2023 Grammy Awards – Country Nominations

The 2023 Grammy Awards are set to take place Sunday 5th February, in Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena - for the first time since the pandemic the event will be hosted indoors.

One of the biggest nights in music, stars from all genres take to the dazzling red carpet to celebrate the industry greats.

Luke Combs and Brandi Carlile will be performing on the night, alongside Kacey Musgraves who will perform a special tribute to the late Loretta Lynn.

Ahead of Sunday's event, we thought we'd take a closer look at the country nominations.

Miranda Lambert earned four nominations including best album for ‘Palomino’, Best Country Song for ‘If I Was A Cowboy’ and Best Country Solo Performance for ‘In His Arms’. Plus, the already three-time Grammy winner’s featured collaboration with Luke Combs on ‘Outrunnin’ Your Memory’ is also up for Country Duo / Group Performance.

Along with his collaboration with Lambert, Luke Combs is up for Best Country Song with ‘Doin This’ while his third record ‘Growin’ Up’ earns a nod for Best Country Album

Maren Morris also sees her third studio album ‘Humble Quest’ up for Best Country Album. The lead single ‘Circles Around This Town’ is also up for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song.

For the first time in his career, Zach Bryan earned a Grammy nomination for Best Country Solo Performance with ‘Something In The Orange’. It sits alongside ‘Heartfirst’ by Kelsea Ballerini, ‘In His Arms’ by Miranda Lambert, ‘Circles Around This Time’ by Maren Morris and ‘Live Forever’ by Willie Nelson – most of which have been featured on the Absolute Radio Country playlist during 2022.

Brandi Carlile is up for a staggering 7 awards including both Record of The Year and Song of The Year with Lucius.

Carlile, who has already won 6 Grammys, is also up for Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for ‘Broken Horses’. ‘You And Me On The Rock’ featuring Lucius is also up for Best Americana Performance and Best American Roots Song. Meanwhile her album ‘In These Silent Days’ receives a nod for Best Americana Album.

Taylor Swift gets a nomination for Best Country Song for ‘I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version)’ – a song that featured on her rerecording of ‘Red (Taylor’s Verson)’. The 10 minute fan-favourite of ‘All Too Well’ is also nominated for Song of The Year.

2023 Grammy Awards Nominees (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

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

‘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)

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

Best Americana Album

In These Silent Days • Brandi Carlile

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)

‘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

‘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

Get Yourself Outside • Yonder Mountain String Band

Best Folk Album

Spellbound • Judy Collins

Revealer • Madison Cunningham

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.

Best New Artist

Anitta

Omar Apollo

Domi & JD Beck

Muni Long

Samara Joy

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

'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"

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 Film

Adele One Night Only, Adele; Paul Dugdale, video director; Raj Kapoor and Ben Winston, video producers

Our World , Justin Bieber; Michael D. Ratner, video director; Kfir Goldberg, Andy Mininger and Scott Ratner, video producers

Billie Eilish Live at the O2 , Billie Eilish; Sam Wrench, video director; Michelle An, Tom Colbourne, Chelsea Dodson and Billie Eilish, video producers

Motomami (Rosalía TikTok Live Performance), Rosalía; Ferrán Echegaray, Rosalía Vila Tobella and Stillz, video directors

Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story, Various Artists; Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern, video directors; Frank Marshall, Sean Stuart and Ryan Suffern, video producers

A Band A Brotherhood A Barn, Neil Young and Crazy Horse; Dhlovelife, video director; Gary Ward, video producer

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