Margo Price, Charley Crockett Lead 2023 Americana Music Awards Nominations

The 2023 Americana Music Award nominations are out, and they represent the breadth of where the genre is today. Margo Price and Charley Crockett lead the field with three nominations each for Album of the Year, Artist of the Year and Song of the Year, followed by Allison Russell and producer Jonathan Wilson with two each. Here is the full list of nominees.

Album of the Year:
“Big Time,” Angel Olsen; Produced by Angel Olsen and Jonathan Wilson
“Can I Take My Hounds To Heaven?,” Tyler Childers; Produced by Tyler Childers
“El Bueno y el Malo,” Hermanos Gutiérrez; Produced by Dan Auerbach
“The Man from Waco,” Charley Crockett; Produced by Bruce Robison
“Strays,” Margo Price; Produced by Margo Price and Jonathan Wilson

Artist of the Year:
Charley Crockett
Sierra Ferrell
Margo Price
Allison Russell
Billy Strings

Duo/Group of the Year:
49 Winchester
Caamp
Nickel Creek
Plains
The War and Treaty

Emerging Act of the Year:
Adeem the Artist
S.G. Goodman
William Prince
Thee Sacred Souls
Sunny War

Instrumentalist of the Year:
Isa Burke
Allison de Groot
Jeff Picker
SistaStrings (Chauntee and Monique Ross)
Kyle Tuttle

Song of the Year:
“Change of Heart,” Margo Price; Written by Jeremy Ivey, Margo Price
“I’m Just a Clown,” Charley Crockett; Written by Charley Crockett
“Just Like That,” Bonnie Raitt; Written by Bonnie Raitt
“Something in the Orange,” Zach Bryan; Written by Zach Bryan
“You’re Not Alone,” Allison Russell featuring Brandi Carlile; Written by Allison Russell