The 25 best country and Americana albums of 2025, including Eric Church, Carter Faith, Tyler Childers, Mavis Staples, Ringo ...

For nine years here at WMOT, I’ve been proud and privileged to select and remark on thirty albums from the closing year that meet several criteria. Some made national news and did well on the ...

2025 is set to bring fans more music and more top-shelf performances from a bevvy of chart-topping country, Americana and bluegrass artists through this year’s slate of music festivals. Throughout the ...

The 2025 Grammy Award nominations released on Friday morning, with nominees Beyoncé and Post Malone leading the pack for their country releases. Beyoncé nabbed 11 nominations, followed by Charli xcx ...

Our feature, 10 Artists to Watch Out For in 2026, shines a spotlight on the emerging country acts we believe are poised for a ...

2024 has been a great year for new music and it looks like that will continue to be the case for the rest of the year. Last night was a time for costumes, horror flicks, and candy and today brings a ...

Americana singer-songwriter Todd Snider, a prominent voice in alt-country, has died at the age of 59. Snider was known for his musical humor, storytelling, and eclectic style that blended folk, ...

Kaitlin Butts' "You Ain't Gotta Die (to Be Dead to Me)" is gaining traction on country radio, potentially signaling a shift towards traditional sounds. The song's viral TikTok popularity, fueled by ...

To get a sense of how wide the country music landscape — and the divides within it — are in 2025, consider the varied reactions to an announcement the Recording Academy made in June: The best country ...

Three years ago, NPR published an article on the Black female recording artists who were challenging racism and exclusion, in an industry that has long refused to properly acknowledge the foundational ...

It’s the final New Music Friday before the holiday season gets into full swing. As a result, we don’t have that many new country and Americana songs to sift through this week. However, that’s not ...

From Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival going all-country to Morgan Wallen's two Camp Randall shows, country music is the main event in Wisconsin this summer. Wisconsin has always been a big market ...