Arkansas singer-songwriter Jesse Welles has been nominated for four Grammy awards.

The scruffy, wildly prolific folk-rocker from Ozark is up for Best Americana Performance for "Horses," Best American Roots Song for "Middle," Best Americana Album for "Middle" and Best Folk Album for "Under the Powerlines (April 24-September 24)."

The 68th Annual Grammy Awards show is set for Sunday, Feb. 1, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and will air live at 7 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+ Premium.

Welles, currently on his sold-out "Middle" tour of the United States, Europe and the United Kingdom, gained notice for the topical original songs he performed on social media.

He recently won the Spirit of Americana Award for Free Speech in Music at the 2025 Americana Awards. Earlier this week, he performed

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