2026 bluegrass Grammy nominations

Earlier today, The Grammys announced the nominees for their many, many awards for recorded music. But here, we really only care about the bluegrass and bluegrass adjacent nominations.

And so, to the all-important Best Bluegrass Album category. The nominees are:

  • Carter & Cleveland – Michael Cleveland & Jason Carter
  • A Tip Toe High Wire – Sierra Hull
  • Arcadia – Alison Krauss & Union Station
  • Outrun – The Steeldrivers
  • Highway Prayers – Billy Strings

Alison Krauss also received a nominations for Best Roots Performance for Richmond on the James, from the Arcadia album. Sierra Hull received one for Best American Roots Song for Spitfire, and Arcadia got a nod for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical.

The Isaacs were nominated in Best Roots Gospel Album for Praise & Worship: More Than A Hollow Hallelujah.

Winners will be announced on February 1, 2026. The main show, which will be televised on CBS and streamed live on Paramount+, occurs that evening. The award winners listed above will be announced Sunday afternoon during a special awards broadcast, typically streamed live from The Grammys web site.

Congratulations and best of luck all!

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John had served as primary author and editor for The Bluegrass Blog from its launch in 2004 until being folded into Bluegrass Today in September of 2011. He continues in that capacity here, managing a strong team of columnists and correspondents.