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Country music singers billed to perform at the 45th Annual ACM Awards have been revealed. Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood and Lady Antebellum are confirmed to entertain the viewers on April 18 more - more on this story

Tegan and Sara Mixing Up Alligator

Tegan and Sara will release a digital remix album that features 17 remixed versions of their latest single "Alligator" on the iTunes Store as well as other digital retailers on March 30th.

The album includes remixes of "Alligator" by Passion Pit, VHS or Beta, Doveman, Four Tet, Hi-Deaf, and TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek to name but a few. The digital version will feature a total of 17 tracks (see below for track listing). There will be a physical vinyl release to follow later this year. Details to be revealed shortly.

"Alligator" is the second single from Tegan and Sara's current album Sainthood, which was released by Sire/Vapor Records in October 2009. Sainthood was produced by Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla (who also produced 2007's critically applauded The Con) and Howard Redekopp (who produced 2004's groundbreaking effort So Jealous) and mixed by Grammy Award winner Dave Sardy (Oasis, Primal Scream, Marilyn Manson). - more on this story

Easton Corbin Earns First No. 1 Hit

Easton Corbin climbs to the top of the charts this week garnering his first no. 1 single with the Mercury Nashville released "A Little More Country Than That", which makes Easton the first country male solo artist to achieve that with a debut single since 2003.

Marking his national television debut, Easton will perform the single April 1st on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, which airs on NBC at 12:35amET/11:35pmCT.

"A big thank you to country radio for believing in Easton and this song from the very beginning," said Royce Risser, Senior Vice President of National Promotion. "A #1 for a new artist is uncommon, and for it to happen with a new artist's first single is even more rare. Easton has given us a killer album and we can't wait to release his next hit! Congratulations to the Mercury Nashville promotions department as well." - more on this story

Nappy Roots Pursuit of Nappyness Coming In June, Ride Out Today

Since Nappy Roots entered the music scene in 1998, they have remained real, humble, talented guys with inherent, undeniable southern swagger. After the international success of Watermelon, Chicken, & Grits, selling over 3 million albums, the members of Nappy Roots have celebrated over 12 years of sustainability within the music industry and are now poised for the release of their sixth studio release and self-proclaimed best and most honest work --The Pursuit of Nappyness, slated to hit shelves on June 15, 2010.

In honor of the release, Tuesday, March 23 their debut single, "Ride," from the forthcoming album will be available on iTunes and everywhere digital music is sold.

Skinny Deville calls "Ride," "a sample of what's to come from The Pursuit of Nappyness." He continues, "The new album features a lot of natural elements like we did on Watermelon, Chicken & Grits. It's acoustic and has that live and organic instrumentation feel to it." - more on this story

Justin Currie Acoustic Tour

Justin Currie, the former lead singer of Scottish pop-rock band Del Amitri, has announced a series of dates for his acoustic U.S. tour beginning in June in support of his upcoming Ryko release and second solo album, The Great War, out May 4, 2010.

The release follows on the heels of his 2007 critically acclaimed solo debut, What Is Love For. Currie returns on The Great War with a twist of haunting and mysterious lyrics combined with infectious melodies. His ever-present genius for combining dark, moody lyrical themes balanced with newfound optimism is heard throughout The Great War.

"If I have a mission as an artist," says Currie, "it would be to get a little more poetry into the great warehouse of rock music. All I can do is get it out there and fight to be heard; that's the great war." - more on this story

Bibi Tanga Sets American Debut

Afro-funk bandleader Bibi Tanga and groove-heavy accompaniment The Selenites are excited to team up with Nat Geo Music in preparation for their American debut release of Dunya on June 1.

Joining forces once again with producer Professeur Inlassable, Bibi Tanga and The Selenites -comprised of Arthur Simonini on violin and keyboards, Rico Kerridge on guitar and Arnaud Biscay on drums- follow up after the acclaim of their 2003 release Yellow Gauze and 2009 It's The Earth That Moves EP. Though they've already made a stir in France, the group now unites with Nat Geo Music to bring their fashion-forward funk vision to audiences worldwide.

