Ray Davies has announced his new album Our Country: Americana Act II, the follow-up to the Kinks frontman’s 2017 LP Americana. “Our Country follows my journey across America; through endless tours not just to reclaim the Kinks’ career, but to rediscover the country that offered me my earliest inspirations,” Davies …

Michelle Wolf discussed the controversy in the aftermath of her scathing White House Correspondents’ Dinner speech in a new interview where she defended the performance. “I wasn’t expecting this level [of controversy], but I’m also not disappointed there’s this level,” Wolf told NPR’s Fresh Air in an interview that will …

The first song Tony Joe White ever finished was “Polk Salad Annie,” the popular late-Sixties tribute to Southern women and edible weeds. Half a century later, he’s grown into a bluesy, backwoods folk hero, celebrated for his swampy guitar playing, slow-motion delivery and signature songwriting. He’s still an active musician, …

Maddie & Tae stage a seductive comeback with the depiction of radioactive chemistry in their new single “Friends Don’t,” the duo’s first release since 2016. Set to hit radio stations on May 14th, the confessional power ballad was written by the duo with hit makers Justin Ebach and Jon Nite …

Finding a musician and songwriter more influential in the collective genres of pop, folk, country and Americana music – and yet also more underappreciated – than the late Gene Clark would be a formidable task. Clark’s legacy as a singer, songwriter, founding member of the Byrds, and collaborator in a …

After the one-two traditional-country punch of 2013’s Like a Rose and 2015’s Grammy-nominated The Blade, both co-produced by Vince Gill and Justin Niebank, Ashley Monroe began working with über-producer Dave Cobb, whose Grammy-winning works for Jason Isbell and Chris Stapleton, among others, have redefined country and Americana music in recent …

Janet Jackson announced a new round of U.S. tour dates. The latest leg of the R&B star’s State of the World Tour kicks off July 11th in Austin, Texas and wraps August 7th in Tampa, Florida. General public tickets go on sale starting Friday, April 27th via Live Nation. Citi …

People in Colorado pride themselves on their tolerance – for high altitudes and marathon ski sessions, sure, but also for high-ABV craft beer and super-potent cannabis. As the first state to roll out legal recreational weed, Colorado’s had nearly five years to explore the culture and industry of adult-use marijuana, …

Swedish pop artist Lykke Li unveiled two new songs, “Deep End” and “Hard Rain,” from her first album in four years, So Sad So Sexy, which is out June 8th via RCA. “Deep End” finds Lykke Li putting her own spin on contemporary pop and R&B trends, laying lush vocals …

Offset and Metro Boomin recruited the actual Ric Flair to perform their track “Ric Flair Drip” on Tuesday’s Tonight Show. The retired professional wrestler, known for his flamboyant persona and signature “Wooo!” yell, came onstage – in the middle of a makeshift wrestling ring – to strut around and mime …