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The Americana Music Association have announced the nominees for the 21st annual Americana Honors & Awards, which will take place on 14th September 2022 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN.
During a ceremony at Nashville’s National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) on Monday 16th May, the nominations were revealed by hosts (and Duo/Group of the Year nominee) The War and Treaty.
The winners will be announced during AMERICANAFEST, which returns for its 22nd year from 13th - 17th September 2022.
See below for the full list of 2022 nominations:
Album of the Year
In These Silent Days - Brandi Carlile
Outside Child - Allison Russell
Raise The Roof - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
A Southern Gothic - Adia Victoria
Stand For Myself - Yola
Artist of the Year
Brandi Carlile
Jason Isbell
Allison Russell
Billy Strings
Yola
Emerging Act of the Year
Sierra Ferrell
Neal Francis
Brittney Spencer
Adia Victoria
Morgan Wade
Song of the Year
‘Canola Fields’ - James McMurtry
‘Diamond Studded Shoes’ - Yola
‘Juanita’ - Sturgill Simpson feat. Willie Nelson
‘Persephone’ - Allison Russell
‘Right On Time’ - Brandi Carlile
Duo/Group of the Year
Big Thief
Los Lobos
The Mavericks
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
The War and Treaty
Instrumentalist of the Year
Ethan Ballinger
Brian Farrow
Larissa Maestro
Shelby Means
Justin Moses
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Every year, the AMA honors distinguished members of the music community with six member-voted and Lifetime Achievement Awards, including the National Museum of African American Music co-presented Legacy of Americana Award, which will be announced in the coming months.
Tickets to the Americana Honors & Awards are on sale now for AMERICANAFEST Conference Registrants. For more information on the association or to purchase passes to AMERICANAFEST, or head here.
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