This year’s Americana Honors & Awards are anticipated for September 16, 2020 to be held at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. COVID-19 regulations will be continuously monitored and as the event approaches. Stay tuned here as more information is available in regards to safety requirements for attendees.
Usually held as the centerpiece of the Americana Fest, the Americana Music Association has newly created the Americana Music Association Foundation (AMAF) which plans to organize a variety of safely-hosted initiatives in lieu of the full festival. The first event, announced last week is Thriving Roots: A Virtual Community Music Conference to be held September 16, 17, and 18. According to the recent announcement:
“The conference will include over 50 stimulating industry and artist-led panel discussions, plus more than 40 immersive special events filled with music. Boasting a wide variety of online programming, attendees are in store for a unique, highly interactive experience that will go beyond today’s webinar-style conferences.”
Learn more about the educational foundation and ways to get involved here and find the full list of 2020 nominations here.
Congratulations to all of our labels and artists currently in consideration:
Artist of the Year
John Prine (Oh Boy Records)
Duo / Group of the Year
Our Native Daughters (Smithsonian Folkways)
Emerging Act of the Year
Aubrie Sellers (Soundly)
Emerging Act of the Year
Kelsey Waldon (Oh Boy Records)
Song of the Year
Aubrie Sellers (feat. Steve Earle) – “My Love Will Not Change” (Soundly)
