JamBase — Mavis Staples will celebrate her 80th birthday will special concerts in New York, Nashville and Los Angeles this May. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mavis Staples will celebrate her 80th birthday with Newport Folk-presented shows at three historic venues, with special guests... Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Ahead of the Grammys this weekend, the Recording Academy has named Dolly Parton the MusiCares Person Of The Year, making her the first-ever country music artist to be awarded the title. And last night, Parton was honored with a gala and tribute conce... more info

JamBase — Release Day Picks this week highlights new albums by Mavis Staples, Galactic, LCD Soundsystem, Cass McCombs, The Lemonheads, Jessica Pratt and Bob Mould. more info

JamBase — Watch Mavis Staples cover Talking Heads’ “Slippery People” from her upcoming ‘Live In London’ album. more info

JamBase — Watch Mavis Staples performing “Love And Trust” from her upcoming Live In London album. more info

Cross Rhythms — Live Mavis Staples album recorded in London to be released in March more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Chicago is well-represented on the music list courtesy of tunes by Chance the Rapper and Joey Purp, BJ the Chicago Kid and Mavis Staples. more info

JamBase — Revisit 10 memorable live performances on television in 2018 featuring John Prine, Mavis Staples, David Byrne, Jeff Tweedy, St. Vincent, Dave Matthews Band, The Marcus King Band and more. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — There's no opener for Bob Dylan's 2018 residency at Beacon Theatre, which is two shows longer than the one he did last year around this time with Mavis Staples - just two hours with plenty of his classic songs. Continue reading… more info