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Best American Roots Song

2022 • 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards

Honoring recordings released between Aug 31, 2020 and Aug 30, 2021

2022 Winner is Jon Batiste with "Cry"

Cry

Jon Batiste, Steve McEwan

Nominees 2022

Winners

Year Winner Nomination
2026 Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan, Sara Watkins Ancient Light All Nominees
2025 Sierra Ferrell, Melody Walker American Dreaming All Nominees
2024 Jason Isbell Cast Iron Skillet All Nominees
2023 Bonnie Raitt Just Like That All Nominees
2022 Jon Batiste, Steve McEwan Cry All Nominees
2021 Pat McLaughlin, John Prine I Remember Everything All Nominees
2020 Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O'Donovan, Sara Watkins Call My Name All Nominees
2019 Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth The Joke All Nominees
2018 Jason Isbell If We Were Vampires All Nominees
2017 Vince Gill Kid Sister All Nominees
2016 Jason Isbell 24 Frames All Nominees
2015 Rosanne Cash, John Leventhal A Feather's Not A Bird All Nominees
2014 Edie Brickell, Steve Martin Love Has Come For You All Nominees

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