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Wilco is an American rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo after singer Jay Farrar quit the band. The group has had a revolving lineup, with only singer Jeff Tweedy and bassist John Stirratt remaining from the original lineup. The other current members are guitarist Nels Cline, multi-instrumentalists Pat Sansone and Mikael Jorgensen, and drummer Glenn Kotche. The band has released six studio albums, one live double album, and three collaborations: two with Billy Bragg and one with The Minus 5. They have notably streamed three of their albums free of charge on the internet prior to their commercial release.

The band is best known for its fourth album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Reprise Records rejected the album and dismissed Wilco from the label after giving Wilco the rights to the album for free. After streaming the album on its website, Wilco sold the album to Nonesuch Records in 2002. Both record labels are subsidiaries of Warner Music Group, leading one critic to say that the album showed "how screwed up the music business is in the early twenty-first century." The album was the most successful of Wilco's career, selling over 590,000 copies.

Wilco performed alternative country music on its debut A.M., but have since introduced more experimental aspects to their music. Wilco won two Grammy Awards for their fifth studio album A Ghost Is Born, including Best Alternative Music Album. Their music has been influenced by artists of varying styles, including Bill Fay and Television.