2021 Americana Music Honors & Awards

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2021 Americana Music Honors & Awards
DateSeptember 22, 2021
Location Ryman Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee
Most nominations Jason Isbell (3)
Website americanamusic.org/awards
Television/radio coverage
Network Circle, 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]

Contents

Performers

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

Winners in Bold. [4] [5]

Artist of the YearAlbum of the Year
Song of the YearEmerging Act of the Year
Duo/Group of the YearInstrumentalist of the Year
  • Kristin Weber
    • Megan Coleman
    • Robbie Crowell
    • Ray Jacildo
    • Philip Towns

Honors

Americana Trailblazer Award

Free Speech Award/Inspiration Award

Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance

Lifetime Achievement Award for Producer/Engineer

Legacy of Americana Award

[6]

Presenters

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