The Americana Music Affiliation will maintain its twenty fifth annual Americana Music Honors & Awards gala only a few months after America celebrates its 250th. Artists up for high honors embrace Margo Value, who’s nominated in each the Album and Artist of the 12 months classes; Ken Pomeroy, who’s up for each Rising Act and Album of the 12 months;, and Brandi Carlile, an Artist of the 12 months nominee whose “Returning to Myself” can be up for Tune of the 12 months. The stacked Artist of the 12 months class additionally contains Charley Crockett, Molly Tuttle, and Jesse Welles.
The winners will likely be revealed at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 16, proper in the midst of AmericanaFest, set to happen Sept. 15 by way of 19 in Music Metropolis. Tickets to the trophy toss can be found on the market now to AmericanaFest Silver Wristband Holders. All people else should watch for a common on-sale date to be introduced.
2026 Americana Honors & Awards nominees:
Album of the 12 months:
Snipe Hunter, Tyler Childers; Produced by Tyler Childers, Rick Rubin & Nick Sanborn
Billionaire, Kathleen Edwards; Produced by Jason Isbell & Gena Johnson
Planting by the Indicators, S.G. Goodman; Produced by S.G. Goodman, Matthew Rowan & Drew Vandenberg
Merciless Joke, Ken Pomeroy; Produced by Colton Jean, Dakota McDaniel & Gary Paczosa
Exhausting Headed Girl, Margo Value; Produced by Matt Ross-Spang
Artist of the 12 months:
Brandi Carlile
Charley Crockett
Margo Value
Molly Tuttle
Jesse Welles
Duo/Group of the 12 months:
Flatland Cavalry
I’m With Her
Mumford & Sons
Turnpike Troubadours
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Rising Act of the 12 months:
Boy Golden
Crowe Boys
Kashus Culpepper
Ken Pomeroy
Mon Rovîa
Tune of the 12 months:
“Returning To Myself,” Brandi Carlile; Written by Brandi Carlile
“Snapping Turtle,” S.G. Goodman; Written by S.G. Goodman
“Wild and Clear and Blue” I’m With Her; Written by Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins
“Heavy Foot,” Mon Rovîa; Written by Grant Averill, Eric Cromartie, Cooper Holzman & Andrew Lowe
“The World’s Gone Improper,” Lucinda Williams (feat. Brittney Spencer); Written by Tom Overby, Doug Pettibone & Lucinda Williams
