Grammy Award for Best Americana Performance
Award category
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The Grammy Award for Best Americana Performance is an award presented by the Recording Academy to honor quality Americana performances in any given year. The award was presented for the first time on February 5, 2023, at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.
| Grammy Award for Best Americana Performance | |
|---|---|
Mavis Staples won the award in 2026 for "Godspeed". | |
| Awarded for | Quality Americana performances (tracks or singles only) |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First award | 2023 |
| Currently held by | Mavis Staples – "Godspeed" (2026) |
| Website | grammy.com |
The Academy announced the new category (as part of the American Roots Music genre field) in June 2022, stating that the award goes to "a track or single performance that recognizes artistic excellence in an Americana recording by a solo artist, collaborating artists, established duo, or established group".[1] The category "recognizes excellence in performances of Americana music: contemporary music that incorporates elements of various American roots music and vocal styles, including country, roots rock, folk, bluegrass, R&B, and blues, resulting in a distinctive roots-oriented sound that lives in a world apart from the pure forms of the genres upon which it may draw.". The award sits together with other American Roots-themed awards such as Best American Roots Song, Best Americana Album and Best American Roots Performance.
The inaugural recipient of the award is Bonnie Raitt, who won for her song "Made Up Mind".
Winners and nominees
| Year | Artist | Work |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 [2][3] | ||
| Bonnie Raitt | "Made Up Mind" | |
| Eric Alexandrakis | "Silver Moon (A Tribute to Michael Nesmith)" | |
| Asleep at the Wheel featuring Lyle Lovett | "There You Go Again" | |
| Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Black Violin | "The Message" | |
| Brandi Carlile featuring Lucius | "You and Me on the Rock" | |
| 2024 [4] | ||
| Brandy Clark featuring Brandi Carlile | "Dear Insecurity" | |
| The Blind Boys of Alabama | "Friendship" | |
| Tyler Childers | "Help Me Make It Through the Night" | |
| Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit | "King of Oklahoma" | |
| Allison Russell | "The Returner" | |
| 2025 [5] | ||
| Sierra Ferrell | "American Dreaming" | |
| Beyoncé | "Ya Ya" | |
| Madison Cunningham | "Subtitles" | |
| Madi Diaz featuring Kacey Musgraves | "Don't Do Me Good" | |
| Sarah Jarosz | "Runaway Train" | |
| Gillian Welch and David Rawlings | "Empty Trainload of Sky" | |
| 2026 [6] | ||
| Mavis Staples | "Godspeed" | |
| Sierra Hull | "Boom" | |
| Maggie Rose and Grace Potter | "Poison in My Well" | |
| Molly Tuttle | "That's Gonna Leave a Mark" | |
| Jesse Welles | "Horses" |