Best American Roots Performance
2026 • 68th Annual Grammy Awards
Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2024 and Aug 30, 2025
2026 Winner is Mavis Staples with "Beautiful Strangers"
Nominees 2026
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Beautiful Strangers
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LONELY AVENUE
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Ancient Light
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Crimson And Clay
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Richmond On The James
Winners
| Year | Winner | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mavis Staples | Beautiful Strangers |
| 2025 | Sierra Ferrell | Lighthouse |
| 2024 | Allison Russell | Eve Was Black |
| 2023 | Aaron Neville, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band | Stompin' Ground |
| 2022 | Jon Batiste | Cry |
| 2021 | John Prine | I Remember Everything |
| 2020 | Sara Bareilles | Saint Honesty |
| 2019 | Brandi Carlile | The Joke |
| 2018 | Alabama Shakes | Killer Diller Blues |
| 2017 | Sarah Jarosz | House Of Mercy |
| 2016 | Mavis Staples | See That My Grave Is Kept Clean |
| 2015 | Rosanne Cash | A Feather's Not A Bird |