Americana
plural noun
Amer·i·ca·na
ə-ˌmer-ə-ˈkä-nə 
-ˌmər-,
-ˌme-rə-,
-ˈka-nə
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Our goal for the project was to explore how Americana music has occupied a borderland in our culture’s sonic landscape and has captured the American experiment in song.
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Sarah Blomeley, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
The collection combines basketball culture with a flair for fashion that draws inspiration from cars, workwear and contemporary Americana.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2025
SummerStage will put the spotlight on a number of female artists as well, with bluegrass/Americana singer Rihannon Giddens playing Central Park on June 25, Indian-American singer-songwriter Asha Puthli taking the stage on July 23 and folk singer Jessica Pratt performing on July 24.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
No One Gets Out Alive, which was nominated for best Americana album at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Blomeley, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
The collection combines basketball culture with a flair for fashion that draws inspiration from cars, workwear and contemporary Americana.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2025
SummerStage will put the spotlight on a number of female artists as well, with bluegrass/Americana singer Rihannon Giddens playing Central Park on June 25, Indian-American singer-songwriter Asha Puthli taking the stage on July 23 and folk singer Jessica Pratt performing on July 24.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
No One Gets Out Alive, which was nominated for best Americana album at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Americana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Americana. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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