Brandi Carlile, Yola, Allison Russell lead Americana noms


              FILE - Yola performs at the fifth annual Love Rocks NYC concert to benefit God's Love We Deliver on June 3, 2021, in New York. Yola's sophomore record, “Stand For Myself,” is nominated for album of the year for the 2022 Americana Honors and Awards. She is nominated for song of the year for “Diamond Studded Shoes." (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
            
              FILE - Allison Russell performs during the Americana Honors & Awards show on Sept. 22, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. Russell's debut solo album “Outside Child" is nominated for album of the year for the 2022 Americana Honors and Awards. The Canadian-born musician's song, “Persephone,” is up for song of the year.  (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski, File)
            
              FILE - Brandi Carlile performs at the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans on Oct. 25, 2019. Carlile, along with Allison Russell and Yola, are the leading nominees for the 2022 Americana Honors and Awards. Carlile is a six-time Grammy winning artist and producer and an Americana music favorite, having won artist of the year at the awards show twice before. She is nominated for album of the year for “In These Silent Days," and song of the year for “Right On Time.” (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
            
              Brandi Carlile appears at the 31st annual MusiCares Person of the Year benefit gala honoring Joni Mitchell in Las Vegas on April 1, 2022, left, Allison Russell appears at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022, center, and Yola appears at the 31st annual MusiCares Person of the Year benefit gala honoring Joni Mitchell in Las Vegas on April 1, 2022. Carlile, Russell and Yola are the leading nominees for the 2022 Americana Honors and Awards. (AP Photo)