Category Archives: Americana News

The 68th Annual Grammy Awards are set for this Sunday, February 1st at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. It will be broadcast live on CBS with Trevor Noah is set to host the event, and while some very deserving country artists are nominated in the country categories, the genre was left off of the big four categories in Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist, though that certainly isn’t […]

The post “It’s Not Political”: Recording Academy CEO Breaks Silence On Country Music’s Snub From The All-Genre Categories At The 2026 Grammys first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

What does one do when their husband chooses to climb a skyscraper, for fun? Don’t worry, Sanni McCandless is used to this.

The post Wife of ‘Free Solo’ Star Alex Honnold Shares Her Reaction to His Decision To Climb Taipei 101 appeared first on Wide Open Country.

The singer said that in 2023 that he “dropped dead” from suffering from both a heart attack and a stroke within the span of three days.

The post This Country Artist Recently Shared a Song About His Near-Death Experience Following a Heart Attack appeared first on Wide Open Country.

The viral clip shows mother of three, Hannah Harper, detailing her battle with postpartum depression before wowing the judges

The post Carrie Underwood Moved To Tears by ‘American Idol’ Singer Who Battled Postpartum Depression appeared first on Wide Open Country.

On Monday (Jan. 26), Morgan Wallen, Eric Church, Tim McGraw and Hardy all posted very similar teases to social media at around the same time. What’s going on? Continue reading…

They call him Kashus, and he’s the latest to tap into the inviting and lucrative sound that infuses influences of vintage soul and country together, making something that’s distinctly Southern and soulful.

The post Album Review – Kashus Culpepper’s “Act 1” first appeared on Saving Country Music.

Which country fest will you be at in 2026, and which artists are you looking forward to seeing?

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Strait’s newly announced shows present fans with a rare opportunity. Continue reading…

John McCutcheon and Tom Paxton photo by Michael G. Stewart Staying Relevant, Humorous, and Hopeful: John McCutcheon On Second Tom Paxton Collaboration Together Again Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John McCutcheon and singer/songwriter and guitarist Tom Paxton recently released their second full album of songwriting collaborations, titled Together Again, a sequel to their album Together, but unlikely […]

The post Interview: John McCutcheon On Second Tom Paxton Collaboration “Together Again” appeared first on Americana Highways.

Songwriter Sammy Brue has announced the release of The Journals, a passion project and tribute to his mentor, Justin Townes Earle. The album includes never-before-recorded songs from Earle’s journals entrusted by his widow, Jenn Marie Earle. Some of the songs on the album are based on lyric sheets,