Americana Music Association
Winners & Honorees
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
HONOREES
THE AVETT BROTHERS
Lifetime Achievement Trailblazer Award
GEORGE FONTAINE SR.
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement Award For Executive
PATTY GRIFFIN
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriting
NICKEL CREEK
Lifetime Achievement Trailblazer Award
ALLISON RUSSELL
Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
"IN THESE SILENT DAYS"
Brandi Carlile; Produced by Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings
"OUTSIDE CHILD"
Allison Russell; Produced by Dan Knobler
"RAISE THE ROOF"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss; Produced by T Bone Burnett
“A SOUTHERN GOTHIC”
Adia Victoria; Produced by Mason Hickman and Adia Victoria, Executive Produced by T Bone Burnett
"STAND FOR MYSELF"
Yola; Produced by Dan Auerbach
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BRANDI CARLILE
JASON ISBELL
ALLISON RUSSELL
BILLY STRINGS
YOLA
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
BIG THIEF
LOS LOBOS
THE MAVERICKS
ROBERT PLANT & ALISON KRAUSS
THE WAR AND TREATY
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
SIERRA FERRELL
NEAL FRANCIS
BRITTNEY SPENCER
ADIA VICTORIA
MORGAN WADE
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
ETHAN BALLINGER
B.E. FARROW
LARISSA MAESTRO
SHELBY MEANS
JUSTIN MOSES
SONG OF THE YEAR
"CANOLA FIELDS"
James McMurtry; Written by James McMurtry
"DIAMOND STUDDED SHOES"
Yola; Written by Dan Auerbach, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Lee Tasjan and Yola
"JUANITA"
Sturgill Simpson feat. Willie Nelson; Written by Sturgill Simpson
"PERSEPHONE"
Allison Russell; Written by JT Nero and Allison Russell
"RIGHT ON TIME"
Brandi Carlile; Written by Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth
HONOREES
AL BELL
Jack Emerson Lifetime
Achievement Award For Executive
Achievement Award For Executive
FAIRFIELD FOUR
Legacy of Americana Award
INDIGO GIRLS
Spirit of Americana /
Free Speech in Music
Free Speech in Music
CHRIS ISAAK
Lifetime Achievement For
Performance
Performance
DON WILLIAMS
President’s Award
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“CUTTIN' GRASS - VOL. 1 (BUTCHER SHOPPE SESSIONS)"
Sturgill Simpson; Produced by David Ferguson & Sturgill Simpson
“J.T.”
Steve Earle & The Dukes; Produced by Steve Earle
“THE MOON AND STARS: PRESCRIPTIONS FOR DREAMERS”
Valerie June; Produced by Jack Splash, Valerie June and Ben Rice
“REUNIONS”
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit; Produced by Dave Cobb
“WORLD ON THE GROUND”
Sarah Jarosz; Produced by John Leventhal
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BRANDI CARLILE
KATHLEEN EDWARDS
JASON ISBELL
MARGO PRICE
BILLY STRINGS
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
BLACK PUMAS
THE HIGHWOMEN
OUR NATIVE DAUGHTERS
THE WAR AND TREATY
GILLIAN WELCH AND DAVID RAWLINGS
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
CHARLEY CROCKETT
AMYTHYST KIAH
JOY OLADOKUN
ALLISON RUSSELL
WAXAHATCHEE
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
MEGAN COLEMAN
ROBBIE CROWELL
RAY JACILDO
PHILIP TOWNS
KRISTIN WEBER
SONG OF THE YEAR
"BLACK MYSELF"
Amythyst Kiah; Written by Amythyst Kiah
"CALL ME A FOOL"
Valerie June feat. Carla Thomas; Written by Valerie June
"DREAMSICLE"
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit; Written by Jason Isbell
"I REMEMBER EVERYTHING"
John Prine; Written by Pat McLaughlin & John Prine
"LONG VIOLENT HISTORY"
Tyler Childers; Written by Tyler Childers
HONOREES
FISK JUBILEE SINGERS
Legacy of Americana Award
KEB' MO'
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
THE MAVERICKS
Lifetime Achievement Trailblazer Award
