It’s once again time to start talking about the ever popular yearly event that happens in Nashville and I think each and every one of you in Nashville know about how important Americanafest is to the music industry. In my opinion, the panels alone are well worth paying the yearly fee. The amount of knowledge that one can learn from the panels is well worth investing your time into this.
This one is going to be another one of my ongoing articles that I will be adding information to on a weekly basis. Right now I wanted to release the press releases for the third round of bands on the Americanafest roster, and all of the awards nominees for the upcoming awards show that happens.
Because here at Gary Hayes Country, we are all about festivals and we cover over 250 of them yearly. Right at the cusp of the end of summer, we have Muddy Roots and then right after that we have Americanafest in Nashville. The reason I enjoy this festival so much is because it blends together such an eclectic combination of bands from so many genres, and juxtaposes them all into one central place.
This event not only benefits Nashville community commerce but it benefits me in my own personal musical fanbase because I find so many new artists to support using this festival. Not only do you find bands that ARE included in the festival that you haven’t heard of , you find ones that AREN’T included as well! The fans that share their favorites you don’t know of yet, or the bands that are out shmoozing their own albums to fans.
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2024 Nominees
Each year the Americana Music Association honors distinguished members of the music community. Six member-voted awards and several Lifetime Achievement Awards are handed out while over 2,000 artists, music-loving fans and entertainment industry executives watch on.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
“BRANDY CLARK”
Brandy Clark; Produced by Brandi Carlile
“RUSTIN’ IN THE RAIN”
Tyler Childers; Produced by Tyler Childers and the Food Stamps
“THE PAST IS STILL ALIVE”
Hurray For The Riff Raff; Produced by Brad Cook
“TRAIL OF FLOWERS”
Sierra Ferrell; Produced by Eddie Spear and Gary Paczosa
“WEATHERVANES”
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit; Produced by Jason Isbell
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
TYLER CHILDERS
CHARLEY CROCKETT
SIERRA FERRELL
NOAH KAHAN
ALLISON RUSSELL
DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR
BLACK PUMAS
LARKIN POE
THE MILK CARTON KIDS
TURNPIKE TROUBADOURS
THE WAR AND TREATY
EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR
KAITLIN BUTTS
WYATT FLORES
CHARLES WESLEY GODWIN
THE RED CLAY STRAYS
JOBI RICCIO
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR
GRACE BOWERS
MADDIE DENTON
JAMIE DICK
MEGAN MCCORMICK
JOSHUA RILKO
SONG OF THE YEAR
“AMERICAN DREAMING”
Sierra Ferrell; Written by Sierra Ferrell and Melody Walker
“DEAR INSECURITY”
Brandy Clark feat. Brandi Carlile; Written by Brandy Clark and Michael Pollack
“IN YOUR LOVE”
Tyler Childers; Written by Tyler Childers and Geno Seale
“JEALOUS MOON”
Sarah Jarosz; Written by Sarah Jarosz and Daniel Tashian
“RIGHT BACK TO IT”
Waxahatchee feat. MJ Lenderman; Written by Katie Crutchfield
| We’re excited to bring you the latest slate of showcasing artists and bands for AMERICANAFEST 2024, taking place Sept. 17-21 in various venues across Nashville. See the full lineup here. Take a look at the latest showcasing performers you won’t want to miss that have been announced below. Oh, and grab your 2024 AMERICANAFEST Pass here so you can join the biggest celebration of the year! Newest Artists + Bands Showcasing at AMERICANAFEST 2024: Adam Wright Alice Kristiansen Amy Helm Angel White Aoife O’Donovan & Hawktail Armchair Boogie BettySoo Chris Smither Christian Lee Hutson Colby Acuff Crowe Boys Danielle Nicole The Dead Tongues Everette Gina Venier Grayson Capps Heidi Feek Holler Choir James Hatem JP Harris Julian Taylor Kaitlin Butts Kashus Culpepper Kelsey Waldon Kiely Connell The Kentucky Gentlemen Kevin Gordon Leyla McCalla Lindi Ortega Lou Hazel Madi Diaz Mae Estes MJ Lenderman Natalie Hemby Neko Case Oliver Wood + Band Paul Thorn Pete Muller & The Kindred Souls The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys Reid Haughton Robert Earl Keen Sam Morrow Shawna Thompson Sixpence None the Richer Suzy Bogguss T Bone Burnett Taylor Hunnicutt Tommy Prine Twisted Pine Vandoliers Waxahatchee Waylon Wyatt The Wild Feathers Wood Box Heroes The Young Fables See the full lineup here. |
| Wondering how to attend these showcases? With a Festival Pass at $125, you can experience four full nights of music in over a dozen venues in Music City, including seated listening rooms, intimate dive bars, legendary rock rooms and more. Want priority admission into showcases? With a Silver Pass (previously Conference + Festival Pass), you can get ahead of the lines, gain first access to RSVP events and attend the daytime conference, plus all sanctioned special events. Grab your Silver Pass before the rates increase on July 1! |
