The time to award Americana acts for their musical contributions is nearly upon us. On May 22, the Americana Music Association rolled out their Americana Honors & Awards nomination list.
Come September 16, country, folk, and Americana recording artists will duke it out for a trophy at the 2026 Americana Honors & Awards ceremony. Leading the nomination pack is none other than Margo Price, S.G. Goodman, Brandi Carlile, and Mon Rovîa with two nominations each.
Price’s Hard Headed Woman and Goodman’s Planting by the Signs will battle it out for Album of the Year. While Goodman (“Snapping Turtle”), Brandi Carlile (“Returning To Myself”), and Mon Rovîa (“Heavy Foot”) will face off in the Song of the Year category. Lastly, Price and Carlile will duke it out for Artist of the Year.
Mon Rovîa is also nominated for Emerging Act of the Year. Another notable nominee includes Turnpike Troubadours (Duo/Group of the Year).
But it is important to mention the Instrumentalist of the Year category was notably absent from the Americana Music Association’s public reveal. So, on the organization’s official Instagram page a representative shut down speculation that the category was nixed.
“This year, the Instrumentalist of the Year category will be presented at a later date,” wrote the rep in a statement (viewable here). “This award remains an important part of our Americana Honors & Awards, and it will continue to be part of the ceremony at the Ryman Auditorium in September.”
The 2026 Americana Honors & Awards are set to take place on September 16, 2026. The ceremony will be held inside of the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Continue below to view the full 2026 Americana Honors & Awards nomination list. Find more information here.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Tyler Childers — Snipe Hunter (RCA Records/Hickman Holler Records)
Produced by Tyler Childers, Rick Rubin, Nick Sanborn
Kathleen Edwards — Billionaire (Dualtone Music Group)
Produced by Jason Isbell & Gena Johnson
S.G. Goodman — Planting by the Signs (Slough Water Records/Thirty Tigers)
Produced by S.G. Goodman, Matthew Rowan, Drew Vandenberg
Ken Pomeroy — Cruel Joke (Rounder Records)
Produced by Colton Jean, Dakota McDaniel, Gary Paczosa
Margo Price — Hard Headed Woman (Loma Vista Recordings)
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
Brandi Carlile – “Returning To Myself”
Written by Brandi Carlile
Interscope Records/Lost Highway
S.G. Goodman – “Snapping Turtle”
Written by S.G. Goodman
Slough Water Records/Thirty Tigers
I’m With Her – “Wild and Clear and Blue”
Written by Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, Sara Watkins
Rounder Records
Mon Rovîa – “Heavy Foot”
Written by Grant Averill, Eric Cromartie, Cooper Holzman, Andrew Lowe
Nettwerk Music Group
Lucinda Williams – “The World’s Gone Wrong” featuring Brittney Spencer
Written by Tom Overby, Doug Pettibone, Lucinda Williams
Highway 20 Records/Thirty Tigers