The 2025 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala will take place on October 6 at the Music City Center, and this year’s nominees have just been announced. The 2025 nominees in the Contemporary Songwriters category are Steve Bogard, Shawn Camp, Don Henry, Gordon Kennedy, Tony Martin, Aimee Mayo, Jim Rushing, and Darrell Scott. While the 2025 nominees in the Contemporary Songwriter/Artists category are Jim Lauderdale, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Lucinda Williams, and CeCe Winans. The 2025 class of inductees will eventually feature two contemporary songwriters and one songwriter/artist that will be elected to the hall. Three additional writers, including a Veteran Songwriter, a Veteran Songwriter/Artist, and a Legacy Songwriter, will also be named to the Class of 2025 by a separate body of veteran voters. “Well-deserved congratulations to all the nominees in our contemporary categories,” says NaSHOF Executive Director Mark Ford. “We look forward in several weeks to announcing those who will be inducted this fall as members of our Class of 2025.” (Music Row)