The Final Nominations List for the 54th Annual GRAMMY® Awards have officially been announced, and Lost Highway's own Lucinda Williams has been nominated for Best Americana Album for her most recent album, Blessed . One might think Lucinda would be...

The Final Nominations List for the 54th Annual GRAMMY® Awards have officially been announced, and Lost Highway's own Lucinda Williams has been nominated for Best Americana Album for her most recent album, Blessed.

One might think Lucinda would be up for the award alongside the likes of such amazing albums as KMAG YOYO (& other Ameican stories) from Hayes Carll or Robert Earl Keen's Ready for Confetti, but alas, here is a full list of the Americana Album Nominees:

Linda Chorney - Emotional Jukebox

Ry Cooder - Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down

Emmylou Harris - Hard Bargain

Levon Helm - Ramble At The Ryman

Lucinda Williams - Blessed

Click Here for a list of nominees in all categories.

GO LU!!!

AMERICANA MUSIC'S BEST SHINE IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT "ACL PRESENTS: AMERICANA MUSIC FESTIVAL" NATIONAL BROADCAST TO BEGIN AIRING NOVEMBER 19th on PBS ROBERT PLANT, LUCINDA WILLIAMS, GREGG ALLMAN THE AVETT BROTHERS, THE CIVIL WARS & MORE FEATURED...

AMERICANA MUSIC'S BEST SHINE IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
"ACL PRESENTS: AMERICANA MUSIC FESTIVAL"
NATIONAL BROADCAST TO BEGIN AIRING NOVEMBER 19th on PBS

ROBERT PLANT, LUCINDA WILLIAMS, GREGG ALLMAN
THE AVETT BROTHERS, THE CIVIL WARS & MORE FEATURED IN ONE HOUR SPECIAL

Nashville, TN-November 8, 2011-Robert Plant, Emmylou Harris, Gregg Allman, Alison Krauss, The Avett Brothers and The Civil Wars are just a few of the artists appearing on “ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival,” sponsored by Nissan and airing starting November 19th on PBS stations nationwide (check local listings). Called "the best awards show in the world" by Paste Magazine, the hour long special was filmed live at the Ryman Auditorium on October 13, 2011 during the sold-out Americana Music Association's Honors and Awards and features special performances from the genres' established and rising stars.

Hosted by Jim Lauderdale, with an all-star house band led by Americana favorite Buddy Miller, the show runs the gamut of Americana music. It opens with a moving performance of "I'll Fly Away," in tribute to the 10th anniversary of the “O' Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack, with Harris, Krauss and others, and closes with an uplifting finale spotlighting the legendary Allman.  In between are performances by Lauderdale, Miller, Plant and The Band of Joy, Candi Staton, The Avett Brothers, Lucinda Williams, The Civil Wars, Elizabeth Cook, Justin Townes Earle, Jessica Lea Mayfield, and Amos Lee. Most are backed by Miller's ace sidemen, featuring Don Was, Greg Leisz, the McCrary Sisters, along with John Deaderick and brothers Cody and Luther Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars.

"It was time to bring the Americana Honors to another level," said Jed Hilly, executive director of the Americana Music Association. “We could not have better partners than Nashville Public Television president and CEO Beth Curley for our Middle Tennessee premiere, and Austin City Limits executive producer Terry Lickona to take this to a national audience."

The program, described by Emmylou Harris as "the shining star of Nashville and music everywhere," was filmed by High Five Entertainment and co-produced by its president Martin Fischer and Lickona. For more on the show, photos, and clips click here.

Performance Rundown:

• Emmylou Harris Alison Krauss Buddy Miller, Jerry Douglas and Don Was /I'll Fly Away, “O'Brother” Tribute Performance
• The Avett Brothers / The Once And Future Carpenter
• Lucinda Williams / Blessed
• Amos Lee / Cup of Sorrow
• Elizabeth Cook / El Camino
• The Civil Wars / Barton Hollow
• Justin Townes Earle / Harlem River Blues
• Jessica Lea Mayfield / For Today
• Buddy Miller / Gasoline And Matches
• Candi Staton / Heart On A String
• Jim Lauderdale / Life By Numbers
• Robert Plant / Monkey
• Gregg Allman / Melissa

Hand-selected songs from Lucinda Williams' amazing performance during Lost Highway's 10th Anniversary Revue at this year's SXSW are now available to purchase exclusively at iTunes! Lucinda Williams iTunes Live: SXSW Born To Be Loved Convince Me Come...

