Maren Morris Leads Country Grammy Nominees With Four Nods

Maren Morris, Keith Urban

MAREN MORRIS led all Country artists with four GRAMMY nominations this MORNING (12/6), including Country Album (“Hero”), Country Solo Performance, and Best Country Song (“My Church”). MORRIS and KELSEA BALLERINI are included in the overall Best New Artist category, competing with THE CHAINSMOKERS, CHANCE THE RAPPER, and ANDERSON .PAAK.

KEITH URBAN earned three nods: Country Album (“Ripcord”), Country Song and Solo Performance (“Blue Ain’t Your Color”). Newcomer BRANDY CLARK scored two nominations; Country Album of the Year (“Big Day In A Small Town”) and Country Solo Performance (“Love Can Go To Hell”). Two-time career GRAMMY winner MIRANDA LAMBERT has two more GRAMMY nominations this year: Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance (“Vice”).

A pair of Country legends also bagged GRAMMY nods: LORETTA LYNN with Country Album of the Year for her “Full Circle” collection, and DOLLY PARTON, featured with PENTATONIX on her classic, “Jolene.” Not in the Country category, but still worth noting: LADY ANTEBELLUM's HILLARY SCOTT is a double nominee in the Contemporary Christian category, along with her family, for their album "Love Remains," and the song, "Thy Will." Additionally, LORI MCKENNA, a Country Song of the Year nominee with "Humble And Kind," is nominated in the Americana Album of the Year category for her LP, "The Bird And The Rifle," which contains her version of "Humble And Kind." MCKENNA also scored an AMERICAN Roots nod for her song, "Wreck You," making her a multiple GRAMMY nominee. VINCE GILL also scooped up a nod in the Best AMERICAN Roots Song category as the songwriter for his group, THE TIME JUMPERS' song, "Kid Sister," which is the title track of the album also earning a Best Americana Album nod. Country legend KRIS KRISTOFFERSON is also nominated in that category for "The Cedar Creek Sessions." 

STURGILL SIMPSON also earns nods in the Best Country Album and overall Album Of The Year categories for his "A Sailor's Guild To Earth" while Country icon WILLIE NELSON gains a nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for "Summertime: WILLIE NELSON Sings GERSHWIN." Country duo JOEY+RORY grabbed a nomination for Best Roots Gospel Album for their "Hymns" collection, released shortly before JOEY's passing earlier this YEAR. Additionally, "AMERICAN SATURDAY Night: Live From The GRAND OLE OPRY" earns a nomination for Best Music Film.

Complete list of Country GRAMMY nominations here:

Best New Artist:

• KELSEA BALLERINI
• THE CHAINSMOKERS 
• CHANCE THE RAPPER
• MAREN MORRIS
• ANDERSON .PAAK

Best Country Solo Performance:

• "Love Can Go to Hell" — BRANDY CLARK
• "Vice" — MIRANDA LAMBERT
• "My Church" — MAREN MORRIS
• "Church Bells" — CARRIE UNDERWOOD
• "Blue Ain't Your Color" — KEITH URBAN

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• “Different For Girls” — DIERKS BENTLEY featuring ELLE KING
• “21 Summer” — BROTHERS OSBORNE
• “Setting the World On Fire” — KENNY CHESNEY & P!NK
• “Jolene” — PENTATONIX featuring DOLLY PARTON
• “Think of You” — CHRIS YOUNG With CASSADEE POPE

Best Country Song:

• “Blue Ain't Your Color” — CLINT LAGERBERG, HILLARY LINDSEY & STEVEN LEE OLSEN, songwriters (KEITH URBAN)
• “Die a Happy Man” — SEAN DOUGLAS, THOMAS RHETT & JOE SPARGUR, songwriters (THOMAS RHETT)
• “Humble and Kind” — LORI MCKENNA, songwriter (TIM MCGRAW)
• “My Church” — BUSBEE & MAREN MORRIS, songwriters (MAREN MORRIS)
• “Vice” — MIRANDA LAMBERT, SHANE MCANALLY & JOSH OSBORNE, songwriters (MIRANDA LAMBERT)

Best Country Album:

• “Big Day In a Small Town” — BRANDY CLARK
• “Full Circle” — LORETTA LYNN
• “Hero” — MAREN MORRIS
• “A Sailor's Guide to Earth” — STURGILL SIMPSON
• "Ripcord" -- KEITH URBAN

« see more Net News