Brittany Howard, John Prine, Sturgill Simpson Among Top Grammy Nominees

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Brittany Howard. Photo: Danny Clinch

Several artists with Nashville ties made a strong showing in the Rock, Producer, and American Roots categories.

Brittany Howard secured five nominations, including Best Rock Performance for “Stay High,” as well as Best Rock Song as the sole writer on the same tune. Howard is also nominated for Best Alternative Music Album for Jaime, as well as Best R&B Performance for “Goat Head,” and she earned a Best American Roots Performance nod for “Short and Sweet.”

John Prine earns two posthumous nominations, with “I Remember Everything” earning nods for Best American Roots Performance, and Best American Roots Song. Sturgill Simpson is nominated for Best Rock Album for Sound & Fury.

Lucinda Williams, The Secret Sisters and Bonny Light Horseman also each earned two nominations in American Roots Music and/or Folk categories.

Nashville-based producers Dan Auerbach and Dave Cobb each earned nominations for Producer of the Year (Non-Classical), with Auerbach producing Marcus King‘s project El Dorado (nominated for Best Americana Album) and Cobb producing Prine’s “I Remember Everything,” as well as The Highwomen, whose song “Crowded Table” is nominated for Best Country Song.

See a list of selected category nominations below:

Best American Roots Performance
For new vocal or instrumental American Roots recordings.  This is for performances in the style of any of the subgenres encompassed in the American Roots Music field including Americana, bluegrass, blues, folk or regional roots. Award to the artist(s).

  • “Colors”
    Black Pumas
  • “Deep In Love”
    Bonny Light Horseman
  • “Short And Sweet”
    Brittany Howard
  • “I’ll Be Gone”
    Norah Jones & Mavis Staples
  • “I Remember Everything”
    John Prine

Best American Roots Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional blues, contemporary blues, folk or regional roots songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

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

Best Americana Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.

  • OLD FLOWERS
    Courtney Marie Andrews
  • TERMS OF SURRENDER
    Hiss Golden Messenger
  • WORLD ON THE GROUND
    Sarah Jarosz
  • EL DORADO
    Marcus King
  • GOOD SOULS BETTER ANGELS
    Lucinda Williams

Best Bluegrass Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.

  • 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
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.

  • 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
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