It was another star-studded night of music on Wednesday evening (Sept. 10) when artists and fans came together inside Ryman Auditorium in Nashville for the 2025 Americana Honors & Awards. This year’s ceremony was hosted by John C. Reilly and featured a mix of award presentations and unique live performances from both rising stars and established artists.
You can read the full recap of the ceremony and the complete list of winners here. Click through the gallery below to see snapshots from inside the 2025 Americana Honors & Awards ceremony:
John C. Reilly hosts the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
S.G. Goodman performs onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Medium Build performs onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
William Prince speaks onstage at the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Noeline Hofmann performs onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Alex Hargreaves wins the Instrumentalist of the Year Award onstage at the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Maggie Rose performs onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Alfreda McCrary, Regina McCrary and Ann McCrary of The McCrary Sisters win the Legacy of Americana award onstage at the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Ann McCrary, Regina McCrary and Alfreda McCrary of The McCrary Sisters perform onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Maggie Antone performs onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Jesse Welles performs onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Rosanne Cash speaks onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Ken Bethea, Philip Peeples, Murry Hammond and Rhett Miller of Old 97’s receive a Lifetime Achievement Award onstage at the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Rhett Miller of Old 97s performs onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
S.G. Goodman and Sunny Sweeney speak onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
JD McPherson performs onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Hayes Carll speaks onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Darrell Scott accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
John Fogerty speaks onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Jesse Welles accepts the Spirit of Americana/Free Speech in Music Award onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
David Rawlings, Nathaniel Rateliff and Gillian Welch perform onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes performs onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Valerie June and Ruston Kelly speak onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donovan of I’m With Her perform onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Joy Oladokun performs onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Rodney Crowell and Rosanne Cash speak onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Joe Henry accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Joe Henry performs onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Chuck Prophet and Tift Merritt speak onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Margo Price and John C. Reilly perform onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
David Rawlings and Gillian Welch perform onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Kelsey Waldon and Luther Dickinson accept the Artist of the Year Award on behalf of Sierra Ferrell onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
Daniel Lanois and Emmylou Harris perform onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Brandi Carlile speaks onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
Shane Fogerty and John Fogerty perform onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
John Fogerty leads an all sing onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Americana Music Association)
