Stereogum — Last week, Hole, Soundgarden, Steve Earle, and the estates of Tupac Shakur and Tom Petty were among those who filed a putative class action lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over a 2008 fire that destroyed hundreds of thousands of master re... more info

Metal Injection — Steve Earle, Tom Petty’s ex-wife Jane and Tom Whalley too. The post SOUNDGAREN, HOLE & More Sue Over Master Recordings Lost In 2008 Universal Studios Fire appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A class-action lawsuit seeking at least $100 million in damages was filed Friday against Universal Music Group on behalf of artists including rock bands Soundgarden and Hole, the estate of rapper Tupac Shakur, rocker Tom Petty’s ex-wife and co... more info

JamBase — Watch Steve Earle and Jonathan Wilson play songs from their latest studio albums and team up for a cover of Jackson Browne and the Eagles’ “Take It Easy” On ‘eTown.’ more info

JamBase — Two American legends, John Prine and Steve Earle, will headline the 6th annual Rockland-Bergen Music Festival this June. more info

Stereogum — Justin Townes Earle, son of legendary country artist Steve Earle, is an established singer-songwriter in his own right. In fact, the Americana artist has seven full-length albums under his belt with an eighth on the way soon, The Saint Of Lost Causes... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Miriam Toews discussed her new novel Women Talking with Weekend Edition. Paste profiled singer-songwriter Steve Earle. Bret Easton Ellis discussed his new memoir, White, with the New York Times. Drowned in Sound interviewed singer-songwriter Kristin ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Grupo Fantasma's American Music: Volume 7 and Laura Stevenson's The Big Freeze are the two albums I can wholeheartedly recommend this week. Other notable releases this week include Steve Earle's Guy Clark tribute GUY and Ty Segall's Deforming Lobes..... more info

JamBase — Release Day Picks this week highlights new albums by White Denim, Steve Earle and The Dukes, Tim Bluhm, Ty Segall, O.A.R., Frank Zappa and Marvin Gaye. more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Guy Clark was one of Steve Earle's main mentors and Earle has honored the brilliant songwriter, who died in 2016, before. more info