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Lucinda Williams is set to deliver one of the most politically charged and emotionally raw albums of her career with World's Gone Wrong, arriving 23 January 2026 through her own Highway 20 Records label. The record continues Williams' lifelong habit of holding up a mirror to American life - this time reflecting on division, resilience and the fight to stay human when the world feels anything but.

As the countdown begins toward what would have been Chuck Berry's 100th birthday in 2026, acclaimed American singer-songwriter Valerie June has released a reimagined version of Berry's pioneering 1955 hit Maybellene to mark the song's 70th anniversary.

The Avett Brothers have teamed up with genre-bending icon Mike Patton for one of 2025's most unexpected collaborations, delivering a new single “Heaven's Breath” ahead of their joint album AVTT/PTTN, due 14 November through Thirty Tigers, Ramseur Records and Ipecac Recordings.

Willie Watson, one of Americana's most distinct voices and a founding member of Old Crow Medicine Show, will return to Australia in March 2026 for a national tour presented by Love Police. The tour follows the release of his first full album of original material, the self-titled Willie Watson, released in September 2024 through Little Operation Records.

You Got Gold, a new feature documentary celebrating the life, music and influence of John Prine, will begin its national theatrical rollout in New York on 28 November at The Quad, before expanding across North America.

Langhorne Slim has long inhabited the borderlands between ragged Americana and earnest singer-songwriter craft. Now, he's leaning headfirst into full-tilt rock & roll. The Nashville-based troubadour has announced The Dreamin' Kind, a 12-song album due 16 January via Dualtone Records, shaped by an unlikely collaborator - Sam F. Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet, who produced the record.

Madi Diaz has unveiled her final single before the release of her new album Fatal Optimist, out this Friday through ANTI-. The track, Why'd You Have To Bring Me Flowers, captures the Nashville-based singer-songwriter at her most reflective and intimate, blending melancholy country tones with the lyrical precision that has become her hallmark.