Get ready for 2020 with your favorite Honky Tonk, Rockabilly, Western Swing, and Outlaw artists coming to Memphis Tennessee!!

The awards show was founded in 2014 by Dale Watson, and the Ameripolitan Music Awards took place in Watson’s hometown of Austin Texas until 2018. He had always envisioned different cities hosting the Ameripolitan Music Awards, and given Memphis’ history with roots music and the blues, he thought it was a natural fit for the show’s mission.

Memphis welcomed the awards show with enthusiasm that Watson attributed to the city’s reverence for live music and musical heritage.

“It’s about the music. That’s what it’s solely about. They really want live music. And it’s the whole weekend, you know? It starts on Friday and ends up on the awards show on Monday — where it goes into the after-party! But it’s nothing but a whole weekend of live music, original music, all over town.”