Hand-selected songs from Lucinda Williams' amazing performance during Lost Highway's 10th Anniversary Revue at this year's SXSW are now available to purchase exclusively at iTunes!

Lucinda Williams iTunes Live: SXSW
Born To Be Loved
Convince Me
Come On
Unsuffer Me
Honey Bee
Blessed

"I feel very blessed at this time in my life," Williams says with an easy laugh, effectively stretching a smile across state lines from the Los Angeles home she shares with husband and manager, Tom Overby. "You want to feel that way by the time you get to...

"I feel very blessed at this time in my life," Williams says with an easy laugh, effectively stretching a smile across state lines from the Los Angeles home she shares with husband and manager, Tom Overby. "You want to feel that way by the time you get to be (my age). I just turned 58, and my perspective is certainly different than when I was 48 or 38. I think (my) songs reflect where I am at any given time. This album is more reflective, more mature."

"Wow this is really intimate," Lucinda Williams said as she took the tiny stage Sunday night at the sold-out Dakota Jazz Club for a rare solo acoustic singer-songwriter gig. It turned out to be a wonderfully intimate performance. Williams was relaxed,...

"Wow this is really intimate," Lucinda Williams said as she took the tiny stage Sunday night at the sold-out Dakota Jazz Club for a rare solo acoustic singer-songwriter gig.

The queen of heartache, who not many yeas ago bemoaned living in a "world of loneliness and wickedness and bitterness," now contends with a plague of worries that happiness may not become her-or at least the acclaimed songwriting that has made Lucinda...

The queen of heartache, who not many yeas ago bemoaned living in a "world of loneliness and wickedness and bitterness," now contends with a plague of worries that happiness may not become her-or at least the acclaimed songwriting that has made Lucinda Williams an icon of existential Americana.

"Patience was a necessity for fans of Lucinda Williams back in the early days of the singer-songwriter's career because she tended to take her time releasing eagerly awaited albums. For the last decade, however, the gifted Americana artist has been...

"Patience was a necessity for fans of Lucinda Williams back in the early days of the singer-songwriter's career because she tended to take her time releasing eagerly awaited albums. For the last decade, however, the gifted Americana artist has been releasing music more frequently." 

Lucinda Williams' new critically acclaimed album, BLESSED is now available to purchase on CD, Deluxe CD*, CD/LP Combo* and Digital Download. iTunes: Standard Deluxe Amazon: Standard CD Deluxe CD CD/LP Combo AmazonMP3: Standard Deluxe Best...

Lucinda Williams' new critically acclaimed album, BLESSED is now available to purchase on CD, Deluxe CD*, CD/LP Combo* and Digital Download.

iTunes:
Standard
Deluxe

Amazon:
Standard CD
Deluxe CD
CD/LP Combo

AmazonMP3:
Standard
Deluxe

Best Buy:
Standard
Deluxe

FREE MUSIC:
Lucinda Williams new single, "Buttercup" is currently available for free as the iTunes Download of the Day. Click Here.


*Deluxe and CD/LP combo's include extra CD of The Kitchen Tapes:
demos of all 12 album tracks recorded at Lucinda's kitchen table.

Nominations for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards(R) were announced on Wednesday, December 1st and Lost Highway Records Recording Artists received three nods! BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO for Johnny Cash's "Aint No Grave/The Johnny Cash Project ," directed by...

Nominations for the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards(R) were announced on Wednesday, December 1st and Lost Highway Records Recording Artists received three nods!

BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO for Johnny Cash's "Aint No Grave/The Johnny Cash Project ," directed by Chris Milk

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR MOTION PICTURE, TV OR OTHER VISUAL MEDIA for BOTH:
Lucinda Williams' "Kiss Like Your Kiss" (From the True Blood Soundtrack) - Lucinda Williams, songwriter (Lucinda Williams & Elvis Costello performing)

Ryan Bingham's "The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)" (From the Crazy Heart Soundtrack) - Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett, songwriters (Ryan Bingham performing)

Congrats to these well-deserved recipients.

Click here for a complete list of all this year's nominees.

Lucinda Williams will be the guest for the full hour on NPR's On Point live TODAY, Monday, December 21st discussing her career, current events and her recent Grammy nomination for Best Americana Album. She will also be answering questions from...

Lucinda Williams will be the guest for the full hour on NPR's On Point live TODAY, Monday, December 21st discussing her career, current events and her recent Grammy nomination for Best Americana Album. She will also be answering questions from callers.

Click here to find your local NPR station.