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2022 Americana Music Association Award Winners

Billy Strings Announces Three Ryman Shows, Nashville

The Americana Music Association revealed the winners of the 21st Annual Americana Honors & Awards at the Ryman Auditorium last night. An eclectic group of musical innovators garnered coveted awards, including Billy Strings (Artist of the Year), Allison Russell (Album of the Year), Brandi Carlile (Song of the Year), The …

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Americana Honors & Awards To Air On Circle Network

Americana Honors & Awards Performers Announced

If you missed the Americana Honors & Awards back in September don’t worry because the Circle Network will be airing it in it’s entirety on Sunday, March 20 at 8/7c. The 20th annual awards show features performances from Americana’s biggest stars including Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, Allison Russell, Emmylou Harris …

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Rosanne Cash Named NYU/Americana Artist-in-Residence

The Americana Music Association Foundation has announced that Rosanne Cash, the Grammy-winning songwriter, performer, recording artist, author, curator, and intellectual property advocate, will join the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development as the 2021-22 NYU/Americana Artist-in-Residence — the first artist residency developed in partnership with NYU Steinhardt. …

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AMERICANAFEST Once Again Proves They Are Biggest Bang For Buck

As the largest music festival to return to Music City since the start of the pandemic, The Americana Music Association’s annual AMERICANAFEST brought in an estimated aggregate attendance of more than 23,000 to Nashville, Tenn., from around the world during its 21st annual run on September 22-25. The association has …

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2020 Americana Honors & Awards Winners Announced

Today, The Americana Music Association has revealed the winners of the 19th annual Americana Honors & Awards via their social media channels (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram). This year’s group of musical innovators include The Highwomen (Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Duo/Group of the Year), the late John Prine (Artist of the Year), Black Pumas (Emerging …

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Americana Reveals Its 2019 Honors & Awards Presenters

It’s Americana week! Dan Auerbach, Andrew Bird, T Bone Burnett, Shawn Colvin, National Museum of African American Music President & CEO H. Beecher Hicks III, Joe Henry, Jack Ingram, Jim Lauderdale, Civil Rights Activist and “Freedom Rider” Ernest (Rip) Patton, Bonnie Raitt, Josh Ritter, Ketch Secor, Television News Anchor John Seigenthaler, Billy Strings, Tanya Tucker, Molly Tuttle and Joy Williams are on hand to present …

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