Americana Music Association℠ Announces its 2017 Honors & Awards
Nominees
During An Intimate Ceremony at the Country
Music Hall of Fame and MuseumNASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 9, 2017)
The Americana Music Association℠ announced the nominees for its 16th
Annual Honors & Awards show this afternoon at an intimate members-only
ceremony held at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The live-streamed
event was hosted by The Milk Carton Kids
— Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan — and featured performances
by Jason Isbell, Jerry Douglas, Patterson Hood and Mike
Cooley of the Drive-By Truckers and Caitlin
Canty.
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A full list of categories and nominees for the
Americana Music Association’s℠ 16th Annual Honors & Awards is below:
Album of the Year:
Close Ties, Rodney Crowell,
Produced by Kim Buie and Jordan Lehning
Freedom Highway, Rhiannon
Giddens, Produced David Bither, Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell
The Navigator, Hurray for
the Riff Raff, Produced by Paul Butler
A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, Sturgill Simpson, Produced by Sturgill Simpson
Jason Isbell; John Prine; Lori McKenna; Margo Price; Sturgill Simpson
Duo/Group of the Year:
Billy Bragg & Joe Henry; Drive-By Truckers; Marty
Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives; The Lumineers
Emerging Artist of the Year:
Aaron Lee Tasjan; Amanda Shires; Brent Cobb; Sam
Outlaw
“All Around You,” Sturgill Simpson, Written by Sturgill Simpson
“It Ain’t Over Yet,” Rodney Crowell (feat. Rosanne
Cash & John Paul White), Written by Rodney Crowell
“To Be Without You,” Ryan Adams, Written by Ryan
Adams
“Wreck You,” Lori McKenna, Written by Lori McKenna
and Felix McTeigue
Instrumentalist of the Year:
Spencer Cullum, Jr.; Jen Gunderman; Courtney
Hartman; Charlie Sexton
The celebrated program is the capstone event of “AMERICANAFEST℠,” the Americana Music Festival and Conference, which runs from September 12-17, 2017.
Each year, the Americana Music Association℠ honors distinguished members of the music community with six
member-voted annual awards and with Lifetime Achievement Awards, which will be
announced leading up to the event.
Described by Emmylou Harris as “the shining star of
Nashville and music everywhere,” the Americana Honors and Awards show has been
broadcast in the past on AXS TV, PBS, and via SiriusXM Radio, BBC2, WMOT, WRLT,
WSM, Voice of America and npr.org. The show has featured many amazing moments
in musical history including Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash's last live
performance together, as well as show-stopping appearances by Bob Weir, George
Strait, Don Henley, Bonnie Raitt, Gregg Allman, The Avett Brothers, Solomon
Burke, Rosanne Cash, Civil Wars, Dr. John with Dan Auerbach, Patty Griffin,
Levon Helm, Robert Plant and many more. Tickets for the Americana Honors &
Awards are available for purchase by conference registrants of the weeklong
event.
About The Americana Music
Association℠
The Americana Music Association℠ is a professional not-for-profit
trade organization whose mission is to advocate for the authentic voice of
American roots music around the world. The association produces events
throughout the year; including AMERICANAFEST℠: The Americana Music Festival &
Conference, and the critically acclaimed Americana Honors & Awards program.
The Americana Music Association℠ receives enormous support from the
Tennessee Department of Tourism, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp,
Epiphone, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Music City Networks, ASCAP, BMI, and
SESAC.
About AMERICANAFEST℠: The Americana Music Festival & Conference
The 18th annual AMERICANAFEST℠ will take place Sept. 12-17, 2017. The
event will once again bring together fans and music industry professionals
alike, offering six days of celebration through seminars, panels and networking
opportunities by day and raw artist showcases by night. The Americana Honors
& Awards Show is the hallmark event of the week's festivities and will take
place at the historic Ryman Auditorium on September 13. For more information
and ticketing, visit americanamusic.org.
For more information on the Americana Music
Association℠ and to become a member, please visit:
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