The Lumineers have been nominated for Song of the Year ("Ho Hey") at the upcoming Americana Music Honors. The band takes on Shovels & Rope ("Birmingham"), Richard Thompson ("Good Things Happen to Bad People") and JD McPherson ("North Side Gal") for the honor.
The top honor, Artist of the Year, is a four-way battle between Thompson, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris and Dwight Yoakam.
Album of the Year sees Miller and Jim Lauderdale (Buddy & Jim), head off against Kelly Willis and Bruce Robinson (Cheater's Game), John Fullbright (From the Ground Up), Shovels & Rope (O Be Joyful) and Harris and Rodney Crowell (Old Yellow Moon).
Winners will be announced September 18 at Nashville's famed Ryman Auditorium, as part of the Americana Music Festival and Conference. The ceremony will be broadcast live on AXS-TV.
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