Morgan Wallen was caught on video saying a racial slur. Oliver Anthony’s song “Rich Men North of Richmond” (2023) became a conservative anthem for right-wing politicians. Jason Aldean’s music video ...

Kevin Russell, founder of the Sonoma County Americana Music Festival, heeding the musical adage “It Don’t Mean of Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing,” has expanded his event to two nights this year, ...

We’ve come to the end of another long work week. However, this isn’t just any week. Today is the final New Music Friday of July. We’ve got a heap of new country and Americana albums to help finish the ...

Nashville will be well represented at the 66th annual Grammy Awards, as artists from Music City once again dominated the country, Americana, folk and Christian awards — with a pair of artists getting ...

Whatever the route taken, the results were often startling and signaled country’s largest advances yet as a musical genre built for the present, not one rooted in the past. Yet nearly forgotten songs, ...

We’ve made it to the first New Music Friday of February. The Grammy Awards and the Super Bowl are both right around the corner. As a result, there’s plenty of excitement to be had and planning to be ...

The new movie "Twisters" was announced to the shock and surprise of the film and music marketplaces. Arguably, a significant reason that the film exists is because Americana and country music are ...

A dozen acts whose ability to seamlessly blend Americana, country, rock and roots stylings are among the headlining acts at the 23rd annual Rhythm and Roots Reunion that occurs at the Bristol border ...

Adeem the Artist, the nonbinary songwriter who earned raves for their 2022 album, White Trash Revelry, is criticizing the Americana Music Association in an open letter published Wednesday night. The ...

A Celebration of American Music will tour North America in 2026. The concerts feature Cristina Vane and Brennen Leigh.

When Tyler Childers was named Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2018 Americana Honors & Awards, he let loose with an acceptance speech for the ages, denying the very term “Americana” and pointedly ...