The Americana Music Association announced the nominees for its 15th annual Honors & Awards show this evening at an event held at the historic Mansion on O Street in Washington, D.C. The invitation only affair, presented by the musicFIRST Coalition, was attended by members of Congress and musicians and streamed live via Facebook exclusively through NPR Music.
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Americana Music Association Announces First Round of Performers for AmericanaFest 2016, September 20-25
The Americana Music Association will announce the nominees for the 2016 Americana Honors & Awards ceremony, presented by the musicFIRST Coalition, on Wednesday, May 11 at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT, through NPR Music's Facebook Livestream, from the historic Mansion on O Street in Washington, DC.
Sturgill Simpson Tops Billboard Charts // 4.25.2016
Sturgill Simpson’s new album A Sailor’s Guide to Earth hit the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top Country, Folk and Rock charts this week. Mr. Simpson’s album was also the largest selling record of new releases across all genres according to Billboard.
The Americana Music Association wishes to congratulate its 2013 Americana Honors & Awards nominee (and 2013 GRAMMY Americana Album of the Year nominee) The Lumineers on its No. 1 Billboard Top 200 debut, Cleopatra, this week.
The Lumineers to Kick Off AmericanaFest // 4.1.2016
The Lumineers to Headline Ascend Amphitheater
Tuesday, September 20 to Kickoff of the Americana Music Association's 17th Annual Festival & Conference
Tuesday, September 20 to Kickoff of the Americana Music Association's 17th Annual Festival & Conference
T Bone Burnett to Deliver Keynote at AmericanaFest // 3.30.2016
13-Time GRAMMY® Award, Academy Award, & Golden Globe Award-Winner T Bone Burnett to Deliver Keynote Speech atAmericana Music Festival & Conference
The Americana Music Association Board of Directors convened for its annual retreat on February 25-26, announcing its newly appointed Executive Committee and setting task oriented goals for the future of the resolute not-for-profit organization.
The Americana Music Association wishes to congratulate Jason Isbell and Mavis Staples on their GRAMMY® wins last night. Isbell took home hardware for Best American Roots Song category for “24 Frames” and Best Americana Album category for Something More Than Free, which was produced by the inimitable Dave Cobb. Ms. Staples took home the trophy in the Best American Roots Performance category for “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean.”
The UK Americana Awards, slated to be an annual event, closed out two days of festivities at this year's Americana Music Association UK conference.
Official Americana Albums Chart Launches In UK // 1.29.2016
Official Charts Company, in conjunction with the UK Americana Music Association, has launched the UK’s first chart dedicated to Americana music.
The Americana Music Association is proud to endorse our partners in the United Kingdom, the Americana Music Association- UK, as they produce the first ever UK Americana Awards in London, England, Wednesday, February 3, 2016.