\t\t\t\t\tAmericana Honors & Awards Unveils 2026 Nominees: Brandi Carlile, I\u2019m With Her, S.G. Goodman, Margo Price, Tyler Childers and More\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Brandi Carlile, photo by Bill Kelly<\/p>\n
The Americana Music Association has unveiled the nominees for its 25th annual Americana Honors & Awards ceremony. In a celebration of the many diverse styles branching from American folk music, the now 27-year-old trade organization selected a cast of exceptional talents perpetuating the tradition with innovative approaches. Five candidates are named for each of the five awards, with Brandi Carlile, I\u2019m With Her, S.G. Goodman, Margo Price, Mon Rov\u00eea and Ken Pomeroy leading the pack with two nominations.<\/p>\n
The Artist of the Year category is a packed race between Carlile, Price, Molly Tuttle, Jesse Welles and Charley Crockett, the latter being the only of the five returning to the category after a nod in 2025. For Duo or Group of the Year, the contenders are the two-time Americans Award winning supergroup I\u2019m With Her, Flatland Cavalry, I\u2019m With Her, Mumford & Sons, Turnpike Troubadours and the storied duo of Gillian Welch & David Rawlings \u2013 the only nominees in the category who did not release an album in 2025.<\/p>\n
The rising talents competing for Emergent Act of the Year are Boy Golden, Crowe Boys, Kashus Culpepper, Pomeroy and Rov\u00eea. Rov\u00eea\u2019s \u201cHeavy Foot\u201d is also up for Song of the Year, alongside Carlile\u2019s \u201cReturning to Myself,\u201d Goodman\u2019s \u201cSnapping Turtle,\u201d I\u2019m With Her\u2019s \u201cWild and Clear and Blue\u201d and Lucinda Williams\u2019s \u201cThe World\u2019s Gone Wrong.\u201d Finally, the coveted Album of the Year category has Goodman\u2019s Planting by the Signs, Pomeroy\u2019s Cruel Joke, Price\u2019s Hard Headed Woman, Tyler Childers\u2019 Snipe Hunter and Kathleen Edwards\u2019 Billionaire.<\/p>\n