AMA Award Nominations

Fresh off the heels of a great Lone Star Music Awards at Texas Music Theater in San Marcos, TX, we now have the Americana Music Assocition Award nominations! I love that this genre has developed to the point where the annual award presentations are getting more press, and the artists and their songs are getting more well-deserved recognition!  Most of these artists make regular stops in our area, and I'm plenty proud of them all, but I'll keep my preferences to myself for now.  :)

The Americana Honors & Awards show will be held on September 18, 2013 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville to kick off the Americana Music Festival Sept 18-22.

Here are the 2013 AMA Award nominees...

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Buddy & Jim, Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale
Cheater's Game, Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison
From The Ground Up, John Fullbright
O' Be Joyful, Shovels & Rope
Old Yellow Moon, Emmylou Harris/Rodney Crowell

SONG OF THE YEAR
Birmingham - Shovels & Rope
Good Things Happen to Bad People - Richard Thompson
Ho Hey - The Lumineers
North Side Gal - JD McPherson

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Buddy Miller
Dwight Yoakam
Emmylou Harris
Richard Thompson

EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR
JD McPherson
John Fullbright
Milk Carton Kids
Shovels & Rope

DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell
Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison
Shovels & Rope

INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
Doug Lancio
Larry Campbell
Greg Leisz
Jay Bellerose
Mike Bub

Click here for registration information if you wish to attend the Americana Music Festival and/or the Americana Honors & Awards show.