Jim, Buddy, Lucinda, Shelby, John C. Reilly and friends to Announce AMA 2012 Americana Award Nominees On May 31 LIVE from Grammy Museum

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AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION TO ANNOUNCE 2012 AWARD NOMINEES THURSDAY, MAY 31 FROM THE GRAMMY® MUSEUM'S CLIVE DAVIS THEATRE Live Broadcast on livestream.com, musiccityroots.com and pastemagazine.com    John C. Reilly to Announce the Nominees Performances by Shelby Lynne and Lucinda Williams Jim Lauderdale to Host Featuring Buddy Miller & the Americana All Stars     Nashville, Tenn.  May 24, 2012 - The  Americana Music Association formally announced today that this year's Honors & Awards Nominee announcements will take place at the  Grammy® Museum's Clive Davis Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, Thursday, May 31, 2012 at 11AM Pacific Daylight Time.   The event, co produced with the  Porchlight Sessions, will stream LIVE on the web at www.livestream.com,  www.musiccityroots.com,  www.pastemagazine.com and on the Americana Music Association's Facebook page.  This year's nominee announcements in Los Angeles are sponsored by BMI, the Gibson Foundation and Nissan, the Association’s title sponsor.   John C. Reilly, Grammy®, Academy Award® and Golden Globe® nominated artist/actor and music aficionado, will read the list of nominees during the traditional “opening of the envelope” segment of the ceremony.  Americana stalwart Jim Lauderdale will host the event and Buddy Miller will lead an Americana All Star quartet with Don Heffington, Greg Leisz and Don Was, with music featuring newcomer Robert Ellis and seminal Americana artists Shelby Lynne andLucinda Williams.   The announcement of the nominees is the precursor of the Americana Honors and Awards program, which will take place at the historically cool Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN on Wednesday, September 12, 2012.  The show is the capstone event of the Americana Music Festival and Conference, which runs from September 12-15, 2012.    Each year, the Americana Music Association honors distinguished members of the music community with six member voted annual awards and with Lifetime Achievement Awards, which will be announced leading up to the event.  Already confirmed at this time, Bonnie Raitt will be the Lifetime Achievement for Performance honoree.  Jim Lauderdale hosts the critically acclaimed show with Buddy Miller as the program's bandleader.  Described by Paste Magazine as “the world's best awards show,” the Honors & Awards are attended by over 2000 artists, music loving fans and entertainment industry executives and, in 2011, was broadcast live on Nashville Public Television with an edited version of the show titled ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival – which ran in the Austin City Limits timeslot on PBS nationally.   Described by Emmylou Harris as “the shining star of Nashville and music everywhere,” the event has been broadcast internationally via SiriusXM Radio, BBC2, WSM and Voice of America.  The Honors & Awards have featured many amazing moments including Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash's last live performance together, as well as show-stopping appearances by Gregg Allman, The Avett Brothers, Solomon Burke, Rosanne Cash, Civil Wars, Harris, Patty Griffin, Levon Helm, Robert Plant and many more.     About the Americana Music Association The Americana Music Association is a professional non-profit trade organization whose mission is to promote awareness, provide a forum, and advocate for the creative and economic vitality of the Americana music genre. The Association produces events throughout the year including the annual Americana Music Festival and Conference, Presented by Nissan, which will take place September 12-15, 2012 in Nashville, TN.  Americana Music Festival and Conference Registrations are now available at  Early Bird rates through the store at  americanamusic.org.   Find out more about the Americana Music Association at  www.americanamusic.org    Follow us on  twitter or like us on  Facebook  and be part of what the NY Times calls  "the coolest music scene today."   Americana Music Association | P.O. Box 128077 | Nashville, TN 37212 | 615-386-6936 www.americanamusic.org

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