# Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album

The Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album has been an award category at the annual Grammy Awards since 2015.
The award was first approved by the board of trustees of the Grammy Awards in June 2014.
According to NARAS, the award was introduced to "provide a category for traditional Southern gospel and other "roots" gospel albums as both a protector of the heritage of this music and an acknowledgement of the growing interest and support of these genres." It is similar to the Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album category which was active from 1991 to 2011.
The category is open for solo artists, duos, groups and other collaborations and is for albums only. In the Gospel genre field, it will sit with other categories such as Best Gospel Album and Best Contemporary Christian Music Album.
The Grammy is awarded to the performer(s) on the winning recording. If there is no identifiable artist (e.g. in soundtrack or various artist albums), the award is given to the (compilation) producer(s).

## Recipients

OVerview of Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album nominees :
| Year | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees |
| 2015 | Mike Farris | Shine for All the People | T. Graham Brown – Forever Changed Gaither Vocal Band – Hymns The Martins – A Cappella Tim Menzies – His Way of Loving Me |
| 2016 | The Fairfield Four | Still Rockin' My Soul | Karen Peck and New River – Pray Now Point of Grace – Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know) |
| 2017 | Joey + Rory | Hymns That Are Important to Us | Gaither Vocal Band – Better Together The Isaacs – Nature's Symphony In 432 Gordon Mote – Hymns and Songs of Inspiration Various Artists – God Don't Never Change - The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson |
| 2018 | Reba McEntire | Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope | The Collingsworth Family – The Best of the Collingsworth Family, Volume 1 Larry Cordle – Give Me Jesus Joseph Habedank – Resurrection Karen Peck and New River – Hope for All Nations |
| 2019 | Jason Crabb | Unexpected | Ernie Haase & Signature Sound - Clear Skies The Isaacs - Favorites: Revisited By Request The Martins - Still Standing Gordon Mote - Love Love Love |
| 2020 | Gloria Gaynor | Testimony | Steven Curtis Chapman - Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows Joseph Habedank - Deeper Oceans Tim Menzies - His Name is Jesus Various Artists; Jerry Sally, producer - Gonna Sing, Gonna Shout |
| 2021 | Fisk Jubilee Singers | Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album) | Mark Bishop - Beautiful Day The Crabb Family - 20/20 The Erwins - What Christmas Really Means Ernie Haase and Signature Sound - Something Beautiful: Our Favorite Songs of Bill & Gloria Gaither |
| 2022 | Carrie Underwood | My Savior | Harry Connick Jr. - Alone With My Faith Gaither Vocal Band - That's Gospel, Brother Ernie Haase & Signature Sound - Keeping On The Isaacs - Songs For The Times |
| 2023 | Tennessee State University Marching Band | The Urban Hymnal | Gaither Vocal Band - Let's Just Praise the Lord Keith & Kristyn Getty - Confessio - Irish-American Roots Willie Nelson - The Willie Nelson Family Karen Peck & New River - 2:22 |
| 2024 | Blind Boys of Alabama | Echoes of the South | The Blackwood Brothers Quartet - Tribute To the King Becky Isaacs Bowman - Songs That Pulled Me Through the Tough Times Brian Free & Assurance - Meet Me at the Cross Gaither Vocal Band - Shine: The Darker the Night, the Brighter the Light |
| 2025 | Cory Henry | Church | Authentic Unlimited - The Gospel Sessions, Vol. 2 Mark D. Conklin - The Gospel According to Mark The Harlem Gospel Travelers - Rhapsody The Nelons - Loving You |

## Artists with multiple nominations

3 nominations
* Gaither Vocal Band
* The Isaacs
* Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
2 nominations
* The Martins
* Tim Menzies
* Joseph Habedank
* Gordon Mote
* Karen Peck and New River