Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance

Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance
"Lighthouse" by Sierra Ferrell is the current recipient.
Awarded forQuality performances in the American Roots subgenres (folk, bluegrass, regional roots music, etc.)
CountryUnited States
Presented byNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First award2015
Currently held bySierra Ferrell, "Lighthouse" (2025)
Websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best American Roots Performance is an award category at the annual Grammy Awards. It was first presented in 2015.

The award was first approved by the board of trustees of the Grammy Awards in June 2014. According to NARAS, the award encompasses all of the subgenres of the American Roots category field, which include bluegrass, blues, folk and regional roots styles of music such as Cajun, Hawaiian, Indigenous, Polka, Zydeco, go-go, second line brass, swamp pop, and Conjunto music. The category is open for solo artists, duos, groups and other collaborations and is for singles or tracks only. It was joined by a sister category, Best Americana Performance, in 2023.

The Grammy is awarded to the performer(s) of the winning recording.

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