Woensdagavond zijn in het Ryman Auditorium de winnaars bekendgemaakt van de 2017 Americana Honors & Awards.
Tijdens de ceremonie werden ook speciale awards uitgereikt aan Van Morrison (Songwriter), Iris Dement (Trailblazer), Robert Cray (Performance), Hi Rhythm Section (Instrumentalist), Graham Nash (Free Speech) en Larry Sloven en Bruce Bromberg (Executives).
De andere winnaars zijn:
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) WINNER
- 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 WINNER
- Lori McKenna
- Margo Price
- Sturgill Simpson
Duo/Group of the Year
- Billy Bragg & Joe Henry
- Drive-By Truckers
- Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives WINNER
- The Lumineers
Emerging Artist of the Year
- Aaron Lee Tasjan
- Amanda Shires WINNER
- Brent Cobb
- Sam Outlaw
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) WINNER
- “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 WINNER
