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The Montreal singer-songwriter grabs you by the heart and pulls you into a hypnotic whorl of melancholia.

The singer calls her latest single "a reflection on American culture, our infatuation with celebrity, infamy, shock value and drama."

Dawes, Lydia Loveless and more also joined NPR's Ann Powers and Jewly Hight for intimate rounds of storytelling and music at Nashville's Union Station Hotel during AmericanaFest 2016.

Temperton, who died last week, wrote songs that were infectious, rhythmic and melodically dynamic.

Feel the autumnal vibes with a playlist that'll get you in the mood for the changing seasons.

The Washington singer-songwriter reworks a Tom T. Hall classic with warmth and respect. In the video, Blau picks up hitchhikers here and there, until he becomes one himself.

The Chicago five-piece reinvigorates familiar classic-rock touchpoints with a charming, Stones-ish breakup song.

A surf-noir rocker from the singer-songwriter who stole the second season of HBO's True Detective.

Watch the Brooklyn band play new songs from Good Grief at the 2016 Radio Day Stage in Austin.

Watch the West African guitarist weave his hypnotic magic from Austin's Radio Day Stage last week.

After flying in from Bath, England, the retro-soul band brought the funk to Austin, Texas.

The Scottish electro-pop trio stripped down at Austin's Radio Day Stage showcase for a few songs, including "Leave A Trace" and "Never Ending Circles."

The Madrid garage rockers played "Garden" and "Easy" during one of their many Austin sets.

Mary Lattimore is a classically trained harpist from Philadelphia who incorporates experimental techniques and technologies into her music. She has performed and recorded with Kurt Vile, Sharon Van Etten, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and Steve Gunn, among others; and is a frequent collaborator of Philly ...

Baltimore's Great American Canyon Band is an indie-folk duo whose members, Paul and Krystal Jean Masson, are partners in both life and sound. Since 2011, when they first began creating music together, the transient troubadours have roamed around the country, living in a Holiday Inn in Athens, Georgia, Paul's ...

Since 2002, the Americana Music Association has held its annual Americana Honors & Awards show, which celebrates the music and musicians whose work is heard in various roots-music styles, including roots-rock, country, folk, bluegrass, alt-country, blues and R&B. Over the years, the ceremony has become a singular event in the ...

At the Americana Music Association's 2015 Honors & Awards ceremony in September, country and bluegrass artist Ricky Skaggs was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist.

After presenting him with the award, Ry Cooder joined Skaggs, along with country singers Sharon White and Cheryl White, on stage at Nashville's Ryman ...

Native Canadian singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie wrote the pacifist anthem "Universal Soldier" in 1963. To this day, it's still an important antiwar song; likewise, six decades into making music, Sainte-Marie remains a cultural icon. This year, the 74-year-old released a new album, Power In The Blood.

During her appearance ...

A frequent winner at the Americana Music Association's Honors & Awards ceremonies, singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Buddy Miller led this year's awards-show house band. His supporting players included Chad Cromwell, Fats Kaplin, Dominic Davis, Ian Fitchuk, Don Was, the McCrary Sisters and Little Feat founding member Bill Payne.

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When Jim Lauderdale introduced The Mavericks' performance at the Americana Music Association's 2015 Honors & Awards show, he described the band as "challenging musical boundaries ever since they first came together in Miami in 1989."

Lauderdale was right: Fronted by Raul Malo, the band has blended country, Latin, pop ...