Nominees Announced for 9th Annual Americana Music Awards

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The Americana Music Association announced the nominees for the organization’s 2010 Honors and Awards ceremony.  The show will be held on Sept. 9 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
 
Americana supporters Emmylou Harris and Todd Snider read the list of award candidates to a crowd of industry executives, artists and tastemakers, while Duo/Group nominee Carolina Chocolate Drops performed. Dave Rawlings received four nominations, Texas songwriters Ray Wylie Hubbard and Ryan Bingham received three and Patty Griffin, The Avett Brothers and Hayes Carll garnered two nominations.
 
Selected by members of the Americana Music Association, the 2010 nominees reflect the genre’s affection for innovative and inspiring artistry.  The nominees’ eligibility is based on work released between May 1, 2009, and March 31, 2010.
 
"Very quietly, Americana has become the fastest rising music community today," said AMA executive director Jed Hilly. “The nominees represent the elite of the elite, and we could not be more proud to work with and for such provocative creators.”
 
Jim Lauderdale will host the awards ceremony and feature a band led by Buddy Miller. The Honors & Awards ceremony will also recognize Lifetime Achievements and bestow awards in Performance, Songwriting and Instrumentalist and other important categories.
 
2010 Americana Music Association Honors and Awards nominees are:
 
ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  • The List, by Rosanne Cash
  • A Friend of a Friend, by Dave Rawlings Machine
  • Downtown Church, by Patty Griffin
  • A. Enlightenment B. Endarkenment (Hint: There is no c), by Ray Wylie Hubbard 

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

  • Ryan Bingham
  • Patty Griffin
  • Levon Helm 
  • Steve Earle 
  • Ray Wylie Hubbard

DUO GROUP OF THE YEAR

  • The Avett Brothers
  • Carolina Chocolate Drops
  • Band of Heathens
  • Dave Rawlings Machine

INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR

  • Buddy Miller
  • Dave Rawlings
  • Will Kimbrough
  • Sam Bush

NEW & EMERGING ARTIST

  • Sarah Jarosz
  • Ryan Bingham
  • Hayes Carll 
  • Corb Lund
  • Joe Pug 

SONG OF THE YEAR

  • “The Weary Kind" -- Written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett -- performed by Ryan Bingham
  • "Drunken Poets Dream" -- Written by Hayes Carll and Ray Wylie Hubbard -- performed by Ray Wylie Hubbard
  • "Ruby" -- Written by Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch -- performed by Dave Rawlings Machine
  • "I and Love and You" -- Written and performed by The Avett Brothers