The 36th annual International Bluegrass Music Association Awards show felt a little different this go-round. Sure, the annual gathering of the genre overtook Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the first time this past week. But the bigger story was Billy Strings, who was in attendance to receive Entertainer of the Year honors. …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Billy Strings will embark on his next headlining trek tonight in the Midwest. Strings’ Summer Tour 2025 marks his return to the stage after he played shows in …
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Even change-averse Hank Hill would approve of this update: Billy Strings and his band have put their own spin on the King of the Hill theme song for the show’s Hulu revival. The new 10-episode season — its 14th — is streaming now on Hulu and catches up with the …
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Bob Dylan invited Billy Strings onto the stage Thursday night when the Outlaw Music Festival touched down at ONE Spokane Stadium in Spokane, Washington. They performed a slow, stripped-down version of “All Along the Watchtower” where Dylan once again sang in a remarkably clear and lucid voice. Strings has been …
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Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson are returning to the road this summer to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Outlaw Music Festival, and they’re bringing along Sheryl Crow, Wilco, Billy Strings, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, the Avett Brothers, Lake Street Dive, Waxahatchee, Lucinda Williams, Bruce Hornsby & the …
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What has rainbow grilled cheese platters, giant dancing bear cutouts, and Woody Harrelson wearing a tie dye tie? The MusiCares’ annual Persons of the Year Charity Gala, where the Grateful Dead are the 2025 honorees (with some “Friend of the Devil” food cake to celebrate.) “It’s an incredible honor and …
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MusiCares‘ 2025 Persons of the Year benefit gala, in honor of the Grateful Dead, will feature an A-list group of performers. Noah Kahan, John Mayer, Vampire Weekend, and Maren Morris are all on the lineup, along with Dead & Company, Rolling Stone has learned. The event is slated for Jan. …
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Ringo Starr will team with Jack White, Sheryl Crow, Billy Strings, and others to celebrate his catalog —with a country twist —in a CBS concert special airing this spring, with some proceeds going towards California wildfire relief efforts. Ringo and Friends at the Ryman will tape Jan. 14 and 15 …
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Ringo always wanted to be a cowboy. He grew up in the toughest corner of Liverpool, dreaming of escaping to the Wild West, hoping to emigrate to Texas. He was the biggest country fan in the Beatles, the one who sang the Buck Owens classic “Act Naturally” as well as …
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On Thursday evening, backstage in a dressing room at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Peter Rowan is plucking his guitar and quietly humming to himself. With less than an hour before showtime, the singer-songwriter will soon celebrate a band he created more than a half-century ago, one whose influence continues to loom …
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