The term Americana, at least when applied to music, is somewhat amorphous. It's specific, but also quite broad; it's one thing made up of all these other things, which is kind of like America itself.

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 ...

An outpouring of joy bubbled up Sunday as a modest crowd turned out for the Vacaville Museum’s Musical Americana Fourth of July celebration. Seated on benches and lawn chairs in the museum’s courtyard ...

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 ...

Every year at the Americana Honors & Awards program in Nashville, Jim Lauderdale will exclaim, as a running joke, “Now, that’s Americana!” — usually right after someone has given a rousing performance ...

Since 2010, Clay and Zach Chance have fronted the Americana duo Jamestown Revival. Now, they’re coming to grips with being first-time Grammy nominees — but not for their work under Jamestown Revival.

Similar to Beyoncé's "Country Carter" a year ago, Tyler Childers' new album "Snipe Hunter" kicked up conversations about how we describe music. The intrigue: Both albums earned critical acclaim, while ...

Carlene Carter, granddaughter to country music matriarch Maybelle Carter, last year told The Tennessean that the Americana genre existed "so honest people can make real music that defies needing smash ...

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 ...

“Americana is a refuge,” said Seth Avett of the Avett Brothers, as the trio accepted a lifetime achievement award from the Americana Association. “It’s a community. … I was thinking about how it would ...

"You don't choose music," Jonathan Clay says. "Music chooses you. We love making music, in any facet." Since 2010, Clay and Zach Chance have fronted the Americana duo Jamestown Revival. Now, they're ...