Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance


The Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance is an award category at the annual Grammy Awards. It was first presented in 2015.
The award was first approved by the board of trustees of the Grammy Awards in June 2014. According to NARAS, the award encompasses all of the subgenres of the American Roots category field, which include bluegrass, blues, folk and regional roots styles of music such as Cajun, Hawaiian, Indigenous, Polka, Zydeco, go-go, second line brass, swamp pop, and Conjunto music. The category is open for solo artists, duos, groups and other collaborations and is for singles or tracks only. It was joined by a sister category, Best Americana Performance, in 2023.
The Grammy is awarded to the performer of the winning recording.

Recipients

YearPerforming artistWorkNomineesRef.
2015Rosanne Cash"A Feather's Not a Bird"
2016Mavis Staples"See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"
  • Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn – "And Am I Born to Die"
  • Buddy Guy – "Born to Play Guitar"
  • The Milk Carton Kids – "City of Our Lady"
  • Punch Brothers – "Julep"
    • 2017Sarah Jarosz"House of Mercy"
  • The Avett Brothers – "Ain't No Man"
  • Blind Boys of Alabama – "Mother's Children Have a Hard Time"
  • Rhiannon Giddens – "Factory Girl"
  • Lori McKenna – "Wreck You"
    • 2018Alabama Shakes"Music from [The American Epic Sessions: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|Killer Diller Blues]"
  • Blind Boys of Alabama – "Let My Mother Live"
  • Glen Campbell – "Arkansas Farmboy"
  • Leonard Cohen – "Steer Your Way"
  • Alison Krauss – "I [Never Cared For You|I Never Cared for You]"
    • 2019Brandi Carlile"The Joke"
  • Sean Ardoin – "Kick Rocks"
  • Jon Batiste – "Saint James Infirmary Blues"
  • Anderson East – "All on My Mind"
  • Willie Nelson – "Last Man Standing"
    • 2020Sara Bareilles"Saint Honesty"
  • Calexico and Iron & Wine – "Father Mountain"
  • Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi – "I'm on My Way"
  • I'm With Her – "Call My Name"
  • Yola – "Faraway Look"
    • 2021John Prine"I Remember Everything"
  • Black Pumas – "Colors"
  • Bonny Light Horseman – "Deep in Love"
  • Brittany Howard – "Short and Sweet"
  • Norah Jones & Mavis Staples – "I'll Be Gone"
    • 2022Jon Batiste"Cry"
  • Billy Strings – "Love and Regret"
  • The Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Béla Fleck – "I [Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free]"
  • Brandy Clark featuring Brandi Carlile – "Same Devil"
  • Allison Russell – "Nightflyer"
    • 2023Aaron Neville & The Dirty Dozen Brass Band"Stompin' Ground"
  • Bill Anderson featuring Dolly Parton – "Someday It'll All Make Sense"
  • Madison Cunningham – "Life According to Raechel"
  • Fantastic Negrito – "Oh Betty"
  • Aoife O'Donovan & Alison Russell – "Prodigal Daughter"
    • 2024Allison Russell"Eve Was Black"
    2025Sierra Ferrell"Lighthouse"
    2026

    Artists with multiple nominations

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    ;3 nominations
    ;2 nominations