Music Festivals

2015 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards Nominees Announced Live on Music City Roots Lucinda Williams, Shakey Graves and Sturgill Simpson Lead Nominations

The Americana Music Association announced today its nominations for the 2015 Americana Honors & Awards, presented by Nissan, during a press conference held at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Ford Theater and streamed live via Music City Roots. 2014 Americana Music Award for Duo/Group of the Year winners the Milk Carton Kids hosted the event and revealed the nominees of the six categories – Album, Artist, Duo/Group, Emerging Artist, Instrumentalist and Song.
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Music Festivals

Rites of Spring at Vanderbilt Brings Chance the Rapper, Young the Giant, T-Pain and More

Rites of Spring Music Festival. Taking place on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, 2015, the Rites of Spring Music Festival is the perfect way to soak up the sun along with some of the best names in music. With Chance the Rapper and Young the Giant headlining and other artists set to appear including Portugal. The Man, T-Pain, RAC, The Lone Bellow, Matoma, Daniel Ellsworth and the Great Lakes and Louisa Wendorff, this year’s festival will cover a wide range of genres and will have something for everyone. […]