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Watch Kacey Musgraves’ Tiny Desk Concert

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Kacey Musgraves stopped by NPR for their Tiny Desk Concert series, performing four tracks from her stellar new album Pageant Material. She closes with "Follow Your Arrow," in honor of the Supreme Court ruling in favor of marriage equality that had passed just hours before Musgraves and her band recorded their performance. Watch it below.

Other Roots Music News:

• Hot Rize released a music video for "Your Light Leads Me On."

• Jewel is releasing an Americana album and joined the Americana Fest lineup. 

• ClickHole raised enough money to buy Bob Dylan his very own Sleep Number bed. 

• Jeff Tweedy explained how Wilco titled their most recent album Star Wars. 

• Ryan Adams has finished recording 1989, and Wired has a complete history of the project. 

Get Your First Look at Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams

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The above photo, shot by Alan Markfield, is your first look at Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams in the biopic I Saw the Light, coming to theaters November 27. Read more about the film and its release at Entertainment Weekly.

Other Roots Music News:

• Dolly Parton and Jennifer Nettles gave Rolling Stone Country the lowdown on the Coat of Many Colors movie. 

• Jason Isbell performed "24 Frames" on Conan.

• ICYMI: IBMA announced their 2015 awards nominees. 

• In other Dolly news, Curbed explores how Dolly Parton's childhood home became Dollywood. 

• Wilco brought Jenny Lewis and Ben Gibbard on stage for a performance of "California Stars" at a recent show in Washington.

Woohoo! Get a Free New Album from Wilco

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Happy Friday! It's almost the weekend, but if you still need a little good news, look no further: Wilco released a surprise album last night! You can download (or stream) Star Wars for free for a limited time over at the band's site, in advance of the album's August 21 release on CD and vinyl.

Get it here.

Other Roots Music News:

• Stream The Blade, the fantastic new album from Ashley Monroe, at NPR First Listen. 

• Want more excellent streaming goodies? Watkins Family Hour's new album is also at First Listen! 

• Check out the new video for Dustbowl Revival's "Lampshade On."

• Glen Hansard announced new tour dates. [A.V. Club] 

• Listen to "Words," a new song from Sharon Van Etten.