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Why Character-Driven Storytelling Fits the Americana Awards Tradition
An analysis of why the Americana Honors & Awards consistently celebrates character-driven songwriting, a core tenet of the genre's identity.
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Why Folk, Country, Blues and Rock Can All Fit Under the Americana Awards Tent
What exactly is Americana? Inside the genre that unites folk, country, blues, and rock under one big tent of authentic American roots music.
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How Folk Songs Reveal Americana's Deepest Musical Roots
Explore the deep musical roots of Americana by tracing the origins of iconic folk songs, from Scottish ballads to African spirituals and blues.
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Palm Springs Desert Sun
Weekend rocket launch on tap at Vandenberg. How you can watch livestream
SpaceX has a weekend Falcon 9 rocket launch in the works that Californians should easily be able to watch either in person or online.
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Rolling Stone
Isaac Cruz vs Nestor Bravo PBC Livestream: How to Watch the Boxing Title Fight Online
"Pitbull" Cruz defends his interim WBC super lightweight belt against Nestor Bravo live from San Diego
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How Americana Songwriters Turn Ordinary Jobs Into Compelling Narratives
Explore how Americana artists like Jason Isbell and Tyler Childers transform the grit of everyday jobs into profound, relatable musical stories.
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The Chorus Choices That Can Elevate an Americana Song
A great Americana chorus feels like a gut punch and a hymn all at once; here’s a look at the key songwriting choices that make it unforgettable.
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Why Full Albums Still Matter in the Americana Awards World
In a music world dominated by singles, the Americana genre's deep commitment to storytelling makes the full album format more essential than ever.
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Variety
Brandy Clark on Conceiving New Song ‘American Roots’ as a Modern-Day ‘This Land Is Your Land’ — Polarizing Pro-Immigrant Sentiment and All (EXCLUSI...
Brandy Clark returns this weekend with “American Roots,” her first new single in more than three years — and, incidentally her first since the New York Times named her one of the 30 greatest living American songwriters earlier this year. On the surface, it’s one of the country-est-sounding songs she’s ever done, and a patriotic […]
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Arizona Republic
How Shooter Jennings helped a Phoenix rocker find his Wild West sound
The son of country legends Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, Shooter Jennings, has produced a Wild West rock album for Phoenix's Christopher Shayne.
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USA Today
¿Quién era Eliana Moreno? La periodista que murió en un accidente de helicóptero
La periodista Eliana Moreno murió en un accidente de helicóptero mientras cubría una noticia en Los Ángeles. En el accidente también fallecieron el piloto George Marciniw y un visitante guatemalteco.
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Detroit Free Press
From the 2006 archives: Bob Seger is back, upbeat and ready to roll
As Bob Seger's 2006 comeback album "Face the Problem" is reissued, we revisit the Michigan rocker's interview as he returned from a decade hiatus.
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