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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Americana Music Association celebrated its 24th annual Americana Honors & Awards Wednesday night (Sept. 10) at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Sierra Ferrell continued her reign as artist of the ...

Matt Andersen, a Canadian songwriter who just released the new album 'The Hammer & the Rose,' is putting his own spin on Americana music. - Credit: Dan Jardine* Canadian singer-songwriter Matt ...

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 ...

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 ...

Allison Russell cries before accepting her award at the 21st Annual Americana Honors & Awards on Sept. 14, 2022 in Nashville, Tenn. Getty Images for Americana Music NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Canadian ...

In her Artist of the Year acceptance speech at Tuesday night's (Sept. 22) 2021 Americana Honors & Awards, Brandi Carlile praised her peers and friends — Allison Russell, Yola and Joy Oladokun among ...

The Mavericks, Keb' Mo' and three additional acts will be honored as Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award winners during the upcoming 2021 Americana Honors & Awards ceremony. The AMA ...

As soon as music started being sold as a product, it had to have a name, to be properly marketed. Sheet music publishers needed to categorize their styles of music. When recordings could be sold via ...