TRINA SHOEMAKER
Lifetime Achievement For Producer/Engineer
CARLA THOMAS
Inspiration Award
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“AND IT’S STILL ALRIGHT”
Nathaniel Rateliff; Produced by James Barone, Patrick Meese and Nathaniel Rateliff
"COUNTRY SQUIRE"
Tyler Childers; Produced by David Ferguson and Sturgill Simpson
"JAIME"
Brittany Howard; Produced by Brittany Howard
"THE HIGHWOMEN"
The Highwomen; Produced by Dave Cobb
“WHILE I’M LIVIN’"
Tanya Tucker, Produced by Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BRANDI CARLILE
BRITTANY HOWARD
JOHN PRINE
TANYA TUCKER
YOLA
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
BLACK PUMAS
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS
THE HIGHWOMEN
BUDDY & JULIE MILLER
OUR NATIVE DAUGHTERS
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
BLACK PUMAS
KATIE PRUITT
AUBRIE SELLERS
BILLY STRINGS
KELSEY WALDON
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
ELLEN ANGELICO
ANNIE CLEMENTS
BRITTANY HAAS
ZACHARIAH HICKMAN
RICH HINMAN
SONG OF THE YEAR
“AND IT’S STILL ALRIGHT"
Nathaniel Rateliff; Written by Nathaniel Rateliff
"BRING MY FLOWERS NOW"
Tanya Tucker; Written by Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth and Tanya Tucker
"CROWDED TABLE"
The Highwomen; Written by Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby and Lori McKenna
"MY LOVE WILL NOT CHANGE"
Aubrie Sellers feat. Steve Earle; Written by Billy Burnette and Shawn Camp
"STAY HIGH"
Brittany Howard; Written by Brittany Howard
"THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS"
Drive-By Truckers; Written by Patterson Hood
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“TO THE SUNSET"
Amanda Shires; Produced by Dave Cobb
“THE TREE"
Lori McKenna; Produced by Dave Cobb
“THE TREE OF FORGIVENESS"
John Prine; Produced by Dave Cobb
"WALK THROUGH FIRE"
Yola; Produced by Dan Auerbach
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BRANDI CARLILE
RHIANNON GIDDENS
KACEY MUSGRAVES
MAVIS STAPLES
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
I'M WITH HER
OUR NATIVE DAUGHTERS
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND
THE WAR AND TREATY
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
JADE BIRD
J.S. ONDARA
ERIN RAE
THE WAR AND TREATY
YOLA
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
CHRIS ELDRIDGE
EAMON MCLOUGHLIN
CHRIS POWELL
MICHAEL RINNE
SONG OF THE YEAR
"BY DEGREES"
Mark Erelli, Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, Lori McKenna, Anais Mitchell & Josh Ritter; Written by Mark Erelli
“MOCKINGBIRD"
Ruston Kelly; Written by Ruston Kelly
“PEOPLE GET OLD"
Lori McKenna; Written by Lori McKenna
“SUMMER’S END"
John Prine; Written by Pat McLaughlin and John Prine
HONOREES
FELICE & BOUDLEAUX BRYANT
President's Award
ELVIS COSTELLO
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriter
RHIANNON GIDDENS & FRANK JOHNSON
Legacy of Americana Award
DELBERT MCCLINTON
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
MARIA MULDAUR
Lifetime Achievement Trailblazer Award
MAVIS STAPLES
Inspiration Award
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“ALL AMERICAN MADE"
Margo Price; Produced by Jeremy Ivey, Alex Munoz, Margo Price and Matt Ross-Spang
“BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU"
Brandi Carlile; Produced by Dave Cobb and Shooter Jennings
“THE NASHVILLE SOUND"
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit; Produced by Dave Cobb
“RIFLES & ROSARY BEADS"
Mary Gauthier; Produced by Neilson Hubbard
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
BRANDI CARLILE
JASON ISBELL
MARGO PRICE
JOHN PRINE
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
I'M WITH HER
JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT
