Ameripolitan Music Awards 2023: Tickets, Line-Up & Nominees

After a three-year hiatus, the Ameripolitan Weekender & Awards are back with a twang!

The Roots celebration combines a festival and awards show into one all-encompassing spectacle, and serves as a showcase of all the most exciting and boundary-pushing songs, albums and acts that have lit up the genre over the course of the year.

Set to perform at this year's event are a number of high-profile artists, including the alt-country rising star, Sierra Ferrell. Joining her will be Johnny Rodriguez, Willi Carlisle, Emily Nenni and more.

The nominees for the 2023 Ameripolitan Awards have been confirmed, with the accolades uniquely scattered across the sub-genres of ‘Outlaw’, ‘Rockabilly’ and ‘Western Swing’.

The organisers add the qualification that “‘Ameripolitan’ is a word that represents the different heritage of roots music that inform the artists that you see here. Much of the music is hard to define to a single genre and as musicians, we tend to draw inspiration from many things to create a unique voice or sound”.

In a note to artists and fans alike, they go on to underline that, “We have these award categories to allow us to celebrate and acknowledge as many artists working under the umbrella of Ameripolitan music as we can.

The artists nominated in each category demonstrate the influence of that particular genre of music beautifully, even though they may play music that speaks across the board”.

Prizes are also on offer for the best DJ, Musician, Festival and Venue of the year.

The three-day live music extravaganza will culminate in the eagerly awaited awards show, which will take place on Sunday, February 19 at The Guesthouse at Graceland in the legendary musical hub of Memphis, Tennessee. It will be hosted by the Grammy and Emmy winning actress, Grey DeLisle, along with genre veteran, Big Sandy.

For the full list of Ameripolitan Awards 2023 nominees, see below:

Honky Tonk Female

Hannah Juanita

Kathryn Legendre

Kristina Murray

Summer Dean

Honky Tonk Male

Dallas Burrow

Garrett T Capps

Jeremy Pinnell

Timbo

Honky Tonk Group

Cory Grinder & The Playboy Scouts

Croy & The Boys

The Shootouts

The Waymores

Outlaw Female

Brit Taylor

Emily Nenni

Kaitlin Butts

Rachel Brooke

Outlaw Male

Coleman Williams

Scott H Biram

Vincent Neil Emerson

Willi Carlisle

Outlaw Group

Dallas Moore Band

Jenny Don’t & The Spurs

The Rhyolite Sound

The Whitmore Sisters

Rockabilly Female

Amy Griffin

Jane Rose

Mozzy Dee

Saudia Young

Rockabilly Male

Eddie Clendening

Mitch Polzak

Nic Roulette

Sean K Preston

Rockabilly Group

The Hi-Jivers

Ichi-Bons

The Phantom Shakers

Televisionaries

Western Swing Female

Brennen Leigh

Carolyn Sills

Melissa Carper

Sierra Ferrell

Western Swing Male

A Jay Wade

Kyle Eldridge

Sage Guyton

Wild Earp

Western Swing Group

The Southwest Biscuit Company

Sad Daddy

West Of Texas

Western Swing Authority

The Lucky Stars

Musician

Daniel Mason - Banjo

Katie Shore - Fiddle

Kullen Fox - Trumpet + Piano

Mike Bernal - Drums

T Jarrod Bonta - Piano

DJ

Celia Villagran - Texas Hellkitten Radio

Jimi Palacios - Country Du Monde

Kevin Martinez - COLONEL PACO CHAOS PACOBILLY HOUR

MARIVI YUBERO GARCIA - Marivipolitan

Del Villarreal Go Kat, GO! The Rock-A-Billy Show!

Venue

Knuckleheads, Kansas City, MO

Rattlesnake Saloon - Munich, Germany

Roosters Country - Mesa, AZ

The Southgate House Revival - Newport, KY

Sagebrush, Austin TX

Festival

Michael Hearne’s Big Barn Dance - Taos, NM

Western Swing Out - Tehachapi, CA

Vintage Torque Fest - Dubuque, IA

Zoofest - Lincoln, NE