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Ahead of her show at the Theatre at Innovation Square on 9/23, Rosanne Cash spoke with our Route DJ Hannah Maier about what she has been up to and where her career has taken her. Tune in Monday-Friday from 2-6pm to hear Hannah's live radio show on 88.5 in Rochester, 90.1 in Ithaca, or online at www.theroute.org. -
Two longtime hosts on The Route announce retirement. -
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Latest Route Music News
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Starting with this year's nominations, the Grammy Awards will split its prize for country album of the year into two distinct categories: traditional and contemporary.
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Smith revisits her childhood and offers insights into her marriage in a new memoir. Bread of Angels offers an intimate, if imperfect, view of the visionary punk poet.
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As The Life of a Showgirl's numbers dwindle, some fresh voices liven up the song and album charts this week. -
Nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards will be announced Friday, and they'll include two new categories.
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Singer Brandi Carlile talks about writing her new album by retreating from the version of herself on stage.
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The Doobie Brothers, now more than 50 years in, start this set with "Takin' It to the Streets" and never let off the gas. -
Snider's supercharged relationship with her art form and open-book stance on depression and anxiety shine through in her new opera, which debuts this week in Los Angeles. -
The Spanish singer Rosalía talks about her new album 'Lux,' a head-spinning, epic album that features classical music, opera and the artist singing in 13 languages. -
Despite singing of heartbreak or sadness, Emily King's barely-contained excitement brightens the room between each tune. -
Recently, the godfather of a music and dance genre known as Chicago Footwork came to London. But why are British fans so keen on this fast-paced American subculture?