LUKAS NELSON & PROMISE OF THE REAL
NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS
TYLER CHILDERS
ANDERSON EAST
LILLY HIATT
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
DANIEL DONATO
BRITTANY HAAS
JERRY PENTECOST
MOLLY TUTTLE
SONG OF THE YEAR
“A LITTLE PAIN"
Margo Price; Written by Margo Price
“ALL THE TROUBLE"
Lee Ann Womack; Written by Waylon Payne, Lee Ann Womack and Adam Wright
“IF WE WERE VAMPIRES"
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit; Written by Jason Isbell
“THE JOKE"
Brandi Carlile; Written by Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth
HONOREES
ROSANNE CASH
Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music
BUDDY GUY
Lifetime Achievement For Instrumentalist
K.D. LANG
Lifetime Achievement Trailblazer Award
OLIVIA RECORDS' JUDY DLUGACZ & CRIS WILLIAMSON
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement Award For Executive
IRMA THOMAS
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“AMERICAN BAND"
Drive-By Truckers; Produced by David Barbe
“CLOSE TIES"
Rodney Crowell; Produced by Kim Buie and Jordan Leaning
“FREEDOM HIGHWAY"
Rhiannon Giddens; Produced by Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell
“THE NAVIGATOR"
Hurray for the Riff Raff; Produced by Paul Butler
"A SAILOR'S GUIDE TO EARTH"
Sturgill Simpson; Produced by Sturgill Simpson
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
JASON ISBELL
LORI MCKENNA
MARGO PRICE
JOHN PRINE
STURGILL SIMPSON
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
BILLY BRAGG & JOE HENRY
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS
THE LUMINEERS
MARTY STUART & HIS FABULOUS SUPERLATIVES
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
BRENT COBB
SAM OUTLAW
AMANDA SHIRES
AARON LEE TASJAN
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
SPENCER CULLUM, JR.
JEN GUNDERMAN
COURTNEY HARTMAN
CHARLIE SEXTON
SONG OF THE YEAR
"ALL AROUND YOU"
Sturgill Simpson; Written by Sturgill Simpson
"IT AIN'T OVER YET"
Rodney Crowell feat. Rosanne Cash & John Paul White; Written by Rodney Crowell
"TO BE WITHOUT YOU"
Ryan Adams; Written by Ryan Adams
"WRECK YOU"
Lori McKenna; Written by Lori McKenna and Felix McTeigue
HONOREES
ROBERT CRAY
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
IRIS DEMENT
Lifetime Achievement Trailblazer Award
HI RHYTHM SECTION
Lifetime Achievement For Instrumentalist
VAN MORRISON
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriter
GRAHAM NASH
Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music
LARRY SLOVEN AND BRUCE BROMBERG FOR HIGHTONE RECORDS
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement Award For Executive
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“THE GHOSTS OF HIGHWAY 20"
Lucinda Williams; Produced by Greg Leisz, Tom Overby and Lucinda Williams
"SOMETHING MORE THAN FREE"
Jason Isbell; Produced by Dave Cobb
“TRAVELLER"
Chris Stapleton; Produced by Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton
“THE VERY LAST DAY"
Parker Millsap; Produced by Parker Millsap and Gary Paczosa
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
JASON ISBELL
BONNIE RAITT
CHRIS STAPLETON
LUCINDA WILLIAMS
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
ALABAMA SHAKES
EMMYLOU HARRIS & RODNEY CROWELL
LAKE STREET DIVE
THE MILK CARTON KIDS
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
LEON BRIDGES
JOHN MORELAND
MARGO PRICE
NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
CINDY CASHDOLLAR
STUART DUNCAN
JEDD HUGHES
SARA WATKINS
SONG OF THE YEAR
"24 FRAMES"
Jason Isbell; Written by Jason Isbell
"DIME STORE COWGIRL"
Kacey Musgraves; Written by Kacey Musgraves, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally
"HANDS OF TIME"
Margo Price; Written by Margo Price
"S.O.B."
