Americana Music Association

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Americana Music Association
Official language
English
Executive Director
Jed Hilly
Websiteamericanamusic.org

The Americana Music Association is a not-for-profit trade organization advocating for American Roots Music globally, and supporting professionals within the field.

Purpose

The Americana Music Association was founded in order to advocate and provide a network for

Americana Music Honors & Awards, typically held together in the fall.[2] The association also manages and publishes radio airplay charts,[3]
publishes newsletters, conducts market research, and disseminates information about events in the Americana community.

History

Founded in 1999, the association held its first convention at the Hilton Suites in downtown

"Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award, Cash gave a recitation of his song-poem "Ragged Old Flag," before performing with June and their family.[5][6] This was the last public performance the Cashes would ever give together.[7]

Over time, the fall event attracted larger groups of fans and industry conferees,[8] and the organization formally changed the name of its event to the Americana Music Festival and Conference. By 2008, the event had expanded to four days and moved its Awards Show to the historic Ryman Auditorium.[9]

Previous musical performances at the conference have included Levon Helm's Ramble at the Ryman, John Fogerty, Grace Potter, The Avett Brothers, The Civil Wars, Bonnie Raitt, Booker T. Jones, Richard Thompson, Alabama Shakes, Punch Brothers, John Fullbright, and Robert Plant with Buddy Miller.[10][11]

The Association’s capstone event, the

BBC2 and Voice of America began airing September 23 2012.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Americana Music Association Kicks Off First Convention at BMI Nashville". BMI.com. 2000-11-28. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  2. ^ "AMA". Archived from the original on May 9, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "AMA Chart". Archived from the original on May 26, 2002. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  4. ^ Billboard Staff (2002-09-16). "Americana Awards Honor Music Greats". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  5. ^ Rogers, Richard. "The Americana Honors & Awards show over the years". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  6. ^ "Johnny Cash Surprises Americana Awards Crowd". www.cmt.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  7. ^ "Americana Music Association History". AMA Press Kit. 2012-10-31.
  8. ^ "AMA's Jed Hilly On Growth of Americana Music Festival & Conference". MusicRow.com. 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  9. ^ "Show History". Ryman Auditorium. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  10. ^ "Americana Music Awards recap". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  11. ^ "Americanafest Sets Attendance Records, 2012 Dates". MusicRow.com. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  12. ^ "Americana Celebrates Most Successful Event Yet". Archived from the original on February 24, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2012.

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