Sierra Ferrell Wins Artist, Album of the Year at Americana Awards; Brandy Clark, Grace Bowers Also Get Top Honors
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Sierra Ferrell, arguably the roots-music queen of the moment, made good on her ascendance with two top wins at the 2024 Americana Honors & Awards, picking up trophies for both artist of the year and album of the year at Wednesday’s ceremony in Nashville.
Song of the year went to Brandy Clark and her co-writer Michael Pollack for “Dear Insecurity,” a track on Clark’s self-titled 2023 album that featured the record’s producer, Brandi Carlile, as duet partner.
Clark and Carlile won a Grammy earlier this year with the same song, for best Americana performance. Larkin Poe picked up duo/group of the year, while hotshot guitarist Grace Bowers — a prodigy who turned 18 less than two months ago — won instrumentalist of the year.
And, keeping the winners’ list from being an all-female lineup, the Red Clay Strays were selected by voters as emerging act of the year.
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