Little Big Town got three and Chris Stapleton received four Grammy nominations to lead the list of country music nominees.
Chris exploded on the mainstream scene with his performance with Justin Timberlake on the CMA Awards Show and his three CMA wins in the Male Vocalist, Album and New Artist categories. Chris now has the three nominations in the country music categories and a Grammy nod in the all-genre Album of the Year category for his Traveller album to add to an already great year.
Grammy winners Little Big Town received two nominations in the country music categories as well as a nod in the all-genre category for Song Of The Year for “Girl Crush.”
Sam Hunt has a nod in the country music categories, but he is also nominated for the all-genre Best New Artist Grammy award.
Below is a complete list of the country music Grammy nominations.
Album of the Year
Alabama Shakes – Sound and Color
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
Chris Stapleton – Traveller
Taylor Swift – 1989
The Weeknd – Beauty Behind the Madness
Song of the Year
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
Little Big Town – “Girl Crush”
Wiz Kahifa feat. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
Best New Artist
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor
Best Country Solo Performance
Cam – “Burning House”
Chris Stapleton – “Traveller”
Carrie Underwood – “Little Toy Guns”
Keith Urban – “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16”
Lee Ann Womack – “Chances Are”
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Brothers Osborne – “Stay A Little Longer”
Joey + Rory – “If I Needed You”
Charles Kelley featuring Dierks Bentley and Eric Paslay – “The Driver”
Little Big Town – “Girl Crush”
Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe – “Lonely Tonight”
Best Country Song
Lee Ann Womack – “Chances Are”
(songwriter, Hayes Carll)
Tim McGraw – “Diamond Rings And Old Barstools”
(songwriters, Barry Dean, Luke Laird, Jonathan Singleton)
Little Big Town – “Girl Crush”
(songwriters, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose)
Brandy Clark – “Hold My Hand”
(songwriters, Brandy Clark, Mark Stephen Jones)
Chris Stapleton – “Traveller”
(songwriter, Chris Stapleton)
Best Country Album
Sam Hunt – Montevallo
Little Big Town – Pain Killer
Ashley Monroe – The Blade
Kacey Musgraves – Pageant Material
Chris Stapleton – Traveller
See a complete list of nominees for the 2016 Grammy Awards here.
The winners will be announced during the 58th Annual Grammy Awards live from the L.A. Staples Center on February 15, 2016 and broadcast from 7pm to 10:30pm central time on CBS TV.
By: Buck Stevens
