Forrige aften blev Americana Music Association Honors and Awards uddelt for niende gang. På scenen optrådte Sarah Jarosz, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Joe Pug, Emmylou Harris med Rodney Crowell, Ryan Bingham og the Avett Brothers mellem priserne.
Den store vinder blev den 29-årige Ryan Bingham (billedet), der vandt priserne Artist of the Year og Song of the Year. Sidstnævnte for sangen ”The Weary Kind” som han skrev sammen med T Bone Burnett til filmen Crazy Heart. En sang han i øvrigt vandt både en Oscar og en Golden Globe for tidligere i år. Sangen kan ses fremført nederst i nyheden.
Nedenfor kan alle vinderne ses. Vinderne står i fed og de øvrige nominerede med normal skrift:
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 The Avett Brothers
Jack Emerson Lifetime Achievement Award for Executive: LUKE LEWIS
Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist: GREG LEISZ
Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance: WANDA JACKSON
Lifetime Achievement Award for Producer/Engineer: BRIAN AHERN
Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriter: JOHN MELLENCAMP