Topix — The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that T Bone Burnett, Mavis Staples, Zac Brown and Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes will also perform "The Weight" at Sunday's awards ceremony in Los Angeles. more info

Topix — The Recording Academy also announced Wednesday that Elton John, Neil Young, Mumford & Sons, Sting, Mavis Staples and Kenny Chesney will be among more than a dozen performers who will help pay tribute to Springsteen during the Feb. more info

Consequence of Sound — Colbert closes out the year in style. more info

Nialler9 — Highlights: Koreless, How To Dress Well, Scuba, Jape, Sea Pinks, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Francois And The Atlas Mountains, Mavis Staples, Jessie Ware, Nicki Minaj… This is the weekly list of recommended Dublin gigs taking place over the next seven ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Gregg Allman, Mavis Staples & Ray LaMontagne also on the bill. more info

Chicago Tribune — City Winery Chicago, a 300-capacity concert hall in the West Loop, will open Aug. 1 and announced a full slate of performers Tuesday for the 2012 season, including singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash, gospel great Mavis Staples and jazz vocalist Kurt Elli... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — July 20th at Lincoln Center in NYC:"The product of a collaboration between Lincoln Center Festival and the Mayfield estate, this one-night-only event pays tribute to the late Curtis Mayfield, an iconic Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner and Roc... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bonnie Rait, who recently performed on the Grammys, has announced a big May and June tour that includes many dates with Mavis Staples including a June 20th NYC show at Beacon Theatre which goes on sale at 10am. All... more info

USA Today Music — Other headliners at the three-day fest will include Texas Johnny Brown and Floyd Taylor. more info

Guardian Music — Ronnie Scott's, LondonThere is a brief moment, almost at the end of her show, when Martha Reeves' voice comes into its own. As you might expect, she is singing her deathless hit Dancing in the Streets – but, unexpectedly, it happens during the son... more info