Nonesuch : Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder Reunite After a Half-Century for New Album, 'GET ON BOARD,' Out April 22 on Nonesuch →

Nearly sixty years after they first played together, Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal, longtime friends and collaborators, reunite with an album of music from two Piedmont blues masters who have inspired them all their lives: GET ON BOARD: THE SONGS OF SONNY TERRY & BROWNIE MCGHEE, out April 22, 2022, on Nonesuch Records. A video for the track “Hooray Hooray” may be seen below, as well as an interview with Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal about the record.

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Rolling Stone : Hear Marianne Faithfull’s Forceful ‘Vagabond Ways’ Demo for ‘Incarceration of a Flower Child’ →

Marianne Faithfull will give her 1999 album, Vagabond Ways, the deluxe treatment with a reissue due out March 4. She’s teasing the release with the demo recording for the album’s “Incarceration of a Flower Child,” a song Roger Waterswrote in 1968 but never recorded with Pink Floyd.

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Vanguard : Angélique Kidjo, Psquare, Fireboy, others join Faces of Afrobeats campaign →

Faces of Afrobeats, a campaign organised by Primemusicpartners to celebrate the frontier stars of the indigenous African music genre, Afrobeat, has featured Beninese Grammy-award winner Angélique Kidjo, Psquare, Fireboy Dml, R2Beez and others.

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Tennessean : The Best music photos from 50 years ago in 1971 in Nashville →

Earl Scruggs, second from right, is having a practice session with his sons, 21-year-old Gary, left, 17-year-old Randy and 12-year-old Steve, at their Nashville's home Jan. 5, 1971. The hold three practices a week.

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Euronews : A peek inside the Gainsbourg cocoon: 'Jane by Charlotte' arrives in cinemas →

At 50, Charlotte Gainsbourg is the custodian of the memory of her family and their mark on French popular culture.

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Louder : Warren Haynes: Gov't Mule's Heavy Load Blues is a cleansing and healing process →

Twenty-seven years after Allman Brother Warren Haynes started his side project Gov't Mule, it’s now his main band.

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Central Maine : Singer-songwriter Amy Helm talks about her latest album →

As I’ve frequently stated, I love chatting with folks for the first time and my recent interview with the late Levon Helm’s daughter, Amy Helm, was no exception.

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Al.Com : Grammy Awards postponed due to COVID surge linked to Omicron variant →

A decorative Grammy is seen before the start of the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, March 14, 2021.

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NME : Hear Yoko Ono’s ‘Listen, The Snow Is Falling’, which is finally available to stream →

The track was originally released as the B-side to John Lennon’s iconic ‘Happy Xmas (War Is Over)’ and features Lennon on guitar. Speaking about the track in 1993, Ono said: “The first pop song — if you can say pop song — I ever wrote was ‘Listen, the Snow Is Falling.’ I did that before (Lennon and I) got together. Then, when we got together, I made it into a real pop song.”

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New Castle Herald : Jimmy Barnes can't wait to take the Red Hot Summer Tour on the road →

Jimmy Barnes and the Red Hot Summer Tour go together like cheap wine and a three-day growth. He's been part of the concert series since it kicked off 10 years ago and has watched it grow into one of Australia's most popular summer staples.

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Cision PR Newswire : The Blind Boys of Alabama Team up with the Foundation Fighting Blindness and Two Blind Brothers for Music to our Eyes Livestream Music Series →

COLUMBIA, Md., Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world's leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, presents the next installment of their livestream music series, Music to Our Eyes. In partnership with Two Blind Brothers, this Facebook series will feature the Blind Boys of Alabama on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 8 p.m. ET. This exclusive in-person performance will be from the Buckman Performing and Fine Arts Center in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Far Out Magazine : Je T’Aime: The trailblazing life and times of Jane Birkin →

From her early years as being described as a “shy English girl” Jane Birkin certainly came out of her shell. Although she may bemoan her own rise to stardom as bleakly gradual, the retrospective history books have her earmarked as the quintessential feather ruffler since the moment that she first graced screens in The Knack …and How to Get It in 1965. She might have only starred as ‘Girl on Motorbike’ in that, but soon she was a paradigm for the daring European art re-emerging in the 1960s.

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Glide Magazine : Bruce Springsteen & Willie Nile Join Up With Steve Earle at 7th Annual John Henry’s Friends Benefit (SHOW REVIEW) →

For the 7th Annual John Henry’s Friends Benefit for the Keswell School Steve Earle and company raised the most money in the fundraiser’s history at a time when it is desperately needed. The all-star lineup was the reason why Town Hall easily sold out, leaving many fans hoping to buy tickets in the seasonably warm Monday night (12/13) air along the Times Square sidewalks pre-show.

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Jamaica Observer : A Superior toast to Gentleman →

The liquor, which hit the market three days ago and is available on the singer's website, is manufactured in Panama and takes its name from Gentleman's 2004 hit song of the same name.

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Business Daily : Jal Records New Album in Nairobi →

The globally renowned Canadian- South Sudanese artist Emmanuel Jal, has performed on some of the biggest music stages in the world but his new album has brought him back to the traditional roots of African music.

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Independant : Mini-skirts, bouffants and forgotten hits: The unsung women of the British Invasion →

As Beatlemania sweeps the world once more with Peter Jackson’s ‘Get Back’, it’s high time that the women who took America by storm – from Dusty Springfield to Cilla Black – are equally recognised for their part in pop history. Key figures of the Swinging Sixties, including Petula Clark, speak to Alli Patton.

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BBC : Grammy nominations 2022: Wizkid, Rocky Dawuni, Femi Kuti, Angelique Kidjo Best Global Music Album category and how the recording academy pick the winner →

Inside the categories, Nigerian musician Wizkid and Femi Kuti get nomination for the Best Global Music Album among other musicians like musician, Rocky Dawuni, Angelique Kidjo, and Daniel Ho & Friends.

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New Jersey Stage : Rosanne Cash LIVE ! at MPAC →

Music lovers are in their seats this Wednesday, November 10, 2021 evening at MPAC in Morristown, NJ, anxiously awaiting a live concert by Rosanne Cash. One of music’s pre-eminent singer/songwriters, Cash has scored 21 Top 40 country hits, including 11 #1 singles.

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Celebrity Access : Carly Simon Tribute Show Heads For Carnegie Hall On March 23 →

Michael Dorf, founder of the City Winery concert venue chain, announced that a tribute show in honor of Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Carly Simon, will now take place at Carnegie Hall in New York City on March 23.

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Grammy Awards 2022: Nominees include Jason Isbell, Walker Hayes, Blind Boys of Alabama →

Shoals native Jason Isbell, Mobile’s Walker Hayes and the Blind Boys of Alabama are in the running for Grammys in 2022, along with Mastodon, a metal band that includes Brent Hinds, who’s originally from Pelham.

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