BREAKING: 2025 MusicRow Awards Winners [Full List]

MusicRow Magazine revealed the winners of the 37th annual MusicRow Awards today (Sept. 3) on its online platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and X.

City National Bank is the Presenting Sponsor of the 2025 MusicRow Awards.

The MusicRow Awards are Nashville’s longest-running music industry trade publication honors and celebrates the achievements of songwriters, artists, producers and more. Winners are voted on by MusicRow’s subscribers.

All the MusicRow Award nominees are profiled in the recently-released MusicRow Awards print issue.

The winners for the 37th annual MusicRow Awards (winners marked in red):

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR:
Will Bundy
Charlie Handsome
Dann Huff
Jay Joyce
Joey Moi
Alysa Vanderheym – WINNER

STUDIO OF THE YEAR:
Blackbird Studio – WINNER
East Iris Studios
Ocean Way Nashville Studio
Sound Emporium Studios
Sound Stage Studios
The Castle Recording Studios

LABEL GROUP OF THE YEAR:
BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville
Big Loud Records – WINNER
Big Machine Label Group
MCA
Sony Music Nashville
Warner Music Nashville

TALENT AGENCY OF THE YEAR:
CAA
The Kinkead Entertainment Agency
The Neal Agency
UTA
Wasserman
WME – WINNER

PUBLISHING COMPANY OF THE YEAR:
Big Loud Publishing
Big Machine Music
Sony Music Publishing Nashville
Tape Room Music
UMPG Nashville
Warner Chappell Music Nashville – WINNER

BREAKTHROUGH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:
Grady Block
Blake Bollinger
Johnny Clawson – WINNER
Abram Dean
Josh Dorr
Lalo Guzman
Lauren Hungate
Jenna Johnson
KK Johnson
Blake Pendergrass
Josh Phillips
Daniel Ross
Andy Sheridan
Kyle Sturrock
Joybeth Taylor
Nick Walsh

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST-WRITER OF THE YEAR:
Drew Baldridge
Ella Langley – WINNER
Chase Matthew
Josh Ross
Zach Top
Tucker Wetmore

MALE SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:
Louis Bell
Rocky Block
Ashley Gorley – WINNER
Charlie Handsome
Josh Phillips
Taylor Phillips

FEMALE SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:
Jessi Alexander
Kelly Archer
Jessie Jo Dillon – WINNER
Joybeth Taylor
Lydia Vaughan
Laura Veltz

SONG OF THE YEAR:
“Baggage” – Songwriters: Kelsea Ballerini, Alysa Vanderheym, Jessie Jo Dillon, Hillary Lindsey, Karen Fairchild
“Don’t Mind If I Do” – Songwriter: Riley Green
“I Never Lie” – Songwriters: Zach Top, Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols – WINNER TIE
“Indigo” – Songwriters: Sam Barber, Avery Anna, Andy Sheridan
“The Fall” – Songwriters: Bobby Pinson, Ray Fulcher, Jeremy Stover
“Weren’t For The Wind” – Songwriters: Ella Langley, Joybeth Taylor, Johnny Clawson – WINNER TIE

DISCOVERY ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Gavin Adcock
Mackenzie Carpenter
Carter Faith – WINNER
Dylan Gossett
Dylan Marlowe
Hudson Westbrook

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Avery Anna
Ella Langley – WINNER
The Red Clay Strays
Zach Top
Tucker Wetmore
Warren Zeiders

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Kelsea Ballerini
Ashley Cooke
Ella Langley
Megan Moroney
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson – WINNER

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Riley Green
Cody Johnson
Jelly Roll
Morgan Wallen – WINNER

GROUP/DUO ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Brothers Osborne
Maddie & Tae
Old Dominion – WINNER
Parmalee
The Red Clay Strays
The War And Treaty

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR:
Kelsea Ballerini
Luke Combs
Cody Johnson
Jelly Roll
Morgan Wallen – WINNER
Lainey Wilson

MusicRow also honors the Top 10 Album All-Star Musicians at the 2025 MusicRow Awards, recognizing the studio players who performed on the most albums reaching the Top 10 of Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart during the eligibility period. The honorees are:

Bass:
Jimmie Lee Sloas

Drums:
Jerry Roe

Engineer:
Drew Bollman

Fiddle:
Stuart Duncan

Guitar:
Bryan Sutton

Keyboards:
Dave Cohen

Steel (TIE):
Justin Schipper
Paul Franklin

Vocals:
Wes Hightower