Nashville Songwriter Awards

The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) is bringing the beloved music industry event celebrating songwriting back to The Ryman for the 8th year in a row! Join 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, JOSH DORR, AARON ESHUIS, LALO GUZMAN, CAYLEE HAMMACK, TYLER HUBBARD, CAMERON JAYMES, TONY LANE, JOSH MILLER, IAN MUNSICK, LUKAS NELSON, TIM NICHOLS, JOSH PHILLIPS, DANIEL ROSS, DYLAN SCOTT, CHRIS STEVENS, KYLE STURROCK, CHRIS TOMPKINS, CHANDLER WALTERS, ANNE WILSON, 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.