Buddy Guy and Robert Randolph, both of whom will be appearing at Bluesfest over Easter and doing other touring dates, won Grammy Awards today. Guy won his 9th Grammy, this time for Ain’t Done With The Blues in the Traditional Blues Category. Randolph’s first Grammy award came for the album Preacher Kids in the Contemporary Blues category.
Other winners to appear in the pages of Rhythms magazine recently included: Mavis Staples and I’m With Her.
Below is a list of winners and nominees in selected categories:
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
WINNER: “Ain’t Done With The Blues,” Buddy Guy
“Room On The Porch,” Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
“One Hour Mama: The Blues Of Victoria Spivey,” Maria Muldaur
“Look Out Highway,” Charlie Musselwhite
“Young Fashioned Ways,” Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Bobby Rush
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
WINNER: “Preacher Kids,” Robert Randolph
“Breakthrough,” Joe Bonamassa
“Paper Doll,” Samantha Fish
“A Tribute To LJK,” Eric Gales
“Family,” Southern Avenue
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
WINNER: “A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco,” Various Artists
“Live At Vaughan’s,” Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet
“For Fat Man,” Preservation Brass
“Church Of New Orleans,” Kyle Roussel
“Second Line Sunday,” Trombone Shorty And New Breed Brass Band
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
WINNER: “Ancient Light,” I’m With Her
“BIG MONEY,” Jon Batiste
“Foxes In The Snow,” Jason Isbell
“Middle,” Jesse Welles
“Spitfire,” Sierra Hull
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
WINNER: “BIG MONEY,” Jon Batiste
“Bloom,” Larkin Poe
“Last Leaf On The Tree,” Willie Nelson
“So Long Little Miss Sunshine,” Molly Tuttle
“Middle,” Jesse Welles
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
WINNER: “Beautiful Strangers,” Mavis Staples
“LONELY AVENUE,” Jon Batiste Featuring Randy Newman
“Ancient Light,” I’m With Her
“Crimson And Clay,” Jason Isbell
“Richmond On The James,” Alison Krauss & Union Station
BEST AMERICANA PERFORMANCE
WINNER: “Godspeed,” Mavis Staples
“Boom,” Sierra Hull
“Poison In My Well,” Maggie Rose & Grace Potter
“That’s Gonna Leave A Mark,” Molly Tuttle
“Horses,” Jesse Welles
BEST FOLK ALBUM
WINNER: I’m With Her – Wild and Clear and Blue
Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson – What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow
Patty Griffin – Crown of Roses
Jason Isbell – Foxes in the Snow
Jesse Welles – Under the Powerlines (April 24 – September 24)
BEST TRADITIONAL COUNTRY ALBUM
WINNER: Zach Top – Ain’t In It for My Health
Charley Crockett – Dollar a Day
Lukas Nelson – American Romance
Willie Nelson – Oh What a Beautiful World
Margo Price – Hard Headed Woman
BEST CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY ALBUM
WINNER: Kelsea Ballerini – Patterns
Tyler Childers – Snipe Hunter
Eric Church – Evangeline vs the Machine
Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken – WINNER
Miranda Lambert – Postcards from Texas
BEST COUNTRY SONG
WINNER: Tyler Childers – Bitin’ List
Shaboozey – Good News
Zach Top – I Never Lie
Lainey Wilson – Somewhere Over Laredo
Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton – A Song to Sing
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
WINNER: Chris Stapleton – Bad As I Used to Be
Tyler Childers – Nose on the Grindstone
Shaboozey – Good News
Zach Top – I Never Lie
Lainey Wilson – Somewhere Over Laredo
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
WINNER: “Amen” — Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
“A Song To Sing” — Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton
“Trailblazer” — Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson
“Love Me Like You Used To Do” — Margo Price & Tyler Childers
“Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame” — George Strait, Chris Stapleton
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
WINNER: “Highway Prayers,” Billy Strings
“Carter & Cleveland,” Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter
“A Tip Toe High Wire,” Sierra Hull
“Arcadia,” Alison Krauss & Union Station
“Outrun,” The Steeldrivers
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC PERFORMANCE
WINNER: Bad Bunny – EoO
Ciro Hurtado – Cantando en el Camino
Angélique Kidjo – Jerusalema
Yeisy Rojas – Inmigrante Y Que?
