Ryan Adams

David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and producer. He was a member of the alternative country band Whiskeytown. His first solo album, Heartbreaker, was released in 2000.

Ryan Adams
Adams in 2015
Born	David Ryan Adams (1974-11-05) November 5, 1974 (age 50)[1] Jacksonville, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupations	Singer songwriter record producer poet
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Mandy Moore ​ ​ (m. 2010; div. 2016)​
Musical career
Genres	Rock alternative country folk rock indie rock
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano harmonica
Labels	Bloodshot Lost Highway PAX AM Blue Note Capitol
Website	ryanadamsofficial.com

Adams was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina.

Discography

Studio albums

• Heartbreaker (2000)
• Gold (2001)
• Demolition (2002)
• Rock n Roll (2003)
• Love Is Hell (2004)
• Cold Roses (2005)
• Jacksonville City Nights (2005)
• 29 (2005)
• Easy Tiger (2007)
• Cardinology (2008)
• Orion (2010)
• III/IV (2010)
• Ashes & Fire (2011)
• Ryan Adams (2014)
• 1989 (2015)
• Prisoner (2017)
• Wednesdays (2020)
• Big Colors (2021)
• Chris (2022)
• Romeo & Juliet (2022)
• FM (2022)
• Devolver (2022)
• Nebraska (2022)
• Blood on the Tracks (2022)
• Morning Glory (2023)
• Sword & Stone (2024)
• Star Sign (2024)
• Heatwave (2024)
• 1985 (2024)

Bibliography

• Sad American Mythology (2009)
• Infinity Blues (2009)
• Hello Sunshine (2009)
• Negative Space (2023)
• 100 Problems (2023)

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Nominee(s)	Category	Result	Ref.
Grammy Awards	2002	Gold	Best Rock Album	Nominated	[2]
		"New York, New York"	Best Male Rock Vocal Performance	Nominated
		"Lovesick Blues"	Best Male Country Vocal Performance	Nominated
	2005	"Wonderwall"	Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance	Nominated
	2015	Ryan Adams	Best Rock Album	Nominated
		"Gimme Something Good"	Best Rock Song	Nominated
			Best Rock Performance	Nominated
iHeartRadio Music Awards	2016	1989	Best Cover	Nominated	[3]
NME Awards	2002	Himself	Best Solo Artist	Nominated	[4]
	2003			Won	[5]
	2004			Won	[6]

Year	Association	Category[source?]	Nominated work	Result
2001	Shortlist Music Prize	Album of the Year	Heartbreaker	Nominated
2004	Denmark GAFFA Awards	Best Foreign Songwriter[7]	Himself	Nominated
2007	Q Awards	Q Merit Awards		Won
2008	NME Awards USA	Best American Alternative/Independent Solo Artist		Nominated
2012	Brit Awards	International Male Solo Artist		Nominated
2013	O Music Awards	Must Follow Artist on Twitter		Nominated
2017	Americana Music Awards	Song of the Year	"To Be Without You"	Nominated