2022 Grammy Award Nominations Announced: Blues, Rock and Roots

2022 Grammy Award Nominations Announced: Blues, Rock and Roots

On Tuesday November 23, The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 2022 Grammy Awards. Congratulations to all the nominees! Below are the nominations for Blues, Rock and Roots.

To adhere to strict safety protocols with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Recording Academy revealed the nominations for the 64^th Grammy Awards show during a virtual livestream event on Tuesday morning from the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. Watch the announcement for 2022 Grammy nominations here

The 64^th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on Monday January 31, 2022 on CBS Television Network and streamed live and on demand on Paramount+ from 8-11:30pm ET/5-8pm PT. Prior to the telecast, The Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony will be held at the Microsoft Theater at 12:30pm PT/3:30pm ET and will be streamed live on Grammy.com and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel.

For a complete Grammy nominees list in 86 categories see here. 

Best Traditional Blues Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental traditional blues recordings.

100 Years Of Blues
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite

Traveler’s Blues
Blues Traveler

I Be Trying
Cedric Burnside

Be Ready When I Call You
Guy Davis

Take Me Back
Kim Wilson

 Best Contemporary Blues Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental contemporary blues recordings.

Delta Kream
The Black Keys Featuring Eric Deaton & Kenny Brown

Royal Tea
Joe Bonamassa

Uncivil War
Shemekia Copeland

Fire It Up
Steve Cropper

662
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

Best Rock Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.

Shot in The Dark
AC/DC

Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A)
Black Pumas

Ohms
Deftones

Making A Fire
Foo Fighters

Best Rock Song

All My Favorite Songs
Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson & Ilsey Juber, songwriters (Weezer)

The Bandit
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)

Distance
Wolfgang Van Halen, songwriter (Mammoth WVH)

Find My Way
Paul McCartney, songwriter (Paul McCartney)

Waiting On A War
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

Best Rock Album

Power Up
AC/DC

Capitol Cuts – Live From Studio A
Black Pumas

No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1
Chris Cornell

Medicine At Midnight
Foo Fighters

McCartney III
Paul McCartney

Best American Roots Performance

Cry
Jon Batiste

Love And Regret
Billy Strings

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
The Blind Boys Of Alabama & Béla Fleck

Same Devil
Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile

Nightflyer
Allison Russell

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.

Avalon
Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson & Francesco Turrisi, songwriters (Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi)

Call Me A Fool
Valerie June, songwriter (Valerie June Featuring Carla Thomas)

Cry
Jon Batiste & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

Diamond Studded Shoes
Dan Auerbach, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Lee Tasjan & Yola, songwriters (Yola)

Nightflyer
Jeremy Lindsay & Allison Russell, songwriters (Allison Russell)

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

Downhill From Everywhere
Jackson Browne

Leftover Feelings
John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band

Native Sons
Los Lobos

Outside Child
Allison Russell

Stand For Myself
Yola

Best Regional Roots Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental regional roots music recordings.

Live In New Orleans!
Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul

Bloodstains & Teardrops
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

My People
Cha Wa

Corey Ledet Zydeco
Corey Ledet Zydeco

Kau Ka Pe’a
Kalani Pe’a