Americana Awards Nominees Revealed

Clockwise from top left: Carlile, Giddens, Musgraves Tedeschi Trucks Band, Staples, Prine

DAVE COBB, LORI MCKENNA, JOHN PRINE, YOLA and WAR AND TREATY are among the top nominees for the AMERICANA HONORS & AWARDS, given annually by the AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION. Winners will be revealed during the 18th annual awards show, set for WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th at NASHVILLE’S RYMAN AUDITORIUM. The show takes place during AMERICANAFEST, which runs from TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th through SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th in NASHVILLE.

COBB will be competing against himself, having produced three of the four nominations in the Album of the Year category. The full list of nominees is below.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
“To the Sunset,” AMANDA SHIRES, Produced by DAVE COBB
“The Tree,” LORI MCKENNA, Produced by DAVE COBB
“The Tree of Forgiveness,” JOHN PRINE, Produced by DAVE COBB
“Walk Through Fire,” YOLA, Produced by DAN AUERBACH

ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
BRANDI CARLILE
RHIANNON GIDDENS
KACEY MUSGRAVES
MAVIS STAPLES

DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR:
I’M WITH HER
OUR NATIVE DAUGHTERS
REDESCHI TRUCKS BAND
THE WAR AND TREATY

EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR:
JADE BIRD
J.S. ONDARA
ERIN RAE
THE WAR AND TREATY
YOLA

INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR:
CHRIS ELDRIDGE
EAMON MCLOUGHLIN
CHRIS POWELL
MICHAEL RINNE

SONG OF THE YEAR:
“By Degrees,” MARK ERELLI, ROSANNE CASH, SHERYL CROW, LORI MCKENNA, ANAIS MITCHELL & JOSH RITTER, Written by MARK ERELLI
“Mockingbird,” RUSTON KELLY, Written by RUSTON KELLY
“People Get Old,” LORI MCKENNA, Written by LORI MCKENNA
“Summer’s End,” JOHN PRINE, Written by PAT MCLAUGHLIN and JOHN PRINE

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