Wednesday’s ceremony at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville also saw tributes to Dolly Parton, Todd Snider, Raul Malo, and Tom Petty.

Each year, the Americana Music Association honors distinguished members of the music community.

"I've always believed that a part of my magic, if there was any, was the fact that I look so artificial — but I am so totally real," Parton said in 2001.

Parton, who died at 80 on Tuesday, had charm, depth, beauty, wit and radiant goodness. She was also a songwriter whose work told the story not just of country music but of the country itself.

The artist was a star performer in country music, and went on to become one of the genre's most recognizable and universally adored ambassadors to broader popular culture.

The Oklahoma singer-songwriter visited our studio during a very busy summer of touring.

America's darling diva pairs up with the banjo guru of our time for a set of old Appalachian songs about love, loss and the sturdy hope for better times.

Face the Feeling is an apt title for Riccio’s second album. “I had learned that I had to become a more honest person with myself in adulthood,” she says.

The band’s third album released on March 6 and has a distinctively more country flavor.

Cleveland and his band of Wonders released their album on May 15, 2026.