Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance
| Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance | |
|---|---|
"Beautiful Stranger" by Mavis Staples is the current recipient. | |
| Awarded for | Quality performances in the American Roots subgenres (folk, bluegrass, regional roots music, etc.) |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First award | 2015 |
| Currently held by | Mavis Staples – "Godspeed" (2026) |
| Website | grammy.com |
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.[1] 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(s) of the winning recording.
Winners and nominees
2010s
2020s
Artists with multiple wins
- 2 wins
Artists with multiple nominations
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References and links
- ^ Grammy.com, 12 June 2014
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- ^ Lynch, Joe (November 28, 2017). "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
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- ^ Grammy.com, 24 November 2020
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