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Americana Music Association Announces 2014 Award Nominees
May 12, 2014 at 1:14 PM (PT)
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The AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION announced the nominees for the 2014 AMERICANA HONORS & AWARDS ceremony TODAY, MAY 12th. The ceremony was broadcast live from the SIRIUSXM MUSIC CITY THEATRE in downtown NASHVILLE.
The special one-hour program was hosted by ELIZABETH COOK with Americana stalwarts JIM LAUDERDALE (Honors & Awards host) and BUDDY MILLER (Honors & Awards band leader), and featured performances MILLER, LAUDERDALE, HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF and PARKER MILLSAP.
The winners of each category will be announced during the AMERICANA HONORS AND AWARDS show on SEPTEMBER 17th at the RYMAN AUDITORIUM in NASHVILLE. This event is of part of the larger AMERICANA MUSIC FESTIVAL AND CONFERENCE, which runs from SEPTEMBER 17th-21st.
Each year, the AMA also 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.
The 2014 Americana Honors & Awards Nominees are:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Build Me Up From Bones -- SARAH JAROSZ
The Lights From The Chemical Plant -- ROBERT ELLIS
The River And The Thread -- ROSANNE CASH
Southeastern -- JASON ISBELLARTIST OF THE YEAR
ROSANNE CASH
RODNEY CROWELL
ROBERT ELLIS
JASON ISBELLDUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
THE AVETT BROTHERS
THE DEVIL MAKES THREE
HARD WORKING AMERICANS
LAKE STREET DIVE
THE MILK CARTON KIDSSONG OF THE YEAR
"Cover Me Up" -- JASON ISBELL
"A Feather's Not A Bird" -- ROSANNE CASH
"Ohio" -- PATTY GRIFFIN
"Only Lies" -- ROBERT ELLISEMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF
PARKER MILLSAP
ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES
STURGILL SIMPSON
VALERIE JUNEINSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
LARRY CAMPBELL
FATS KAPLIN
BUDDY MILLER
BRYAN SUTTONFor more, visit www.americanamusic.org

