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Nominees in 86 categories have been named for the 64th annual Grammy Awards to be presented by the Recording Academy on Monday, January 31, 2022. Allison Russell leads the nominees in the American Roots Music Field with three nominations, while Jon Batiste, Béla Fleck, Rhiannon Giddens, Billy Strings, & Yola each received two.

Here are the nominees in the America Roots Music Field as announced via a livestream on November 23. Winners in these categories will likely be announced just prior to the star-studded Grammy Awards show that airs on CBS television stations across The United States. Check your local TV listings.

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)
• “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 – Christine “Kingfish” Ingram

Best Folk Album:

• One Night Lonely [Live] – Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Long Violent History – Tyler Childers
• Wednesday [Extended Edition] – Madison Cunningham
• Theyr’e Calling Me Home – Rhiannon Giddens with FranciscoTurrisi
• Blue Heron Suite – Sarah Jarosz

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

Also of note: Folk-rock and Americana singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile — who was the big winner in the American Roots Music Field during the 61st annual Grammy Awards in February 2019, with Grammy Awards for Best American Album, Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song — is in the running for Grammys for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for “Right On Time,” while “A Beautiful Noise,” a co-write with Ruby Amanfu, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry & Hailey Whitters that she recorded with Keys is also up for Song of the Year. Black Pumas are in the running for Best Rock Performance (“Know You Better” – Live from Capitol Studio A) and Best Rock Album (Capitol Cuts – Live from Studio A). Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967), produced by Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, is among the nominees for Best Historical Album, while Girl From The North Country (Simon Hale, Conor McPherson, Dean Sharenow, and Bob Dylan) is in the running for Best Musical Theater Album. Chris Stapleton is among the nominees for Best Country Solo Performance (“You Should Probably Leave”), Best Country Album (Starting Over) and Best Country Song (“Cold” a co-write with Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, and Derek Mixon). Jason Isbell is also in the running for Best Country Solo Performance (“All I Do is Drive’), while Sturgill Simpson’s The Ballad of Dodd & Juanita is among the nominees for Best Country Album.

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