2021 Grammy Awards: The Country and Americana Winners List

After a six-week delay, the 2021 Grammy Awards are set for Sunday (March 14), with winners in the all-genre awards show’s numerous categories to be revealed throughout the day. The big, televised event, hosted by The Daily Show‘s Trevor Noah, will begin at 8PM ET and air live on CBS, while a pre-telecast Premiere Ceremony will take place earlier in the day (it starts at 3PM ET) and stream online.

At the 2021 Grammy Awards, Ingrid Andress as the only country act nominated in the four General Field categories. In addition to nods in two country-specific categories — Best Country Album and Best Country Song — the rising star is also a Best New Artist nominee.

A full list of country-, Americana-, folk- and bluegrass-focused 2021 Grammy Awards categories, as well as other categories featuring country and Americana nominees, is below. The Boot will update this story as winner are announced throughout the day.

2021 Grammy Awards Country, Americana, Bluegrass and Folk Nominees + Winners

Country-, Americana-, Bluegrass- and Folk-Specific Categories

Best Country Album

Lady Like, Ingrid Andress
Your Life Is a Record, Brandy Clark
Wildcard, Miranda Lambert
Nightfall, Little Big Town
Never Will, Ashley McBryde

Best Country Song (Awarded to Songwriters)

“Bluebird,” Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby and Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
“The Bones,” Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins and Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
“Crowded Table,” Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby and Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)
“More Hearts Than Mine,” Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis and Derrick Southerland, songwriters (Ingrid Andress)
“Some People Do,” Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey and Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Old Dominion)

Best Country Solo Performance

“Stick That in Your Country Song,” Eric Church
“Who You Thought I Was,” Brandy Clark
“When My Amy Prays,” Vince Gill
“Black Like Me,” Mickey Guyton
“Bluebird,” Miranda Lambert

Best Country Duo / Group Performance

“All Night,” Brothers Osborne
“10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
“Ocean,” Lady A
“Sugar Coat,” Little Big Town
“Some People Do,” Old Dominion

Best Americana Album

Old Flowers, Courtney Marie Andrews
Terms of Messenger, Hiss Golden Messenger
World on the Ground, Sarah Jarosz
El Dorado, Marcus King
Good Souls, Better Angels, Lucinda Williams

Best American Roots Song (Awarded to Songwriters)

“Cabin,” Laura Rodgers and Lydia Rogers, songwriters (The Secret Sisters)
“Ceiling to the Floor,” Sierra Hull and Kai Welch, songwriters (Sierra Hull)
“Hometown,” Sarah Jarosz, songwriter (Sarah Jarosz)
“I Remember Everything,” Pat McLaughlin and John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)
“Man Without a Soul,” Tom Overby and Lucinda Williams, songwriters (Lucinda Williams)

Best American Roots Performance

“Colors,” Black Pumas
“Deep in Love,” Bonny Light Horseman
“Short and Sweet,” Brittany Howard
“I’ll Be Gone,” Norah John and Mavis Staples
“I Remember Everything,” John Prine

Best Bluegrass Album

Man on Fire, Danny Barnes
To Live in Two Worlds, Vol. 1, Thomm Jutz
North Carolina Songbook, Steep Canyon Rangers
Home, Billy Strings
The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Vol. 1, Various Artists

Best Folk Album

Bonny Light Horseman, Bonny Light Horseman
Thanks for the Dance, Leonard Cohen
Song for Our Daughter, Laura Marling
Saturn Return, The Secret Sisters
All the Good Times, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Other Categories Featuring Country, Americana, Bluegrass and Folk Artists

Best New Artist

Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Chika
Noah Cyrus
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
Megan Thee Stallion

Album of the Year

Chilombo, Jhené Aiko
Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition), Black Pumas
Everyday Life, Coldplay
Djesse Vol. 3, Jacob Collier
Women in Music Pt. III, Haim
Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa
Hollywood’s Bleeding, Post Malone
Folklore, Taylor Swift

