Americana Awards 2026 nominees announced. See who’s on the list

The Americana Music Association has unveiled the nominees for its 25th annual awards ceremony.

Brandi Carlile, Tyler Childers, Charley Crockett and Margo Price are among the nominees, as well as up-and-comers Ken Pomeroy and Mon Rovîa.

Winners will be announced during the Americana Honors & Awards on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.

The event will take place as a part of Americanafest, an annual five-day music festival and educational conference that celebrates the roots and Americana music genre in Nashville. 2026 will be Americanafest’s 26th year, taking place Sept. 15 to 19.

Here’s the full list of 2026 Americana Honors & Awards nominees

ALBUM OF THE YEAR:

• Snipe Hunter, Tyler Childers; Produced by Tyler Childers, Rick Rubin & Nick Sanborn

• Billionaire, Kathleen Edwards; Produced by Jason Isbell & Gena Johnson

• Planting by the Signs, S.G. Goodman; Produced by S.G. Goodman, Matthew Rowan & Drew Vandenberg

• Cruel Joke, Ken Pomeroy; Produced by Colton Jean, Dakota McDaniel & Gary Paczosa

• Hard Headed Woman, Margo Price; Produced by Matt Ross-Spang

ARTIST OF THE YEAR:

• Brandi Carlile

• Charley Crockett

• Margo Price

• Molly Tuttle

• Jesse Welles

DUO/GROUP OF THE YEAR:

• Flatland Cavalry

• I’m With Her

• Mumford & Sons

• Turnpike Troubadours

• Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

EMERGING ACT OF THE YEAR:

• Boy Golden

• Crowe Boys

• Kashus Culpepper

• Ken Pomeroy

• Mon Rovîa

SONG OF THE YEAR:

• “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, Josh Kaufman, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins

• “Heavy Foot,” Mon Rovîa; Written by Grant Averill, Eric Cromartie, Cooper Holzman & Andrew Lowe

• “The World’s Gone Wrong,” Lucinda Williams (feat. Brittney Spencer); Written by Tom Overby, Doug Pettibone & Lucinda Williams

  How to buy tickets to the 2026 Americana Honors & Awards

  Americana Honors & Awards tickets are on sale to silver wristband holders for Americanafest.

  To buy a wristband to the Americana Honors & Awards, visit americanamusic.org/americanafest/wristbands.