The roots music world celebrated its notable artists, albums, and songs of the year when the 24th annual Americana Honors & Awards were held Wednesday night at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

Sierra Ferrell , the Grammy-winning West Virginia songwriter, repeated as Artist of the Year, while Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats took home Album of the Year for their LP South of Here , produced by Brad Cook.

Other winners included Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, for Duo/Group of the Year, and MJ Lenderman , who was named Emerging Act of the Year.

The 2025 Americana Honors are the centerpiece of the Americana Music Association’s annual AmericanaFest, held every September at a venue around Nashville. Actor-singer John C. Reilly hosted this year’s ceremonies, which included p

See Full Page