Jesse Receives Four Grammy Nominations

1. Best Americana Performance (cat 45) for Horses
2. Best American Roots Song (cat 46) for Middle
3. Best Americana Album (cat 47) for the album Middle
4. Best Folk Album (cat 51) for Under The Powerlines April 24 – September 24

Category 45

Best Americana Performance

For new vocal or instrumental Americana performance. Award to the artist(s).

Boom
Sierra Hull

Poison In My Well
Maggie Rose & Grace Potter

Godspeed
Mavis Staples

That’s Gonna Leave A Mark
Molly Tuttle

Horses
Jesse Welles

2026 Grammys – Full Nominees List
https://www.grammy.com/news/2026-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list

Category 46

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.

Ancient Light
Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)

BIG MONEY
Jon Batiste, Mike Elizondo & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

Foxes In The Snow
Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)

Middle
Jesse Welles, songwriter (Jesse Welles)

Spitfire
Sierra Hull, songwriter (Sierra Hull)

2026 Grammys – Full Nominees List
https://www.grammy.com/news/2026-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list

Category 47

Best Americana Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.

BIG MONEY
Jon Batiste

Bloom
Larkin Poe

Last Leaf On The Tree
Willie Nelson

So Long Little Miss Sunshine
Molly Tuttle

Middle
Jesse Welles

2026 Grammys – Full Nominees List
https://www.grammy.com/news/2026-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list

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Category 51

Best Folk Album

For albums containing greater than 75% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.

What Did The Blackbird Say To The Crow
Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson

Crown Of Roses
Patty Griffin

Wild And Clear And Blue
I’m With Her

Foxes In The Snow
Jason Isbell

Under The Powerlines April 24 – September 24
Jesse Welles

2026 Grammys – Full Nominees List
https://www.grammy.com/news/2026-grammys-nominations-full-winners-nominees-list