Nominees Announced
CHRIS STAPLETON and LITTLE BIG TOWN each received three GRAMMY nods today (11/28), leading all Country nominees. STAPLETON is up for Country Solo Performance (“Either Way”), Country Song (“Broken Halos”), and Country Album (“From A Room: Volume 1). LITTLE BIG TOWN joins STAPLETON in the Album and Country Song categories (“The Breaker” and “Better Man,” respectively), with another nomination for Country Duo/Group Performance (“Better Man”). SAM HUNT, MIRANDA LAMBERT, MIDLAND, and LADY ANTEBELLUM were all double nominees.
For the first time in 14 years, no Country acts were included in the GRAMMY’s top four categories, which are also considered its most prestigious: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, or Best New Artist.
The “60th ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS” are set for SUNDAY, JANUARY 28th, 2018, at NEW YORK’s MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, and will be broadcast on CBS-TV.
Here’s a full list of Country Grammy Nominees:
Country Solo Performance:
- “Body Like A Back Road” — SAM HUNT
- “Losing You” — ALISON KRUASS
- “Tin Man” — MIRANDA LAMBERT
- “I Could Use A Love Song” — MAREN MORRIS
- “Either Way” — CHRIS STAPLETON
Country Duo/Group Performance:
- “It Ain’t My Fault” — BROTHERS OSBORNE
- “My Old Man” — ZAC BROWN BAND
- “You Look Good” — LADY ANTEBELLUM
- “Better Man” — LITTLE BIG TOWN
- “Drinkin’ Problem” — MIDLAND
Country Song:
- “Better Man” — TAYLOR SWIFT, songwriter (LITTLE BIG TOWN)
- “Body Like A Back Road” — ZACH CROWELL, SAM HUNT, SHANE MCANALLY & JOSH OSBORNE, songwriters (SAM HUNT)
- “Broken Halos” — MIKE HENDERSON & CHRIS STAPLETON songwriters (CHRIS STAPLETON)
- “Drinkin’ Problem” — JESS CARSON, CAMERON DUDDY, SHANE MCANALLY, JOSH OSBORNE& MARK WYSTRACH, songwriters (MIDLAND)
- “Tin Man” — JACK INGRAM, MIRANDA LAMBERT & JON RANDALL, songwriters (MIRANDA LAMBERT)
Country Album:
- “Cosmic Hallelujah” — KENNY CHESNEY
- “Heart Break” — LADY ANTEBELLUM
- “The Breaker” — LITTLE BIG TOWN
- “Life Changes” — THOMAS RHETT
- “From A Room: Volume 1” — CHRIS STAPLETON
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