The 2021 Americana Music Honors & Awards, 20th ceremony, were held on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Ryman Auditorium the in Nashville, Tennessee. The marquee event for the Americana Music Association, artists are awarded for outstanding achievements in the music industry. This was the first ceremony to be held since 2019, following the cancellation of the 2020 awards due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show was broadcast on Circle in the US for the first time and was also available to watch in its entirety on Facebook, alongside a highlights show that aired on PBS as part of Austin City Limits.

Performers

Winners and nominees

Winners in Bold.

2021 Americana Music Honors & Awards

Honors

Americana Trailblazer Award

The Mavericks

Free Speech Award/Inspiration Award

Carla Thomas

Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance

Keb' Mo'

Lifetime Achievement Award for Producer/Engineer

Trina Shoemaker

Legacy of Americana Award

Fisk Jubilee Singers

Presenters

Brandi Carlile

Sarah Jarosz

Joe Henry

Ketch Secor

Sheryl Crow

Bruce Robison

Rodney Crowell

Aoife O'Donovan

Keifer Sutherland

Allison Russell

Valerie June

Tony Brown

Shooter Jennings

Yola

Anthony Mason

References

American music awards

2021 music awards

2021 Americana Music Honors & Awards