songs. Guests include Paul Brewster (Ricky Skaggs band), Darin and Brooke Aldridge (Mountain Home Music), Josh Shilling (Mountain Heart) and IBMA award-winner Bradley Walker (Gaither Music), as well as rising star, Holly Pitney (Mo Pitney band). Duff sings lead on four of the album's nine songs.

Hornsby draws frequently from classical, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Motown, gospel, rock, blues, and jam band musical traditions.

Love Canon's COVER STORY Out Today On Organic Records

Events have been announced for the 40th annual season of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. Free performances include: 

LOVE CANON brings their acoustic-roots sensibilities to the electronic-tinged pop hits of the 80s and 90s to create Cover Story, their 4th album, due out on Organic Records July 13, 2018. With Cover Story, LOVE CANON delivers a fresh set of classics, crossing genres to recount music of decades past from the likes of Peter Gabriel, Billy Joel, Depeche Mode, and Paul Simon. The self-produced album hosts a plethora of special guests, including Jerry Douglas, Aoife O'Donovan, Keller Williams, Michael Cleveland, and Eric Krasno, among others.

City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street, announces versatile jazz master Chick Corea and more. The following shows go on sale to the public on Thursday, May 31 at noon. All tickets will be available at citywinery.com/chicago.

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder will play the Peace Center's TD Stage today, May 29, at 8 p.m., as part of the Corona Concert Series.

The Utah Symphony today announced Tony Award-winning singer Sutton Foster will take the stage at the Deer Valley Music Festival on Saturday, July 21 at 7:30 PM in a performance with the Utah Symphony led by Associate Conductor Conner Gray Covington. Kristin Chenoweth, who was originally scheduled to perform on this date, has postponed her performance to a yet-to-be-announced date in 2019. Tickets to the performance with Sutton Foster start at $54 and are on sale now. Tickets and lodging information are available by calling (801) 533-6683 or online at deervalleymusicfestival.org.

Executive Director Tammy Fox announced her inaugural season of programming at BPAC's annual season launch event Wednesday, May 16. Joining Fox to introduce the 2018/19 Season, and sample what audiences can expect, were Indigenous contemporary folk band Twin Flames, Andrew Burashko from Art of Time Ensemble, hip-hop artist and creator of the 'Unauthorized Biography Series' Shaun Boothe, and the evening's host comedian Elvira Kurt.

Xfinity Fan Fair X, CMA Fest's Ultimate Country Music Fan Experience where fans get up close and personal with their favorite artists, returns to Music City Center daily Thursday, June 7 through Sunday, June 10(9:30 AM-5:00 PM). One of the biggest draws is the Artist of the Day session, which spotlights one of Country Music's favorite acts each day by offering a glimpse into their careers from the CMA Close Up Stage. Dierks Bentley will appear on Thursday, Luke Bryan on Friday, Dustin Lynch on Saturday and Kelsea Ballerini on Sunday.   

Utah Symphony | Utah Opera today announced nine-piece swing and jazz band, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, will return to the 2018 Deer Valley Music Festival stage on August 4, 2018, rounding out the orchestra's six-week, 17-concert music festival, which begins on June 30, 2018 and runs through August 11, 2018, Tickets for the general public start at $39 and go on sale Friday, May 11, 2018 at 10 AM.

BRIC, the leading presenter of free cultural programming in Brooklyn, is pleased to announce the lineup and sponsors for its 40th season of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival. With 31 performances (June 5 – August 11), BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! launches a yearlong celebration to cap off four decades for the pioneering NYC arts-and-media organization and leading presenter of free cultural programming in Brooklyn. The programming, reflective of Brooklyn's eclecticism and diversity, will feature a wide array of free, world-class performances at the beautiful Prospect Park Bandshell.

Legendary singer and 2016 Kennedy Center Honoree Mavis Staples will headline a special evening for the 2018 Kennedy Center Spring Gala on Sunday, May 6, 2018, in the Concert Hall. An Evening with Mavis Staples and Special Guests pairs Staples with some of her most notable collaborators: singer-songwriter Neko Case, multi-instrumentalist Bruce Hornsby, and bluegrass-county artist Alison Krauss. Together, they will lead guests through Staples's 60-plus year catalog of genre-defying contributions to American music, including many seminal works that have woven her into the very fabric of gospel, soul, folk pop, R&B, Hip Hop, blues, and rock. The event is chaired by Frances and Craig Lindner.

The Country Music Cruise,which recorded sellouts in each of its first five years, already boasted three Country Music Hall of Fame members sailing on the 2019 cruise. The announcement of Ricky Skaggs as one of the three newest Hall of Fame inductees last week brings the total to four for the January 27 – February 3, 2019 cruise aboard Holland America's stunning Signature class ship the Nieuw Amsterdam. The four hit acts will join headliner Jeff Foxworthy and a host of other artists for a week of fun, sun and non-stop entertainment.

Becky has released her latest album on the Dark Shadow Recording label. Crêpe Paper Heart features new songs from the pen of Buller and her co-writers, performed by past and present members of her ridiculously talented road band, along with an award-winning line-up of guests, including Grammy and IBMA award winners Rhonda Vincent, Sam Bush, The Fairfield Four, Rob Ickes and more.

The Country Music Association hosted a press conference in the famed Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum Rotunda earlier today to announce the 2018 class of Country Music Hall of Fame inductees. Ricky Skaggs and the families of Johnny Gimble and Dottie West were on hand to accept the honor. Watch the livestream at CMA's YouTube Channel.

The Country Music Association held a press conference this morning to announce the 2018 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame-Johnny Gimble, Ricky Skaggs and Dottie West.

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder will play the Peace Center's TD Stage on Tuesday, May 29, at 8 p.m., as part of the Corona Concert Series.

The Country Music Association reveals the initial artist lineup for this year's CMA Fest, featuring an exceptional bill of hundreds of artists performing on 11 stages throughout downtown Nashville Thursday through Sunday, June 7-10.