New York Post — When the Grammy nominations for Album of the Year were announced one-by-one on Tuesday morning, everything seemed to be going as expected. Blockbuster albums from Adele, Beyoncé, Drake and Justin Bieber all appeared on cue, but bringing up the rear ... more info

JamBase — The nominees for the 59th annual Grammy Awards have been revealed. more info

MSN Music — Sturgill Simpson for Album of the Year? No Alessia Cara for Best New Artist? more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sturgill Simpson is up for Album of the Year! Also, Chance the Rapper and Anderon Paak are up for Best New Artist. It's Beyonce vs Adele in tons of categories, plus there's Bowie, Radiohead, Iggy Pop, Underworld, PJ Harvey, Gojira, and much... more info

USA Today Music — The country singer nabbed a surprise Album of the Year nomination.             more info

Detroit Free Press — Adele, Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Sturgill Simpson will also contend for top prizes.             more info

USA Today Music — Adele, Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Sturgill Simpson will also contend for top prizes.             more info

KEXP Seattle — The increasingly common trend of anniversary tours has further validated a longstanding posit that, for better or for worse, audiences and performers both hold: almost everyone wants to hear your old material more than they want to hear your new mate... more info

JamBase — Check out photos from singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson's recent sold out show at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines. more info

Stereogum — TV talk shows love Sturgill Simpson, and the country iconoclast has been making the rounds yet again in support of his stunning A Sailor’s Guide To Earth. Yesterday we saw him play Seth Meyers, and today we’re gifted with a full 30 minutes of Sim... more info