For the past five years, summers in the Big Apple have come to mean one of New York’s best showcases for country, blues and folk music with AmericanaFest NYC, now an integral part of the annual three-week-long Lincoln Center Out of Doors event. The Roots of American Music Weekend, presented …

The brooding country star returned to higher altitudes while making his ninth album, which was written and recorded in Telluride, Colorado’s lofty Studio in the Clouds. But The Mountain is no rehash of Bentley’s high-flying hit “Drunk On A Plane” – instead, it’s an introspective album that grapples with the …

When young Mason Ramsey first came to the world’s attention, it was in the form of a viral video where he demonstrated his yodeling skills by singing Hank Williams’ “Lovesick Blues” in an Illinois Walmart. Now the 11-year-old performer has a studio recording of the song, which was released earlier …

Donald Trump had barely taken his hand off the Bible when his press secretary, Sean Spicer, catapulted into the annals of American ignominy with his infamous defense of the president’s sparsely-attended inauguration. Spicer’s daily press briefings became appointment viewing in the administration’s early months – his gaffes were .GIF’ed and …

For decades, ballroom, ball or house culture has been a way for queer blacks and Latinos to live their best lives – that is, to figure out how to respond to a society that devalued their lives and attempted to erase their presence. Through elaborate performances incorporating and commenting on …

Michelle Wolf tackled Roseanne Barr’s infamous tweet and examined the double standard of “offensive jokes” in a clip from the comedian’s upcoming episode of The Break, which arrives on Netflix on Sunday. Earlier in the week, the revived Roseanne was canceled after its star tweeted that Obama aide Valerie Jarrett …

The 1975 unveiled the new song “Give Yourself a Try,” which is the first offering from their upcoming albumA Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships. “Give Yourself a Try” is centered around a twisting guitar riff. Singer Matt Healy’s serene voice provides a soft touch, but his musings on aging and …

Neil Portnow, president and CEO of the Recording Academy, the organization that oversees the Grammy Awards, announced that he will step down at the end of his contract next summer. Portnow did not give a specific reason for stepping down. In a statement released by the organization, the executive, who …

Songwriter Lori McKenna, the award-winning tunesmith behind the hits “Girl Crush” and “Humble and Kind,” among many others, has throughout her career written extensively about her mother because she passed away when McKenna was little. But with the recently released “People Get Old,” from McKenna’s upcoming album The Tree, she …

The 2018 CMT Music Awards have added several superstar artists and unique collaborations to the performance lineup for next week’s event. Among them are “Cry Pretty” singer Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, pop quintet Backstreet Boys, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line and the show’s hosts Little Big Town. In a …