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Alison Krauss & Union Station are reuniting with famed producer/musician Jerry Douglas for a summer tour. Kicking off June 4 in Louisville, Ky., the trek will hit about 50 cities in the U.S. and Canada, tentatively wrapping up September 15 in Kansas City, Mo. (S...

Fans only have a few more days to wait until Alison Krauss & Union Station return to record stores for the first time since 2004 with new music. 'Paper Airplane' will be released April 12, but you can get the title track today for free, courtesy of the band. A...

Since her first Grammy award in 1990 for Best Bluegrass Recording ('I've Got That Old Feeling'), Alison Krauss has won more Grammy trophies than any other female artist in history. Claiming a total of 26 Grammys, including five in 2009 for 'Raising Sand,' the duet album with rocker Robert Plant, is an impressive achievement but it's not something the fiddle-playing singer/producer thinks about wit

Alison Krauss is a spectacularly gifted vocalist, fiddle player and producer. Since her first album at age 16, each of the remarkable projects the Illinois native has been involved with over the past two-and-a-half decades, whether one of her own albums or the countless tracks she's been asked to contribute to by everyone from Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton to James Taylor and Elvis Costello, has b

The thrilling combination of the angelic-voiced Alison Krauss and rock titan Robert Plant lifted their collaborative 2007 effort, 'Raising Sand' to multiple-Grammy-winning status. So, it was no surprise the pair had reconvened not long after their 2008 Grammy sweep (which included Album of the Year) to lay down tracks for a planned sequel...

Alison Krauss and Union Station will release a new album titled 'Paper Airplane' on April 12. It's the band's first since 2004's triple-time Grammy-winning, 'Lonely Runs Both Ways.' Produced by the group, 'Paper Airplane' is Alison's first project since her 2007 album with Robert Plant, 'Raising Sand,' which won six Grammys in 2009, including Album of the Year...

Alison Krauss and Robert Plant will likely record a follow-up to their five-time Grammy Award winning 2007 album 'Raising Sand,' but don't expect that to happen right away. Although fans have clamored for a second album from the duo, Robert says that a 2009 session with Alison didn't produce the music they hope to release, according to an article in the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine... Re

Legendary singer-songwriter Bill Anderson, affectionately called Whispering Bill because of his soft vocal style, will release his first-ever CD boxed set in 2011. According to Music Row, the five-disc compilation on Bear Family Records will cover his legendary recording career from 1958 through 1966, as well as demos of songs he wrote which ended up as hits for other artists...

2010 was an extraordinary year for country music, as seasoned performers reinvented themselves in ways we never thought possible and previously untapped talent exploded onto the scene. After hours of debating, The Boot presents our top 10 country albums of 2010 -- not just the biggest sellers or radio pleasers but the albums that we believe made the biggest mark on this first year of the decade...

Kenny Rogers will continue his long-standing tradition of celebrating the holiday season with his annual Christmas & Hits tour, and this year, his fans will receive an extra special gift. The three-time Grammy winner will release his first live CD of Christmas tunes, 'Christmas Live,' just in time for the holiday season. T...