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Austin Music Awards Celebrating the musicians, music creatives, and industry professionals who have helped shape Austinโ€™s dynamic and diverse local music scene.

Join us for the 44th Annual Austin Music Awards on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at Antone's Nightclub!

The Austin Chronicle's 44th Austin Music Awards Presented by BeatStars ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ
03/02/2026

The Austin Chronicle's 44th Austin Music Awards Presented by BeatStars ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ

The Austin Chronicleโ€™s 44th Annual Austin Music Awards, presented by BeatStars, returns Sunday, March 1, 2026, in celebration of Austinโ€™s music community and...

We canโ€™t wait to celebrate these local legends! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸŒŸGET TICKETS: austinchronicle.com/ama ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ
02/25/2026

We canโ€™t wait to celebrate these local legends! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐ŸŒŸ

GET TICKETS: austinchronicle.com/ama ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ

๐ŸŽธ BIG NEWS! We are thrilled to announce Austin guitar hero David Grissom will join the lineup for the 44th Annual Austin Music Awards this Sunday, March 1, at Antone's.

Grissom joined the Joe Ely band in 1985, touring worldwide and recording several classic albums until 1991 when he joined John Mellencampโ€™s band.

Donโ€™t miss David Grissom performing live as part of the Austin Music Awardsโ€™ tribute to Joe Ely with Colin Gilmore of West Texas Exiles and other guests.

Tickets on sale now at austinchronicle.com/ama ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Benefiting The SIMS Foundation

Photo by Scott Newton

๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ ONE WEEK โ€˜til the 44th Austin Music Awards take over Antone's on Sunday, March 1, to celebrate this year's Austin Mus...
02/22/2026

๐ŸŽธ๐ŸŽถ ONE WEEK โ€˜til the 44th Austin Music Awards take over Antone's on Sunday, March 1, to celebrate this year's Austin Music Poll winners!

โญ๏ธ Featuring curated award presentations and Hall of Fame inductions, plus special tributes to Joe Ely and Chris Gage w/:

๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐— ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—– ๐—•๐—ฌ: Tomar and the FCs, Ben Kweller, Gus Baldwin & the Sketch, Big Bill, Gummy Fang, the Antone's Allstars, special guests Alesia Lani, Mobley, James McMurtry, Jackie Venson, & MORE, plus ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช๐—Ÿ๐—ฌ ๐—”๐——๐——๐—˜๐—— signature guitarist + songwriter, ๐——๐—”๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—— ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐— , and more ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—š๐—จ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฆ you donโ€™t want to miss!

๐ŸŽŸ ๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—ž๐—˜๐—ง๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜ benefiting The SIMS Foundation at austinchronicle.com/ama

Presented by BeatStars ๐ŸŒŸ
Sponsored by Dulce Vida Tequila, GOODNIGHT LOVING VODKA and Strait Music

๐ŸŽถ ๐ŸŽธ The Austin Chronicle's 44th Austin Music Awards, Presented by BeatStars, returns to Antone's on Sunday, March 1, to...
02/04/2026

๐ŸŽถ ๐ŸŽธ The Austin Chronicle's 44th Austin Music Awards, Presented by BeatStars, returns to Antone's on Sunday, March 1, to celebrate the 2025-26 Austin Music Poll winners! ๐ŸŒŸ

Featuring curated award presentations and live performances by this year's winners, nominees and very special guests with Tomar and the FCs, Ben Kweller, Gus Baldwin & The Sketch, Big Bill, Gummy Fang, the Antone's Allstars and MORE.

GET TICKETS at austinchronicle.com/austin-music-awards ๐Ÿ”—๐ŸŽŸ
Proudly benefiting The SIMS Foundation โค๏ธโ€

Sponsored by Dulce Vida Tequila,
GOODNIGHT LOVING VODKA, and Strait Music ๐ŸŒŸ

Poster art by Brad Bond.

๐‹๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ! โฐ You have until 11:59pm tonight to cast your votes in The Austin Chronicle M...
01/19/2026

๐‹๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ! โฐ You have until 11:59pm tonight to cast your votes in The Austin Chronicle Music Poll. โญ๏ธ Spread the word, and show some love for your favorite nominees!

๐•๐Ž๐“๐„ ๐๐Ž๐– at vote.austinchronicle.com. ๐Ÿ”—โœ”๏ธ

Vote to support the nominees who made Austin's music scene sing in 2025, and get ready to celebrate with them at the 44t...
01/14/2026

Vote to support the nominees who made Austin's music scene sing in 2025, and get ready to celebrate with them at the 44th Austin Music Awards on Sunday, March 1, at Antone's Nightclub! ๐ŸŒŸ

Last week to vote! โฒโœ”๏ธ The 2025-26 Austin Music Poll closes in less than a week now. Cast your ballot by Monday, Jan. 19...
01/12/2026

Last week to vote! โฒโœ”๏ธ The 2025-26 Austin Music Poll closes in less than a week now. Cast your ballot by Monday, Jan. 19 at 11:59p.

VOTE: vote.austinchronicle.com. ๐Ÿ”—

Vote for your favorite bands, venues, and more through January 19th!

Give your flowers to your favorites in the Austin Chronicle Music Poll! Voting ends next Monday, Jan. 19 at midnight so ...
01/11/2026

Give your flowers to your favorites in the Austin Chronicle Music Poll! Voting ends next Monday, Jan. 19 at midnight so DONโ€™T WAIT! ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ’

See all of the nominations in The Austin Chronicle and submit your ballot at vote.austinchronicle.com. ๐Ÿ”—

01/07/2026

Vote your favorite Austin Music Poll nominees by Monday, Jan. 19 then join us for the 44th Annual Austin Music Awards celebration on Sunday, March 1! ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŒŸ VOTE NOW: vote.austinchronicle.com ๐Ÿ”—

๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Celebrate the music that made last year unforgettable! See the 44th Austin Music Awards nominations and vote for you...
01/05/2026

๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽธ Celebrate the music that made last year unforgettable! See the 44th Austin Music Awards nominations and vote for your favorites in the Austin Music Poll at vote.austinchronicle.com. ๐Ÿ”—

VOTE NOW! ๐Ÿ’ฅ
Polls close on Monday, Jan. 19.

Bonus: Vote in 25 or more categories to be entered for a chance to win a 2026 SXSW Music wristband.

Sponsored by BeatStars, Dulce Vida Tequila, GOODNIGHT LOVING VODKA, & Strait Music โญ๏ธ

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