Tyler Childers, Billy Strings, and Bonnie Raitt were among the winners at Wednesday night’s (September 20) 2023 Americana Honors & Awards ceremony, held at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
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Childers’ fifth studio album, Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?, won the Album of the Year category, edging out records from Margo Price, Charley Crockett, Angel Olsen, and Hermanos Gutiérrez. Singer/songwriter S.G Goodman, whose song “Space and Time” was covered by Childers for his latest record, Rustin’ In the Rain, earned the Emerging Act of the Year award.
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Influential artist and musician Bonnie Raitt won the Song of the Year award for her celebrated self-penned 2022 single, “Just Like That.” Bluegrass maestro Billy Strings was crowned Artist of the Year for the second straight year, and The War & Treaty again claimed the title of Duo/Group of the Year, which they previously won in 2022.
See the full list of winners below:
2023 Americana Honors & Awards Winners and Nominees:
Album of the Year:
Big Time, Angel Olsen (Produced by Angel Olsen and Jonathan Wilson)
WINNER: 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
WINNER: Billy Strings
Duo/Group of the Year:
49 Winchester
Caamp
Nickel Creek
Plains
WINNER: The War and Treaty
Emerging Act of the Year:
Adeem the Artist
WINNER: S.G. Goodman
William Prince
Thee Sacred Souls
Sunny War
Instrumentalist of the Year:
Isa Burke
Allison de Groot
Jeff Picker
WINNER: 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)
WINNER: “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)
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