Am 16. Septemer 2015 wurden im Ryman Auditorium in Nahville, Tennessee die 14. Americana Music Association Awards verliehen. Hier die Liste der Gewinner:

On September 16th, 2015 the winners of the 14th annual Americana Music Association Awards have been named at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Here you find the winners' list:

Album of the Year: Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone, Lucinda Williams (Produced by Lucinda Williams, Tom Overby and Greg Leisz)

Artist of the Year: Sturgill Simpson

Duo / Group of the Year: The Mavericks

Song of the Year: Sturgill Simpson, “Turtles All the Way Down” (Written by Sturgill Simpson)

Emerging Artist of the Year: Shakey Graves

Instrumentalist of the Year: John Leventhal

Spirit of Americana / Free Speech in Music Award: Buffy Sainte-Marie

Lifetime Achievement Award, Trailblazer: Don Henley

Lifetime Achievement Award, Songwriting: Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

Lifetime Achievement Award, Instrumentalist: Ricky Skaggs

Lifetime Achievement Award, Performance: Los Lobos

President’s Award: B.B. King