NASHVILLE (CelebrityAccess) – The Americana Music Association has announced its performers for the 23rd annual Americana Honors and Awards in Nashville on September 18 at the famed Ryman Auditorium.
This year’s ceremony will deliver performances from award-winning legends, buzzworthy new artists, and longtime fan favorites including Blind Boys of Alabama, Brandy Clark with SistaStrings, Charles Wesley Godwin, Dave Alvin, Dwight Yoakam, Fantastic Negrito, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jobi Riccio, Kaitlin Butts, Larkin Poe, The Milk Carton Kids, Noah Kahan, Sarah Jarosz, Shelby Lynne, Sierra Ferrell, Turnpike Troubadours, The War And Treaty, Waxahatchee with MJ Lenderman, and Wyatt Flores.
In addition to the annual “Of the Year” awards presented during the program (view the nominees below), the 2024 Honors & Awards include this year’s Lifetime Achievement Honorees: Blind Boys of Alabama, Dave Alvin, Don Was, Dwight Yoakam, Rev. Gary Davis, and Shelby Lynne.
Rev. Gary Davis (honored posthumously) will receive the Legacy Award in partnership with the National Museum of African American Music and will be recognized with a performance by Fantastic Negrito.
Additionally, the program will be filmed for broadcast on PBS in November during the Austin City Limits time slot.
For more than two decades, the prestigious ceremony has celebrated pioneering mainstays and trailblazing newcomers while featuring unforgettable moments in musical history, including Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash’s last live performance together, as well as offering show-stopping appearances by k.d. Lang, Van Morrison, Mavis Staples, Bob Weir, Buddy Guy, George Strait, Don Henley, the late John Prine with Bonnie Raitt, Gregg Allman, The Lumineers, Mumford & Sons, Alabama Shakes, Emmylou Harris, Solomon Burke, Rosanne Cash, the late Dr. John with Dan Auerbach, Irma Thomas, Levon Helm, Robert Plant and many more.
The ceremony is the hallmark event for the 24th annual AMERICANAFEST, which will be held from September 17 to 21 at new and historic venues throughout Nashville.
Nominees Below:
Album of the Year
Brandy Clark – Brandy Clark
Rustin’ in the Rain – Tyler Childers
The Past is Still Alive – Hurray for the Riff Raff
Trail of Flowers – Sierra Ferrell
Weathervanes – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
Artist of the Year
Allison Russell
Sierra Ferrell
Charley Crockett
Noah Kahan
Tyler Childers
Duo/Group of the Year
Larkin Poe
The Milk Carton Kids
Black Pumas
Turnpike Troubadours
The War and Treaty
Emerging Act of the Year
The Red Clay Strays
Wyatt Flores
Charles Wesley Godwin
Kaitlin Butts
Jobi Riccio
Instrumentalist of the Year
Grace Bowers
Maddie Denton
Jamie Dick
Megan McCormick
Joshua Rilko
Song of the Year
“American Dreaming” – Sierra Ferrell; Sierra Ferrell / Melody Walker, Writers
“Dear Insecurity” – Brandy Clark feat. Brandi Carlile; Brandy Clark / Michael Pollack, Writers
“Right Back to It” – Waxahatchee feat. MJ Lenderman; Katie Crutchfield, Writer
“Jealous Moon” – Sarah Jarosz; Sarah Jarosz / Daniel Tashian, Writers
“In Your Love” – Tyler Childers; Tyler Childers / Geno Seale, Writers
