(headline image: Xara. Photo courtesy of Festival Internacional do Mundo Celta de Ortigueira) Folk group Xara, based in Madrid and influenced by traditional Asturian music,…
Madrid Folk Quartet Xara Wins Runas 2025
Category: Awards
🎙 Karmento Wins Best Folk Album for La Serrana at Spanish Music Academy Awards
On June 4, 2025, the Spanish Music Academy held its second annual awards ceremony, where Karmento received the award for Best Folk Album for her…
Cairo Hitmaker Strikes Gold: Amir Hedayah Tops Global Songwriting Contest
Egyptian composer Amir Hedayah has taken first place in the World Music category of the 2024 International Songwriting Competition (ISC), one of the most prestigious…
Tarta Relena Wins MIN Indie Award for Best Roots Music Album
(headline image: Tarta Relena – Photo by by Playadeanza) The album És pregunta by Tarta Relena is the winner of the 2025 MIN Award in…
Perrate and Za! Win MIN 2025 Indie Award for Best Flamenco Album
(headline image: Perrate and ZA! – Photo by Alejandra Amere) The album Jolifanto (Lovemonk / El Volcán, 2025) by Perrate y Za! is the winner…
Unsigned, But Not Unseen: Unsigned Only Evolves Into Music Awards
The Unsigned Only Music Competition has rebranded as the Unsigned Only Music Awards, expanding its mission to celebrate independent artists worldwide. For over a decade,…
Billy Strings Takes Home Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album
On Sunday, February 2, 2025, guitar maestro and songwriter Billy Strings received the Best Bluegrass Album Grammy Award for his record Live Vol. 1. This…
A Night to Remember: The Taj Mahal Sextet Claims Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album
The Taj Mahal Sextet’s Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa won the Best Traditional Blues Album Grammy Award. The award was announced on February…
Aljibe Receives the Fundación Siglo Futuro Award for Cultural Promotion
The Fundación Siglo Futuro has awarded its newly established Prize for Cultural Promotion to the Spanish folk music group Aljibe. This recognition honors their more…
Blues Musician Ruthie Foster Triumphs at the Grammys
Ruthie Foster’s tenth studio album, Mileage, won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. The award was revealed on February 2, 2025. Mileage, reflects…