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Jason Isbell, Amythyst Kiah lead Americana music awards

By KRISTIN M. HALL - AP Entertainment Writer
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Singer-songwriters Jason Isbell and Amythyst Kiah are both up for three nominations at this year’s Americana Honors and Awards Show. This year’s show will resume in-person on September 22 after the ceremony was canceled last year due to the pandemic. Isbell is nominated for artist of the year, album of the year and song of the year. Kiah is nominated for song of the year, emerging artist of the year and as a member of the group Our Native Daughters. John Prine, who died last year due to COVID-19 complications, earned a posthumous song of the year nomination for his last recorded song, “I Remember Everything.” 

The Latest: Sri Lanka gets 2nd vaccine donation from China

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka has received 500,000 doses of Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine donated by China as the Indian Ocean island nation faces severe shortage of vaccines amid a recent rise in infections. The vaccine stock that arrived early Wednesday is the second donation from China, following a shipment of 600,000 doses in March. Sri Lanka is facing a…