Americana Music Awards

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.

Some of Americana's brightest stars and most talented vocalists teamed up to honor Aretha Franklin with a rendition of "Chain of Fools" during the 2018 Americana Honors & Awards ceremony.