Americana Music Awards

Erelli, Lori McKenna, J.S. Ondara, Shawn Colvin and Josh Ritter performed "By Degrees" during the 2019 Americana Honors & Awards ceremony.

It was an evening for the books!

Brandi Carlile and John Prine were two of the major winners at the 2019 Americana Honors & Awards ceremony on Wednesday (Sept. 11).

The Americana music community will gather in Nashville this fall to celebrate "distinguished members" of the Americana music community with Americana Music Association's member-voted trophies and Lifetime Achievement Awards.

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Plus, the Milk Carton Kids are back as hosts in 2019!

Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, Elvis Costello, Maria Muldaur, Delbert McClinton and Mavis Staples will be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Americana Music Association this year.

Giddens and Johnson will be the first two recipients of the Legacy of Americana Award, a partnership between the Americana Music Association and NMAAM.

Yes, the nominees for Artist of the Year are all women -- but there's another factor to this nominations list that's even more striking.

Nope -- Jason Isbell isn't anywhere on this list.