Steve Earle: Last News

Chris Willman Music WriterGospel-pop crossover superstar Amy Grant and country music stalwart Toby Keith are among the class of 2021 newly named for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, with a ceremony to be held this fall.Also set to be inducted in the Nov. 1 festivities at Music City Center are hit country songwriters Rhett Akins, John Scott Sherrill and Buddy Cannon, the last of whom is also one of Music Row’s most successful producers.These five won’t the only ones being honored at the fall gala.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWilco frontman Jeff Tweedy will be the first performer at Brooklyn Made, a new, 500-capacity music venue opening in the borough’s Bushwick neighborhood this fall.Tweedy will open the club with a special two-night run of shows on September 30 and October 1, followed by Greg Dulli on October 2 and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue on October 4 and 5.  The current full lineup is listed below; tickets for all shows will go on sale at noon on June 11.“This venue is truly the headquarters for Brooklyn Made Presents,” said the company’s co-founder Anthony Makes.  “Myself and my partner Kelly Winrich wanted to create the most amazing club and I know we’ve accomplished this with Brooklyn Made.  The bells and whistles

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Morgan Wallen dropped a whopper of a sophomore effort with his 30-track, Zara Larsson and Young Thug dropped a catchy tribute to commitment phobia and Saweetie dropped the first Doja Cat feature of the year -- a track that will have «Best Friends» everywhere longing to get back to the club.Plus, Taylor Swift sent some pointed messages in an bonus track, Duran Duran paid tribute to the late great David Bowie, and Steve Earle memorialized his late son, Justin Townes Earle, with a collection of his songs.Read on for some of our favorite recommendations for new songs and albums to listen

Steve Earle has announced that he will release a cover album of songs written by his late son, Justin Townes Earle.Making the announcement today (September 17), Earle intends on recording the album sometime in the next month with his band, The Dukes. The record won’t be released until January 2021 however, to coincide with what would have been Justin’s 39th birthday.All of the artist advances and royalties from sales of the record will be put into a trust fund for Justin’s daughter, Etta St.

, though a cause of death was not immediately revealed.“It is with tremendous sadness that we inform you of the passing of our son, husband, father and friend Justin,” a post on Earle’s Instagram page read. “So many of you have relied on his music and lyrics over the years and we hope that his music will continue to guide you on your journeys.

confirmed the news to Rolling Stone. No cause of death was disclosed.

Justin Townes Earle has died aged 38. The cause of death for the singer/songwriter, the son of country music legend Steve Earle, is not yet known, but his passing was confirmed on social media.

Singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, the son of US musician Steve Earle, has died at the age of 38.

Justin Townes Earle has died aged 38.

Singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, the son of Steve Earle, has died. He was 38.

Chris Willman Music WriterJustin Townes Earle, an acclaimed singer-songwriter in the Americana/alt-country field and the son of Steve Earle, has died at age 38, according to an announcement on his social media accounts.“It is with tremendous sadness that we inform you of the passing of our son, husband, father and friend Justin,” read the statement on Facebook and Instagram. “So many of you have relied on his music and lyrics over the years and we hope that his music will continue to guide you on your journeys.

Back in June, Soundgarden, Steve Earle, and Hole, as well as the estate of Tupac Shakur and a former wife of Tom Petty sued Universal Music Group for over $100 million in damages. The suit was in response to The New York Times Magazine’s bombshell investigation of a 2008 fire at UMG’s Hollywood warehouse that left hundreds of thousands of master tapes destroyed.

Willie Nelson would love to be on the road again.But at 87, the tireless country legend isn’t letting the coronavirus pandemic keep him down.In fact, he’ll be having a busy 4th of July weekend: First he releases his 70th solo studio album, “First Rose of Spring,” on Friday.

Bucky Baxter, an in-demand guitarist who performed on Bob Dylan three-time Grammy Award-winning album Time Out of Mind, died Monday (May 25) in Sanibel Island, Florida at the age of 65.

By Chris Willman