Grammy Awards 2017: The Roots Music Winners List

Oh, goodness. The 2017 Grammy Awards have arrived. For many in the No Depression audience, the Grammys have not mattered a ton for the past several… decades? But in an interesting turn of events, Americana and American roots music have made increasing strides on the awards circuit, and on the Billboard charts. Even one of our own, Sturgill Simpson, has been nominated for Album of the Year.

I’ll be updating this post throughout the evening with every Americana/roots-adjacent Grammy winner. Tune into the Grammys Preview Show right here, and follow our live commentary on Twitter.

The 2017 Grammy Awards air tonight on CBS at 8 p.m. For a full list of roots music nominees, click here.

Winners:

Best Country Solo Performance

“My Church”
Maren Morris
Track from: Hero
Label: Columbia Nashville

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
Willie Nelson
Label: Legacy Recordings

Best Regional Roots Music Album

E Walea
Kalani Pe’a
Label: Kalani Pe’a Music Llc

Best Folk Album

Undercurrent
Sarah Jarosz
Label: Sugar Hill Records

Best Contemporary Blues Album

The Last Days Of Oakland
Fantastic Negrito
Label: Believe Global/Blackball Universe

Best Traditional Blues Album

Porcupine Meat
Bobby Rush
Label: Rounder Records

Best American Roots Performance

“House Of Mercy”
Sarah Jarosz
Track from: Undercurrent Label: Sugar Hill Records

Best American Roots Song

“Kid Sister”
Vince Gill, songwriter (The Time Jumpers)
Track from: Kid Sister Label: Rounder Records; Publisher(s): Vinny Mae Music admin. by Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing

Best Americana Album

This Is Where I Live
William Bell
Label: Stax

Best Bluegrass Album

Coming Home
O’Connor Band With Mark O’Connor
Label: Rounder Records

Best Country Album

A Sailor’s Guide To Earth
Sturgill Simpson
Label: Atlantic

Best Country Song

“Humble And Kind”
Lori McKenna, songwriter (Tim McGraw)
Track from: Damn Country Music Label: Big Machine Records; Publisher(s): Songs of Universal, Inc./Hoodie Songs

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

“Jolene”
Pentatonix Featuring Dolly Parton
Label: RCA Records

Best Roots Gospel Album

Hymns
Joey+Rory
Label: Gaither Music Group/Farmhouse Recordings

Best World Music Album

Sing Me Home
Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
Label: Masterworks

Best Historical Album

The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12 (Collector’s Edition)
Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Mark Wilder, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan)
Label: Columbia/Legacy