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A&E Kacey Musgraves returns vulnerable and honest with her fifth studio album, “Star-Crossed.” Musgraves’ latest effort details the breakdown of her marriage to fellow country singer Ruston Kelly, which led to the pair’s eventual divorce, and its aftermath.  Musgraves is no stranger to writing sad songs — even her lighter 2018 album “Golden Hour” featured...

Open Source with Christopher Lydon July 15, 2021 Liner Notes for the Revolution We know their songs, not so much what they were going through, those Black women artists who wrote and sang so many anthems of American life: Bessie Smith’s “Gimme a Pigfoot” and Mamie Smith’s “Crazy Blues”; stars beyond category like Ethel Waters singing “Shake that Thing” in the ’20s; then Gospel hits like “His Eye Is On the Sparrow,” on tour in the 1950s with evangelist Billy Graham. Billie ...

Chicago bred, Nashville based Doug Hoekstra is a poet, songwriter, musician, published author and a father, who stepped away from it all to spend time

Photo by Bryan ConleyCourtesy of CMOA Inside Out at CMOA on Sat., June 5 As more adults and teens get vaccinated in the Pittsburgh region, we’ve seen a transition out of COVID-19 restrictions. With restaurants and businesses opening again, it seems only natural that the Pittsburgh nightlife scene is starting to move offline as well. Pittsburgh Ci...

Ohio native Megan Palmer arrived in Nashville seven years ago and it wasn’t long before she was one of the East Nashville music community’s in demand

Nina Simones landmark debut, Little Girl Blue, returns in a newly remastered version from BMG on vinyl — plus CD and digital platforms.

Southern California native, Brigitte DeMeyer has been steadily releasing albums every few years for twenty years now and her latest, Seeker is a collection of ten songs showcasing her unique soulful, jazz meets blues vocal style along with exceptional songwriting and sparse, groove-filled arrangements. Produced by multi-instrumentalist Jano Rix of The Wood Brothers, Seeker is a laid back, swampy and spicy joy to get lost in. Bassist Chris Wood said, “It’s Bob Dylan meets Sly Stone.” I w...

Joshua Black Wilkins  A New Jersey native, Lindsay Ellyn’s creativity blossomed at an early age, playing piano and then switching to guitar in high school. She studied at The Fashion Institute of Technology, moved to New York and worked in various aspects of the fashion industry before making the move to Nashville. She is also an animal advocate and has volunteered at Emmy Lou Harris’ Bonaparte’s Retreat. Her debut full-length album, Queen of Nothing is mostly autobiographical, the go...

Gigulate 5/8/21 (Ten Songs) Ten songs is a weekly playlist from Jason Tate featuring songs enjoyed over the previous week. It is included in every edition of the Liner Notes newsletter and is free to sign up for via email. This playlist is available on Spotify and Apple Music. Ten Songs Frank Turner – The Gathering Dropkick Murphys – Smash Shit Up NoMBe – […]

The Recording Academy has announced changes to its nomination process for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, scheduled to take place on January 31, 2022. Previously, Grammy nominations were finalized by 15-30 music industry “peers” representing their “genre communities.” Effective immediately, the final pool of nominees for nearly all Grammy awards will be decided by a majority vote of Academy voting members. Additionally, two new categories will be added: Global Music Performance and Músi...