Nashville!

Looks like a fair number of country music artists got some Grammy nominations today!

Grammy Nominations in Country Categories

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or tracks only.)

• “Simple Love”
  Alison Krauss
  Track from: A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection
• “Famous in a Small Town”
  Miranda Lambert
  Track from: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
• “Nothin’ Better to Do”
  LeAnn Rimes
• “Before He Cheats”
  Carrie Underwood
  Track from: Some Hearts
• “Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love”
  Trisha Yearwood

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or tracks only.)

• “Long Trip Alone”
  Dierks Bentley
  Track from: Long Trip Alone
• “A Woman’s Love”
  Alan Jackson
  Track from: Like Red on a Rose
• “If You’re Reading This”
  Tim McGraw
  Track from: Let It Go
• “Give It Away”
  George Strait
  Track from: It Just Comes Natural
• “Stupid Boy”
  Keith Urban
  Track from: Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Thing

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• “Proud of the House We Built”
  Brooks & Dunn
• “How Long”
  The Eagles
• “Moments”
  Emerson Drive
  Track from: Countrified
• “Lucky Man”
  Montgomery Gentry
  Track from: Some People Change
• “Sweet Memories”
  The Time Jumpers
  Track from: Jumpin’ Time

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• “Days Aren’t Long Enough”
  Steve Earle and Allison Moorer
  Track from: Washington Square Serenade
• “Because of You”
  Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson
• “I Need You”
  Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
  Track from: Let It Go
• “Lost Highway”
  Willie Nelson and Ray Price
  Track from: Last of the Breed
• “Oh Love”
  Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood
  Track from: 5th Gear

Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• “Little Monk”
  Russ Barenberg
  Track from: When at Last
• “Mucky the Duck”
  The Greencards
  Track from: Viridian
• “Throttleneck”
  Brad Paisley
  Track from: 5th Gear
• “Rawhide!”
  Andy Statman
  Track from: East Flatbush Blues
• “Fidoodlin’”
  The Time Jumpers
  Track from: Jumpin’ Time

Best Country Music Song
(Awarded to songwriters.)

• “Before He Cheats”
  Songwriters: Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins
  Recorded by: Carrie Underwood
  Track from: Some Hearts
• “Give It Away”
  Songwriters: Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon and Jamey Johnson
  Recorded by: George Strait
  Track from: It Just Comes Natural
• “I Need You”
  Songwriters: Tony Lane and David Lee
  Recorded by: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
  Track from: Let It Go
• “If You’re Reading This”
  Songwriters: Tim McGraw, Brad Warren and Brett Warren
  Recorded by: Tim McGraw
  Track from: Let It Go
• “Long Trip Alone”
  Songwriters: Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley and Steve Bogard
  Recorded by: Dierks Bentley
  Track from: Long Trip Alone

Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Long Trip Alone
  Dierks Bentley
• These Days
  Vince Gill
• Let It Go
  Tim McGraw
• 5th Gear
  Brad Paisley
• It Just Comes Natural
  George Strait

Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Cherryholmes II Black and White
  Cherryholmes
• Lefty’s Old Guitar
  J. D. Crowe & the New South
• The Bluegrass Diaries
  Jim Lauderdale
• Scenechronized
  Seldom Scene
• Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular
  Tony Trischka

Best Traditional Folk Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Try Me One More Time
  David Bromberg
• Let Us Now Praise Sleepy John
  Peter Case
• Banjo Talkin’
  Cathy Fink
• Dirt Farmer
  Levon Helm
• Charlie Louvin
  Charlie Louvin

Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• The Calling
  Mary Chapin Carpenter
• My Name Is Buddy
  Ry Cooder
• Washington Square Serenade
  Steve Earle
• Children Running Through
  Patty Griffin
• Orphans
  Tom Waits