Every Grammys Best American Roots Performance winner

11 ceremonies, 2015–2025. 11 different winners.

Best American Roots Performance was first awarded in 2015, so it does not run the full 2000–2025 window.

One band per year, because no winner has gone back-to-back in the years on record. Colored by label; scroll sideways for the full run.

Rosanne Cash'15

Mavis Staples'16

Sarah Jarosz'17

Alabama Shakes'18

Brandi Carlile'19

Sara Bareilles'20

John Prine'21

Jon Batiste'22

Aaron Neville and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band'23

Allison Russell'24

Sierra Ferrell'25

Wins by label

Independent218%
Sony218%
Universal218%
Low Country Sound19%
Paramount19%
Petaluma19%
Other218%

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2015–2025.

Most nominated, never won

Rhiannon Giddens3 noms
The Blind Boys of Alabama3 noms
Madison Cunningham2 noms

Most losses

Rhiannon Giddens3L · 0W
The Blind Boys of Alabama3L · 0W
Jon Batiste2L · 1W
Madison Cunningham2L · 0W
Allison Russell1L · 1W

The full list

Year	Winner	Label
2025	Sierra Ferrell (Lighthouse) beat 3 others Shemekia Copeland (Blame It on Eve) The Fabulous Thunderbirds featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb' Mo', Taj Mahal and Mick Fleetwood (Nothing in Rambling) Rhiannon Giddens (The Ballad of Sally Anne)	Rounder
2024	Allison Russell (Eve Was Black) beat 4 others Jon Batiste (Butterfly) The Blind Boys of Alabama (Heaven Help Us All) Madison Cunningham (Inventing the Wheel) Rhiannon Giddens (You Louisiana Man)	Fantasy
2023	Aaron Neville and The Dirty Dozen Brass Band (Stompin' Ground) beat 4 others Bill Anderson featuring Dolly Parton (Someday It'll All Make Sense) Madison Cunningham (Life According to Raechel) Fantastic Negrito (Oh Betty) Aoife O'Donovan and Alison Russell (Prodigal Daughter)	Petaluma
2022	Jon Batiste (Cry) beat 4 others 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)	Verve
2021	John Prine (I Remember Everything) beat 4 others Black Pumas (Colors) Bonny Light Horseman (Deep in Love) Brittany Howard (Short and Sweet) Norah Jones and Mavis Staples (I'll Be Gone)	Atlantic/Asylum/Oh Boy
2020	Sara Bareilles (Saint Honesty) beat 4 others Calexico and Iron & Wine (Father Mountain) Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi (I'm on My Way) I'm with Her (Call My Name) Yola (Faraway Look)	Epic
2019	Brandi Carlile (The Joke) beat 4 others Sean Ardoin (Kick Rocks) Jon Batiste (St. James Infirmary Blues) Anderson East (All on My Mind) Willie Nelson (Last Man Standing)	Low Country Sound/Elektra
2018	Alabama Shakes (Killer Diller Blues) beat 4 others The Blind Boys of Alabama (Let My Mother Live) Glen Campbell (Arkansas Farmboy) Leonard Cohen (Steer Your Way) Alison Krauss (I Never Cared for You)	Columbia
2017	Sarah Jarosz (House of Mercy) beat 4 others The Avett Brothers (Ain't No Man) The Blind Boys of Alabama (Mother's Children Have a Hard Time) Rhiannon Giddens (Factory Girl) Lori McKenna (Wreck You)	Sugar Hill
2016	Mavis Staples (See That My Grave Is Kept Clean) beat 4 others 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)	Paramount
2015	Rosanne Cash (A Feather's Not a Bird) beat 4 others 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)	Blue Note

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