Nominees for the 2004 Americana Honors & Awards Show Announced, Ceremony to be Held September 24 at the Nashville Convention Center

Nominees for Artist of the Year include Allison Moorer, Jim Lauderdale, Loretta Lynn and Patty Griffin

NASHVILLE, TN (PRWEB) July 17, 2004 -- Nominees for the 2004 Americana Honors & Awards show were announced this afternoon in a press conference held at BMIs Nashville offices. The Americana Honors & Awards - which recognizes the achievements of Americana musics greatest practitioners -- is part of the Americana Music Association Conference (http://www.americanamusic.org) held September 23-25 at the Nashville Convention Center.

Nominees for album of the year include Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose (Interscope); Mindy Smith - One Moment More (Vanguard); Rodney Crowell -- Fates Right Hand (DMZ/Epic) and Slaid Cleaves - Wishbones (Philo.) Nominees for Artist of the Year include Allison Moorer, Jim Lauderdale, Loretta Lynn and Patty Griffin.

The Americana Music Association is a professional trade organization whose mission is to provide a forum for the advocacy of Americana music and to promote public awareness of the genre to support the creative and economic viability of professionals in this field.

The Americana Honors & Awards Show is held each years Conference to honor merit and achievement within the Americana music genre. Two hour show includes performances, awards, nominees, tributes    and more. Past performers & award winners in attendance include Johnny & June Carter Cash (2002 performers), Kris Kristofferson (2003 performer), Ricky Skaggs (2003 performer), Rodney Crowell (2003 performer), Allison Moorer (2003 performer), Jim Lauderdale (2003 host & performer), Kathleen Edwards (2003 performer), Gillian Welch (2002 performer), Buddy & Julie Miller (2002 performer), Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Billy Joe Shaver, Jerry Douglas, Jason Ringenberg and more.

This year marks the creation of a new award, the New/Emerging Artist of the Year," which was created to help recognize new or rapidly emerging artists from within the Americana genre. Nominees in this new category include Adrienne Young, Greencards, Mindy Smith and Old Crow Medicine Show.

COMPLETE LIST OF 2004 AMERICANA HONORS & AWARDS SHOW NOMINEES:

Album of the Year
Loretta Lynn - "Van Lear Rose" (Interscope)
Mindy Smith - One Moment More" (Vanguard)
Rodney Crowell -- Fates Right Hand (DMZ/Epic)
Slaid Cleaves - Wishbones (Philo)

Artist of the Year
Allison Moorer
Jim Lauderdale
Loretta Lynn
Patty Griffin

Song of the Year (presented to the Songwriter)
Loretta Lynn -- Portland, Oregon" (Loretta Lynn)
Mindy Smith -- Come To Jesus" (Mindy Smith)
Rodney Crowell -- Fates Right Hand" (Rodney Crowell)
Slaid Cleaves -- Wishbones" (Slaid Cleaves & Ray Wylie Hubbard)

Instrumentalist of the Year
Jerry Douglas
Kenny Vaughan
Sam Bush
Will Kimbrough

New/Emerging Artist of the Year
Adrienne Young
Greencards
Mindy Smith
Old Crow Medicine Show

Registration for the 2004 Americana Music Association Conference, including the Americana Honors & Awards show, is still available online at http://www.americanamusic.org/php/index_wide.php?content=conference#schedule

For more information on the Americana Music Association, visit http://www.americanamusic.org/ or contact J.D. May at (615) 438-7500. Press inquiries can contact Cary Baker at conqueroo (818) 501-2001 or cary@conqueroo.com