Tuesday, December 6, 2016

2017 GRAMMY NOMINEES ANNOUNCED


The 2017 Grammy Award nominees have been announced. Here are some of the Country/Americana/Roots/Gospel nominees this year. For an entire list of nominees, click here.

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

“A Sailor's Guide to Earth” - Sturgill Simpson


BEST NEW ARTIST

Kelsea Ballerini

Maren Morris 


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 CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN ALBUM

“Love Remains” — Hillary Scott & the Scott Family


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


BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG

“Priceless” — For King & Country

“Thy Will” — Hillary Scott & the Scott Family


BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM

“Better Together” — Gaither Vocal Band

“Nature's Symphony In 432” — The Isaacs

“Hymns” — Joey+Rory


BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE

"Ain't No Man” — The Avett Brothers

“Wreck You” — Lori McKenna


BEST AMERICANA ALBUM

“True Sadness” — The Avett Brothers

“This Is Where I Live” — William Bell

“The Cedar Creek Sessions” — Kris Kristofferson

“The Bird & the Rifle” — Lori McKenna

“Kid Sister” — The Time Jumpers


BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM

“Original Traditional” — Blue Highway

“Burden Bearer” — Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

“The Hazel and Alice Sessions” — Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands

“North By South” — Claire Lynch

“Coming Home” — O'Connor Band With Mark O'Connor


BEST RECORDING PACKAGE

Reckless Kelly's “Sunset Motel” — Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors


BEST ALBUM NOTES

“The Complete Monument & Columbia Albums Collection” — Mikal Gilmore, album notes writer (Kris Kristofferson)


BEST MUSIC FILM

“American Saturday Night: Live From the Grand Ole Opry” — George J. Flanigen IV, video director; John Burke & Lindsey Clark, video producers




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