Americana Music Honors & Awards

The Americana Music Honors & Awards is the marquee event for the Americana Music Association. Beginning in 2002, the Americana Music Association honors distinguished members of the music community. Six member-voted awards and several Lifetime Achievement Awards are handed out while over 2000 artists, music-loving fans and entertainment industry executives look on.

Americana Honors & Awards
Awarded forOutstanding achievements in the music industry
CountryUnited States
Presented byAmericana Music Association
Hosted byJim Lauderdale (2002–2017)
Milk Carton Kids (2018-)
First awarded2002
Websiteamericanamusic.org
Television/radio coverage
NetworkPBS (2011–present)
AXS TV (2012–present)

The Honors & Awards have featured a variety of musical events, including Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash’s last live performance together.[1] Artists such as The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Robert Plant & His Band of Joy, Steve Earle & Allison Moorer, Rosanne Cash and John Fogerty have also performed for the event, and special appearances by artists like Kris Kristofferson (2003), Loretta Lynn (2004/2014), Billy Bob Thornton (2005), Bonnie Raitt (2012/2016), Dwight Yoakam (2016) and George Strait (2016) demonstrate the prestige of the genre and awards show.

The Honors & Awards show was first broadcast on national television in 2005. Also in 2005, SiriusXM, BBC2, and Voice of America began broadcasting the show on radio. PBS began airing an abbreviated version during Austin City Limits in 2011.

The Americana Honors & Awards Show returned to the historic Ryman Auditorium on September 12, 2012. It was once again hosted by Jim Lauderdale, while the All Star Band was led by Buddy Miller. The 2012 Honors & Awards show was aired live on AXS TV[2] and later aired on Austin City Limits on PBS[3] and replayed on AXS TV. Lauderdale stepped down from hosting duties after the 2017 ceremony and the 2018 Honors & Awards were hosted by The Milk Carton Kids.[4]

Nomination process

The eligibility period for the Americana Music Association’s “Of The Year” categories typically runs from April 1 through March 31 of the following year. Only active members of the Americana Music Association may participate in the Nomination and Election process. The winners are announced at the annual Americana Music Honors & Awards show.[5]

Below is the Criteria for each of the following categories:[5]

  • Album of the Year – Americana albums released during the eligibility period.
  • Song of the Year – Americana songs released from Albums released during the eligibility period.
  • Artist of the Year – An Artist who has had an exemplary year based on overall recognition and activity whether through album, song, radio airplay, publicity, touring, or other criteria within the eligibility period.
  • Emerging Artist of the Year – Solo artist, duo, or group having an exemplary year and first blush of national public awareness through overall recognition and activity, whether through album, song, radio airplay, sales, publicity, touring, or other criteria during eligibility period who has not previously been nominated in any category.
  • Duo/Group of the Year – Duo/Group – have had an exemplary year based on overall recognition and activity, whether through album, song, radio airplay, publicity, touring, or other criteria within the eligibility period.
  • Instrumentalist of the Year : An award given to a collaborative musician having an exemplary year within the eligibility period based on overall recognition and activity, whether through work on an album, song, touring, or other criteria.

Competitive awards

All awards history information is also available on the Americana Music Association's website.[6]

Album of the Year

Song of the Year

Artist of the Year

Duo/Group of the Year

Instrumentalist of the Year

Emerging Artist of the Year

Lifetime achievement awards

Americana Trailblazer Award

First Amendment Center/Americana Music Association "Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award

Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement Award for Executive

Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist

Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance

Lifetime Achievement Award for Producer/Engineer

Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting

National Museum of African American Music/Americana Music Association Legacy of Americana Award

President's Award

WagonMaster Award

UK Americana Music Association Awards

The inaugural UK AMA awards were presented by the UK Americana Music Association were held at St John at Hackney in London on 3 February 2016 and was hosted by Bob Harris and Ethan Johns.[7] The second annual UK Americana awards were held on 2 February 2017 and the third awards were held on 1 February 2018.[8] The fifth awards were held on 30 January 2020.[9]

UK Album of the Year

International Album of the Year

UK Artist of the Year

International Artist of the Year

UK Song of the Year
  • 2020 – "Little Piece of Heaven" by Elles Bailey, Bobby Wood and Dan Auerbach
  • 2019 – "Southern Wind" by Dean Owens
  • 2018 – "Home" by Yola Carter
  • 2017 – "The 4:19" by Al Lewis and Alva Leigh (Lewis & Leigh)
  • 2016 – "Clear Water" by Danny George Wilson and Paul Lush (Danny and the Champions of the World)

International Song of the Year

Bob Harris Emerging Artist of the Year

UK Instrumentalist of the Year
  • 2020 – Siân Monaghan (drums)
  • 2019 – CJ Hillman (multiple instruments)
  • 2018 – Thomas Collison (multiple instruments)
  • 2017 – CJ Hillman (multiple instruments)
  • 2016 – BJ Cole (steel guitar)

AMA Trailblazer

AMA Lifetime Achievement Award

Songwriters Legacy Award

Australian Americana Music Association Honours

The inaugural annual Australian American Music Honours Night, a celebration of Australian roots music, was held on October 2, 2017. The ceremony, which was televised on the Country Music Channel in early 2018, featured performances from many of Australia's top roots performers alongside Valerie June and Old Crow Medicine Show who acted as "US Americana Ambassadors". The inaugural ceremony also featured the presentation of two honours.[13] The second event was held on October 11, 2018, and featured Margo Price and Joshua Hedley as Americana Ambassadors.[14]

Vanguard Award

See also

References
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  4. Desk, TV News. "The Milk Carton Kids to Host Americana Honors & Awards". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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