folk rock

Since releasing his debut album, “DeAnn,” in 2019, Bryan has built a jaw-dropping following—he recently set a U.S. attendance record by performing for more than 112,000 fans at Michigan Stadium—with songs that draw from folk, rock and country.

The fields of folk, rock, electronica and tropical are still expanding, and artists such as Bad Bunny, Rauw Alejandro, Becky G, Fuerza Regida and Natalia Lafourcade are vying for awards with some of the most ambitious albums of their careers.

The closest contemporary artist would be Chris Stapleton, who, when seen live, embodies a Neil Young solo acoustic; it could be country, folk, rock.

Over the last 20 years, the 43-year-old singer has earned 11 Grammys and has become a household name in modern folk rock.

Jesse Colin Young, whose vocals as frontman of folk rock band the Youngbloods gave voice to the 1960s’ counterculture, died on Sunday at his home in Aiken, S.C.