Paul Weller and Bruce Springsteen go head to head
Radiohead, Paul Weller and Bruce Springsteen will go head-to-head for the Uncut Music Award in Britain.The artists will battle it out against other acts including 2008 Mercury Prize award winners Elbow, PJ Harvey and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss for the Best Album honour.The annual accolade, handed out by respected U.K. music and film magazine Uncut, honours "the most inspiring and richly rewarding album". Comment on this Article Judging the musical offerings will be luminaries including singer-son

Weller And Springsteen Up For Best Album Gong
Paul Weller, Bruce Springsteen and RADIOHEAD will go head-to-head for the Uncut Music Award in Britain. The artists will battle it out against other acts including 2008 Mercury Prize award winners Elbow, PJ Harvey and Robert Plant + Alison Krauss for the Best Album honour. The annual accolade, handed out by respected U.K. music and film magazine Uncut, honours "the most inspiring and richly rewarding album". Judging the musical offerings will be luminaries including singer-songwriter Edwyn Collins

Not-to-miss acts at San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
With more than 70 acts performing, most far from household names, figuring out whom to catch at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival can be daunting. While you can hardly go wrong at any stage on any day, here are a few sets that promise to be memorable. (First, a no-brainer: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss at 5:15 p.m. Friday. If you can get off work and get to the park, you'll go. 'Nuff said.) 1:40 p.m. Saturday, Mike Farris & the Roseland Review, Porch Stage. The ex-Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies fron

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Join Levon Helm at Americana Concert
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss made a surprise appearance Wednesday night (Sept. 17) during Levon Helm's concert kicking off the ninth annual Americana Music Festival and Conference in Nashville.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: An inspired pairing of substance and styles
The pairing of Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin and Alison Krauss, the bluegrass songstress, resulted in the popular album "Raising Sand," and a tour comes to Seattle's WaMu Theater on Oct. 1. By Patrick MacDonald Seattle Times music critic PREV  of  NEXT MARK HUMPHREY / AP Alison Krauss and Robert Plant.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Join Levon Helm at Americana Concert
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss made a surprise appearance Wednesday night (Sept. 17) during Levon Helm's concert kicking off the ninth annual Americana Music Festival and Conference in Nashville.

Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant: Led Zep to Robert Plant: In or Out
Apparently Robert Plant's old bandmates are tired of cooling their heels while he dithers around with his Americana side project. The other members of the reconstituted Led Zeppelin (John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and John Bonham's son Jason) have warned the singer that they may go ahead on a reunion tour without him if he doesn't make up his mind soon about whether to join them or not.   In the meantime, the band has been rehearsing with stand-in singers, and have hinted that an unnamed American vocali

Robert Plant to join Led Zeppelin for reunion tour
Singer changes mind after learning tour would go ahead without him.

Robert Plant And Alison Krauss Win Top Americana Awards
Rock legend Robert Plant scooped the top gong at this year's Americana Music Association Awards, according to reports. The Led Zeppelin singer and country star Alison Krauss won Duo-Group of the Year and Album of the Year for their LP Raising Sand at the 7th Annual honors and Awards at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on Thursday. Although the results are yet to be made public, online reports claim the pair accepted the award in person before Plant joined the show's bandleader Buddy Miller onstage to sing a n

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Join Levon Helm at Americana Concert
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss made a surprise appearance Wednesday night (Sept. 17) during Levon Helm's concert kicking off the ninth annual Americana Music Festival and Conference in Nashville.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Join Levon Helm at Americana Concert
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss made a surprise appearance Wednesday night (Sept. 17) during Levon Helm's concert kicking off the ninth annual Americana Music Festival and Conference in Nashville.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Join Levon Helm at Americana Concert
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss made a surprise appearance Wednesday night (Sept. 17) during Levon Helm's concert kicking off the ninth annual Americana Music Festival and Conference in Nashville.

