Tanya Tucker, Reba McEntire, Pistol Annies, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill and Dolly Parton are among the country nominees for the 2020 Grammy Awards, which were announced Wednesday morning (Nov. 20).
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Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus earned nominations for Record of the Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video for "Old Town Road," while Lil Nas X was nominated for Best New Artist and Album of the Year for 7.
Tanya Tucker earned four nominations: Song of the Year, Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for "Bring My Flowers Now" and Best Country Album for While I'm Livin'.
Rounding out the Best Country Album category are Eric Church (for Deserpate Man), Reba McEntire (for Stronger Than the Truth), Pistol Annies (for Interstate Gospel) and Thomas Rhett (for Center Point Road).
Reigning CMA New Artist of the Year Ashley McBryde was nominated for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for "Girl Goin' Nowhere," while Tyler Childers earns his first Grammy nomination with his Best Country Solo Performance for "All Your'n."
In addition to her nominations for her work in the Pistol Annies, Miranda Lambert earned a nomination for Best Country Song for "It All Comes Out in the Wash."
Americana artist Yola earns four nominations: Best New Artist, Best Americana Album, Best American Roots Song and Best American Roots Performance.
Country singer-songwriters Lori McKenna, Natalie Hemby and Hillary Lindsey earned a Song of the Year nomination for their Lady Gaga co-write "Always Remember Us This Way," Lady Gaga from the A Star is Born soundtrack. McKenna and Lindsay also nominated for Best Country Song for "It All Comes Out in the Wash," which they penned with Miranda Lambert and Liz Rose.
Additional country and Americana artists nominated this year include Dolly Parton (Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance / Song for "God Only Knows" with For King and Country and Best Song Written for Visual Media for "Girl in the Movies"), Vince Gill (Best American Roots Song for "I Don't Wanna Ride the Rails No More"), Our Native Daughters (Best American Roots Song for"Black Myself"), Willie Nelson (Best Country Solo Performance for "Ride Me Back Home"), Brooks & Dunn with Luke Combs (Best Country Duo/Group Performance for "Brand New Man") and Little Big Town (Best Country Duo/Group Performance for "The Daughters").
The 2020 Grammy Awards, hosted by Alicia Keys, will air on January 26 on CBS.
For a full list of country, Americana and bluegrass Grammy nominees, see below.
2020 Grammy Nominees (Country):
Best New Artist
Black Pumas
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Maggie Rogers
Rosalia
Tank and the Bangas
Yola
Song of the Year
"Always Remember Us This Way," Lady Gaga
"Bad Guy," Billie Eilish
"Bring My Flowers Now," Tanya Tucker
"Hard Place," H.E.R.
"Lover," Taylor Swift
"Norman F--king Rockwell," Lana Del Rey
"Someone You Loved," Lewis Capaldi
"Truth Hurts," Lizzo
Best Pop Duo / Group Performance
"Boyfriend," Ariana Grande and Social House
"Sucker," Jonas Brothers
"Old Town Road," Lil Nas X (Feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)
"Sunflower," Post Malone and Swae Lee
"Seniorita," Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
Best Pop Vocal Album
The Lion King: The Gift, Beyonce
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish
Thank U, Next, Ariana Grande
No. 6 Collaborations Project, Ed Sheeran
Lover, Taylor Swift
Record of the Year
"Hey Ma," Bon Iver
"Bad Guy," Billie Eilish
"Seven Rings," Ariana Grande
"Hard Place," H.E.R.
"Talk," Khalid
"Old Town Road," Lil Nas X (Feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)
"Truth Hurts," Lizzo
"Sunflower," Post Malone and Swae Lee
Album of the Year
i,i, Bon Iver
Norman F--king Rockwell, Lana Del Rey
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish
Thank U, Next, Ariana Grande
I Used to Know Her, H.E.R.
