Thursday, December 4, 2008

Grammy Nods Are In

Grammy nominations came out last night. Biggest prop to country music was finding Lady Antebellum in the Best New Artist all-genre category. Jamey Johnson did pretty well, and George Strait leads the pack. The awards will be given out on February 8th. Here are the country nominees:

Best Female Country Vocal Performance

Martina McBride - "For These Times"
LeAnn Rimes - "What I Cannot Change"
Carrie Underwood - "Last Name"
Lee Ann Womack - "Last Call"
Trisha Yearwood - "This Is Me You're Talking To"

Best Male Country Vocal Performance

Trace Adkins - "You're Gonna Miss This"
Jamey Johnson - "In Color"
James Otto - "Just Got Started Lovin' You"
Brad Paisley - "Letter To Me"
George Strait - "Troubadour"

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

Brooks & Dunn - "God Must Be Busy"
Lady Antebellum - "Love Don't Live Here"
Rascal Flatts - "Every Day"
The SteelDrivers - "Blue Side of the Mountain"
Sugarland - "Stay"

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals

Kenny Chesney & George Strait - "Shiftwork"
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - "Killing The Blues"
George Strait & Patty Loveless - "House of Cash"
Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town - "Life In A Northern Town"
Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban - "Let The Wind Chase You"

Best Country Instrumental Performance

Cherryholmes - "Sumatra"
Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green - "Two Small Cars in Rome"
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones - "Sleigh Ride"
Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby - "Is This America? (Katrina 2005)"
Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner - "Cluster Pluck"

Best Country Song
(songwriter's award)

"Dig Two Graves" - Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan (Randy Travis)
"I Saw God Today" - Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby (George Strait)
"In Color" - Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto (Jamey Johnson)
"Stay" - Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland)
"You're Gonna Miss This" - Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller (Trace Adkins)

Best Country Album


Jamey Johnson - That Lonesome Song
Patty Loveless - Sleepless Nights
George Strait - Troubadour
Randy Travis - Around The Bend
Trisha Yearwood - Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love

Best New Artist

Lady Antebellum
Adele
Duffy
Jonas Brothers
Jazmine Sullivan

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