The Americana community's growth as a space for multi-genre musical education continues via a just-announced streaming content partnership between the Americana Music Association and the Smithsonian's ...

Americana is at a crossroads. As night fell at the 22nd edition of Bristol, Tennessee's Rhythm and Roots Reunion Festival, Allison Russell – a French Canadian woman, a champion of the queer community ...

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

Country music has undergone an incredibly polarizing split since its origins and what has resulted is two rivaling genres—Country and Americana. Now what is considered “better” is entirely up the the ...

The term “Americana” has been around for a long time. Its origins can be traced back to the early 1900s, but it really began to take shape during the resurgence of American folk music in the 1940s and ...

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 ...

West Virginia native Sierra Ferrell's now storied ability to turn any concert in any venue in the world into an existential journey into a juke joint party is growing in renown. She can now add yet ...

Music fans around the globe, and Nashvillians in particular, know the Americana Music Association Festival and Conference as “AmericanaFest” for short. And they’ve been flocking to Music City since ...

Alabama artists had a big night at the Americana Music Honors & Awards, with the Red Clay Strays and Shelby Lynne among the top honorees. The awards are presented by the Americana Music Association ...

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, ...

The Americana Music Honors & Awards handed out its top competitive trophies to Sierra Ferrell, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, I’m With Her, MJ Lenderman and Gillian Welch & David Rawlings in a ...