2022 Americana Music Honors & Awards

The 2022 Americana Music Honors & Awards ceremony was held on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 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.

Winners and nominees
The eligibility period for the 21st Americana Music Honors & Awards is April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. The nominees were announced on May 16, 2022 by The War and Treaty at the annual Nominations Ceremony, which was held at the National Museum of African American Music, which featured performances by Adia Victoria and Fisk Jubilee Singers and was livestreamed on Facebook. Winners in Bold.

Honors
The 2022 Lifetime Achievement honorees were announced on August 23, 2022.

Free Speech Award/Inspiration Award

 * Indigo Girls

Legacy of Americana Award

 * The Fairfield Four

Lifetime Achievement Award for Executive

 * Al Bell

Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance

 * Chris Isaak

President's Award

 * Don Williams

Lifetime Achievement Award

 * Buddy Miller

Presenters

 * The Milk Carton Kids
 * Molly Tuttle
 * Sarah Jarosz
 * Shannon Sanders & Katie Rainge-Briggs
 * Elizabeth Cook
 * Buddy Miller
 * Garth Fundis
 * Lucius
 * Nikki Lane
 * Lyle Lovett
 * Lukas Nelson
 * Chris Cobb
 * Jed Hilly
 * Robert Plant
 * Hayes Carll & Allison Moorer
 * Michael T. Mauldin
 * Ann Powers
 * John Seigenthaler
 * Brandi Carlile
 * Jerry Douglas