Lansing State Journal

Michigan native musician Billy Strings breaks leg at Virginia concert

Billy Strings, a two-time Grammy Award winner, from Ionia, confirmed on social media on Sunday, April 19, that he has broken his leg. Strings shared an X-ray on Facebook and Instagram of his leg ...
Lansing State Journal

Michigan's Billy Strings shares photos from hospital after breaking leg

Grammy winner Billy Strings, who broke his leg over the weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, joked on Instagram and Facebook on Monday, April 20, that he was warned by fans about "screwing around" ...
IBTimes UK

Billy Strings Injury Update: American Singer Shares Graphic X-Ray After Viral Skateboard Fail

American bluegrass singer Billy Strings in concert https://x.com/BillyStrings/status/2040077156903170347/photo/1 Billy Strings' injury has been confirmed following a ...
wchstv

Bluegrass star Billy Strings postpones upcoming Charleston show after breaking leg

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A sold-out Billy Strings concert in Charleston has been rescheduled for later this year after the artist broke his leg at a recent show. The concert, which was scheduled for ...
American Songwriter

Billy Strings Breaks Leg Moments Before Encore at Charlottesville Concert

On Saturday, Billy Strings put the final touches on a two-night run at the Jon Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia. For those who purchased a ticket, they received a special opportunity as ...
Billboard

Billy Strings Breaks Leg in Backstage Skateboarding Accident During Charlottesville Show, Reschedules Tour Dates (UPDATE)

"I had every intention of carrying on with the tour and Dave Grohling it," Strings said, revealing that the Foo Fighters frontman offered his throne. By Gil Kaufman UPDATE: After the original story ...
Metro Times

Billy Strings shares details for Ionia Freak Fair music festival

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 ...
MLive

Michigan native Billy Strings wins third Grammy in 6 years with “Highway Prayers” album

Ionia County native Billy Strings netted his third Grammy win in six years on Sunday, Feb. 1, reeling in “Best Bluegrass Album” yet again. Strings, born William Apostol, earned the honors at the 68th ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Strings Makes His Debut on ‘Tiny Desk’ After Sending Audition Tape: ‘It Only Took 12 More Years’

Michigan bluegrass phenom Billy Strings and his band stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk for a performance more than a decade in the making. Backed by his band — Alex Hargreaves on fiddle, backing vocalist ...
People

Billy Strings Says He's Still in 'Denial' Over His Mom's Shocking Cause of Death: 'It Was Just Unnecessary'

The bluegrass musician's mom Debra died of a drug overdose in June Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work has ...
Taste of Country

Billy Strings Was Blindsided When He Learned His Mom’s Cause of Death

Billy Strings is opening up about the unexpected death of his mother, Debra Apostal, which happened in June. Strings — whose legal name is William Lee Apostal — says his mom wasn't sick leading up to ...
The New York Times

50 Pianos Rumble With the Sound of ‘11,000 Strings’

Performances in N.Y.C. Georg Friedrich Haas has written a piece of almost ridiculous scale and complexity. The effect is awe-inspiring. Georg Friedrich Haas has written a piece of almost ridiculous ...