The Americana Music Association will recognize a band, solo artists, an engineer, and a vocal choir when it hands out its Lifetime Achievement Awards at the upcoming Americana Honors & Awards ceremonies in Nashville. The AMA announced the recipients of its special awards on Tuesday. Eclectic rock-country-Latin band the Mavericks …
Read More »RS Country Music Picks: Week of July 20th
Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names. Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. Gangstagrass, “Ain’t No Crime” The …
Read More »Record Store Day 2019: 10 Best Country and Americana Releases
Country and Americana music is well-represented in the glut of Record Store Day releases arriving April 13th. These are the 10 we’re most excited about, from rare live sets to essential best-ofs. Lone Justice, Live at the Palomino 1983 The vaunted Los Angeles cowpunk band rips through 12 originals and …
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