Riley Green, Ella Langley, Zach Top & More Featured in New Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibit

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is set to open its latest annual exhibition, American Currents: State of the Music, offering a look at standout moments and innovative developments in country music that took place across 2025.

Each year, American Currents highlights the evolution of country music over the past 12 months, showcasing artist achievements and standout events. The exhibit features chart-topping albums and singles, top-grossing tours, and interactive touchscreens that spotlight key moments from awards shows.

The museum’s curators and editorial staff are tasked with choosing the stories, instruments, iconic outfits from performances and more that best represent the genre’s ongoing growth from the various moments and putting it all on display inside the museum’s ACM Gallery.

“It’s central to our mission at the museum to report on country music — not just its storied past but also what’s happening right now,” said Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “We present stories of collaboration, perseverance and innovation from emerging artists and established luminaries — and the instruments, stage wear and personal items that bring those stories to life. American Currents is a testament to the constant vitality of the music.”

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Included in American Currents is a carefully curated selection of artists, musicians, and songwriters who had a hand in shaping the country music scene in 2025.

Those being represented with objects this year include the Biscuits & Banjos festival, Jason Carter and Michael Cleveland, Tyler Childers, Charley Crockett, Sierra Ferrell, Country Music Hall of Fame member Vince Gill, Ashley Gorley, Charlie Handsome, Sierra Hull, I’m With Her, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Ella Langley, MJ Lenderman, Megan Moroney, Ringo Starr, Billy Strings, Zach Top, Morgan Wallen, Waxahatchee, Wednesday, Jesse Welles, Lainey Wilson and Stephen Wilson Jr.

With this esteemed selection of artists officially announced today, Top took to his Instagram stories to express how much it means to be a part of such an esteemed exhibit.

“Honored to be included in the new installment of “American Currents: State of the Music” at the Country Music Hall of Fame,” he wrote.

Additionally, the exhibit will display video highlights that capture standout performances, events and collaborations, such as Julien Baker and TORRES, BigXthaPlug (Xavier Landum) and Bailey Zimmerman, Alison Brown and Steve Martin, and Brandon Lake and Jelly Roll, along with clips spotlighting Kaitlin Butts, Luke Combs, Farm Aid, the Grand Ole Opry, Riley Green, Cody Johnson, among some of the others who are mentioned above.

Visitors can also experience the “Unbroken Circle” section, which features the musical connections between artists and those who have inspired them or share their vision within the evolving music scene. Parings include Ken Pomeroy and John Denver, Carter Faith and Country Music Hall of Fame member Tammy Wynette and Muscadine Bloodline and Turnpike Troubadours.

Running from Wednesday, March 18 through January 2027, viewers will have the chance to explore the latest installment of the exhibit, which is included with museum admission. To coincide with the grand opening, the museum will host special programming, including a Songwriter Session with Carter Faith on March 21 and a Musician Spotlight with Sierra Hull on March 22. For more details on these events and the American Currents exhibit, visit the museum’s website.