Today, The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 64th GRAMMY® Awards! This list features some of our folk friends in the American Roots categories and beyond. Congratulations to all the nominees!
The 64th GRAMMY® Awards will be held at 8 pm ET on January 31, 2022. Learn more about the awards show here.
Best Folk Album
One Night Lonely [Live] – Mary Chapin Carpenter
Long Violent History – Tyler Childers
Wednesday (Extended Edition) – Madison Cunningham
They’re Calling Me Home – Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi
Blue Heron Suite – Sarah Jarosz
Best American Roots Performance
“Cry” – Jon Batiste
“Love And Regret” – Billy Strings
“I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free” – The Blind Boys Of Alabama & Béla Fleck
“Same Devil” – Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile
“Nightflyer” – Allison Russell
Best American Roots Song
“Avalon” – Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson & Francesco Turrisi, songwriters (Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi)
“Bored” – Linda Chorney, songwriter (Linda Chorney)
“Call Me A Fool” – Valerie June, songwriter (Valerie June Featuring Carla Thomas)
“Cry” – Jon Batiste & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
“Diamond Studded Shoes” – Dan Auerbach, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Lee Tasjan & Yola, songwriters (Yola)
“Nightflyer” – Jeremy Lindsay & Allison Russell, songwriters (Allison Russell)
Best Americana Album
Downhill From Everywhere – Jackson Browne
Leftover Feelings – John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band
Native Sons – Los Lobos
Outside Child – Allison Russell
Stand For Myself – Yola
Best Bluegrass Album
Renewal – Billy Strings
My Bluegrass Heart – Béla Fleck
A Tribute To Bill Monroe – The Infamous Stringdusters
Cuttin’ Grass – Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions) – Sturgill Simpson
Music Is What I See – Rhonda Vincent
Best Traditional Blues Album
100 Years Of Blues – Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite
Traveler’s Blues – Blues Traveler
I Be Trying – Cedric Burnside
Be Ready When I Call You – Guy Davis
Take Me Back – Kim Wilson
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Delta Kream – The Black Keys Featuring Eric Deaton & Kenny Brown
Royal Tea – Joe Bonamassa
Uncivil War – Shemekia Copeland
Fire It Up – Steve Cropper
662 – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Best Regional Roots Music Album
In New Orleans! – Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
Bloodstains & Teardrops – Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
My People -Cha Wa
Corey Ledet Zydeco – Corey Ledet Zydeco
Kau Ka Pe’a – Kalani Pe’a
We’d also like to recognize a few FAI community members nominated in other categories:
Alex Cuba – Mendó (Best Latin Pop Album)
Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell – Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) (Best Historical Album)
Simon Hale, Conor McPherson, Dean Sharenow, Bob Dylan – Girl From The North Country (Best Musical Theater Album)