Congratulations to all of the Americana Music Association artists that have nominated in the American Roots Music Field for the 63rd annual GRAMMY® Awards! Check below to see if your favourites were recognized.
Best Americana Album:
- Old Flowers — Courtney Marie Andrews
- Terms of Surrender — Hiss Golden Messenger
- World On the Ground — Sarah Jarosz
- El Dorado — Marcus King
- Good Souls Better Angels — Lucinda Williams
Best American Roots Performance:
- “Colors” — Black Pumas
- “Deep in Love” — Bonny Light Horseman
- “Short and Sweet” — Brittany Howard
- “I’ll Be Gone” — Norah Jones & Mavis Staples
- “I Remember Everything” — John Prine
Best American Roots Song:
- “Cabin” — Laura Rogers & Lydia Rogers, songwriters (The Secret Sisters)
- “Ceiling to the Floor” — Sierra Hull & Kai Welch, songwriters (Sierra Hull)
- “Hometown” — Sarah Jarosz, songwriter (Sarah Jarosz)
- “I Remember Everything” — Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
- “Man Without a Soul” – Tom Overby & Lucinda Williams, songwriters (Lucinda Williams)
Photo: Lyza Renee
A special congratulations to the Black Pumas who garnered nominations in the coveted general fields!
Album of the Year:
- Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition) — Black Pumas
Record of the Year:
- “Colors” — Black Pumas
Best Bluegrass Album:
- Man On Fire — Danny Barnes
- To Live in Two Worlds, Vol. 1 — Thomm Jutz
- North Carolina Songbook — Steep Canyon Rangers
- Home — Billy Strings
- The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Vol. 1 — Various Artists
Best Traditional Blues Album:
- All My Dues Are Paid — Frank Bey
- You Make Me Feel — Don Bryant
- That’s What I Heard — Robert Cray Band
- Cypress Grove — Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
- Rawer Than Raw — Bobby Rush
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? — Fantastic Negrit
- Live at the Paramount — Ruthie Foster Big Ban
- e Juice — G. Love
- Blackbirds — Bettye LaVette
- Up and Rolling — North Mississippi Allstars
Best Folk Album
- Bonny Light Horseman — Bonny Light Horseman
- Thanks for the Dance — Leonard Cohen
- Song for Our Daughter — Laura Marling
- Saturn Return — The Secret Sisters
- All the Good Times — Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Best Regional Roots Music Album
- My Relatives “Nikso Kowaiks” — Black Lodge Singers
- Cameron Dupuy and The Cajun Troubadours — Cameron Dupuy and The Cajun Troubadours
- Lovely Sunrise — Nā Wai ʽEhā
- Atmosphere — New Orleans Nightcrawlers
- A Tribute to Al Berard — Sweet Cecilia
Best Rock Performance
- “Stay High” — Brittany Howard
- “Daylight” — Grace Potter
Best Rock Song:
- “Stay High” — Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)
Best Rock Album:
- Daylight — Grace Potter
- Sound & Fury — Sturgill Simpson
Best Alternative Music Album:
- Jaime — Brittany Howard
Best R&B Performance:
- “Goat Head” — Brittany Howard
Best Country Solo Performance:
- “Who You Thought I Was” — Brandy Clark
Best Country Song:
- “Bluebird” — Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
- “Crowded Table” — Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)
Best Country Album:
- Your Life Is a Record — Brandy Clark
Best Song Written for Visual Media:
- “Carried Me With You [From Onward]” — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:
- Ode to Joy — Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy, art directors (Wilco)
Best Album Notes:
The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital of The West, 1940-1974 — Scott B. Bomar, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Best Historical Album:
- Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions — Béla Fleck, compilation producer; Richard Dodd, mastering engineer (Béla Fleck)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
- Black Hole Rainbow — Shawn Everett & Ivan Wayman, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Devon Gilfillian)
- Expectations — Gary Paczosa & Mike Robinson, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Katie Pruitt)
- Jaime — Shawn Everett, engineer; Shawn Everett, mastering engineer (Brittany Howard)
- 25 Trips — Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Adam Grover, mastering engineer (Sierra Hull)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:
- Dan Auerbach
- Dave Cobb
Best Music Film:
- Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice — Linda Ronstadt; Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman, video directors; Michele Farinola & James Keach, video producers
Congratulations to all of the well-deserved nominees this year!
You can tune in to the 63rd annual GRAMMY® Awards live on Sunday, Jan. 31 to see who takes home the gold on music’s biggest night.