Song of the Year

“Black Parade,” Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk and Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“The Box,” Samuel Gloade and Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
“Cardigan,” Aaron Dessner and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
“Circles,” Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk, Austin Post and Billy Walsh, songwriters (Post Malone)
“Don’t Start Now,” Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa and Emily Warren, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
“Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“I Can’t Breathe,” Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“If The World Was Ending,” Julia Michaels and JP Saxe, songwriters (JP Saxe Featuring Julia Michaels)

Record of the Year

“Black Parade,” Beyoncé
“Colors,” Black Pumas
“Rockstar,” DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch
“Say So,” Doja Cat
“Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish
“Don’t Start Now,” Dua Lipa
“Circles,” Post Malone
“Savage,” Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé

Best Rock Album

A Hero’s Death, Fontaines D.C.
Kiwanuka, Michael Kiwanuka
Daylight, Grace Potter
Sound & Fury, Sturgill Simpson
The New Abnormal, The Strokes

Best Rock Song

“Kyoto,” Phoebe Bridgers, Morgan Nagler and Marshall Vore, songwriters (Phoebe Bridgers)
“Lost in Yesterday,” Kevin Parker, songwriter (Tame Impala)
“Not,” Adrianne Lenker, songwriter (Big Thief)
“Shameika,” Fiona Apple, songwriter (Fiona Apple)
“Stay High,” Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)

Best Rock Performance

“Shameika,” Fiona Apple
“Not,” Big Thief
“Kyoto,” Phoebe Bridgers
“The Steps,” Haim
“Stay High,” Brittany Howard
“Daylight,” Grace Potter

Best Alternative Music Album

Fetch the Bolt Cutters, Fiona Apple
Hyperspace, Beck
Punisher, Phoebe Bridgers
Jaime, Brittany Howard
The Slow Rush, Tame Impala

Best R&B Performance

“Lightning & Thunder,” Jhene Aiko feat. John Legend
“Black Parade,” Beyonce
“All I Need,” Jacob Collier feat. Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign
“Goat Head,” Brittany Howard
“See Me,” Emily King

Best Pop Vocal Album

Changes, Justin Bieber
Chromatica, Lady Gaga
Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa
Fine Line, Harry Styles
Folklore, Taylor Swift

Best Pop Solo Performance

“Yummy,” Justin Bieber
“Say So,” Doja Cat
“Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish
“Don’t Start Now,” Dua Lipa
“Watermelon Sugar,” Harry Styles
“Cardigan,” Taylor Swift

Best Pop Duo / Group Performance

“Un Dia (One Day),” J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny and Tainy
“Intentions,” Justin Bieber feat. Quavo
“Dynamite,” BTS
“Rain on Me,” Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
“Exile,” Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance / Song

“The Blessing (Live),” Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes and Elevation Worship
“Sunday Morning,” Lecrae feat. Kirk Franklin
“Holy Water,” We the Kingdom
“Famous For (I Believe),” Tauren Wells feat. Jenn Johnson
“There Was Jesus,” Zac Williams and Dolly Parton

Best Music Film

Beastie Boys Story, Beastie Boys
Black Is King, Beyoncé
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, Freestyle Love Supreme
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice, Linda Ronstadt
That Little Ol’ Band From Texas, ZZ Top

Best Song Written for Visual Media

“Beautiful Ghosts,” Andrew Lloyd Webber and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
“Carried Me With You,” Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
“Into the Unknown,” Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel and Aurora)
“No Time to Die,” Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas Baird O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“Stand Up,” Joshuah Brian Campbell and Cynthia Erivo, songwriters (Cynthia Erivo)

Best Album Notes

At the Minstrel Show: Minstrel Routines From the Studio, 1894-1926 (Various Artists)
The Bakersfield Sound: Country Music Capital of the West, 1940-1974 (Various Artists)
Dead Man’s Pop (The Replacements)
The Missing Link: How Gus Haenschen Got Us From Joplin to Jazz and Shaped the Music Business (Various Artists)
Out of a Clear Blue Sky (Nat Brusiloff)

Best Historical Album

Celebrated, 1985-1896, Unique Quartet
Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943), Nat King Cole
It’s Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers, Mister Rogers
1999 Super Deluxe Edition, Prince
Souvenir, Orchestra Manoeuvres in the Dark
Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions, Bela Fleck