2025 Americana Honors & Awards nominees announced
by Luke Taylor
June 10, 2025
Updated Sept. 8: To include the Lifetime Achievement Honorees
The Americana Music Association on Tuesday announced its nominees for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards. In a video posted to YouTube, Americana artists Kacey Musgraves, Kashus Culepper, S.G. Goodman, Jim Lauderdale, Brandi Carlile and Molly Tuttle each took turns, via remote video, announcing the nominees across six categories, including Artist of the Year and Song of the Year.
The list features many artists familiar to The Current and to Radio Heartland, including Sierra Ferrell, Joy Oladokun, Charley Crockett, Waxahatchee, JD McPherson, Nathaniel Rateliff, MJ Lenderman, and Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. It’s worth noting that at the 2024 Americana Honors & Awards, Sierra Ferrell won Artist of the Year; she is nominated in that category again this year, creating the possibility that she could take home that award for the second year in a row.
The 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards will be presented on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, at the Ryman Auditorium, the signature event of the annual AmericanaFest.
Here is the complete list of nominees:
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 (drums)
Alex Hargreaves (violin)
Megan Jane (drums)
Kaitlyn Raitz (cello)
Seth Taylor (guitar)
Sarah Jarosz plays songs from "Polaroid Lovers" at The Current (features Seth Taylor on guitar)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
Lifetime Achievement Honorees
Joe Henry
McCrary Sisters
Old 97’s
Darrell Scott
Jesse Welles
External Link
Americana Music Association - official site