Altsounds — EMI/Credential Recordings is proud to announce that Patty Griffin's acclaimed Downtown Church has been nominated for a Grammy in the "Best Traditional Gospel Album" category. Downtown Church, produced by Buddy Miller, was released this past January a... more info

All About Jazz — BAND OF JOY OUT NOW Robert Plant has confirmed a 15-date North American tour. Beginning January 18 in Asheville, NC, this will be the first tour on these shores since the release of his latest album, Band of Joy. The touring band will once again be ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Robert Plant will be on the road in North America in January, promoting his Band of Joy album. Robert Plant has confirmed a 15-date North American tour. Beginning January 18 in Asheville, NC, this will be the first tour on these shores since the r... more info

Guardian Music — Our week-long series of videos from Robert Plant's London Forum concert begins with a cover of Low's Monkey Last month saw the release of Robert Plant's ninth solo album, Band of Joy, which featured covers of Americana anthems. The Led Zeppelin front... more info

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Popdose — The combined talents of Robert Plant and Buddy Miller were bound to produce interesting results. Together they have made "Band of Joy" one the year's best albums. more info

The 9513 Country Music — I was privileged to be on hand in August for all three of Buddy Miller’s Artist-in-Residence shows at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s Ford Theater, the first of which marked the theater’s reopening after its repair from damage in May’s Nashv... more info

Guardian Music — Forum, LondonThere's something a little strange about the audience response as Robert Plant and the latest incarnation of the Band of Joy – the name of his and the late John Bonham's pre-Led Zeppelin mob, currently serving as a flag of convenience ... more info

The 9513 Country Music — On Wednesday morning, Little Jimmy Dickens and Brad Paisley were on hand to help return the famed six-foot circle to the center of the Opry House stage. The circle, cut from the original stage at the Ryman Auditorium, was damaged with the floods back... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Craig Shelburne recapped Buddy Miller’s artist-in-residence gig at the Country Music Hall of Fame on Tuesday, which featured special guests Tom T. Hall, Emmylou Harris, and the McCrary Sisters. With the song’s composer sitting in the front row, j... more info