Americana Awards 2025: Complete winners list 

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Americana Awards 2025: Complete winners list. (Photo by Erika Goldring/WireImage)

The stage was set for the 2025 Americana Awards that celebrated the talent bringing forth roots music. Rolling Stone reported that the 24th instalment of the Awards show was hosted on September 10 at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The news outlet reported that the Awards function was hosted by actor and singer John C. Reilly.

Some highlight performances of the night included: Noeline Hoffman, Rawlings and Welch, Old 97s, and others. We are taking a look at the award winners of the night, including Grammy Award winner Sierra Ferrell.

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24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards - Inside - Source: Getty. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)

Complete winners list at the 2025 Americana Awards

The Americana Awards are a part of the annual Americana Fest, which celebrates "American Roots" music. This year, the festival is scheduled from September 9 to 13, giving fans the opportunity to witness roots music in action. Each year, six member-voted awards are handed out, along with Lifetime Achievement Awards, according to the Awards official website. We are taking a look at the winners of this season:

CategoryNomineesWinner
Album Of The Year

Lonesome Drifter, Charley Crockett

Foxes in the Snow, Jason Isbell

Manning Fireworks, MJ Lenderman

South of Here, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Woodland, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

South of Here, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Artist Of The Year

Charley Crockett

Sierra Ferrell

Joy Oladokun

Billy Strings

Waxahatchee

Sierra Ferrell
Duo/Group Of The Year

Julien Baker & TORRES

Dawes

Larkin Poe

The Mavericks

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Emerging Act Of The Year

Noeline Hofmann

MJ Lenderman

Medium Build

Maggie Rose

Jesse Welles

MJ Lenderman

Instrumentalist Of The Year

Fred Eltringham

Alex Hargreaves

Megan Jane

Kaitlyn Raitz

Seth Taylor

Alex Hargreaves
Song Of The Year

Johnny Moonshine, Maggie Antone

Ancient Light, I’m With Her

Wristwatch, MJ Lenderman

Sunshine Getaway, JD McPherson

Heartless, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Ancient Light, I’m With Her

Sierra Ferrel has reportedly emerged as the Artist Of The Year for the second consecutive year. The four-time Grammy winner is also on her Shoot For The Moon Tour and will make her next stop at St. Augustine on September 12. Nathaniel and The Night Sweats won big and took away the Album Of The Year Award for South Of Here, featuring 11 songs.

Additionally, the association revealed that it had awarded the Lifetime Achievement Awards to: McCrary Sisters, Old 97's, Darrell Scott, Joe Henry, and Jesse Welles, per Music Crow.


The curtains to the Americana Awards night have been drawn, but fans have much to look forward to during the fest.

Edited by Janvi Kapur