Brandi Carlile was named Artist of the Year for the second time in three years at the 21st Americana Honors and Awards in a ceremony marked by remembrance of artists who've passed on since the last gathering of the Americana Music Association in September 2019. Other winners: Sturgill Simpson, John Prine and Charley Crockett.

AmericanaFest is the anchoring annual event for Nashville's roots music community and industry, and it's back after a forced year off. Here's our music writer's take on what to expect at the top of the bill and some recommendations for artists with bold new directions or newcomers emerging on the radar.

Nonesuch Records has released Ramble In Music City, a recently discovered 1990 live recording from the Tennessee Performing Arts Center that lends new context to Emmylou Harris's classic live Ryman album and brings us 23 new performances from one of her greatest career chapters.

Ana Lee hosts WMOT's Tuesday Night Special at 7 tonight with a celebration of summer and a welcome to fall.

Representing Nashville's LGBTQ+ community at Nashville Pride, a new album and more from Mercy Bell.

Sunday's federal election will determine who will follow Merkel, who has served as Germany's chancellor for 16 years. The country's next government is expected to be a coalition of three parties.

As the former CEO of the blood-testing company Theranos faces fraud charges, some are asking why other tech leaders accused of wrongdoing have avoided criminal charges.

In rural areas, hospitals and clinics are worried they'll be left short if some staff quit rather than get COVID-19 vaccines required by the Biden administration's new mandate.