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.
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
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