2025 Grammy Awards: Country nominees & more

Author: Emma DicksonPublished 11th Nov 2024

Nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards dropped over the weekend and it’s clear to see that country music is taking over the mainstream charts.

Popular artists like Kacey Musgraves, Chris Stapleton, Shaboozey, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson were recognised.

In the country categories, Beyonce leads with four nominations, followed by Post Malone with three.

Several other artists (Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgraves, Morgan Wallen) can be found in two country categories.

Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson were country music's big winners at last year's Grammy Awards.

When are the 2025 Grammy Awards?

Once again, the Grammys will take place one week before the Super Bowl – on Sunday 2nd February 2025, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Check out the 2025 Grammy Awards Nominees 👇

Best New Artist

Gracie Abrams

Benson Boone

Sabrina Carpenter

Doechii

Khruangbin

Raye

Chappell Roan

Shaboozey

Teddy Swims

Record of the Year

The Beatles, "Now and Then"

Beyoncé, "Texas Hold ’Em"

Billie Eilish, "Birds of a Feather"

Chappell Roan, "Good Luck, Babe!"

Charli XCX, "360"

Kendrick Lamar, "Not Like Us"

Sabrina Carpenter, "Espresso"

Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone, "Fortnight"

Album of the Year

André 3000, New Blue Sun

Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter

Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft

Chappell Roan, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

Charli XCX, Brat

Jacob Collier, Djesse Vol. 4

Sabrina Carpenter, Short n’ Sweet

Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department

Song of the Year

Beyoncé, "Texas Hold ’Em"

Billie Eilish, "Birds of a Feather"

Chappell Roan, "Good Luck, Babe!"

Kendrick Lamar, "Not Like Us"

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, "Die With a Smile"

Sabrina Carpenter, "Please Please Please"

Shaboozey, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)"

Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone, "Fortnight"

Best Country Solo Performance

"16 Carriages" by Beyonce

"I Am Not Okay" by Jelly Roll

"The Architect" by Kacey Musgraves

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey

"It Takes a Woman" by Chris Stapleton

Best Country Album

Beyonce, Cowboy Carter

Post Malone, F-1Trillion

Kacey Musgraves, Deeper Well

Chris Stapleton, Higher

Lainey Wilson, Whirlwind

Best Country Duo / Group Performance

Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus, "II Most Wanted"

Brothers Osborne, "Break Mine"

Dan + Shay, "Bigger Houses"

Kelsea Ballerini & Noah Kahan, "Cowboys Cry Too"

Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen, "I Had Some Help"

Best Country Song (Awarded to Songwriters)

Beyoncé, "Texas Hold ’Em"

Jelly Roll, "I Am Not Okay"

Kacey Musgraves, "The Architect"

Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen, "I Had Some Help"

Shaboozey, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)"

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Amy Allen

Edgar Barrera

Jessi Alexander

Jessie Jo Dillon

Raye

Best Americana Album

Charley Crockett, $10 Cowboy

Maggie Rose, No One Gets Out Alive

Sarah Jarosz, Polaroid Lovers

Sierra Ferrell, Trail of Flowers

T Bone Burnett, The Other Side

Waxahatchee, Tigers Blood

Best American Roots Song (Awarded to Songwriters)

Aoife O'Donovan, "All My Friends"

Iron & Wine & Fiona Apple, "All In Good Time"

Mark Knopfler, "Ahead of the Game"

Shamekia Copeland, "Blame It On Eve"

Sierra Ferrell, "American Dreaming"

Best American Roots Performance

The Fabulous Thunderbirds Featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood, "Nothing in Rambling"

Rhiannon Giddens, "The Ballad of Sally Anne"

Shemekia Copeland, "Blame It on Eve"

Sierra Ferrell, "Lighthouse"

Best Americana Performance

Beyoncé, "Ya Ya"

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, "Empty Trainload of Sky"

Madi Diaz & Kacey Musgraves, "Don’t Do Me Good"

Madison Cunningham, "Subtitles"

Sarah Jarosz, "Runaway Train"

Sierra Ferrell, "American Dreaming"

Best Bluegrass Album

Billy Strings, Live Vol. 1

Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, I Built a World

Dan Tyminski, Dan Tyminski: Live From the Ryman

The Del McCoury Band, Songs of Love and Life

Sister Sadie, No Fear

Tony Trischka, Earl Jam

Best Folk Album

Adrianne Lenker, Bright Future

American Patchwork Quartet, American Patchwork Quartet

Aoife O’Donovan, All My Friends

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Woodland

Madi Diaz, Weird Faith

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra

Dolly Parton, Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones

George Clinton, ...And Your Ass Will Follow

Jimmy Carter, Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration

Various Artists, All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Bradley Cooper, Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein

Various Artists, The Color Purple

Various Artists, Deadpool & Wolverine

Various Artists, Saltburn

Various Artists, Twisters: The Album

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