The Americana Music Organisation heeft de genomineerden voor de 2017 Americana Honors & Awards bekendgemaakt.
Sturgill Simpson staat bovenaan met 3 nominaties: Artist of the Year, Album of the Year met “A Sailor’s Guide To Earth” and Song of the Year for “All Around You”.
De winnaars worden bekendgemaakt tijdens het Americana Fest, dat van 12 – 17 september in Nashville wordt gehouden.
Hieronder de genomineerden:
Album of the Year
- American Band, Drive-By Truckers (Produced by David Barbe)
- A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, Sturgill Simpson (Produced by Sturgill Simpson)
- Close Ties, Rodney Crowell (Produced by Kim Buie and Jordan Lehning)
- Freedom Highway, Rhiannon Giddens (Produced David Bither, Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell)
- The Navigator, Hurray for the Riff Raff (Produced by Paul Butler)
Artist of the Year
- Jason Isbell
- John Prine
- Lori McKenna
- Margo Price
- Sturgill Simpson
Duo/Group of the Year
- Billy Bragg & Joe Henry
- Drive-By Truckers
- Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
- The Lumineers
Emerging Artist of the Year
- Aaron Lee Tasjan
- Amanda Shires
- Brent Cobb
- Sam Outlaw
Song of the Year
- “All Around You,” Sturgill Simpson (Written by Sturgill Simpson)
- “It Ain’t Over Yet,” Rodney Crowell (featuring Rosanne Cash and 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)
Instrumentalist of the Year
- Spencer Cullum Jr.
- Jen Gunderman
- Courtney Hartman
- Charlie Sexton
