2018 Americana Honors & Awards Winners Revealed

Best Of The best

The AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION celebrated distinguished members of its community and revealed the winners of the 17th annual AMERICANA HONORS & AWARDS at the RYMAN AUDITORIUM LAST NIGHT (9/13). 

AMONG THE WINNERS WERE JOHN PRINE, JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT (three awards!), TYLER CHILDERS and MOLLY TUTTLE.

“I am continually humbled to experience the caliber of talent that gathers under one roof for one incredibly special night of the year,” said JED HILLY, Exec. Dir. of the AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION.  “I have nothing but absolute reverence for every single one of these musicians and am looking forward to witnessing more of their evidently fruitful careers for years to come.” 

The complete list of winners are:

* Album of the Year: The Nashville Sound, JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT, produced by DAVE COBB 
* Artist of the Year: JOHN PRINE
* Song of the Year: “If We Were Vampires,” JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT, written by JASON ISBELL 
* Duo/Group of the Year: JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT 
* Emerging Artist of the Year: TYLER CHILDERS 
* Instrumentalist of the Year: MOLLY TUTTLE 
* “Spirit of Americana” Free Speech Award, presented in partnership with the First Amendment Center: ROSANNE CASH 
* Americana Trailblazer Award: K.D. LANG 
* Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist: BUDDY GUY 
* Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance: IRMA THOMAS 
* Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement Award for Executive: CRIS WILLIAMSON and JUDY DLUGACZ of OLIVIA RECORDS 
  
Learn more at visit www.americanamusic.org. 

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