"It was like magic," states Bibi on working with Professeur Inlassable. "He knew exactly what we wanted and exactly what he wanted – and knew how to bring it out of us... but also how to get out of the way!" - more on this story

Olney Clark Gets Animated

"Josefin the Writer" is the first video from Olney Clark's striking self-titled debut, out April 13th on their own Friendly Police UK label. The hand drawn video was animated and directed by Tokyo based Hanae Seida, an talented up-in-coming illustrator, musician and filmmaker.

"Josefin the Writer" leads off Olney Clark, a beautiful orchestral journey lead by duo Grant Olney and Barry DeBakey (Clark). Written during Olney's Ph.D. in algorithmic algebraic geometry in Edinburgh, Scotland and Clark's lost months of limbo and relocation from Los Angeles to Texas following the death of his father and grandfather, best friends Grant Olney and Barry DeBakey wrote the songs that would become the self-titled album as both a celebration of the gifts of solitude and a warning of their costs.

Olney Clark is available April 13th on iTunes and Amazon, in select independent record shops in the US, UK and Europe and by mailorder through the band directly. Olney Clark will be available on multiple formats -- a digipak CD, 180-gram vinyl LP and digitally. - video

Mose Allison Profiled On All Things Considered

The incomparable Mose Allison releases his new album The Way Of The World today, his first studio album in twelve years. Allison is one of the true originals, an essential element in the evolution of contemporary music.

Sighted by The Kinks' Ray Davies as the "missing link between jazz and blues," Allison has returned in peak form. Guided by Grammy winning producer Joe Henry, The Way of the World has all the acerbic subversive wit and effortless blues infused bop that has made Allison a beloved and revered icon.

The album also offers some new musical twists in the form of steal guitar, saxophone, percussions and a riveting duet between Allison and his daughter, singer/songwriter Amy Allison. The result is a highly inventive and entirely vital work from a true musical icon.

Hear an entertaining and informative profile about Allison on the NPR radio show All Things Considered - here

The Grascals Media Blitz

Two-time International Bluegrass Music Association Entertainers of the Year, The Grascals, are scheduled to appear on a number of national networks in advance of their upcoming CD release, The Famous Lefty Flynn's, due out March 30.

The band's brand of March Madness kicked off last week with a stop at the GAC television studios in Nashville where they performed their latest single, "The Last Train To Clarksville" (a brilliant re-make of The Monkees' popular hit), for the network's On The Streets program. The show airs Tuesday, March 23, at 1 and 9 p.m. EDT and again at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, March 24.

Scheduled media exposure also includes (all times Eastern Daylight Time): SiriusXM Radio's Track By Track with Kyle Cantrell (www.sirius.com/bluegrassjunction)will air Wednesday, March 24 at 11 a.m. Rebroadcasts: Thursday, March 25, at 9 p.m. and Sunday, March 28, at 11 a.m. Listen as band mates Jamie Johnson and Terry Eldredge discuss songs from THE FAMOUS LEFTY FLYNN'S. - more on this story

The Hundred in the Hands Releasing New EP in May

The Hundred in the Hands are set to release their This Desert EP May 18 on Warp Records. This Desert strikes a path that touches on elegant French pop, blissed out dub, house and post-punk. The 6-track EP sets the stage for deeper explorations on a full-length this fall.

The Hundred in the Hands is Jason Friedman and Eleanore Everdell. The recently-signed group makes emotionally charged and intensely driving music, which harks back to the most classic of dance songs from NYC's storied underground.

The band describes the EP as, "The more ethereal, gauzy side of our tastes; the Summertime-Gothic and dreamy tracks we made thinking they'd go well with open hydrants and looks that kill." But The Hundred in the Hands' self-description belies more than just a dance band. Everdell and Friedman bend and blend styles, sounds and eras into something that doesn't feel confused, fake or forced. It just feels fun. - more on this story