Jim Beaugez

Music
Song Premiere: Gabe Lee Wades into Deeper Waters on “Drink the River”
New music from the up-and-coming Nashville artist you need to know

Music
New Covers from Margo Price, the War & Treaty, and Sierra Ferrell Honor Willie Nelson’s Ninetieth Birthday
Spotify Singles has their exclusive recordings of “Hands on the Wheel,” “Whiskey River,” and “Seven Spanish Angels”

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The Infamous Stringdusters Pay Homage on Their New Album, A Tribute to Flatt & Scruggs
Bluegrass is back—and, as Chris Pandolfi explains, it’s time for a history lesson

Music
Song Premiere: Listen to Chapel Hart’s New Single, “If You Ain’t Wearing Boots”
New music from the Mississippi trio who rose to fame last year on America’s Got Talent

Music
Peter One Gets a Second Act
For decades, one of West Africa’s most popular musicians has lived a quiet, unassuming life in the U.S.—but that’s about to change

Music
Cedric Burnside: The Guardian of Hill Country Blues
The veteran guitarist propels North Mississippi’s distinctive blues into the twenty-first century

Travel
Meridian: How to Explore Mississippi’s Unofficial Seat of Culture
Travelers have disembarked here for a century and a half. Here’s why its downtown destinations are essential stops today

Music
Marty Stuart Brings Country Music Home
The country star reopens Ellis Theater, the first wing of his Congress of Country Music, as a way to revitalize his hometown

Music
Song Premiere: Moon Taxi Debuts “Evergreen” Featuring Molly Tuttle
With the help of Grammy-nominated guitarist Molly Tuttle, the Nashville band’s new single pays tribute to Bowling Green, Kentucky

Arts & Culture
Saving Cajun Music
The documentary Roots of Fire
follows a new generation of Louisiana musicians dedicated to preserving language and culture

Music
Big Star’s #1 Record Turns 50
R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, plus members of the Posies and Wilco, join Big Star drummer Jody Stephens on a tour to celebrate the anniversary of the Memphis band’s not-so-hit debut album

Music
Todd Snider Pays Homage to John Prine, Billy Joe Shaver, and Other Heroes on His Latest Album
On his third live album, Return of the Storyteller, the singer-songwriter brings his characteristic humor and humility

Music
Music Video Premiere: American Aquarium’s “Wildfire”
Frontman BJ Barham talks about love, loss, and the Raleigh, North Carolina, band’s latest record

Music
In the Spotlight: Chapel Hart
After a dazzling performance on America’s Got Talent last month, the Mississippi trio Chapel Hart is just getting started

Music
Celebrating Bentonia Blues with Legendary Bluesman Jimmy ‘Duck’ Holmes
After fifty years, his Bentonia Blues Festival is still going strong

Music
Album Premiere: Del McCoury’s Almost Proud
An exclusive stream of the bluegrass legend’s latest album

Arts & Culture
College Football Decoded: Hail State
How a hashtag reignited Mississippi State’s battle cry

Music
Walter Anderson’s Murals Sing Out
Across time—and art forms—Mississippi roots musician Luther Dickinson brings the artist’s famed Ocean Springs murals to life