This week, nominees were announced for the 22nd annual Americana Music Association’s Honors and Awards. Allison Russell, Charley Crockett and Margo Price have each been nominated in the categories of Song of the Year and Artist of the Year, with Crockett and Price also receiving Album of the Year nominations.

Here’s the nominees for the 2023 Americana Honors & Awards:

Album of the year
Big Time, Angel Olsen; Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?, Tyler Childers, El Bueno y el Malo, Hermanos Gutiérrez; The Man from Waco, Charley Crockett; Strays, Margo Price

Song of the year
“Change of Heart,” Margo Price; “I’m Just a Clown,” Charley Crockett; “Just Like That,” Bonnie Raitt; “Something in the Orange,” Zach Bryan; “You’re Not Alone,” Allison Russell featuring Brandi Carlile

Artist of the year
Charley Crockett; Sierra Ferrell; Margo Price; Allison Russell; Billy Strings

Duo/group of the year
49 Winchester; Caamp; Nickel Creek; Plains; The War and Treaty 

Emerging act of the year
Adeem the Artist; S.G. Goodman; William Prince; Thee Sacred Souls; Sunny War

Instrumentalist of the year
Isa Burke; Allison de Groot; Jeff Picker; SistaStrings (Chauntee and Monique Ross); Kyle Tuttle

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what music do you want to hear that is connected to (or omitted from) the nominees for the 2023 Americana Honors & Awards?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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