Woensdagavond zijn de winnaars van The Americana Music Awards bekendgemaakt. Singer/songwriter Jason Isbell scoort drie awards: met het album “The Nashville Sound” in de categorie Album Of The Year, in de categorie Song Of The Year” met “If We Were Vampires” en in de categorie Duo/Group Of The Year.
Hieronder een overzicht van de winnaars:
- Album of the Year: The Nashville Sound, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, produced by Dave Cobb
- Artist of the Year: John Prine
- Song of the Year: “If We Were Vampires,” Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, written by Jason Isbell
- Duo/Group of the Year: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
- Emerging Artist of the Year: Tyler Childers
- Instrumentalist of the Year: Molly Tuttle
- “Spirit of Americana” Free Speech Award, presented in partnership with the First Amendment Center: Rosanne Cash
- Americana Trailblazer Award: k.d. lang
- Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist: Buddy Guy
- Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance: Irma Thomas
- Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement Award for Executive: Cris Williamson and Judy Dlugacz of Olivia Records
