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Grammy Winner Allison Russell to Step Into Broadway’s ‘Hadestown’ as Persephone
- Singer-songwriter Allison Russell had a song called “Persephone” on her debut solo album, so there may be some destiny in the fact that she will soon step into a role with that name in the Broadway production of “Hadestown,” starting on Nov. 12. The announcement made Tuesday by the Tony-winning musical’s producer solves the mystery …
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Yola Brings Towering ‘Break the Bough’ Rendition to 2022?AMAs
The 'Stand for Myself' cut earned this year's "song of soul" honors at the awards.
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Yola Tells the Story Behind Her Breakout American Music Awards Performance and ‘Song of the Soul’ Segment
Yola has slowly but surely been creeping toward becoming a household mononym, with six Grammy nominations spread out across her two solo albums to date, followed this year by a key appearance as Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” film. But for as much as television cameras love her, she’s never had a featured […]
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With Allison Russell’s Big Win, the Americana Awards Get Right What the Grammys Couldn’t (Column)
The Americana Honors & Awards have always, perhaps more than any other music awards show, rewarded work that is fairly unassailable … which doesn’t always mean that the ceremony has always seized the moment. In 2018, Brandi Carlile’s breakout album and song, “By the Way, I Forgive You” and “The Joke,” both lost in their […]
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TEDxNashville: Yola, Natalie Hemby more to speak at first in-person event in two years
TEDxNashville will return for its first in-person event in more than two years, and the broad lineup of speakers includes notable Nashville artists.
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Yola at Koko – an acidic Theresa May impression and some zestful rock ’n’ roll
Almost a century after Sister Rosetta Tharpe strapped on an electric guitar and kickstarted rock ’n’ roll, the 38-year-old British singer Yola Carter stood on stage at London’s Koko wielding the same instrument, and forceful spirit. For an artist who was once told by record-company executives that (in her words) “I had no place with a guitar” – as was Tharpe, for decades scrubbed from music history despite influencing Elvis, Chuck Berry and Little Richard – Yola looked entirely at home during th
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Yola on Embodying Her "Genre-Fluid" Artistry
The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter talks her life-changing role in 'Elvis' and her mission as a Black woman artist.
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Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell & Yola Lead 2022 Americana Honors & Awards Nods: Full?List
All five albums nominated for album of the year are by female artists – one of them in collaboration with a male artist.
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Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell, and Yola Lead 2022 Americana Awards Nominations
Annual celebration of roots music is set for Sept. 14 in Nashville
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Brandi Carlile, Yola, Allison Russell lead Americana noms
Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell and Yola are the leading nominees for the 2022 Americana Honors and Awards, with each one up for album of the year, artist of the year and song of the year. The nominees were announced Monday in Nashville, Tennessee, at the National Museum of African American Music. Carlile is a six-time Grammy winning artist and producer and an Americana music favorite, having won artist of the year at the awards show twice before.
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Americana Awards: Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell, Yola lead 2022 nominees
The Americana Music Association unveiled Monday nominees for the 2022 Americana Honors & Awards. Here's who earned nominations.
