The 67th Annual Grammy Awards took place Sunday night (Feb. 2nd) in Los Angeles, and true to form, they did not disappoint in terms of monumental, memorable wins and moments, some of which made music history.
Among the highlights within the Americana, Roots, Blues, Folk, and Country music communities were wins by Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, Taj Mahal, Billy Strings, and of course Sierra Ferrell, who headed into the night with four nominations total and took home the trophy in all four categories.
Now, four Grammys are impressive enough on a good night for any veteran artist, but as a Grammy newcomer celebrating her very first nominations, sweeping your categories is just downright, delightfully insane. Not to mention the fact that the feat put her as one of the night’s biggest winners, second only to celebrated rapper Kendrick Lamar, who took home five awards during the ceremony just one weekend ahead of his highly-anticipated Superbowl Halftime Show next weekend.
Ferrell, as many would argue, has officially arrived. So can we get her performing on the main stage next year or what?!
But the most discussed win of the night is arguably Beyonce‘s surprising clench of Best Country Album with Cowboy Carter (surprising for her, given the sweet and humble look of utter shock on her face when Taylor Swift called out her name from the podium.) Beyonce beat out Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgraves, Lainey Wilson, and Post Malone in the category and by doing so, became the first Black singer in history to win in this category. She also took home country honors for Best Country Duo/Group Performance with “II Most Wanted” featuring Miley Cyrus, and all-genre Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter, her first win in the category in the history of her career.
A bittersweet, posthumous win would come for late former President Jimmy Carter, who took home the honors for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording for “Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration,” which features recordings from his final Sunday School lessons at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Country stars Darius Rucker and LeAnn Rimes, along with Grammy-winner Jon Batiste are also on the record. Carter’s trophy was accepted by his grandson Jason Carter and marks his fourth Grammy Award in the category.
Continue reading for a list of big winners in the Americana, Roots, Blues, Folk, and Country music categories.
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
“Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration” — Jimmy Carter
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Mileage — Ruthie Foster
Best Traditional Blues Album
“Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa”— The Taj Mahal Sextet
Lifetime Achievement Honoree musician Taj Mahal poses in the press room with the award for traditional blues album for “Swingin’ Live at the church in Tulsa” during the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Best Country Song
“The Architect” — Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves and Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
Best Country Solo Performance
“It Takes A Woman”— Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“II Most Wanted” — Beyoncé featuring Miley Cyrus
Best Country Album
Cowboy Carter — Beyoncé
Best Bluegrass Album
Live Vol. 1 — Billy Strings
Best Folk Album
“Woodland” — Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Best Regional Roots Music Album
“Kuini” — Kalani Pe’a
Best American Roots Song
“American Dreaming” — Sierra Ferrell and Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)
Best American Roots Performance
“Lighthouse” — Sierra Ferrell
Best Americana Album
“Trail of Flowers” — Sierra Ferrell
Best Americana Performance
“American Dreaming” — Sierra Ferrell
Best Rock Performance
“Now And Then” — The Beatles
Best Rock Album
“Hackney Diamonds” — The Rolling Stones