{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Lucinda Williams channels earlier protest music era on new album","publication_date":"February 19, 2026","summary":"Lucinda Williams has been making music for decades. With her new album, she's speaking and singing to this moment, calling it a battle cry and finding grit and grace in a world on edge. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown sat down with Williams for our series, Art in Action, as part of our CANVAS coverage.","author_name":"By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Jenna Bloom","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2026\/02\/2480a2f9dd4ce48a0b32bf99769ba3f8-battlecry-1024x525.jpg","thumbnail_height":525,"thumbnail_width":1024}