Exclusive: Americana Music Festival Releases Early List of Performers
The 13th Annual Americana Music Festival is set to take place Sept. 12-15 in Nashville, Tenn., and the first wave of confirmed artists has been released. Notable performers include Billy Joe Shaver, Brandi Carlile, Deep Dark Woods, Punch Brothers, Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside, Eilen Jewell, John Fullbright and more. Additional artists and events will be announced later, so check back with the festival website for updates.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAmericana Music Association Announces 2012 Award Nominees
The Americana Music Association announced today their 2012 award nominees in categories that include Album of the Year, Artist of the Year, Emerging Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Instrumentalist of the Year.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAmericana Music Association's Award Nominees to Stream Here May 31
The Americana Music Association is set to announce their 2012 award nominees tomorrow (May 31) at 2 p.m. EST, and we will stream the live broadcast of the event right here at Paste.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAmericana Gets The Blues: A Weekend at the AMA Conference
On Thursday night at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, “the mother church of country music,” the lead singers for the two biggest blues-rock bands of the 1970s were on stage together—Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant and the Allman Brothers Band’s Gregg Allman. read more
Found in: Music, ColumnsAmericana Announces 2011 Festival & Conference Dates
The Americana Music Association has announced that its 12th Annual Festival & Conference will be held in Nashville Oct. 12-15.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRosanne Cash, Avett Brothers Win Americana Music Awards
The 9th annual Americana Music Association Honors and Awards were handed out in Nashville’s celebrated Ryman Auditorium last night, honoring a selection of notable music greats.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsEmmylou Harris and Willie Nelson's Handwritten Lyrics Featured in Nashville Exhibit
Rosanne Cash, The Fray, Michael McDonald and 45 more also featured in tonight's event... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBuddy Miller, John Fogerty, Justin Townes Earle Amongst Notable Winners at Americana Music Awards
The 8th Annual Americana Music Awards, held Sept. 17 in Nashville, honored an array of music legends and up-and-comers, with Buddy Miller, John Fogerty, Justin Townes Earle and Sam Bush taking home awards.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAmericana Music Festival to Feature Buddy Miller, Those Darlins, Will Hoge, Sarah Borges, Many More
The Americana Music Association has just announced the lineup for its 2009 festival, to be held Sept. 16-19 at an array of Nashville venues. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsIndustry Chat: Jed Hilly of the Americana Music Association
Readers of Paste have long noticed our affinity for a certain segment of the music world known as "Americana." For some music lovers, it's an epithet—for others, it's a sign of life. Long revered (and now defunct) magazine No Depression carried the torch for the genre and helped popularize the term. Ten years ago, an industry association was born to encourage development of the genre. Paste recently spoke with the executive director of the Americana Music Association, Jed Hilly. ... read more
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