Evan Minsker

The winners of several country, American roots, and Americana awards have been announced at the 2024 Grammys. Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Allison Russell, and Brandy Clark were among those honored for their work. Chris Stapleton won Best Country Solo Performance for the song “White Horse.” He was nominated alongside Brandy Clark (“Buried”), Dolly Parton (“The Last Thing on My Mind”), Luke Combs (“Fast Car”), and Tyler Childers (“In Your Love”). The winner of Best Country Song was also Chris S…

Victoria Monét has won Best R&B Album today at the 2024 Grammys. Jaguar II picked up the win over releases by by Babyface (Girls Night Out), Summer Walker (Clear 2: Soft Life EP), Emily King (Special Occasion), and Coco Jones (What I Didn’t Tell You (Deluxe)). The Best R&B Album win is Monét’s second of the day. Earlier, she and her collaborators won Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, for Jaguar II. Monét’s win puts her in a pantheon of artists who have previously won Best R&B Album, includin…

Meshell Ndegeocello is the inaugural winner of Best Alternative Jazz Album at the 2024 Grammys. The Omnichord Real Book was nominated alongside Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily’s Love in Exile, plus albums by Cory Henry (Live at the Piano) and Louis Cole (Quality Over Opinion), as well as SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree, by SuperBlue, Charlie Hunter, and Kurt Elling. Best Alternative Jazz Album marks Ndegeocello’s second Grammy win. In 2021, Ndegeocello’s Robert Glasper and H.E.R. co…

This year, before kickoff and Usher’s halftime show, Super Bowl LVIII will be kicked off with its traditional three performances. Reba McEntire will deliver the national anthem; Post Malone will sing “America the Beautiful”; and Andra Day will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” Last year, the pre-game ceremony featured Babyface’s performance of “America the Beautiful,” Chris Stapleton playing “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and Abbott Elementary star Sheryl Lee Ralph doing “Lift Every Voice and Si…

Andra Day has announced her third album, Cassandra. The Grammy and Golden Globe winner’s latest full-length is out at a yet unannounced date this spring via Warner. Listen to the lead single, “Where Do We Go,” below. Cassandra is the second proper album from Day following 2015’s Cheers From the Fall, which featured the ubiquitous single “Rise Up.” In 2021, she portrayed Billie Holliday in the film The United States vs. Billie Holliday. Her performance in the film netted her the Golden Globe for…

Uranium Club, the virtuoso punk weirdos also called the Minneapolis Uranium Club Band, are making their long-awaited return with a new album. Infants Under the Bulb is out March 1 via Static Shock and Anti Fade; Iron Lung is distributing in the United States. Listen to the album’s opener, “Small Grey Man,” below. The last Uranium Club full-length was 2019’s The Cosmo Cleaners. As is their custom at this point, the band members created the album artwork themselves, and the process seems pretty in…

Alex G is stepping up to the majors; today, RCA Records announced that it has signed the singer-songwriter. He now shares a label with SZA, Foo Fighters, the Strokes, Steve Lacy, Doja Cat, H.E.R., Flo Milli, Tyler Childers, Justin Timberlake, and others. While there’s no word yet on the follow-up to his 2022 Domino Records release God Save the Animals, today. he’s announced a 2024 tour. It includes Governors Ball and his dates with Foo Fighters. Check those out below. Alex G: 06-07 New York, NY…

Daniel Boeckner of Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, Divine Fits, and Operators has announced a new solo project. Just call him Boeckner now, but remember to add the exclamation point when you’re referring to his new album, Boeckner! The eight-song release is out March 15 via Sub Pop. Check out the lead single, “Lose,” below. Boeckner is joined on Boeckner! by drummer Matt Chamberlain, guitarist Brad Laner of Medicine (who also contributed vocal arrangements), and Kiwi Jr.’s Jeremy Gaudet. “This recor…

Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker has announced her new solo album: Bright Future is coming March 22 via 4AD. The follow-up to 2020’s Songs and Instrumentals features the previously shared track “Ruined,” and, today, she’s shared the new song “Sadness as a Gift.” Check it out, along with Lenker’s tour dates, below. The new album was co-produced with Philip Weinrobe and features Nick Hakim, Mat Davidson, and Josefin Runsteen at the analog studio Double Infinity. “It felt like everyone’s nervous systems…

As of 2024, Ween have been a band for 40 years. (They briefly disbanded in 2012, but were already back together by 2016.) To mark the occasion, they’ve announced a series of shows. As they put it: “Ween will be painting the town brown all year long.” The dates across the American South begin with a run of shows in April; they’ll get back on the road for a run of West Coast shows in August. Find Ween’s itinerary below. Ween: 02-14 Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren 02-15 Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren 02-1…