2025 Americana Honors & Awards Nominees Announced

The Americana Music Association (AMA) has announced the nominations for their 24th Annual Americana Honours & Awards for 2025.  The awards will be presented at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on 10th September 2025.  The ceremony is the AMA’s showpiece in the AmericanaFest, which takes place across many venues in Nashville from 9th – 13th of September 2025.

Album Of The Year:

“Lonesome Drifter”, Charley Crockett; Produced by Charley Crockett & Shooter Jennings

“Foxes in the Snow”, Jason Isbell; Produced by Jason Isbell & Gena Johnson

“Manning Fireworks”, MJ Lenderman; Produced by Alex Farrar & MJ Lenderman

“South of Here”, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats; Produced by Brad Cook

“Woodland”, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings; Produced by David Rawlings

Artist Of The Year:

Charley Crockett; Sierra Ferrell; Joy Oladokun; Billy Strings; Waxahatchee

Duo/Group Of The Year:

Julien Baker & TORRES; Dawes; Larkin Poe; The Mavericks; Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Emerging Act Of The Year:

Noeline Hofmann; MJ Lenderman; Medium Build; Maggie Rose; Jesse Welles

Instrumentalist Of The Year:

Fred Eltringham; Alex Hargreaves; Megan Jane; Kaitlyn Ratio; Seth Taylor

Song Of The Year:

"Johnny Moonshine," Maggie Antone; Written by Maggie Antone, Natalie Hemby & Aaron Raitiere

"Ancient Light," I'm With Her; Written by Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan & Sara Watkins

"Wristwatch," MJ Lenderman; Written by MJ Lenderman

"Sunshine Getaway," JD McPherson; Written by Page Burkum, JD McPherson & Jack Torrey

"Heartless," Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats; Written by Nathaniel Rateliff

Congratulations to all! Find out who will win at the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards on Sept. 10 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN.

In case you missed it: 

Passes for AMERICANAFEST 2025 - Sept. 9-13 in Nashville, TN - are available here: Buy your pass

Watch Kacey Musgraves, Kashus Culpepper, S.G.Goodman, Jim Lauderdale, Brandi Carlile, and MollyTuttle unveil this year’s nominations!

The winners will be announced during the Americana Honors & Awards on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The celebrated program is the hallmark event of AMERICANAFEST, which returns for its 25th year on Sept. 9-13, 2025.

The Americana Music Association honors distinguished members of the music community with six member-voted annual awards. Lifetime Achievement honorees are also recognized during the ceremony, including the co-presented ‘Legacy of Americana’ Award by the National Museum of African American Music.

For more than two decades, the prestigious ceremony has celebrated pioneering mainstays and trailblazing newcomers, while featuring unforgettable moments in musical history including Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash’s last live performance together, as well as offering show-stopping appearances by Sierra Ferrell, Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell, Noah Kahan, 49 Winchester, Mavis Staples, Bob Weir, Buddy Guy, John Prine, Bonnie Raitt, Dwight Yoakam, Shelby Lynne, Lukas Nelson, The Avett Brothers, The Lumineers, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Fantastic Negrito, Margo Price and many more.

Tickets to the Americana Honors & Awards are on sale now. For more information on the association or to purchase passes to AMERICANAFEST, please visit www.americanamusic.org. 

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About the Americana Music Association:
The Americana Music Association is a professional not-for-profit trade organization whose mission is to advocate for the authentic voice of American roots music around the world. The Association produces events throughout the year, including AMERICANAFEST and the Americana Honors & Awards program. The Americana Music Association receives generous support from the Tennessee Department of Tourism, Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp, ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC.

About AMERICANAFEST:
AMERICANAFEST brings together hundreds of showcasing artists, industry leaders and music fans throughout the most notable venues in Nashville, Tennessee. To. complement the nightly official showcases curated by a festival committee, multiple special events during the day allow agencies, labels and other industry entities to highlight their roster. The destination event also offers a three-day educational conference with networking opportunities, numerous panels, and premium industry interaction. The annual Americana Honors & Awards ceremony at Ryman Auditorium recognizes the groundbreaking figures of Americana music and celebrates the music achievements of the past year. AMERICANAFEST serves as a fundraiser supporting the initiatives of the Americana Music Association and its Foundation and will take place in Nashville from September 9-13, 2025.

Third slate Of Official Showcasing Artists

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 26, 2025) — The Americana Music Association has announced the third slate of official showcasing artists at AMERICANAFEST in Nashville, running from September 9-13, 2025. 120 showcasing artists are confirmed to play the festival, with more performers to be announced in July. A list of all confirmed showcasing artists can be found below.

(* Denotes new additions to the lineup.) 

* Adam Hood & Friends, Ben de la Cour, Brennen Leigh, Colby T. Helms & The Virginia Creepers, D.K. Harrell, Darrin Hacquard, Dee White, The Deltaz, Imogen Clark, Joe Henry & Mike Reid, Johnny Franco and his real brother dom, Kindred Valley,  Kip Moore, Kyshona, Lydia Luce, Olivia Barton, Olivia Wolf, The Pink Stones, Ruston Kelly Super Songjam, Seth Walker, Stella Prince, Wednesday, The Wood Brothers, Wyatt Ellis