Nominees for the 2020 Americana Honors & Awards have been revealed. Winners will be announced on September 16 at the 19th Annual Americana Honors & Awards ceremony, which will be held at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.
Brandi Carlile is up for Artist Of The Year and has been nominated as part of supergroup The Highwomen for Album Of The Year (The Highwomen), Duo/Group Of The Year and Song Of The Year (“Crowded Table”). Plus, Carlile co-wrote Tanya Tucker‘s “Bring My Flowers Now,” which is up for Song Of The Year and co-produced Tucker’s While I’m Livin, an Album Of The Year nominee. Tucker has also been nominated as Artist Of The Year.
Brittany Howard, Nathaniel Rateliff and Drive-By Truckers scored nominations in multiple categories. Additionally, Billy Strings gets his first nomination as Emerging Act Of The Year. Strings is up against Black Pumas, Katie Pruitt, Aubrie Sellers and Kelsey Waldon.
Here’s the full list of nominees:
2020 Americana Honors & Awards Nominees
Album Of The Year
- “And It’s Still Alright,” Nathaniel Rateliff, Written by Nathaniel Rateliff
- “Country Squire,” Tyler Childers, Produced by David Ferguson and Sturgill Simpson
- “The Highwomen,” The Highwomen, Produced by Dave Cobb
- “Jaime,” Brittany Howard, Produced by Brittany Howard
- “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
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 featuring 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
Instrumentalist Of The Year
- Ellen Angelico
- Annie Clements
- Brittany Haas
- Zachariah Hickman
- Rich Hinman
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