It’s been a huge morning for artists across the globe as the nominees were revealed for the 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Country Music is well represented this year with Maren Morris and Keith Urban leading the pack for country nominations, as well as Morris and Kelsea Ballerini earning a nomination in the Best New Artist (All-Genre) category. Check out the full list of country nominees below. For a full list of GRAMMY Award nominations for all genres, please visit grammy.com.
The 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards will air live on CBS from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 12, 2017.
Best New Artist (All-Genre):
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance The Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak
Best Country Solo Performance:
“Love Can Go To Hell” — Brandy Clark
“Vice” — Miranda Lambert
“My Church” — Maren Morris
“Church Bells” — Carrie Underwood
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” — Keith Urban
Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
“Different For Girls” — Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King
Track from: Black
Label: Capitol Records Nashville
“21 Summer” — Brothers Osborne
Track from: Pawn Shop
Label: EMI Records Nashville
“Setting The World On Fire” — Kenny Chesney & P!nk
Label: Blue Chair Records/Columbia Nashville
“Jolene” — Pentatonix Featuring Dolly Parton
Label: Dolly Records, LLC/RCA Nashville
“Think Of You” — Chris Young With Cassadee Pope
Track from: I’m Comin’ Over
Label: RCA Nashville
Best Country Song:
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” — Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey & Steven Lee Olsen, songwriters (Keith Urban)
Track from: Ripcord
Label: Capitol Records Nashville; Publisher(s): Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Songs of The Corn, admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.; HillarodyRathbone Music, admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC; House Of Sea Gayle Music, admin. by ClearBox Rights/Spirit Catalog Holdings, S.a.r.l. admin. by Spirit Two Nashville.
“Die A Happy Man” — Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett & Joe Spargur, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
Track from: Tangled Up
Label: The Valory Music Co.; Publisher(s): EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Cricket On The Line admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC./ Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Eastman Pond Publishing admin. by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Music of Big Deal/Nice Life/Frederic and Ried Music. admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC.
“Humble And Kind” — Lori McKenna, songwriter (Tim McGraw)
Track from: Damn Country Music
Label: Big Machine Records; Publisher(s): Songs of Universal, Inc./Hoodie Songs
“My Church” — busbee & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris)
Track from: Hero
Label: Columbia Nashville; Publisher(s): International Dog Music/Words & Music/BMG Platinum Songs/BMG Rights Management/Hello I Love You Music
“Vice” — Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
Label: Vanner Records/RCA Nashville; Publisher(s): SonyATV Tree Publishing/Pink Dog Publishing/Smack Songs LLC/Kobalt Songs Music Publishing/Anderson Fork In The Road Music/Kobalt Music Publishing
Best Country Album:
Big Day In A Small Town — Brandy Clark
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Full Circle — Loretta Lynn
Label: Legacy Recordings
Hero — Maren Morris
Label: Columbia Nashville
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth — Sturgill Simpson
Label: Atlantic
Ripcord — Keith Urban
Label: Capitol Records Nashville
