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Charli XCX. Her latest release, Charli, is on our shortlist for the best new albums out on Sept. 13.

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New Music Friday: Our Top 8 Albums Out On Sept. 13

5:00am September 13, 2019

by Robin Hilton

The week's best new album drops includes the genre-bending pop of Charli XCX, an ambitious concept record by The Lumineers, the euphoric songs of Emeli Sandé, new Chelsea Wolfe, Sampa The Great, more.

Clockwise from the left, Robert Randolph, Jade Jackson (photo by Matt Bizer), The Mavericks (photo by Haris Nukem)

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Watch Robert Randolph, Tami Neilson, The Mavericks And More Live From AmericanaFest

8:05pm September 12, 2019

The 2019 festival keeps going with days of live performances after the Americana Honors & Awards Show.

Aerial view of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal.

Music & Culture

A Toast To The Montreal International Jazz Festival At 40: Jazz, Blues & Much More

4:19pm September 12, 2019

We celebrate 40 years of The Montreal International Jazz Festival with iconic performances and unique stories including Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Brubeck, Diana Krall, Oscar Peterson and Pat Metheny.

Music & Culture

Japanese Breakfast Has A Full Plate

4:04pm September 12, 2019

Michelle Zauner has an incredibly rich creative life. She makes music as Japanese Breakfast, scores video games, directs music videos and more.

Country star Dolly Parton, signing a guitar alongside writer Dayton Duncan (center) and filmmaker Ken Burns (right).

Filmmaker Ken Burns Goes Wide, But Not Deep, In His Chronicle Of 'Country Music'

2:15pm September 12, 2019

by Ken Tucker

Burns is known for finding fresh takes on big topics, but his new eight-part PBS series about country music treads a well-worn path, leaning heavily on the biggest stars and the most obvious ideas.

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Mary Lou Williams in 1942. In the 1930s and '40s, her apartment on 63 Hamilton Terrace formed an important space in advancing the evolution of jazz and the survival of musicians.

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A Woman's Place: The Importance Of Mary Lou Williams' Harlem Apartment

10:48am September 12, 2019

by Tammy Kernodle

From the outside, Williams' home looked like a typical Harlem brownstone. But inside, a generation of young artists etched out a radical agenda that would shift the music world off its axis.

R.E.M.'s Mike Mills (left) and Michael Stipe performing in 2004.

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R.E.M. Releases A Single From The Vaults To Benefit Hurricane Dorian Victims

10:38am September 12, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

Originally written for the 2001 album Reveal, this 2004 version was recorded in Nassau, Bahamas.

Music & Culture

The Milk Carton Kids On Mountain Stage

10:00am September 12, 2019

by Dave Lavender

Playing songs off their album, All The Things That I Did and All The Things That I Didn't Do, Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan prove two voices and two guitars can make a one-band folk revival.

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Angel Olsen's 'Lark' Finds Tenderness In A Torrent

9:00am September 12, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

Angel Olsen has become a master of characters who ache to move forward, but are pulled to an ever-present past.

Watch Brandi Carlile perform at the 2019 Americana Honors & Awards ceremony.

Music & Culture

Watch A Live Webcast Of The 2019 Americana Honors & Awards Ceremony

11:23pm September 11, 2019

by Bruce Warren

Hosted by The Milk Carton Kids with performances and appearances by Brandi Carlile, Elvis Costello and more, the ceremony kicks off on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 6:30 p.m. CT.