Americana
plural noun
Amer·i·ca·na
ə-ˌmer-ə-ˈkä-nə 
-ˌmər-,
-ˌme-rə-,
-ˈka-nə
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Simpson’s Passage du Desir made Rolling Stone’s list of the 30 best country and Americana albums of 2024.
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
The most recent came from the Americana Music Association, which presented them with a Lifetime Achievement Award last year.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Actor Harrison Ford touts Jeep and Americana while taking a dig at another Detroit automaker during a Super Bowl ad for automaker Stellantis.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2025
Much like Lamar, she and her backup dancers performed in pure Americana fashion—all-white cowboy attire—and used American iconography to reclaim Black history.
—Alexandra Polk, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
The most recent came from the Americana Music Association, which presented them with a Lifetime Achievement Award last year.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Actor Harrison Ford touts Jeep and Americana while taking a dig at another Detroit automaker during a Super Bowl ad for automaker Stellantis.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2025
Much like Lamar, she and her backup dancers performed in pure Americana fashion—all-white cowboy attire—and used American iconography to reclaim Black history.
—Alexandra Polk, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Americana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Americana. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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