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nightsweats; Written by Nathaniel Rateliff
HONOREES
WILLIAM BELL
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriter
BILLY BRAGG
Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music
SHAWN COLVIN
Lifetime Achievement Trailblazer Award
WOODY GUTHRIE
President's Award
JIM LAUDERDALE
Wagonmaster Award
BOB WEIR
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“AND THE WAR CAME"
Shakey Graves; Produced by Alejandro Rose-Garcia and Chris Boosahda
"DOWN WHERE THE SPIRIT MEETS THE BONE"
Lucinda Williams; Produced by Lucinda Williams, Tom Overby, and Greg Leisz
“METAMODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY MUSIC"
Sturgill Simpson; Produced by Dave Cobb
“THE WAY I'M LIVIN'"
Lee Ann Womack; Produced by Frank Liddell
"TOMORROW IS MY TURN"
Rhiannon Giddens; Produced by T Bone Burnett
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
RHIANNON GIDDENS
JASON ISBELL
STURGILL SIMPSON
LUCINDA WILLIAMS
LEE ANN WOMACK
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
BÉLA FLECK & ABIGAIL WASHBURN
THE LONE BELLOW
THE MAVERICKS
PUNCH BROTHERS
SHOVELS & ROPE
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
FIRST AID KIT
SHAKEY GRAVES
HOUNDMOUTH
NIKKI LANE
DOUG SEEGERS
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
HUBBY JENKINS
LAUR JOAMETS
GREG LEISZ
JOHN LEVENTHAL
STUART MATHIS
SONG OF THE YEAR
"DEARLY DEPARTED"
Shakey Graves; Written by Alejandro Rose-Garcia and Esme' Patterson
"EAST SIDE OF TOWN"
Lucinda Williams; Written by Lucinda Williams
"TERMS OF MY SURRENDER"
John Hiatt; Written by John Hiatt
"TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN"
Sturgill Simpson; Written by Sturgill Simpson
"YOU'RE THE BEST LOVER THAT I EVER HAD"
Steve Earle & The Dukes; Written by Steve Earle
HONOREES
DON HENLEY
Lifetime Achievement Trailblazer Award
B.B. KING
President's Award
LOS LOBOS
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE
Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music
RICKY SKAGGS
Lifetime Achievement For Instrumentalist
GILLIAN WELCH & DAVID RAWLINGS
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriter
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“BUILD ME UP FROM BONES"
Sarah Jarosz; Sugar Hill Records
"SOUTHEASTERN"
Jason Isbell; Southeastern Records
“THE LIGHTS FROM THE CHEMICAL PLANT"
Robert Ellis; New West Records
“THE RIVER AND THE THREAD"
Rosanne Cash; Blue Note
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
ROSANNE CASH
RODNEY CROWELL
ROBERT ELLIS
JASON ISBELL
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
THE AVETT BROTHERS
THE DEVIL MAKES THREE
HARD WORKING AMERICANS
LAKE STREET DIVE
THE MILK CARTON KIDS
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF
VALERIE JUNE
PARKER MILLSAP
ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES
STURGILL SIMPSON
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
LARRY CAMPBELL
FATS KAPLIN
BUDDY MILLER
BRYAN SUTTON
SONG OF THE YEAR
"BUILD ME UP FROM BONES"
Sarah Jarosz; Written by Sarah Jarosz
"COVER ME UP"
Jason Isbell; Written by Jason Isbell
"THE LIGHT FROM THE CHEMICAL PLANT"
Robert Ellis; Written by Robert Ellis
"THE RIVER AND THE THREAD"
Rosanne Cash; Written by Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal
HONOREES
JACKSON BROWNE
Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music
FLACO JIMÉNEZ
Lifetime Achievement For Instrumentalist
LORETTA LYNN
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriter
TAJ MAHAL
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
JIMMIE RODGERS
President's Award
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“BUDDY & JIM"
Buddy Miller & Jim Lauderdale; New West Records
"CHEATER'S GAME"
Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison; Premium Records
“FROM THE GROUND UP"
John Fullbright; Blue Dirt Records
"O' BE JOYFUL"
Shovels & Rope; Dualtone Music Group
“OLD YELLOW MOON"
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell; Nonesuch
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
EMMYLOU HARRIS
BUDDY MILLER
RICHARD THOMPSON
DWIGHT YOAKAM
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
EMMYLOU HARRIS & RODNEY CROWELL
BUDDY MILLER & JIM LAUDERDALE
SHOVELS & ROPE
KELLY WILLIS & BRUCE ROBISON
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
JOHN FULLBRIGHT
JD MCPHERSON
THE MILK CARTON KIDS
SHOVELS & ROPE
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
JAY BELLEROSE
MIKE BUB
LARRY CAMPBELL
DOUG LANCIO
GREG LEISZ
SONG OF THE YEAR
"BIRMINGHAM"
Shovels & Rope; Written by Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent
"GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO BAD PEOPLE"
Richard Thompson; Written by Richard Thompson
"HO HEY"
The Lumineers; Written by Jeremy Fraites and Wesley Keith Schultz
"NORTH SIDE GAL"
JD McPherson; Written by JD McPherson
HONOREES
DR. JOHN
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
DUANE EDDY
Lifetime Achievement For Instrumentalist
ROBERT HUNTER
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriter
OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW
Lifetime Achievement Trailblazer Award
STEPHEN STILLS
Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music
CHRIS STRACHWITZ
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement For Executive
HANK WILLIAMS
President's Award
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“HERE WE REST"
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit; Lightning Rod Records
"I'LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE"
Steve Earle; New West Records
“THE HARROW & THE HARVEST"
Gillian Welch; Acony Records
"THIS ONE'S FOR HIM: A TRIBUTE TO GUY CLARK"
Various Artists; Icehouse Music
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
HAYES CARLL
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE
JASON ISBELL
GILLIAN WELCH
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS
THE CIVIL WARS
JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT
THE PUNCH BROTHERS
GILLIAN WELCH & DAVE RAWLINGS
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
ALABAMA SHAKES
DAWES
DEEP DARK WOODS
ROBERT ELLIS
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
BUDDY MILLER
DAVID RAWLINGS
DARRELL SCOTT
CHRIS THILE
SONG OF THE YEAR
"ALABAMA PINES"
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit; Written by Jason Isbell
"COME AROUND"
Sarah Jarosz; Written by Sarah Jarosz
"I LOVE"
Patty Griffin; Written by Tom T. Hall
"WAITIN' ON THE SKY"
Steve Earle; Written by Steve Earle
HONOREES
BOOKER T. JONES
Lifetime Achievement For Instrumentalist
DENNIS LORD
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement For Executive
BONNIE RAITT
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
RICHARD THOMPSON
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriter
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“BAND OF JOY"
Robert Plant; Rounder Records
"BLESSED"
Lucinda Williams; Lost Highway
“HARLEM RIVER BLUES"
Justin Townes Earle; Bloodshot
"WELDER"
Elizabeth Cook; Thirty Tigers
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
HAYES CARLL
ELIZABETH COOK
BUDDY MILLER
ROBERT PLANT
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
THE AVETT BROTHERS
THE CIVIL WARS
MUMFORD & SONS
ROBERT PLANT & THE BAND OF JOY
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
THE CIVIL WARS
JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD
MUMFORD & SONS
THE SECRET SISTERS
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
SARAH JAROSZ
WILL KIMBROUGH
BUDDY MILLER
GURF MORLIX
KENNY VAUGHAN
SONG OF THE YEAR
"DOWN BY THE WATER"
The Decemberists; Written by Colin Meloy
"EL CAMINO"
Elizabeth Cook; Written by Elizabeth Cook
"HARLEM RIVER BLUES"
Justin Townes Earle; Written by Justin Townes Earle
"KMAG YOYO"
Hayes Carll; Written by Hayes Carll, Scott Davis, and John Evans
HONOREES
GREGG ALLMAN
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
JERRY DOUGLAS
Lifetime Achievement For Instrumentalist
RICK HALL
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement For Executive
BOB HARRIS
Lifetime Achievement Trailblazer Award
LUCINDA WILLIAMS
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriter
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“A. ENLIGHTENMENT B. ENDARKENMENT (HINT: THERE IS NO C)"
Ray Wylie Hubbard; Bordello
"A FRIEND OF A FRIEND"
Dave Rawlings Machine; Acony Records
“DOWNTOWN CHURCH"
Patty Griffin; Credential
"THE LIST"
Rosanne Cash, Manhattan
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
RYAN BINGHAM
STEVE EARLE
PATTY GRIFFIN
LEVON HELM
RAY WYLIE HUBBARD
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
THE AVETT BROTHERS
BAND OF HEATHENS
CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS
DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
RYAN BINGHAM
HAYES CARLL
SARAH JAROSZ
CORB LUND
JOE PUG
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
SAM BUSH
WILL KIMBROUGH
BUDDY MILLER
DAVID RAWLINGS
SONG OF THE YEAR
"DRUNKEN POET'S DREAM"
Hayes Carll; Written by Hayes Carll and Ray Wylie Hubbard
"I AND LOVE AND YOU"
The Avett Brothers; Written by Robert Crawford, Scott Avett, and Seth Avett
"RUBY"
