2023 Grammy Award Winners - Country

Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde win their first Grammy Award

Luke Combs performs at the 2023 Grammys, Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde pick up their first ever award
Author: Peter HorspoolPublished 6th Feb 2023
Last updated 6th Feb 2023

Some of the biggest names in Country Music were honoured in Los Angeles on Sunday 5 February for the 2023 Grammy Awards.

Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde won their first ever award for Best Country Duo / Group Performance for ‘Never Wanted To Be That Girl’.

Writing on Instagram, Pearce said: “Wrote a real Country song with my friend and we won our first Grammy. I have no words. Zero. None. More later. I love you Ashley McBryde.”

Cody Johnson won Best Country Song for ‘’Til You Can’t’, an award which is given to the songwriters. Country Music legend,

Willie Nelson, took home Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Album with Shania Twain accepting the award on his behalf.

Taylor Swift won Best Music Video for ‘All Too Well: A Short Film’ – a song that featured on her rerecording of ‘Red (Taylor’s Verson)’.

During the TV broadcast, Luke Combs delivered a performance of ‘Going, Going, Gone’, his current single from his album ‘Growin’ Up’. While Kacey Musgraves delivered a heartfelt tribute to the late Loretta Lynn, performing ‘Coalminer’s Daughter’.

Sheryl Crow, Mick Fleetwood and Bonnie Raitt also took to the stage to perform ‘Songbird’ in honour of Christine McVie.

Full List of 2023 Grammy Award Winners (Country + Americana):

Best Country Solo Performance

‘Heartfirst’ • Kelsea Ballerini

‘Something in the Orange’ • Zach Bryan

‘In His Arms’ • Miranda Lambert

‘Circles Around This Town’ • Maren Morris

‘Live Forever’ • Willie Nelson ★ WINNER ★

Best Country Duo / Group Performance

‘Wishful Drinking’ • Ingrid Andress and Sam Hunt

‘Midnight Rider's Prayer’ • Brothers Osborne

‘Outrunnin' Your Memory’ • Luke Combs and Miranda Lambert

‘Does He Love You — Revisited’ • Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton

‘Never Wanted to Be That Girl’ • Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde ★ WINNER ★

‘Going Where the Lonely Go’ • Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

Best Country Song (Awarded to Songwriters)

‘Circles Around This Town’ • Ryan Hurd, Julia Michaels, Maren Morris and Jimmy Robbins, songwriters (Maren Morris)

‘Doin' This’ • Luke Combs, Drew Parker and Robert Williford, songwriters (Luke Combs)

‘I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)’ • Lori McKenna and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)

‘If I Was a Cowboy’ • Jesse Frasure and Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)

‘I'll Love You Till The Day I Die’ • Rodney Crowell and Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Willie Nelson)

‘'Til You Can't’ • Matt Rogers and Ben Stennis, songwriters (Cody Johnson) ★ WINNER ★

Best Country Album

Growin' Up • Luke Combs

Palomino • Miranda Lambert

Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville • Ashley McBryde

Humble Quest • Maren Morris

A Beautiful Time • Willie Nelson ★ WINNER ★

Best Americana Album

In These Silent Days • Brandi Carlile ★ WINNER ★

Things Happen That Way • Dr. John

Good to Be... • Keb' Mo'

Raise the Roof • Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

Just Like That… • Bonnie Raitt

Best American Roots Song (Awarded to Songwriters)

‘Bright Star’ • Anaïs Mitchell, songwriter (Anaïs Mitchell)

‘Forever’ • Sheryl Crow and Jeff Trott, songwriters (Sheryl Crow)

‘High and Lonesome’ • T Bone Burnett and Robert Plant, songwriters (Robert Plant and Alison Krauss)

‘Just Like That’ • Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt) ★ WINNER ★

‘Prodigal Daughter’ • Tim O'Brien and Aoife O'Donovan, songwriters (Aoife O'Donovan and Allison Russell)

‘You and Me on the Rock’ • Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile featuring Lucius

Best American Roots Performance

‘Someday It'll All Make Sense (Bluegrass Version)’ • Bill Anderson featuring Dolly Parton

‘Life According to Raechel’ • Madison Cunningham

‘Oh Betty’ • Fantastic Negrito

‘Stompin' Ground’ • Aaron Neville with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band ★ WINNER ★

‘Prodigal Daughter’ • Aoife O'Donovan and Allison Russell

Best Bluegrass Album

Toward the Fray • The Infamous Stringdusters

Almost Proud • The Del McCoury Band

Calling You From My Mountain • Peter Rowan

Crooked Tree • Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway ★ WINNER ★

Get Yourself Outside • Yonder Mountain String Band

Best Folk Album

Spellbound • Judy Collins

Revealer • Madison Cunningham ★ WINNER ★

The Light at the End of the Line • Janis Ian

Age of Apathy •Aoife O'Donovan

Hell on Church Street • Punch Brothers

Songwriter of the Year (All-Genre Award)

Amy Allen

Laura Veltz

Nija Charles

The-Dream

Tobias Jesso Jr. ★ WINNER ★

Best New Artist

Anitta

Omar Apollo

Domi & JD Beck

Muni Long

Samara Joy ★ WINNER ★

Latto

Maneskin

Tobe Nwigwe

Molly Tuttle

Wet Leg

Record of the Year

"Don't Shut Me Down," ABBA

"Easy on Me," Adele

"Break My Soul," Beyoncé

"Good Morning Gorgeous," Mary J. Blige

"You and Me on the Rock," Brandi Carlile featuring Lucius

"Woman," Doja Cat

"Bad Habit," Steve Lacy

"The Heart Part 5," Kendrick Lamar

"About Damn Time," Lizzo ★ WINNER ★

"As It Was," Harry Styles

Song of the Year (All-Genre Award)

Adele • ‘Easy on Me’

Beyoncé • ‘Break My Soul’

Bonnie Raitt, "Just Like That" ★ WINNER ★

DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy • ‘God Did’

Gayle • ‘ABCDEFU’

Harry Styles • ‘As It Was’

Kendrick Lamar • ‘The Heart Part 5’

Lizzo • ‘About Damn Time’

Steve Lacy • ‘Bad Habit’

Taylor Swift • ‘All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)’

Best Music Video

Adele – ‘Easy On Me’ • Xavier Dolan, video director; Xavier Dolan & Nancy Grant, video producers

BTS – ‘Yet To Come’ • Yong Seok Choi, video director; Tiffany Suh, video producer

Doja Cat – ‘Woman’ • Child., video director; Missy Galanida, Sam Houston, Michelle Larkin & Isaac Rice, video producers

Kendrick Lamar – ‘The Heart Part 5’ • Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jason Baum & Jamie Rabineau, video producers

Harry Styles – ‘As It Was’ • Tanu Muino, video director; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Fred Bonham Carter & Alexa Haywood, video producers

Taylor Swift – ‘All Too Well: The Short Film’ • Taylor Swift, video director; Saul Germaine, video producer ★ WINNER ★