AMA voting starts Monday
Winners will be announced Thursday, Sept. 9 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville during the Americana Music Festival and Conference.
Nominees were:
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 (Theme From Crazy Heart)" 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
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