Detroit Free Press — MARK KNOPFLER: Singer-songwriter-guitarist Mark Knopfler has been doing the walk of life solo since Dire Straits broke up in 1995, but he's hardly been a slacker. The artist has busied himself with roots rock and country projects, including an a... more info

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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

MTV.com News — 'American Idol' alum will join Ke$ha, Tegan and Sara, festival founder Sarah McLachlan and more.By Jocelyn Vena Kelly Clarkson Photo: RCA Kelly Clarkson will soon take her pop anthems on the road as the latest artist to join the Lilith Fai... more info

Live Daily — Jimmy Dean, Ferlin Husky, Billy Sherrill and Don Williams will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this year.The Hall announced the 2010 inductees yesterday (2/23) at a luncheon attended by several Country Music Association members, inclu... more info

Guardian Music — On the eve of a new album and the London debut of his opera, Prima Donna, singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright talks about fatherhood, the first 'gay sonnet' and his grief at the death of his mother, Kate McGarrigle, last monthImeet Rufus Wainwright fo... more info

Popdose — Emmylou Harris burst on to the music world when the late Gram Parsons brought her into his band. Over the course of two albums and an endless number of tour dates, Parsons and Harris created some of the most beautiful harmonies since Johnny and June ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Lilith Fair, a musical celebration of women started by Sarah McLachlan in 1997 is returning after not touring since 1999. Several previous performers, including Mclachlan, Indigo Girls, Erykah Badu, Beth Orton, and Emmylou Harris are returning, along... more info

MTV.com News — We kick off Pop Week with these three women who will dominate radio, television and the big screen in the year to come.By Jocelyn Vena Ke$ha Photo: Liza Chrust We think that 2010 will be the year these three ladies break through — whethe... more info

Altsounds — Acony Records is proud to announce Dave Rawlings Machine West Coast tour dates. Fresh off a hugely successful and highly regarded national tour that ended at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry with Emmylou Harris, the Machine is ready to get back on the road... more info