J.S. Ondara, Jade Bird, John Prine among the 2019 Americana Honors & Awards nominees
by Luke Taylor
May 14, 2019
The 2019 Americana Honors & Awards will take place on Sept. 11 of this year in Nashville, Tenn., at the Ryman Auditorium. On Tuesday, May 14, the Americana Music Association announced the nominees across six categories. Many if not all of the names are familiar to listeners of The Current and of Radio Heartland, with artists such as Kacey Musgraves, John Prine, Jade Bird, Mavis Staples, Amanda Shires, Yola, I'm With Her, Brandi Carlile, The War and Treaty, and J.S. Ondara — to name but a few — all landing on the final ballot.
Here is the complete list of nominees:
Album Of The Year
To the Sunset, Amanda Shires, Produced by Dave Cobb
The Tree, Lori McKenna, Produced by Dave Cobb
The Tree of Forgiveness, John Prine, Produced by Dave Cobb
Walk Through Fire, Yola, Produced by Dan Auerbach
Artist Of The Year
Brandi Carlile
Rhiannon Giddens
Kacey Musgraves
Mavis Staples
Duo/Group of the Year
I'm With Her
Our Native Daughters
Tedeschi Trucks Band
The War and Treaty
Emerging Act Of The Year
Jade Bird
J.S. Ondara
Erin Rae
The War and Treaty
Yola
Instrumentalist Of The Year
Chris Eldridge
Eamon McLoughlin
Chris Powell
Michael Rinne
Song Of The Year
"By Degrees," Mark Erelli, Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, Lori McKenna, Anais Mitchell & Josh Ritter, Written by Mark Erelli
"Mockingbird," Ruston Kelly, Written by Ruston Kelly
"People Get Old," Lori McKenna, Written by Lori McKenna
"Summer's End," John Prine, Written by Pat McLaughlin and John Prine
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