The 2021 Americana Music Honors & Awards, 20th ceremony, were held on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Ryman Auditorium the in Nashville, Tennessee. The marquee event for the Americana Music Association, artists are awarded for outstanding achievements in the music industry. This was the first ceremony to be held since 2019, following the cancellation of the 2020 awards due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show was broadcast on Circle in the US for the first time and was also available to watch in its entirety on Facebook, alongside a highlights show that aired on PBS as part of Austin City Limits.
Performers + Artist(s) Song(s) Aaron Lee Tasjan Tribute to Charlie Watts "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" Allison Russell "Nightflyer" Aoife O'Donovan Joe Henry Tribute to Nanci Griffith "Gulf Coast Highway" Amythyst Kiah "Fancy Drones" Keb' Mo' "Oklahoma" Jason Isbell Amanda Shires "Letting You Go" Charley Crockett "Are We Lonesome Yet" Sarah Jarosz "I'll Be Gone" The Highwomen Yola "Highwomen" Fisk Jubilee Singers "I Believe" Buddy MillerTribute to Tom T. Hall "That's How I Got to Memphis" Steve Earle "Harlem River Blues" Margo Price "I'd Die For You" Valerie June Carla Thomas Vaneese Thomas "Call Me a Fool" "B-A-B-Y" The Mavericks Brandi Carlile Margo Price Amanda Shires Tribute to John Prine "I Remember Everything" Brandi Carlile "Right on Time" Emmylou Harris Rodney Crowell Tribute to The Everly Brothers "Let It Be Me" "Bye Bye Love"
Winners and nominees Winners in Bold. Artist of the YearAlbum of the Year Brandi Carlile Kathleen Edwards Jason Isbell Margo Price Billy Strings Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions) — Sturgill Simpson J.T. — Steve Earle & The Dukes The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers — Valerie June Reunions — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit World On The Ground — Sarah JaroszSong of the YearEmerging Act of the Year "I Remember Everything" — Pat McLaughlin & John Prine "Black Myself" — Amythyst Kiah "Call Me A Fool" — Valerie June "Dreamsicle" — Jason Isbell "Long Violent History" — Tyler Childers Charley Crockett Amythyst Kiah Joy Oladokun Allison Russell WaxahatcheeDuo/Group of the YearInstrumentalist of the Year Black Pumas The Highwomen Our Native Daughters The War and Treaty Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Kristin Weber Megan Coleman Robbie Crowell Ray Jacildo Philip Towns
Honors
Americana Trailblazer Award
The Mavericks
Free Speech Award/Inspiration Award
Carla Thomas
Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance
Keb' Mo'
Lifetime Achievement Award for Producer/Engineer
Trina Shoemaker
Legacy of Americana Award
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Presenters Brandi Carlile Sarah Jarosz Joe Henry Ketch Secor Sheryl Crow Bruce Robison Rodney Crowell Aoife O'Donovan Keifer Sutherland Allison Russell Valerie June Tony Brown Shooter Jennings Yola Anthony Mason
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