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Eurasia Group, the geopolitical risk consultancy run by Ian Bremmer, gets into the political satire game with its Instagram show “Puppet Regime.” Credit... Supported by By Kim Córdova The electronic ...

If there are two things you can count on in this world, it’s that 1) Billy Strings will jam the hell out of “Hide and Seek” and 2) when he plays “Swannanoa Tunnel”, it’ll be in Asheville. Friday’s ...

3x Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician Billy Strings will return to Michigan this summer with his first-ever “Ionia Freak Fair” on Friday, August 28 and Saturday, August 29. Hosted ...

Prepare for some face melting. The “Dust in a Baggie” singer broke out in a big way commercially in 2024 with the release of Highway Prayers. Not only did the record top seven different Billboard ...

IONIA COUNTY, MI — Two weeks after confirming his return home for two dates in August, Billy Strings has unveiled plans for the inaugural “Ionia Freak Fair.” Strings, raised in nearby Muir, will take ...

Before he became one of the biggest stars in bluegrass and country music, Billy Strings grew up in Muir, a small community located between Lansing and Grand Rapids. The Grammy Award-winning artist is ...

After taking a year off from hosting his Renewal festival in 2025, Billy Strings has announced a new two-day event, the Ionia Freak Fair, set for August 28th–29th, 2026 at the Ionia County Fairgrounds ...

Hannah Harper had Carrie Underwood in tears as she sang about the chaos of being a mom of three young boys during her “American Idol” audition. “I thought finding peace in the quiet’s what I wanted / ...

On Tuesday evening, Billy Strings arrived at the ExploreAsheville.com Arena in Asheville, N.C., for the first in a four-night series of live performances. The concert served as the latest entry on the ...