Pure Country: The 2025 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees in the Contemporary Songwriters category are Steve Bogard, Shawn Camp, Don Henry, Gordon Kennedy, Tony Martin, Aimee Mayo, Jim Rushing and Darrell Scott. The Contemporary Songwriter/Artists nominees are Jim Lauderdale, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Lucinda Williams and CeCe Winans.

Two songwriters and one songwriter/artist will be elected from the contemporary categories, and a separate body of veteran voters will elect a Veteran Songwriter, Veteran Songwriter/Artist and a Legacy Songwriter (deceased); nominees in those categories are not announced. The new group will be among those honored at the 55th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala Oct. 6 at the Music City Center in Nashville.