Dave Rawlings Machine; Written by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch
"THE WEARY KIND (THEME FROM CRAZY HEART)"
Ryan Bingham; Written by Ryan Bingham and T-Bone Burnett
HONOREES
BRIAN AHERN
Lifetime Achievement For Producer/Engineer
MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER
Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music
WANDA JACKSON
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
GREG LEISZ
Lifetime Achievement For Instrumentalist
LUKE LEWIS
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement For Executive
JOHN MELLENCAMP
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriter
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT"
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit; Lightning Rod Records
"MIDNIGHT AT THE MOVIES"
Justin Townes Earle; Bloodshot
“REAL ANIMAL"
Alejandro Escovedo; Back Porch
"WRITTEN IN CHALK"
Buddy & Julie Miller; New West Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE
ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO
RAUL MALO
BUDDY MILLER
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
KASEY CHAMBERS & SHANE NICHOLSON
THE FLATLANDERS
BUDDY & JULIE MILLER
RECKLESS KELLY
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
BAND OF HEATHENS
BELLEVILLE OUTFIT
SARAH BORGES & THE BROKEN SINGLES
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
SAM BUSH
JERRY DOUGLAS
BUDDY MILLER
GURF MORLIX
SONG OF THE YEAR
"CHALK"
Buddy & Julie Miller; Written by Julie Miller
"COUNTRY LOVE"
The Gourds; Written by Kevin Russell
"HOMELAND REFUGEE"
The Flatlanders; Written by Joe Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Butch Hancock
"RATTLIN' BONES"
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson; Written by Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson
"SEX & GASOLINE"
Rodney Crowell; Written by Rodney Crowell
HONOREES
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
SAM BUSH
Lifetime Achievement For Instrumentalist
JOHN FOGERTY
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriter
LOWELL GEORGE
President's Award
KEN LEVITAN
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement For Executive
JIM ROONEY
Lifetime Achievement For Producer/Engineer
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“DIRT FARMER"
Levon Helm; Vanguard Records
"JUST US KIDS"
James McMurtry; Lightning Rod
“RAISING SAND"
Alison Krauss & Robert Plant; Rounder Records
"TROUBLE IN MIND"
Hayes Carll; Lost Highway
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
STEVE EARLE
LEVON HELM
JIM LAUDERDALE
JAMES MCMURTRY
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
THE AVETT BROTHERS
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS
KANE WELCH KAPLIN
ALISON KRAUSS & ROBERT PLANT
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
RYAN BINGHAM
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE
MIKE FARRIS
THE STEELDRIVERS
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
SAM BUSH
BUDDY MILLER
GURF MORLIX
CHRIS THILE
SONG OF THE YEAR
"BROKEN"
Tift Merritt; Written by Tift Merritt
"CHENEY'S TOY"
James McMurtry; Written by James McMurtry
"GONE GONE GONE"
Alison Krauss & Robert Plant; Written by Don Everly and Phil Everly
"POOR OLD DIRT FARMER"
Levon Helm; Written by Tracy Schwarz
"SHE LEFT ME FOR JESUS"
Hayes Carll; Written by Hayes Carll and Brian Keane
HONOREES
JOAN BAEZ
Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music
TONY BROWN
Lifetime Achievement For Producer/Engineer
LARRY CAMPBELL
Lifetime Achievement For Instrumentalist
JERRY GARCIA
President's Award
NANCI GRIFFITH
Lifetime Achievement Trailblazer Award
JOHN HIATT
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriter
JASON & THE SCORCHERS
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
TERRY LICKONA
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement For Executive
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“CHILDREN RUNNING THROUGH"
Patty Griffin; ATO
"EMOTIONALISM"
The Avett Brothers; Ramseur Records
“MODERN TIMES"
Bob Dylan; Columbia Records
"WEST"
Lucinda Williams; Lost Highway
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
JOE ELY
PATTY GRIFFIN
TODD SNIDER
LUCINDA WILLIAMS
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
THE AVETT BROTHERS
THE DUHKS
HACIENDA BROTHERS
OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW
SON VOLT
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
THE AVETT BROTHERS
AMY LAVERE
SUNNY SWEENEY
UNCLE EARL
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
SAM BUSH
WILL KIMBROUGH
BUDDY MILLER
GURF MORLIX
SONG OF THE YEAR
"ARE YOU ALRIGHT?"
