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Watch the Americana Honors & Awards live starting at 6:30 p.m. Central

The 22nd Annual Americana Honors & Awards NPR Music

September 20, 2023

The Americana Music Association presents the 22nd annual Americana Honors & Awards, taking place in Nashville Wednesday night at the famed Ryman Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. CDT.

Related: 2023 Americana Honors & Awards Nominees announced

This year's Honors & Awards will have performances from (in alphabetical order) 49 Winchester, Adeem the Artist, Allison Russell, Angel Olsen, The Avett Brothers, Bettye LaVette, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Hermanos Gutiérrez, Logan Ledger, Margo Price, Marty Stuart, The Milk Carton Kids, Nickel Creek, Noah Kahan, Patty Griffin, Rufus Wainwright, S.G. Goodman, Sunny War, The War And Treaty and William Prince.

Return to this page Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. CT to watch the live webstream.

2023 Americana Honors & Awards Nominees

Album of the Year:
Big Time, Angel Olsen; Produced by Angel Olsen and Jonathan Wilson
Can I Take My Hounds To Heaven?, Tyler Childers; Produced by Tyler Childers
El Bueno Y El Malo, Hermanos Gutiérrez; Produced by Dan Auerbach
The Man from Waco, Charley Crockett; Produced by Bruce Robison
Strays, Margo Price; Produced by Margo Price and Jonathan Wilson

Artist of the Year:
Charley Crockett
Sierra Ferrell
Margo Price
Allison Russell
Billy Strings

Duo/Group of the Year:
49 Winchester
Caamp
Nickel Creek
Plains
The War and Treaty

Emerging Act of the Year:
Adeem the Artist
S.G. Goodman
William Prince
Thee Sacred Souls
Sunny War

Instrumentalist of the Year:
Isa Burke
Allison de Groot
Jeff Picker
SistaStrings (Chauntee and Monique Ross)
Kyle Tuttle

Song of the Year:
“Change of Heart,” Margo Price; Written by Jeremy Ivey, Margo Price
“I’m Just a Clown,” Charley Crockett; Written by Charley Crockett
“Just Like That,” Bonnie Raitt; Written by Bonnie Raitt
“Something in the Orange,” Zach Bryan; Written by Zach Bryan
“You’re Not Alone,” Allison Russell featuring Brandi Carlile; Written by Allison Russell

Americana Music Association - official site