Jewly Hight

The Americana Music Association Honors and Awards show takes place annually at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Tune into this year's show on Sept. 16, 2015.

Songs We Love: 2015 Americana Awards Edition

Jewly Hight

Check out the playlist: six of our favorite songs, from six artists nominated for many of this year's Awards.

Cover art for <em>The Story of Sonny Boy Slim </em>by Gary Clark, Jr.

Review: Gary Clark Jr., 'The Story Of Sonny Boy Slim'

Jewly Hight

Cool and in control, Clark can shed his voice's earthier timbre and slide into a dreamy falsetto at will. That makes for a striking contrast with his turbulent guitar attack.

Cole Swindell performs during the New Faces of Country at the 2015 Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, Tenn.

Nashville Reaches Out

Jewly Hight

If this week's CMA Music Festival is about rallying an especially engaged fan base, the Country Radio Seminar is where the music's mass appeal is strategized.

Review: Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, 'The Traveling Kind'

Jewly Hight

The veteran singers don't just share the spotlight. They also share the weight of legacy, influence and lifelong artistic investment.

Dolly Parton's new album, <em>Blue Smoke, </em>comes out May 13.

First Listen: Dolly Parton, 'Blue Smoke'

Jewly Hight

Parton plays as artfully with the notion of authenticity as just about anyone in popular music. On her 42nd album, the superstar continues to explore new ideas and classic sounds.