Louis Prima, Louis Armstrong, Chris Kenner, Ernie K-Doe, Al Hirt, Faron Young, Mahalia Jackson, Claude King, Bessie Griffin, Hank Williams Jr., David Houston, Glenn Sutton, Leadbelly, O.C. Smith, Joe Simon, Floyd Cramer

Jean Knight, Floyd Cramer, Jerry Kennedy, Merry Clayton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Brother Montgomery, Roosevelt Sykes, Leadbelly, Champion Jack Dupree, Shirley & Company (Shirley Goodman), Joe Simon, Mahalia Jackson, Allen Toussaint, Clifton Chenier, Hank Williams Jr., Lonnie Brooks

Floyd Cramer, Little Brother Montgomery, Queen Ida, Sandy Pinkard, Johnny Hartman, Lonnie Brooks, Mighty Joe Young, Wynton Marsalis, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Clifton Chenier, Hank Williams Jr., Rockin' Dopsie, Buckwheat Zydeco, Rockin' Sidney, Dewey Balfa, BeauSoleil, Branford Marsalis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Copeland, Professor Longhair, Earl King, Illinois Jacquet, Guitar Slim Jr., Aaron Neville, Neville Brothers, Harry Connick Jr., Dr. John, Cajun Tradition

Aaron Neville, Harry Connick Jr., Branford Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Wynton Marsalis, Basin Brothers, Whitstein Brothers, Earl Palmer, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Linda Hopkins, Jimmy C. Newman, BeauSoleil, Buddy Guy, Irma Thomas, Brooks & Dunn, Dr. John, D.L. Menard, Lucinda Williams, Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, The Cox Family, B.J. Crosby, Neville Brothers, Art Neville, Tim McGraw, Nicholas Payton, D.J. Fontana, The Hackberry Ramblers, Jo-El Sonnier, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Henry Gray, Britney Spears, Dukes of Dixieland

Britney Spears, Dr. John, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Mystikal, Tim McGraw, Brooks & Dunn, Terence Blanchard, Branford Marsalis, Aaron Neville, Bobby Rush, Jo-El Sonnier, Chris Thomas King, The Cox Family, Lucinda Williams, Harry Connick Jr., Nicholas Payton, Los Hombres Calientes, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Buddy Guy, BeauSoleil, Victoria Williams, Norman Brown, Big Tymers, Michael Doucet, Paul McCoy, Sonny Landreth, Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, Trace Adkins, Minister Timothy Britten, Lil' Wayne, Wynton Marsalis, Frankie Ford, Allen Toussaint, Christian Scott, Tab Benoit, Louisiana's LeRoux, Waylon Thibodeaux, Irma Thomas, Ann Savoy, Ledisi, Trin-I-Tee 5:7, Geno Delafose, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Pine Leaf Boys, Racines, Roddie Romero, Terrance Simien, Mute Math, James Burton, Cedric Watson, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Irvin Mayfield, Buckwheat Zydeco, The Magnolia Sisters

Trace Adkins, Trombone Shorty, Wynton Marsalis, Dr. John, Buddy Guy, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Chubby Carrier, Feufollet, D.L. Menard, Pine Leaf Boys, Cedric Watson, Lucinda Williams, Harry Connick Jr., Ledisi, Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, Trin-I-Tee 5:7, C.J. Chenier, Rebirth Brass Band, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, John Larroquette, Patrick Dupre Quigley, The Banana Plant, Frank Ocean, Hunter Hayes, Luke James, Corey Ledet, Anthony Dopsie, Dwayne Dopsie, Andre Thierry, Wayne Toups, Wilson Savoy, Mikky Ekko, PJ Morton, Tim McGraw, Terence Blanchard, Allen Toussaint, Bobby Rush, Hot 8 Brass Band, Zachary Richard, Terrance Simien, David Doucet, Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band, Treme Brass Band, Savoy Family Band, Brother Dege, Brian Blade, Jesse Winchester, Bonsoir Catin, Magnolia Sisters, Jo-El Sonnier, Jamison Ross, Lauren Daigle, Jon Cleary, The Revelers, Branford Marsalis, Eric Adcock, Roddie Romero, Kenny Neal, Barry Jean Ancelet, Sam Broussard, Sonny Landreth, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Koryn Hawthorne, Sean Ardoin, Cha Wa, Tank and the Bangas, Lucky Daye, Brooks & Dunn, Ellen DeGeneres

Ledisi, Brian Blade, PJ Morton, New Orleans Nightcrawlers, John Beasley, Jon Batiste, Lucky Daye, Nicholas Payton, Aaron Neville, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Terence Blanchard, Lainey Wilson, Bobby Rush, Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. & The Legendary Ils Sont Partis Band, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Tank and The Bangas, Sullivan Fortner

Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Clifton Chenier, Van Cliburn, Floyd Cramer, Jimmie Davis, Fats Domino, Mahalia Jackson, King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, Johnny Hartman, Leadbelly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Walter, Percy Mayfield, The Meters, Jelly Roll Morton, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Louis Prima, Professor Longhair, Slim Harpo, Faron Young, Joe Falcon, Aaron Neville, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, Memphis Minnie, Kid Ory's Creole Orchestra

Ray Charles "Architect of Sound" Award

Jon Batiste (2025, inaugural year of new award)

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards

Louis Armstrong (1972), Fats Domino (1987), Mahalia Jackson (1972), Van Cliburn (2004), Jerry Lee Lewis (2005), Jelly Roll Morton (2005), Clifton Chenier (2014), Buddy Guy (2015), The Meters (2018)

Grammy Trustees Awards

Cosimo Matassa (2007), Allen Toussaint (2009), Dave Bartholomew (2012), Ellis Marsalis (2023)