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What Does Touring in 2023 Look Like for Most Working Music Creators?If you take recent touring industry revenue reports at face value, business is booming. 2022 was a record-setting year with an estimated $6.28 billion, up 37% from the pre-pandemic year 2019. When the onion layers start to peel back though, noticeable is that $2.68 billion of that sizeable amount of…
Bluegrass is BACK for Bourbon & Beyond 2023!Bourbon & Beyond has announced their 2023 lineup, with headliners including Billy Strings, Brandi Carlile (returning for her second year in a row), Hozier, The Avett Brothers, The Black Keys, and Jon Batiste. Other roots-related main stage acts include Ryan Bingham, Old Crow Medicine Show, First Aid Kit, Brittany Howard,…
Photos: AmericanaFest Pre-Grammy Salute to Lucinda WilliamsFew artists are more associated with Americana music than Lucinda Williams, even as her incredible career is hard to categorize. Her Grammy wins range from Best Country Song ("Passionate Kisses") to Best Contemporary Folk Album (Car Wheels on a Gravel Road) to Best Female Rock Vocal Performance ("Get Right With…
International Folk Music Awards 2023: Molly Tuttle, Janis Ian Among WinnersFour of the most accomplished women in roots music were announced as winners at the International Folk Music Awards in Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday, February 1. The ceremony served as an opening night celebration for Folk Alliance International, the annual conference that runs through Sunday, February 5. Janis Ian,…
NewsOct 17, 2022
Since the 1970s, Béla Fleck has put his own mark on nearly every kind of music, from bluegrass and classical, to jazz and Latin, not to mention the exceptional albums with Indian and African roots. That can make him a hard guy to interview because there's just so much to cover. Fortunately, accomplished podcast host…
NewsSep 29, 2022
Three of the most innovative artists in roots music -- Billy Strings, Béla Fleck, and Dolly Parton -- were revealed as IBMA Bluegrass Music Award winners on Thursday night (September 29) in Raleigh, North Carolina. Billy Strings received the coveted Entertainer of the Year Award for the second year in a row, along with Song…
NewsSep 15, 2022
It was a wonderful night of music, celebration, reflection, and joy last night at the Ryman Auditorium as folks gathered for the 21st Annual Americana Honors & Awards. Billy Strings was crowned Americana’s Artist of the Year, with Jerry Douglas presenting the award. Triple nominee Allison Russell earned the Album of the Year Award for…
NewsAug 9, 2022
We're looking for someone to join our team! We have an opening for an Associate Editor / Social Media Coordinator - a part-time position - so if this sounds like something in your technical wheelhouse, and you have a knowledge of roots music, read on for the details: • Remote contract position, ideally available M-F…
NewsAug 5, 2022
September can't come soon enough, as we're eagerly anticipating the long-awaited inaugural Earl Scruggs Music Festival in Mill Spring, North Carolina, to be held September 2-4, 2022! BGS is thrilled to be partnering with the festival to present a tribute to one of the most iconic Earl Scruggs Revue albums, Live at Kansas State. The…
