Best American Roots Performance
"Beautiful Strangers" — Mavis Staples
Best Americana Performance
"Godspeed" — Mavis Staples
Best American Roots Song
"Ancient Light" — Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan and Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)
Best Americana Album
"Big Money" — Jon Batiste
Best Bluegrass Album
"Highway Prayers" — Billy Strings
Best Traditional Blues Album
"Ain’t Done With the Blues — Buddy Guy
Best Contemporary Blues Album
"Preacher Kids" — Robert Randolph
Best Folk Album
"Wild and Clear and Blue" — I’m With Her
Best Regional Roots Music Album
"A Tribute to the King Of Zydeco" — Various Artists
Best Gospel Performance/Song
"Come Jesus Come" — Cece Winans featuring Shirley Caesar
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
"Hard Fought Hallelujah," — Brandon Lake with Jelly Roll; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Benjamin William Hastings, Jason Bradley Deford and Brandon Lake, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
"Heart of Mine" — Darrel Walls, PJ Morton