On Monday, December 7th, the nominees for the 2016 GRAMMYs were announced. Check out who from the country community was nominated for arguably the biggest accolades in music and tune in on February 15th at 8PM on CBS.
Album of the Year (All Genre)
Alabama Shakes, ‘Sound and Color’
Kendrick Lamar, ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’
Chris Stapleton, ‘Traveller’
Taylor Swift, ‘1989′
The Weeknd, ‘Beauty Behind the Madness’
Song of the Year (All Genre)
Kendrick Lamar, ‘Alright’
Taylor Swift, ‘Blank Space’
Little Big Town, ‘Girl Crush’
Wiz Kahifa feat. Charlie Puth, ‘See You Again’
Ed Sheeran, ‘Thinking Out Loud’
Best New Artist (All Genre)
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor
Best Country Album
Sam Hunt, ‘Montevallo’
Little Big Town, ‘Pain Killer’
Ashley Monroe, ‘The Blade’
Kacey Musgraves, ‘Pageant Material’
Chris Stapleton, ‘Traveller’
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Brothers Osborne, ‘Stay a Little Longer’
Joey + Rory, ‘If I Needed You’
Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay, ‘The Driver’
Little Big Town, ‘Girl Crush’
Blake Shelton feat. Ashley Monroe, ‘Lonely Tonight’
Best Country Song
Lee Ann Womack, ‘Chances Are’
Tim McGraw, ‘Diamond Rings And Old Barstools’
Little Big Town, ‘Girl Crush’
Brandy Clark, ‘Hold My Hand’
Chris Stapleton, ‘Traveller’
Best Country Solo Performance
Cam, ‘Burning House’
Chris Stapleton, ‘Traveller’
Carrie Underwood, ‘Little Toy Guns’
Keith Urban, ‘John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16’
Lee Ann Womack, ‘Chances Are’