BREAKING: 39th Blues Music Awards Nominees Announced: Taj Mahal, Mavis Staples, Keb’ Mo’, N. Mississippi Allstars among nominees.
TAJ MAHAL, KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD, ROBERT CRAY, NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALL-STARS, MAVIS STAPLES AND KEB’ MO’ NUMBER AMONG THE NOMINEES FOR THIS YEAR’S BLUES MUSIC AWARDS Winners will be announced at the Blues Foundation’s Gala Ceremony on May 10th In Memphis The nominees for the 39th Blues Music Awards are: Acoustic Album Catfish Keith – Mississippi River Blues Doug MacLeod […]
Watch LIVE: The 39th Blues Music Awards Nominees Announcement
Live Announcement of BMA Nominees! The Blues Foundation is thrilled to share that the announcement of the 2018 Blues Music Awards Nominees will be broadcast around the world. The Blues Foundation has teamed up with the Ditty TV Network and William Bearden Productions for this special presentation that will take place on January 9th at 10 a.m. CST (4pm GMT). Blues fans everywhere can […]
Watch LIVE: The 39th Blues Music Awards Nominees Announcement
Live Announcement of BMA Nominees! The Blues Foundation is thrilled to share that the announcement of the 2018 Blues Music Awards Nominees will be broadcast around the world. The Blues Foundation has teamed up with the Ditty TV Network and William Bearden Productions for this special presentation that will take place on January 9th at 10 a.m. CST (4pm GMT). Blues fans everywhere can […]
Blues Matters! 100th Edition
Celebrating 100 Issues of blues news brought to you by Blues Matters! Our featured cover artist for this centennial edition is the legendary Kim Simmonds who is the reason why Blues Matters! began, back in 1998. Founder and Editor-In-Chief, Alan Pearce writes about this and his desire to print and publish a bi-monthly International Blues music magazine. CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR COPY On sale […]
Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Inducts Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe by Terry Cryer Sister Rosetta Tharpe was the very first guitar heroine, and on October 31, 1938, aged 23, she recorded for the first time – four sides for Decca Records, backed by Lucky Millinder’s jazz orchestra. The first gospel songs ever recorded by Decca, “Rock Me,” “That’s All,” “My Man and I” and “The […]
ALBERT CASTIGLIA Up All Night
Albert Castiglia’s 7th studio album Up All Night was released in October 2017 on Ruf Records “Up All Night” It’s an apt title for Albert Castiglia’s album because nobody sleeps when this man is in town! After 27 years of house-rocking studio albums and smack-in-the-mouth live shows, the Florida bandleader is the acknowledged master of red-raw, […]
Blues Matters wins Best Publication in 2017
Winners of the 37th European Blues Awards 2017 were announced at Manchester Blues Festival on Sunday 26th November and again on Monday evening at the #BluesHour forum on Twitter. We are delighted to say that Blues Matters Magazine are the WINNERS of BEST PUBLICATION 2017 A few words from our Editor-In-Cheif – Alan Pearce (Founder & Sole Owner) “As Blues Matters! […]
UKBlues announce Toby Lee showcase in Memphis at 2018’s IBC!
Toby Lee The UKBlues Federation is excited to announce that, for the first time ever, the UK will have a representative taking part in the Youth Showcase at the 34th International Blues Challenge between 16th & 20th January 2018. The Youth Showcase takes place on the afternoon of Friday 19th January 2018 in the Beale Street entertainment district […]
Issue 99 of Blues Matters Magazine is Out Now!
Issue 99 of Blues Matters Magazine is OUT NOW! CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR COPY ROBERT PLANT on his new album Carry Fire & the importance of keeping his music rooted & real. GOV’T MULE Revolution Come…Revolution Go, get all the chat about the new album BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION supergroup member Glenn Hughes chats about BCCIV track by […]
Son Little announces UK & Euro Tour
Son Little – By Marc Lemoine Son Little has just announced an exciting UK and Euro ‘New Magic Tour‘. Following the release of the brilliant ‘New Magic‘ album via Anti, he will be hitting the road this December to perform across the UK and Europe. The tour begins in Manchester and includes a date at London’s Omeara […]
