Category Archives: Americana News

Jelly Roll looks very different these days. He lost a tremendous amount of weight. Then he shaved off his trademark beard. That was a shocker! Fans who liked the furry-faced appearance of the popular crooner were taken aback. One country star who wants Jelly Roll to grow the beard again is Shaboozey. Per People via […]

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There were plenty of country music stars in attendance at the 59th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville last night.  Riley Green arrived with his rumored girlfriend, Bryana Ferringer. Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley also walked down the red carpet. Kelsea Ballerini, LeAnn Rimes, and Megan Moroney were also in attendance.  But perhaps more noticeable were those who didn’t come […]

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Lainey Wilson had a night she and we will never forget at the 59th CMA Awards on November 19. She did an outstanding job of hosting the celebratory event solo. The “Somewhere Over Laredo” singer was vivacious, gracious, and lively, infusing the occasion with her easygoing charm and wit. She picked up honors for Female […]

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Voting totals are never released, but I’d bet it wasn’t even close. Continue reading…

Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo didn’t say exactly why they decided to sit out the awards show, but we’ve got a few theories. Continue reading…

Editor’s Note: Sabine McCalla, whose debut LP Don’t Call Me Baby came out November 7 via Gar Hole Records, is No Depression’s Spotlight Artist for November 2025. Stay tuned for more from McCalla all month long.

New Orleans as artistic muse

Editor’s Note: Sabine McCalla, whose debut LP Don’t Call Me Baby came out November 7 via Gar Hole Records, is No Depression’s Spotlight Artist for November 2025. Stay tuned for more from McCalla all month long.

New Orleans as artistic muse

Uncle Lucius Live in ’25 2025 is almost over now, and I was really hoping to see Uncle Lucius on this tour. They were coming to Missoula and Bozeman, and I was going to make one of those shows. Then my dad had a medical emergency, and I missed it. But, this Friday, Nov. 21, […]

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Uncle Lucius Live in ’25 2025 is almost over now, and I was really hoping to see Uncle Lucius on this tour. They were coming to Missoula and Bozeman, and I was going to make one of those shows. Then my dad had a medical emergency, and I missed it. But, this Friday, Nov. 21, […]

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Wielded with Tender Precision: Two EPs by Sean Keel Sean Keel is a singular presence in contemporary Americana — a late-blooming songwriter whose gravel-edged voice and poetic sensibility evoke startling intimacy. Based in Austin, Texas, and known in academic circles as a research mathematician, Keel brings both a storyteller’s heart and a philosopher’s eye to […]

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