UPDATE (July 24): In addition to being top nominees for the 23rd annual Americana Honors & Awards, Sierra Ferrell, Noah Kahan and Brandy Clark are set to perform on the show, which will take place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Sept. 18.
Blind Boys of Alabama, Dave Alvin, Dwight Yoakam and Shelby Lynne, all of whom are set to receive lifetime achievement awards, will also perform on the show.
Other performers set for the show include SistaStrings (who will perform with Clark), Fantastic Negrito (who will perform in a tribute to the late Rev. Gary Davis), Charles Wesley Godwin, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jobi Riccio, Kaitlin Butts, Larkin Poe, The Milk Carton Kids, Sarah Jarosz, Turnpike Troubadours, The War and Treaty, Waxahatchee with MJ Lenderman, and Wyatt Flores.
In addition, producer Don Was is set to receive a lifetime achievement award. The late Rev. Gary Davis will receive the Legacy Award in partnership with the National Museum of African American Music.
The program will be filmed for broadcast on PBS in the Austin City Limits time slot in November.
PREVIOUSLY (May 7): Tyler Childers and Sierra Ferrell are among the top nominees for the 23rd annual Americana Music Honors & Awards.
Ferrell released her new album Trail of Flowers last month, while in September 2023, Childers released his sixth studio album Rustin’ in the Rain, spearheaded by “In Your Love,” which earned Childers his Billboard Hot 100 debut.
This year’s nominees were revealed Tuesday (May 7) at the National Museum of African-American Music in Nashville. The nominations ceremony was hosted by Gina Miller, senior vp and general manager of MNRK Music Group and a member of the Americana Music Association’s board of directors. The event also featured performances from SistaStrings, The War and Treaty, Megan McCormick with Amanda Fields and Ethan Ballinger, as well as Kaitlin Butts and Ferrell.
Other top nominees include the twice-nominated Brandy Clark, as well as Allison Russell, Charley Crockett, “Wondering Why” performers The Red Clay Strays, Stick Season hitmaker Noah Kahan and Wyatt Flores.
The winners will be announced during the annual Americana Honors & Awards on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The awards show is the centerpiece of the annual Americanafest, which returns for its 24th year Sept. 17-21, 2024.
See the full list of nominations below:
Album of the year
Brandy Clark, Brandy Clark; produced by Brandi Carlile
The Past Is Still Alive, Hurray for the Riff Raff; produced by Brad Cook
Rustin’ In The Rain, Tyler Childers; Produced by Tyler Childers and The Food Stamps
Trail of Flowers, Sierra Ferrell; Produced by Eddie Spear and Gary Paczosa
Weathervanes, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit; Produced by Jason Isbell
Artist of the year
Tyler Childers
Charley Crockett
Sierra Ferrell
Noah Kahan
Allison Russell
Duo/group of the year
Black Pumas
Larkin Poe
The Milk Carton Kids
Turnpike Troubadours
The War And Treaty
Emerging act of the year
Kaitlin Butts
Wyatt Flores
Charles Wesley Godwin
The Red Clay Strays
Jobi Riccio
Instrumentalist of the year
Grace Bowers
Maddie Denton
Jamie Dick
Megan McCormick
Joshua Rilko
Song of the year
“American Dreaming,” Sierra Ferrell; Written by Melody Walker and Sierra Ferrell
“Dear Insecurity,” Brandy Clark; Written by Brandy Clark and Michael Pollack
“In Your Love,” Tyler Childers; Written by Geno Seale and Tyler Childers
“Jealous Moon,” Sarah Jarosz; Written by Daniel Tashian and Sarah Jarosz
“Right Back To It” – Waxahatchee; Written by Katie Crutchfield