Lucinda Williams; Written by Lucinda Williams
"HANK WILLIAMS' GHOST"
Darrell Scott; Written by Darrell Scott
"HEAVENLY DAY"
Patty Griffin; Written by Patty Griffin
"IT TAKES BALLS TO BE A WOMAN"
Elizabeth Cook; Written by Elizabeth Cook and Melinda Schneider
HONOREES
RY COODER
Lifetime Achievement For Instrumentalist
JIM DICKINSON
Lifetime Achievement For Producer/Engineer
JOE ELY
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
LYLE LOVETT
Lifetime Achievement Trailblazer Award
MARY MARTIN
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement For Executive
WILLIE NELSON
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriter
MAVIS STAPLES
Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music
TOWNES VAN ZANDT
President's Award
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“CHILDISH THINGS"
James McMurtry; Compadre
"COST OF LIVING"
Delbert McClinton; New West Records
“THE OUTSIDER"
Rodney Crowell; Columbia Records
"SOUL'S CHAPEL"
Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives; Superlatone/Universal Records South
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
ROSANNE CASH
JAMES MCMURTRY
MARTY STUART
NEIL YOUNG
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
CAITLIN CARY & THAD COCKRELL
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS
KIERAN KANE, KEVIN WELCH, & FATS KAPLIN
CARRIE RODRIGUEZ & CHIP TAYLOR
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
THE GREENCARDS
JAMES HUNTER
ROBINELLA
UNCLE EARL
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
JERRY DOUGLAS
TIM O'BRIEN
BRYAN SUTTON
KENNY VAUGHAN
SONG OF THE YEAR
"BLACK CADILLAC"
Rosanne Cash; Written by Rosanne Cash
"DON'T GET ME STARTED"
Rodney Crowell; Written by Rodney Crowell
"NOT READY TO MAKE NICE"
The Dixie Chicks; Written by Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison, and Dan Wilson
"WE CAN'T MAKE IT HERE"
James McMurtry; Written by James McMurtry
HONOREES
RODNEY CROWELL
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriter
CHARLIE DANIELS
Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music
ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
MICKEY NEWBURY
President's Award
BARRY POSS
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement For Executive
ALLEN TOUSSAINT
Lifetime Achievement For Producer/Engineer
KENNY VAUGHAN
Lifetime Achievement For Instrumentalist
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“MERCY NOW"
Mary Gautier; Lost Highway
"UNIVERSAL UNITED HOUSE OF PRAYER"
Buddy Miller; New West Records
“TAMBOURINE"
Tift Merritt; Lost Highway
"THE REVOLUTION STARTS... NOW"
Steve Earle; E-Squared/Artemis
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
STEVE EARLE
TIFT MERRITT
BUDDY MILLER
JOHN PRINE
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
HAYES CARLL
THE DUHKS
MARY GAUTHIER
TOM GILLAM
MARTHA WAINWRIGHT
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
ALISON BROWN
JERRY DOUGLAS
SONNY LANDRETH
GURF MORLIX
SONG OF THE YEAR
"GOOD HEARTED MAN"
Tift Merritt; Written by Tift Merritt
"MERCY NOW"
Mary Gauthier; Written by Mary Gauthier
"THE REVOLUTION STARTS... NOW"
Steve Earle; Written by Steve Earle
"WORRY TOO MUCH"
Buddy Miller; Written by Mark Heard
HONOREES
GUY CLARK
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriter
JUDY COLLINS
Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music
JOHN HARTFORD
President's Award
MARTY STUART
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
