# 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 Americana, bluegrass, blues, folk and other forms of regional roots 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(s) of the winning recording.

## Recipients

| Year | Performing artist(s) | Work | Nominees |
| 2015 | Rosanne Cash | "A Feather's Not a Bird" | Gregg Allman and Taj Mahal – "Statesboro Blues" Billy Childs featuring Alison Krauss and Jerry Douglas – "And When I Die" Keb' Mo' featuring the California Feet Warmers – "The Old Me Better" Nickel Creek – "Destination" |
| 2016 | Mavis 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" |
| 2017 | Sarah 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" |
| 2018 | Alabama Shakes | "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" |
| 2019 | Brandi Carlile | "The Joke" | Sean Ardoin – "Kick Rocks" Jon Batiste – "Saint James Infirmary Blues" Anderson East – "All on My Mind" Willie Nelson – "Last Man Standing" |
| 2020 | Sara 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" |
| 2021 | John 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" |
| 2022 | Jon 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" |
| 2023 | Aaron 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" |
| 2024 | Allison Russell | "Eve Was Black" | Jon Batiste - "Butterfly" The Blind Boys of Alabama - "Heaven Help Us All" Madison Cunningham - "Inventing the Wheel" Rhiannon Giddens - "You Louisiana Man" |
| 2025 | Sierra Ferrell | "Lighthouse" | Shemekia Copeland - "Blame It On Eve" The Fabulous Thunderbirds Featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood - "Nothing In Rambling" Rhiannon Giddens - "The Ballad Of Sally Anne" |

## References and links

* ↑ Grammy.com, 12 June 2014
* ↑ "57th Grammy Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 13, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
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* ↑ "Grammy Nominations 2017: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 6, 2016. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
* ↑ Lynch, Joe (November 28, 2017). "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
* ↑ "61st Annual GRAMMY Awards". GRAMMY.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
* ↑ "Grammy Awards Nominations: The Complete List". Variety. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
* ↑ Grammy.com, 24 November 2020
* ↑ "2022 GRAMMYs Awards: Complete Nominations List". GRAMMY.com. 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
* ↑ "2023 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominations List". GRAMMY.com. November 16, 2022.
* ↑ "2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List | GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
* ↑ Willman, Chris (2024-11-08). "Grammy Nominations 2025: Beyonce Leads With 11 Nods as Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX Are Among Top Nominees". Variety. Retrieved 2024-12-27.