25th Annual Americana Honors & Awards – Inside

Artist of the Year Molly Tuttle performs during the 25th annual Americana Music Honors and Awards at the Ryman, 9/16/2026

 Photo: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images, courtesy of Americana Music Association

Best Place to Hear Live Music: Ryman Auditorium

Second Place: Chief’s on Broadway

Third Place: 3rd and Lindsley

Past Best of Nashville wins: Ryman Auditorium also took Best Place to Hear Live Music in the Readers' Poll in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019. In our Writers’ Choice they’ve been named Best Place to See Santa (2025).