JamBase — North Mississippi Allstars, Mavis Staples and Taj Mahal are among the nominees for the 39th Annual Blues Music Awards more info

Stereogum — Bonnaroo's 2018 lineup has arrived. Eminem, the Killers, and Muse are headlining, and the undercard includes Future, Sturgill Simpson, Bon Iver, Khalid, Paramore, Alt-J, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Sylvan Esso, Nile Rodgers & Chic, Chromeo, ... more info

Sweeping The Nation — If you're a regular reader you'll know that by "other" tracks we mean those from albums that didn't make our top 50 of the year plus anything else that tickled the proverbial fancy. And yes, 200. Because we've been keeping a tally all... more info

Stereogum — Last weekend, Jeff Tweedy performed a career-spanning acoustic set in Washington, DC to celebrate NPR Music's 10th anniversary that included everything from early Wilco cuts to Uncle Tupelo to contributions to Mavis Staples' most recent album. He als... more info

JamBase — Release Day Picks this week highlights new albums by Mavis Staples and Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. more info

DrownedInSound — Just a couple years shy of 80, Staples once again proves herself an essential force more info

Stereogum — Mavis Staples is releasing a new album, If All I Was Was Black, at the end of the week. She worked on the whole album with Jeff Tweedy, and she's shared a few songs from it already, including the title track, "Little Bit," and "Build A Bridge." None ... more info

Chicago Tribune — “I have a mind to bury them whole,” Mavis Staples sings on her forthcoming album, “If All I Was Was Black” (Anti). It is not a very Mavis-like thing to hear the perpetually upbeat gospel legend sing. But after a lifetime devoted to fighting i... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — At 78 years old, Mavis Staples has lived through — and sung about — as much American turmoil as any working artist. In the 1960s she provided a crucial voice in the fight for civil rights as a member of the Staple Singers, the Chicago-b... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — At 78 years old, Mavis Staples has lived through — and sung about — as much American turmoil as any working artist. In the 1960s she provided a crucial voice in the fight for civil rights as a member of the Staple Singers, the Chicago-b... more info