The nominees for Album of the Year in the 2016 Taste of Country Fan Choice Awards are an interesting mix of young and veteran artists, working in a variety of commercial and more cutting-edge aspects of the format to encompass everything that's great about country music right now.
The annual South By Southwest Music Festival is taking place in Austin, Texas, this week, where hundreds of music fans and industry professionals will descend on the city for live music, industry related panels and parties.