7, Lil Nas X
Cuz I Love You, Lizzo
Father of the Bride, Vampire Weekend
Best Country Album
Desperate Man, Eric Church
Stronger Than the Truth, Reba McEntire
Interstate Gospel, Pistol Annies
Center Point Road, Thomas Rhett
While I'm Livin', Tanya Tucker
Best Country Song (Awarded to Songwriters)
"Bring My Flowers Now," Tanya Tucker
"Girl Goin' Nowhere," Ashley McBryde
"It All Comes Out in the Wash," Miranda Lambert
"Some of It," Eric Church
"Speechless," Dan + Shay
Best Country Solo Performance
"All Your'n," Tyler Childers
"Girl Goin; Nowhere," Ashley McBryde
"Ride Me Back Home," Willie Nelson
"God's Country," Blake Shelton
"Bring My Flowers Now," Tanya Tucker
Best Country Duo / Group Performance
"Brand New Man," Brooks & Dunn With Luke Combs
"I Don't Remember Me (Before You)," Brothers Osborne
"Speechless," Dan + Shay
"The Daughters," Little Big Town
"Common," Maren Morris (Feat. Brandi Carlile)
Best Americana Album
Years to Burn, Calexico and Iron & Wine
Who Are You Now, Madison Cunningham
Oklahoma, Keb' Mo'
Tales of America, J.S. Ondara
Walk Through Fire, Yola
Best American Roots Song (Awarded to Songwriters)
"Black Myself," Our Native Daughters
"Call My Name," I'm With Her
"Crossing to Jerusalem," Rosanne Cash
"Faraway Look," Yola
"I Don't Wanna Ride the Rails No More," Vince Gill
Best American Roots Performance
"Saint Honesty," Sara Bareilles
"Father Mountain," Calexico and Iron & Wine
"I'm on My Way," Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi
"Call My Name," I'm With Her
"Faraway Look," Yola
Best Bluegrass Album
Tall Fiddler, Michael Cleveland
Live in Prague, Czech Republic, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Toil, Tears & Trouble, The Po' Ramblin' Boys
Royal Traveller, Missy Raines
If You Can't Stand the Heat, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Best Folk Album
My Finest Work Yet, Andrew Bird
Rearrange My Heart, Che Apalache
Patty Griffin, Patty Griffin
Evening Machines, Gregory Alan Isakov
Front Porch, Joy Williams
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance / Song
"Only Jesus," Casting Crowns
"God Only Knows," For King & Country and Dolly Parton
"Haven't Seen It Yet," Danny Gokey
"God's Not Done With You," Tauren Wells
"Rescue Story," Zach Williams
Best Contemporary Blues Album
This Land, Gary Clark Jr.
Venom & Faith, Larkin Poe
Brighter Days, Robert Randolph & the Family Band
Somebody Save Me, Sugaray Rayford
Keep On, Southern Avenue
Best Song Written for Visual Media
"The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy," Chris Stapleton
"Girl in the Movies," Dolly Parton
"I'll Never Love Again," Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
"Spirit," Beyonce
"Suspirium," Thom Yorke
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
The Lion King: The Songs, Various Artists
Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Various Artists
Rocketman, Taron Egerton
Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse, Various Artists
A Star Is Born, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
"All Night Long," Jacob Collier (Feat. Jules Buckley, Take 6 and Metropole Orkest)
"Jolene," Sara Gazarek
"Marry Me a Little," Cyrille Aimee
"Over the Rainbow," Trisha Yearwood
"12 Little Spells (Thoracic Spine)," Esperanza Spalding
Best Historical Album
The Girl From Chickasaw County -- The Complete Capitol Masters, Bobbie Gentry
The Great Comeback: Horowitz and Carnegie Hall, Vladimir Horowitz
Kankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music, 1980-1990, Various Artists
Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection, Pete Seeger
Woodstock: Back to the Garden -- The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive, Various Artists
Best Music Video
"We've Got to Try," The Chemical Brothers
"This Land," Gary Clark Jr.
"Cellophane," FKA Twigs
"Old Town Road," Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus
"Glad He's Gone," Tove Lo
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