THE ROUNDER FOUNDERS: KEN IRWIN, MARIAN LEIGHTON, AND BILL NOWLIN
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement For Executive
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“FATE'S RIGHT HAND"
Rodney Crowell; DMZ/Epic
"ONE MOMENT MORE"
Mindy Smith; Vanguard Records
“VAN LEAR ROSE"
Loretta Lynn; Interscope
"WISHBONES"
Slaid Cleaves; Philo
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
PATTY GRIFFIN
JIM LAUDERDALE
LORETTA LYNN
ALLISON MOORER
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
THE GREENCARDS
OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW
MINDY SMITH
ADRIENNE YOUNG
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
SAM BUSH
JERRY DOUGLAS
WILL KIMBROUGH
KENNY VAUGHAN
SONG OF THE YEAR
"COME TO JESUS"
Mindy Smith; Written by Mindy Smith
"FATE'S RIGHT HAND"
Rodney Crowell; Written by Rodney Crowell
"PORTLAND, OREGON"
Loretta Lynn; Written by Loretta Lynn
"WISHBONES"
Slaid Cleaves; Written by Slaid Cleaves and Ray Wylie Hubbard
HONOREES
THE CARTER FAMILY
President's Award
COWBOY JACK CLEMENT
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriter
STEVE EARLE
Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music
JACK EMERSON
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement For Executive
CHRIS HILLMAN
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“AMERICAN IV: THE MAN COMES AROUND"
Johnny Cash; American Recordings/Lost Highway
"FAILER"
Kathleen Edwards; Rounder Records
“MIDNIGHT & LONESOME"
Buddy Miller; Hightone
"RAINY DAY MUSIC"
The Jayhawks; Lost Highway
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
JOHNNY CASH
KATHLEEN EDWARDS
ALISON KRAUSS
LUCINDA WILLIAMS
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
JERRY DOUGLAS
ALISON KRAUSS
BUDDY MILLER
GURF MORLIX
SONG OF THE YEAR
"HURT"
Johnny Cash; Written by Trent Reznor
"RIGHTEOUSLY"
Lucinda Williams; Written by Lucinda Williams
"TRUTH #2"
The Dixie Chicks; Written by Patty Griffin
"YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU WHEN YOU GO"
Rhonda Vincent; Written by T.J. Knight and Curtis Wright
HONOREES
LEVON HELM
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music
GRAM PARSONS
President's Award
SAM PHILLIPS
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement For Executive
JOHN PRINE
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriter
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“BUDDY & JULIE MILLER"
Buddy & Julie Miller; Hightone
"CAUGHT IN THE WEBB: A TRIBUTE TO THE LEGENDARY WEBB PIERCE"
Various Artists; Audium/Chickadee
“NOW AGAIN"
The Flatlanders; New West Records
"TIME (THE REVELATOR)"
Gillian Welch; Acony Records
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
THE FLATLANDERS
JIM LAUDERDALE
BUDDY & JULIE MILLER
GILLIAN WELCH & DAVID RAWLINGS
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
JERRY DOUGLAS
DAVID RAWLINGS
CHRIS THILE
KENNY VAUGHAN
SONG OF THE YEAR
"HEATHER'S ALL BUMMED OUT"
Lonesome Bob
"I WANT TO SING THAT ROCK AND ROLL"
Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings
"MY WILDEST DREAMS"
The Flatlanders
"SHE'S LOOKING AT ME"
Jim Lauderdale, Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
HONOREES
T BONE BURNETT
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement For Executive
JOHNNY CASH
Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music
EMMYLOU HARRIS
Lifetime Achievement For Performance
DOUG SAHM
President's Award
BILLY JOE SHAVER
Lifetime Achievement For Songwriter