Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album
| Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | quality gospel performances in the American Roots subgenres (folk, bluegrass, 'southern' gospel, regional roots music, etc.) |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First award | 2015 |
| Currently held by | The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir – I Will Not Be Moved (Live) (2026) |
| Website | grammy.com |
The Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album has been an award category at the annual Grammy Awards since 2015.
The award was first approved by the board of trustees of the Grammy Awards in June 2014.[1]
According to NARAS, the award was introduced to "provide a category for traditional Southern gospel and other "roots" gospel albums as both a protector of the heritage of this music and an acknowledgement of the growing interest and support of these genres." It is similar to the Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album category which was active from 1991 to 2011.
The category is open for solo artists, duos, groups and other collaborations and is for albums only. In the Gospel genre field, it will sit with other categories such as Best Gospel Album and Best Contemporary Christian Music Album.
The Grammy is awarded to the performer(s) on the winning recording. If there is no identifiable artist (e.g. in soundtrack or various artist albums), the award is given to the (compilation) producer(s).
Recipients
2010s
| Year | Work | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 [2] | ||
| Shine for All the People | Mike Farris | |
| A Cappella | The Martins | |
| Forever Changed | T. Graham Brown | |
| His Way of Loving Me | Tim Menzies | |
| Hymns | Gaither Vocal Band | |
| 2016 | ||
| Still Rockin' My Soul | The Fairfield Four | |
| Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know) | Point of Grace | |
| Pray Now | Karen Peck and New River | |
| 2017 | ||
| Hymns That Are Important to Us | Joey + Rory | |
| Better Together | Gaither Vocal Band | |
| God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson | Various Artists | |
| Hymns and Songs of Inspiration | Gordon Mote | |
| Nature's Symphony in 432 | The Isaacs | |
| 2018 | ||
| Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope | Reba McEntire | |
| The Best of the Collingsworth Family, Volume 1 | The Collingsworth Family | |
| Give Me Jesus | Larry Cordle | |
| Hope for All Nations | Karen Peck and New River | |
| Resurrection | Joseph Habedank | |
| 2019 | ||
| Unexpected | Jason Crabb | |
| Clear Skies | Ernie Haase & Signature Sound | |
| Favorites: Revisited by Request | The Isaacs | |
| Love Love Love | Gordon Mote | |
| Still Standing | The Martins | |
2020s
| Year | Work | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 [3] | ||
| Testimony | Gloria Gaynor | |
| Deeper Oceans | Joseph Habedank | |
| Deeper Roots: Where the Bluegrass Grows | Steven Curtis Chapman | |
| Gonna Sing, Gonna Shout | Various Artists | |
| His Name Is Jesus | Tim Menzies | |
| 2021 [4] | ||
| Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album) | Fisk Jubilee Singers | |
| 20/20 | The Crabb Family | |
| Beautiful Day | Mark Bishop | |
| Something Beautiful: Our Favorite Songs of Bill & Gloria Gaither | Ernie Haase and Signature Sound | |
| What Christmas Really Means | The Erwins | |
| 2022 [5] | ||
| My Savior | Carrie Underwood | |
| Alone with My Faith | Harry Connick Jr. | |
| Keeping On | Ernie Haase & Signature Sound | |
| Songs for the Times | The Isaacs | |
| That's Gospel, Brother | Gaither Vocal Band | |
| 2023 [6] | ||
| The Urban Hymnal | Tennessee State University Marching Band | |
| 2:22 | Karen Peck and New River | |
| Confessio - Irish-American Roots | Keith & Kristyn Getty | |
| Let's Just Praise the Lord | Gaither Vocal Band | |
| The Willie Nelson Family | Willie Nelson | |
| 2024 | ||
| Echoes of the South | Blind Boys of Alabama | |
| Meet Me at the Cross | Brian Free & Assurance | |
| Shine: The Darker the Night, the Brighter the Light | Gaither Vocal Band | |
| Songs That Pulled Me Through the Tough Times | Becky Isaacs Bowman | |
| Tribute to the King | The Blackwood Brothers Quartet | |
| 2025 [7] | ||
| Church | Cory Henry | |
| The Gospel According to Mark | Mark D. Conklin | |
| The Gospel Sessions, Vol. 2 | Authentic Unlimited | |
| Loving You | The Nelons | |
| Rhapsody | The Harlem Gospel Travelers | |
| 2026 [8] | ||
| I Will Not Be Moved (Live) | The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir | |
| Back to My Roots | Candi Staton | |
| Good Answers | Karen Peck & New River | |
| Praise & Worship: More Than a Hollow Hallelujah | The Isaacs | |
| Then Came the Morning | Gaither Vocal Band | |
Artists with multiple nominations
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See also
References and links
- ↑ Grammy.com, 12 June 2014
- ↑ List of Nominees 2015
- ↑ 2020 Grammy Awards nominations list
- ↑ 2021 Nominations List
- ↑ "2022 GRAMMYs Awards: Complete Nominations List". GRAMMY.com. 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ↑ "2025 GRAMMYs: See The OFFICIAL Full Nominations List | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ↑ "2026 GRAMMYS: See The Full Nominations List | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-11-12.