ROBERT PLANT, ALISON KRAUSS To Perform At Benefit For Hurricane Ike Victims
According to The Oklahoman, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss will play a special benefit concert at the Zoo Amphitheatre on Friday, September 26, to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Ike. The singers were scheduled to perform at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston on that date but the show was canceled due to the storm's devastation in that city. Howard Pollack, head of Innervisions, which produces shows at the Zoo, said he received a call early today from Plant's management, inquiring a

Plant And Krauss 'Win Top Americana Awards'
Rock legend Robert Plant scooped the top gong at this year's (08) Americana Music Association Awards, according to U.S. reports. The Led Zeppelin singer and country star Alison Krauss won Duo-Group of the Year and Album of the Year for their LP Raising Sand at the 7th Annual Honours and Awards at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium on Thursday (18Sep08). Although the results are yet to be made public, online reports claim the pair accepted the award in person before Plant joined the show's bandleader Buddy M

Americana Award Winners Announced
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant were the big winners at the Americana Music Honors & Awards, Sept. 18, at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Alison and Robert, the former Led Zeppelin lead singer, took home Duo/Group of the Year and Album of the Year for Raising Sand. Former member of The Band, Levon Helm, was named Artist of the Year, while John Hiatt received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his songwriting. “It’s unbelievable,” said John of his award. &ldquo

Krauss, Plant big winners at Americana awards
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant's album "Raising Sand" was a big winner at the Americana Honors & Awards.

Krauss, Plant big winners at Americana awards (AP)
AP - Alison Krauss and Robert Plant's album "Raising Sand" was a big winner at the Americana Honors & Awards.

Robert Plant Hates Paperwork
After all the speculation about a Led Zeppelin reunion tour, it seems the reason that Robert Plant is wary about the idea is simple.  He hates paperwork.  Since the one-time gig last year in London, the band have been the subject of non-stop reunion rumors.  Although Plant, who is still on tour with bluegrass singer [...]

Plant and Krauss win big at Americana awards
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss dominated the Americana Honors & Awards Show Thursday at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. The pair won Album of the Year for their Raising Sand collaboration and also Duo/Group of the Year, reports USA TODAY's Brian Mansfield. The members the Americana Music Association also voted the following awards: • Artist of the Year: Levon Helm, the former drummer/vocalist for The Band; • Instrumentalist of the Year: Buddy Miller, whose recent credits include playing guitar on

Bureaucracy Putting Plant Off Led Zeppelin Reunion
Rocker Robert Plant has not ruled out another reunion with his band Led Zeppelin - insisting it's the bureaucracy involved that puts him off the idea. The Kashmir hitmakers have been dogged by rumours of a world tour since they reformed for a one-off gig in London last year (Dec07) - their first concert in 19 years. But singer Plant, who is currently touring with bluegrass star Alison Krauss, has so far refused to agree to hit the road with the legendary group again. And he insists it's not the ide

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Join Levon Helm at Americana Concert
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss made a surprise appearance Wednesday night (Sept. 17) during Levon Helm's concert kicking off the ninth annual Americana Music Festival and Conference in Nashville.

Krauss, Plant big winners at Americana awards
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant's album "Raising Sand" was a big winner at the Americana Honors & Awards.

Robert Plant put off Led Zeppelin reunion
Robert Plant has not ruled out another reunion with his band Led Zeppelin - insisting it's the bureaucracy involved that puts him off the idea.The Kashmir hitmakers have been dogged by rumours of a world tour since they reformed for a one-off gig in London last year - their first concert in 19 years.But singer Plant, who is currently touring with bluegrass star Alison Krauss, has so far refused to agree to hit the road with the legendary group again. Comment on this Article And he insists it's not the

Zep reunion foiled by 'paperwork'
Rocker Robert Plant has not ruled out another reunion with his band Led Zeppelin - insisting it's the bureaucracy involved that puts him off the idea. The Kashmir hitmakers have been dogged by rumours of a world tour since they reformed for a one-off gig in London last year - their first concert in 19 years. But singer Plant, who is currently touring with bluegrass star Alison Krauss, has so far refused to agree to hit the road with the legendary group again. And he insists it's not the idea of a r