GRAMMYs 2020: See the list of nominations

Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' is up for record of the year

Lil Nas X / Dolly Parton / Billy Ray Cyrus
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 21st Nov 2019
Last updated 11th May 2021

It's the beginning of award season and with that, the announcement of the annual GRAMMY nominations has caused much excitement in the country music world, with Lil Nas X receiving a massive six nominations this year.

Lil Nas X's hit song 'Old Town Road' is up for record and music video of the year, with his album '7' also up for album of the year. Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus are also nominated for best pop duo/group performance, for their performance of the ever popular song.

Billy Ray Cyrus took to Twitter to celebrate his nomination saying, 'Extremely honored and grateful for all the love #OTR got today and want to give a huge shoutout to @LilNasX on his 6 nominations! @RecordingAcad #GRAMMYs'. sic

Along with Lil Nas X's six nominations, Lizzo has eight and Billie Eilish has six. Other country stars with nominations this year include, Tanya Tucker, Ashley McBryde, Miranda Lambert, Eric Church and Dan + Shay, who are all up for best country song, and Chris Stapleton has been nominated for best song written for visual media, for his song from Toy Story 4, 'The Ballad Of The Lonesome Cowboy'.

Dolly Parton is also up against Chris Stapleton for her song 'Girl In The Movies', with Linda Perry, a track from Dumplin.

The GRAMMYs will take place in Los Angeles in January 2020, hosted for the second year in a row by Alicia Keys. This will make her the third woman and the first female musician to host the show twice.

See a selection of the GRAMMY award categories:

Record Of The Year

'Hey, Ma' — Bon Iver

'Bad Guy' — Billie Eilish

'7 Rings' — Ariana Grande

'Hard Place' — H.E.R.

'Talk' — Khalid

'Old Town Road' — Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus

'Truth Hurts' — Lizzo

'Sunflower' — Post Malone & Swae Lee

WATCH: The music video for Lil Nas X's Old Town Road featuring Billy Ray Cyrus

Album Of The Year

'i,i' — Bon Iver

'Norman F---ing Rockwell!' — Lana Del Rey

'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?' — Billie Eilish

'thank u, next' — Ariana Grande

'I Used To Know Her' — H.E.R.

'7' — Lil Nas X

'Cuz I Love You' (Deluxe) — Lizzo

'Father Of The Bride' — Vampire Weekend

Song Of The Year

'Always Remember Us This Way' — Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Lori McKenna, songwriters (Lady Gaga)

'Bad Guy' — Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

'Bring My Flowers Now' — Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)

'Hard Place' — Ruby Amanfu, Sam Ashworth, D. Arcelious Harris, H.E.R. & Rodney Jerkins, songwriters (H.E.R.)

'Lover' — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)

'Norman F---ing Rockwell' — Jack Antonoff & Lana Del Rey, songwriters (Lana Del Rey)

'Someone You Loved' — Tom Barnes, Lewis Capaldi, Pete Kelleher, Benjamin Kohn & Sam Roman, songwriters (Lewis Capaldi)

'Truth Hurts' — Steven Cheung, Eric Frederic, Melissa Jefferson & Jesse Saint John, songwriters (Lizzo)

Best New Artist

Black Pumas

Billie Eilish

Lil Nas X

Lizzo

Maggie Rogers

RosalĂ­a

Tank And The Bangas

Yola

Best Pop Solo Performance

'Spirit' — Beyoncé

'Bad Guy' — Billie Eilish

'7 Rings' — Ariana Grande

'Truth Hurts' — Lizzo

'You Need To Calm Down' — Taylor Swift

Best Pop Vocal Album

The Lion King: The Gift — Beyoncé

When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? — Billie Eilish

thank u, next — Ariana Grande

No. 6 Collaborations Project — Ed Sheeran

Lover — Taylor Swift

Best Country Solo Performance

'All Your’n' — Tyler Childers

'Girl Goin’ Nowhere' — Ashley McBryde

'Ride Me Back Home' — Willie Nelson

'God’s Country' — Blake Shelton

'Bring My Flowers Now' — Tanya Tucker

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

'Brand New Man' — Brooks & Dunn with Luke Combs

'I Don’t Remember Me (Before You)' — Brothers Osborne

'Speechless' — Dan & Shay

'The Daughters' — Little Big Town

'Common' — Maren Morris ft. Brandi Carlile

Best Country Song

'Bring My Flowers Now' — Brandie Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)

'Girl Goin' Nowhere' — Jeremy Bussey & Ashley McBryde, songwriters (Ashley McBryde)

'It All Comes Out In The Wash' — Miranda Lambert, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

'Some Of It' — Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde & Bobby Pinson, songwriters (Eric Church)

'Speechless' — Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Dan + Shay)

Best Country Album

'Desperate Man' — Eric Church

'Stronger Than The Truth' — Reba McEntire

'Interstate Gospel' — Pistol Annies

'Center Point Road' — Thomas Rhett

'While I’m Livin’' — Tanya Tucker

Best Song Written For Visual Media

'The Ballad Of The Lonesome Cowboy' — Randy Newman, songwriter (Chris Stapleton); Track from: 'Toy Story 4'

'Girl In The Movies' — Dolly Parton & Linda Perry, songwriters (Dolly Parton); Track from: 'Dumplin’'

'I’ll Never Love Again (Film Version)' — Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper); Track from: A Star Is Born

'Spirit' — Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy McKenzie & Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters (Beyoncé); Track from: 'The Lion King'

'Suspirium' — Thom Yorke, songwriter (Thom Yorke); Track from: 'Suspiria

Listed above is a selection of the award categories, the full list can be found on GRAMMY.COM.

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