The 9513 Country Music — In light of current Nashville flooding, here’s a suitable haiku from Country Haiku: How high’s the water? Five feet high and rising … wait Six … seven … oh, crap Consider making a donation to Red Cross to help victims of the flood. Dierks B... more info

ContactMusic — Country stars DIERKS BENTLEY and ALISON KRAUSS both cancelled gigs in Tennessee over the weekend (01-02May10) after severe flooding in the state caused power cuts and... more info

Kings of A&R — Pop folk artist Marit Larsen who had success in Germany and Austria with the #1 song “If A Song Could Get Me You” will get her shot in America. The track was just added to VH1. For fans of Feist, Alison Krauss and Fiona Apple. more info

Totally Fuzzy — G O D said... EPHEDRINE SYMPHONY-live at the draft house tavern,ft.myers,florida,january 13th,1993.some tim buckley and the fall are covered and some original beatnik jazz punk. WHORESHACK-four-track-the instrumental giants,recorded on a real 4-track... more info

All About Jazz — Terms of the purchase were not revealed Beverly Hills-based Concord Music Group has acquired Boston-based roots music label Rounder Records. Terms of the purchase were not revealed. Rounder, which is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary, is... more info

CMT — I have been surprised with three big announcements today (April 14) in the record label biz. First thing this morning, I saw that Rounder Records -- the independent label that's been a lifelong home to Alison Krauss & Union Station -- has been purcha... more info

The 9513 Country Music — The classic line about any new Alan Jackson album–that you always know what you’re going to get because the formula never changes–hasn’t been as true of late: In the past few years, the lanky Georgian has released a stripped-down gospel colle... more info

All About Jazz — Stream Jakob Dylan' New Album, Women and Country, For Free Jakob Dylan's new album, Women and Country, is set for release tomorrow (April 6) through Columbia Records, but you can listen for free right now! Billed as Jakob Dylan and Three Legs, thi... more info

Guardian Music — Band of Joy, the name of the blues band Robert Plant formed before Led Zeppelin, is set to perform with Patty Griffin and other US folk and country artistsRobert Plant has announced plans to tour with a new group, resurrecting the name of the band he... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Robert Plant has announced a North American tour. It's highly likely that he will preview material from a new album, which is set is set for release on Rounder later this year. Plant performs with Patty Griffin (vocals), Darrell Scott (multi-instru... more info