Shakti – Shrini’s Dream (live)
Anoushka Shankar – Daybreak (ft Alam Khan & Sarathy Korwar)
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE
WINNER: The Cure – Alone
Bon Iver – Everything is Peaceful Love
Turnstile – Seein’ Stars
Wet Leg – Mangetout
Hayley Williams – Parachute
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
WINNER: The Cure – Songs of a Lost World
Bon Iver – Sable, Fable
Tyler, the Creator – Don’t Tap the Glass
Wet Leg – Moisturizer
Hayley Williams – Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
WINNER: Sinners
A Complete Unknown
F1 The Album
Kpop Demon Hunters
Wicked
BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE
WINNER: Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – Windows (live)
Lakecia Benjamin – Noble Rise (ft Immanuel Wilkins & Mark Whitfield)
Samara Joy – Peace Of Mind / Dreams Come True
Michael Mayo – Four
Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold & Rachel Eckroth – All Stars Lead to You (live)
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
WINNER: “Portrait,” Samara Joy
“Elemental,” Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap
“We Insist 2025,” Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell Featuring Weedie Braimah, Milena Casado, Morgan Guerin, Simon Moullier & Matthew Stevens
“Fly,” Michael Mayo
“Live at Vic’s Las Vegas,” Nicole Zuraitis, Dan Pugach, Tom Scott, Idan Morim, Keyon Harrold, Rachel Eckroth & Sam Weber
BEST AFRICAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
WINNER: Tyla – PUSH 2 START
Burna Boy – Love
Davido ft Omah Lay – With You
Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin – Hope & Love
Ayra Starr feat. Wizkid – Gimme Dat
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
WINNER: “That Wasn’t A Dream,” Pino Palladino, Blake Mills
“All Things Light,” Cam
“Arcadia,” Alison Krauss & Union Station
“For Melancholy Brunettes & sad women,” Japanese Breakfast
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA (INCLUDES FILM AND TELEVISION)
WINNER: “Sinners,” Ludwig Göransson, composer
“How To Train Your Dragon,” John Powell, composer
“Severance: Season 2,” Theodore Shapiro, composer
“Wicked,” John Powell & Stephen Schwartz, composers
“The Wild Robot,” Kris Bowers, composer
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
WINNER: “Sinners”
“A Complete Unknown”
“F1: The Album”
“KPop Demon Hunters”
“Wicked”
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
WINNER: “Tracks II: The Lost Albums,” Bruce Springsteen
“And The Adjacent Possible,” OK GO
“Balloonerism,” Mac Miller
“Danse Macabre: De Luxe,” Duran Duran
“Loud Is As,” Tsunami
“Sequoia,” Various artists
“The Spins — Picture Disc Vinyl,” Mac Miller
BEST ALBUM NOTES
WINNER: “Miles ’55: The Prestige Recordings,” Miles Davis
“Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long: On Stage 1964-1974,” Buck Owens And His Buckaroos
“After The Last Sky,” Anouar Brahem, Anja Lechner, Django Bates, Dave Holland
“Árabe,” Amanda Ekery
“The First Family: Live At Winchester Cathedral 1967,” Sly & The Family Stone
“A Ghost Is Born — 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition,” Wilco
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
WINNER: “Joni Mitchell Archives – Volume 4: The Asylum Years — 1976-1980,” Joni Mitchell
“The Making Of Five Leaves Left,” Nick Drake
“Roots Rocking Zimbabwe – The Modern Sound Of Harare’ Townships 1975-1980 — Analog Africa No.41,” Various artists
“Super Disco Pirata – De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980 — Analog Africa No. 39,” Various artists
“You Can’t Hip A Square: The Doc Pomus Songwriting Demos,” Doc Pomus
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
WINNER: “Heart Of Mine,” Darrel Walls, PJ Morton
“Sunny Days,” Yolanda Adams
“Tasha,” Tasha Cobbs Leonard
“Live Breathe Fight,” Tamela Mann
“Only On The Road Live,” Tye Tribbett
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
WINNER: “BLXXD & FYAH,” Keznamdi
“Treasure Self Love,” Lila Iké
“Heart & Soul,” Vybz Kartel
“From Within,” Mortimer
“No Place Like Home,” Jesse Royal
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
WINNER: “Buena Vista Social Club”
“Death Becomes Her”
“Gypsy”
“Just In Time”
“Maybe Happy Ending”