Nashville Songwriter Awards

An epic night of celebration dedicated to songwriters returns to The Ryman for the 8th year in a row! Join the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) and presenting partner City National Bank for an evening filled with stories and songs as the best of the best in the industry are honored. The celebration will feature performances by many songwriters and artists including: JASON ALDEAN, KELLY ARCHER, DREW BALDRIDGE, MARC BEESON, JOHNNY CLAWSON, TRAVIS DENNING, JESSIE JO DILLON, JOSH DORR, AARON ESHUIS, TYLER HUBBARD, LALO GUZMAN, CAMERON JAYMES, TONY LANE, JOSH MILLER, LUKAS NELSON, TIM NICHOLS, OLD DOMINION, JOSH PHILLIPS, DANIEL ROSS, CHRIS STEVENS, KYLE STURROCK, CHRIS TOMPKINS, TRISHA YEARWOOD, JIMMY YEARY and more!

Special honorees of the evening: ALABAMA (Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen, and Jeff Cook (honored posthumously)) who will receive the Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award, and Brenda Lee who will be honored with the NSAI President’s Keystone Award.

Performances will celebrate NSAI’s 2025 ‘Songwriter,’ ‘Songwriter-Artist,’ and ‘Song’ of the year as well as the ’10 Songs I Wish I’d Written’ awards, ‘Legendary Song’ awards and the evening’s special honorees receiving organizational awards.