L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Aretha Franklin received a posthumous special citation from the Pulitzer Prize committee on Monday, placing the soul titan in a prestigious class of musicians previously recognized, including Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Hank Williams, John Coltr... more info
JamBase — John Mayer brought the first leg of his 2019 World Tour to a close at Budokan in Tokyo on Thursday with a show that included a tribute to Bob Dylan. more info
JamBase — Bob Dylan's Heaven's Door whiskey will have a permanent home in Nashville by fall of 2020 with the opening of Heaven’s Door Distillery and Center For The Arts, a distillery and music venue. more info
JamBase — Elvis Costello & The Imposters will take part in this year's Record Store Day with a four-song EP, 'Purse,' that features songwriting credits from Burt Bacharach, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan. more info
Stereogum — Fifty years ago today, Bob Dylan released Nashville Skyline. The album is one of many curios and left turns in Dylan's idiosyncratic career, a headfirst plunge into country music that features Dylan backed by Nashville session kings Area Code 615 and... more info
LargeHeartedBoy — Ann Beattie discussed her new novel, A Wonderful Stroke of Luck, with Weekend Edition. Far Out Magazine shared a selection of Bob Dylan's favorite books. April's best eBook deals. NPR Music is streaming Shovels & Rope's new album, By... more info
JamBase — Bob Weir & Wolf Bros closed out their tour by debuting Bob Dylan's "Desolation Row" and the Grateful Dead's "Black Muddy River" at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center - listen to full show audio. more info