AMERICANAFEST - Americana Music Association

GET INVOLVED!

Volunteer applications will open in the spring of 2026.

Thanks to all of our new and returning volunteers and to The Hulse Family for their generous sponsorship of all staff and volunteer lunches at AMERICANAFEST 2025.

Please email volunteers@americanamusic.org with any questions.

Americana Honors & Awards

“The shining star of Nashville and music everywhere.”
– Emmylou Harris

Each year the Americana Music Association honors distinguished members of the music community. Six member-voted awards and several Lifetime Achievement Awards are handed out while over 2,000 artists, music-loving fans and entertainment industry executives look on.

The Honors & Awards have featured many amazing moments over the years. Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash’s last live performance together was during the award show. Artists such as Allison Russell, Bonnie Raitt, Brandi Carlile, Joan Baez, Noah Kahan, Robert Plant, and Rosanne Cash have brought our audiences to their feet.

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EMBASSY SUITES BY HILTON NASHVILLE DOWNTOWN

Want to stay near the center of the action? We are returning to the Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville Downtown for our 26th annual AMERICANAFEST in 2026.

Ideally situated in downtown Nashville, Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville Downtown is the hub of activity during AMERICANAFEST, including daily seminars and panels. The hotel is also conveniently located near the historic Ryman Auditorium, home of the Americana Honors & Awards, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, City Winery, and more.

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“Each year the Americana Music Association seems to outdo themselves in curating a rich lineup of roots and Americana artists that you simply cannot get anywhere else.” – No Depression