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2021 Americana Music Honors & Awards

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2021 Americana Music Honors & Awards
DateSeptember 22, 2021
LocationRyman Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee
Most nominationsJason Isbell (3)
Websiteamericanamusic.org/awards
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCircle, PBS,
← 2019 · AMH&As · 2022 →

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.[1] 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.[2][3]

Performers

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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 Miller Tribute 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

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Winners in Bold.[4][5]

Artist of the Year Album of the Year
Song of the Year Emerging Act of the Year
Duo/Group of the Year Instrumentalist of the Year
  • Kristin Weber
    • Megan Coleman
    • Robbie Crowell
    • Ray Jacildo
    • Philip Towns

Honors

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Americana Trailblazer Award

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Free Speech Award/Inspiration Award

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Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance

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Lifetime Achievement Award for Producer/Engineer

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Legacy of Americana Award

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Presenters

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References

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  1. ^ Freeman, Jon (2021-09-09). "Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell to Perform at 2021 Americana Awards". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  2. ^ "2021 Americana Honors & Awards to Air on Circle Network on Sunday, March 20". 8 March 2022.
  3. ^ "ACL Presents: Americana 20th Annual Honors | Austin City Limits". 2 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Awards". AmericanaMusic.org. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  5. ^ Leimkuehler, Matthew. "Americana Awards 2021: Fisk Jubilee Singers, Keb' Mo', the Mavericks receive lifetime honors". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  6. ^ Leimkuehler, Matthew. "Americana Awards 2021: Fisk Jubilee Singers, Keb' Mo', the Mavericks receive lifetime honors". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2021-10-02.