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Country quintet Lanco took their new single “Near Mrs.” to the Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Thursday, performing the song from intimate Nashville venue the Basement. As with their breakout hit “Greatest Love Story,” Lanco’s latest is another kind of love story about the ones who got away. The …

The inimitable Tony Joe White whips up an epic tale about an elusive largemouth bass in the funky fishing song “Bubba Jones,” the second release from a posthumous new album. Produced by Dan Auerbach, Smoke From the Chimney will be released via Easy Eye Sound on May 7th. Like the …

“You hear Georgia when I open my mouth/don’t make no difference what I’m talking about,” Charlie Starr sings in the very first line of Blackberry Smoke‘s new song “You Hear Georgia,” laying bare the focus of the group’s new album — an ode to their home state also titled You …

A week after being recorded on video using a racial slur, Morgan Wallen has issued a lengthy video statement in which he addresses the controversy, says he’s spoken to leaders in the black community, shares that he’s attempting to get sober, and admits that “my words matter.” He also delivered …

The winners of the 2020 Americana Honors and Awards were announced Tuesday morning, with the Highwomen and John Prine among this year’s winners. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Americana Music Association decided to forgo an in-person awards ceremony in 2020, instead announcing the winners via social media. The Highwomen …

So, How Was Your 2020?is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December. Margo Price shook things up with her third album That’s How Rumors Get Started, leaving her …

Sturgill Simpson performed his bluegrass version of “Breakers Roar” and discussed his bout with Covid-19 and friendship with John Prine on The Late Show Tuesday, November 10th. For the performance, Simpson was joined by the all-star band he assembled for his latest album, Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe …

Two years before Sturgill Simpson released his debut solo effort, 2013’s High Top Mountain, his band Sunday Valley put out their album To the Wind and on to Heaven, which included the slow-burning “I Don’t Mind.” On that LP, the tale of a love lost was a dusty slice of …

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 Countryselects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. Joachim Cooder, “Over the Road I’m …

Next Thursday evening, on October 1st, Nashville singer-songwriter Devon Gilfillian will cover all of Marvin Gaye‘s iconic 1971 album What’s Going On (which Rolling Stone recently named the greatest album of all time) with a wide array of special guests including Grace Potter, Jason Isbell, Breland, the War and Treaty, …