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The 2022 GRAMMY Awards Nominees Announced

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Check out the full list of country music categories and nominees for the 2022 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards taking place on January 31st, 2022.

This morning The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards which will take place on January 31st, 2022 on CBS.

First time country nominees, include Jimmie Allen and Walker Hayes for their respective categories. Of course, GRAMMY favorites like Kacey Musgraves and Chris Stapleton also received multiple award nods. Country music standout, Mickey Guyton also received three nominations for the major country music categories. She makes history with her nominations.

Tune in on January 31st on CBS at 8 PM to see who wins and find the full list of country categories below.

 

Record Of The Year
Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.

“Right On Time”- Brandi Carlile
“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”- Lil Nas X
“Freedom”- Jon Batiste
“I Get A Kick Out Of You”- Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
“Peaches”- Justin Beiber ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
“Kiss Me More”- Doja Cat ft. SZA
“Happier Than Ever”- Billie Eilish

 

Best New Artist
This category recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year release(s) achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.

Jimmie Allen
Arooj Aftab
Baby Keem
FINNEAS
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
The Kid LAROI
Arlo Parks
Olivia Rodrigo
Saweetie

 

Best Country Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country recordings.

Skeletons- Brothers Osborne
Remember Her Name– Mickey Guyton
The Marfa Tapes– Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall & jack Ingram
The Ballad of Dood & Juanita– Sturgill Simpson
Starting Over– Chris Stapleton

 

Best Country Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.

“Forever After All”- Luke Combs
“Remember Her Name”- Mickey Guyton
“All I Do Is Drive”- Jason Isbell
“camera roll”- Kacey Musgraves
“You Should Probably Leave”- Chris Stapleton

 

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.

“If I Didn’t Love You”- Jason Aldean & Carrie Undrwood
“Younger Me”- Brothers Osborne
“Glad You Exist”- Dan + Shay
“Chasing After You”- Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris
“Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”- Elle King & Miranda Lambert

 

Best Country Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. 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.

“Better Than We Found It”
Jessie Jo Dillon, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz (Maren Morris)

“camera roll”
Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian (Kacey Musgraves)

“Cold”
Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton (Chris Stapleton)

“Country Again”
Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley & Thomas Rhett (Thomas Rhett)

“Fancy Like”
Cameron Bartolini, Walker Hayes, Josh Jenkins & Shane Stevens (Walker Hayes)

“Remember Her Name”
Mickey Guyton, Blake Hubbard, Jarrod Ingram & Park Welling (Mickey Guyton)

 

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The 2021 GRAMMY Nominees Announced

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This morning The Recording Academy announced the nominees for the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards which will take place on January 31st, 2021 on CBS.

GRAMMY Nominees 2021

 

While it is obvious that the live music industry has taken a huge hit during this tumultuous year, one thing that fans have been able to count on is new music being released each and every Friday of this crazy time. Announced this morning are the nominees for the 2021 Grammy awards and the country music nominees are below.

Ingrid Andress ties Miranda Lambert and leads the pack with three nominations each, including the coveted Best New Artist, Best Country Song for “More Hearts Than Mine”, and Best Country Album Lady Like for Andress as well as Best Country Album Wildcard, Best Country Solo Performance for “Bluebird”, and Best Country Song “Bluebird”.

In a time when the country radio charts haven’t exactly reflected the amount of incredible music being created by female artists, it is surprising and exciting that all five nominees for Best Country Album are females, Ingrid Andress, Brandy Clark, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, and Little Big Town which is fronted by Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman.

Tune in on January 31st on CBS at 8 PM to see who wins and find the full list of country categories below.

 

Best New Artist
This category recognizes an artist whose eligibility-year release(s) achieved a breakthrough into the public consciousness and notably impacted the musical landscape.

INGRID ANDRESS
PHOEBE BRIDGERS
CHIKA
NOAH CYRUS
D SMOKE
DOJA CAT
KAYTRANADA
MEGAN THEE STALLION

Best Country Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country recordings.

LADY LIKE
Ingrid Andress

YOUR LIFE IS A RECORD
Brandy Clark

WILDCARD
Miranda Lambert

NIGHTFALL
Little Big Town

NEVER WILL
Ashley McBryde

 

Best Country Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.

Stick That In Your Country Song
Eric Church

WHO YOU THOUGHT I WAS
Brandy Clark

WHEN MY AMY PRAYS
Vince Gill

BLACK LIKE ME
Mickey Guyton

BLUEBIRD
Miranda Lambert

 

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.

ALL NIGHT
Brothers Osborne

10,000 HOURS
Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber

OCEAN
Lady A

SUGAR COAT
Little Big Town

SOME PEOPLE DO
Old Dominion

 

Best Country Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. 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.

BLUEBIRD
Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

THE BONES
Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)

CROWDED TABLE
Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)

MORE HEARTS THAN MINE
Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis & Derrick Southerland, songwriters (Ingrid Andress)

SOME PEOPLE DO
Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Old Dominion)

 

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CMA Awards Set to Honor Women In Country Music

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Just last month the Country Music Association announced that women will be the focus of it’s upcoming 53rd Annual CMA Awards broadcast. Carrie Underwood is returning as host for the November event for the 12th year in a row, and this time she will be joined by female legends Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire.

While prime time country award shows have previously had multiple male hosts (Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley, for example, hosted the Academy of Country Music Awards for two years) and females have done similar gigs solo, this marks the first time a group of women will be teaming up for such an event. 

Combined, the three have won a staggering 124 CMA accolades, a number which is sure to increase as these powerhouses continue on in their careers. We’re stoked to watch this special night unfold, and Underwood, Parton, and McEntire are just as pumped as the rest of us, sharing their excitement via social media.

“Let’s go girls! I’m so excited to be joining Carrie Underwood and Reba to celebrate the legendary women of country music” Parton wrote. McEntire echoed the sentiments in a similar post, re-sharing a video clip the CMA released to announce the big news. Underwood, who until now has only hosted the show with Brad Paisley, expressed the pinch-me moment she was having getting to team up with two of her idols, posting “I couldn’t be more excited to get to stand up there with 2 of my personal heroes. Reba and Dolly are trailblazers, icons and legends. We’re gonna make Country Music proud!” accompanied by the hashtag “#DreamComeTrue”.

While we can certainly expect some witty and fun moments to come from the emcees, live performances from other women are bound to be highlights of the night as well. Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, Kacey Musgraves, Maren Morris and more have had an incredible year, and will most likely grace the stage at some point during the broadcast.

The full list of nominees was announced last week. And it’s safe to say that no matter what happens, we’re in for a special night.

The CMA Awards air live from Nashville, TN on ABC on November 13, 2019.

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