Mumford & Sons

Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Ed Sheeran Keep Control of Billboard Folk Album Chart

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, Ed Sheeran Keep Control of Billboard Folk Album Chart
Their respective GRAMMY appearances and/or wins keep Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, and Ed Sheeran firmly in place with no changes to this week’s Billboard Folk Album chart top 5. The biggest climber is the Safe Haven soundtrack, from #10 to #6, and Nataly Dawn debuts at #10 with How I Knew Her.   Billboard Read More

Grammy Win Helps Mumford & Sons’ ‘Babel’ Return to Top of Billboard 200 Album Chart

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Grammy Win Helps Mumford & Sons’ ‘Babel’ Return to Top of Billboard 200 Album Chart
In the week following their big GRAMMY Awards win, Mumford & Sons returns to #1 of the Billboard 200 all-genre album chart with Babel. Sales, tracked by Nielsen SoundScan, shot up by 185,000 copies that week, meaning a weekly increase of 242%. What further helped increase the numbers are the two new deluxe editions that Read More

Sir Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty in 2013 Bonnaroo Lineup, Tickets on Sale February 23

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Sir Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty in 2013 Bonnaroo Lineup, Tickets on Sale February 23
The 2013 edition of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival already has an amazing lineup, and the organizers are not even done yet. Sir Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers are just three of the spectacular list of performers. Others due to play the famous festival include The Lumineers, ZZ Read More

Grammy Winners Mumford & Sons Lands Three Discs in Folk Albums Chart Top 5

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Grammy Winners Mumford & Sons Lands Three Discs in Folk Albums Chart Top 5
Recently crowned the Album of the Year at the GRAMMY Awards, Babel, keeps Mumford & Sons at #1 on the Billboard Folk Albums Chart. Emphasizing the folk-rockers popularity, their previous release, Sigh No More, still holds at #4, and their new live album, The Road to Red Rocks: Live, debuts at #5, meaning 60% of Read More

55th GRAMMY Awards Show – Performances – in pictures

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 55th GRAMMY Awards Show – Performances – in pictures
There were several great highlights for me during the 55th GRAMMY Awards last night. Check out a photo gallery below with some significant, both good and, well, less good, moments.     Read More

55th GRAMMY Awards: Country Music, Folk, and Americana 2013 Winners

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on 55th GRAMMY Awards: Country Music, Folk, and Americana 2013 Winners
At last night’s 55th GRAMMY Awards many artists took home awards. While there were several acts who did very well indeed (hello, The Black Keys), there wasn’t anyone who totally dominated in the way we have seen in previous years. The big award, Album of the Year, went to Mumford & Sons‘ 2012 release Babel Read More

GRAMMYs Live: Updates from Music’s Biggest Night

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on GRAMMYs Live: Updates from Music’s Biggest Night
Weather and internet connection interference permitting, I will be following along with the 55th GRAMMY Awards with updates and photos. All photos will be via Getty Images North America. Mumford & Sons, excited and looking cool on the red carpet! Carrie Underwood, pretty as always. You know, I do wish Eric Church could stop acting Read More

Mumford & Sons’ Babel Claims Billboard Folk Albums #1, The Lumineers and Ed Sheeran Follow

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Mumford & Sons’ Babel Claims Billboard Folk Albums #1, The Lumineers and Ed Sheeran Follow
British folk-rock quartet Mumford & Sons climbs to the summit of the Billboard Folk Albums Chart with their only-just-short-of-perfect album, Babel. If this record is not yet part of your collection, know that it comes extremely highly recommended. Two newcomers join the Top 10 this week. Family Reunion secures the Hot Shot Debut accolade with Read More