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Female Artists Dominate Grammy Country Categories

November 24, 2020/by Jessica Nicholson

Miranda Lambert

Female artists dominate in this year’s Grammy country categories, represented in all five nominee spots for Best Country Album.

Ingrid Andress, Brandy Clark, Miranda Lambert, group Little Big Town and Ashley McBryde are all nominated in the Best Country Album category, while female artists earn three of the five nominations for Best Country Solo Performance (Clark for “Who You Thought I Was,” Mickey Guyton for “Black Like Me,” and Lambert for “Bluebird”).

Guyton also makes history with her nomination, as the first Black female solo artist to earn a Grammy nomination in a country category (the Pointer Sisters previously won Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for “Fairytale” in 1974).

Songs recorded (and co-written) by female artists also earned four of the five slots in the Best Country Song category. Lambert, Natalie Hemby and Luke Dick are nominated for Lambert’s “Bluebird,” while Maren Morris, Laura Veltz and Jimmy Robbins are nominated for their work on Morris’ “The Bones.” Group The Highwomen‘s “Crowded Table,” penned by Brandi Carlile, Hemby and Lori McKenna, is nominated, as is “More Hearts Than Mine” recorded by Andress and co-written by Andress with Sam Ellis and Derrick Southerland.

Of note, Old Dominion also picked up their first two Grammy nominations this year, with “Some People Do” earning Best Country Duo/Group Performance and Best Country Song nominations (the song was written by Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey, and Thomas Rhett).

Lambert and Andress have three nominations each, with Lambert earning a nod for Best Country Album (Wildcard), Best Country Solo Performance (“Bluebird”) and Best Country Song (“Bluebird”), while Andress is up for the all-genre Best New Artist honor, Best Country Song (“More Hearts Than Mine”) and Best Country Album (Lady Like).

Best Country Solo Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.

  • “Stick That In Your Country Song”
    Eric Church
  • “Who You Thought I Was”
    Brandy Clark
  • “When My Amy Prays”
    Vince Gill
  • “Black Like Me”
    Mickey Guyton
  • “Bluebird”
    Miranda Lambert

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.

  • “All Night”
    Brothers Osborne
  • “10,000 Hours”
    Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
  • “Ocean”
    Lady A
  • “Sugar Coat”
    Little Big Town
  • “Some People Do”
    Old Dominion

Best Country Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

  • “Bluebird”
    Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
  • “The Bones”
    Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
  • “Crowded Table”
    Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)
  • “More Hearts Than Mine”
    Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis & Derrick Southerland, songwriters (Ingrid Andress)
  • “Some People Do”
    Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Old Dominion)

Best Country Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country recordings.

  • LADY LIKE
    Ingrid Andress
  • YOUR LIFE IS A RECORD
    Brandy Clark
  • WILDCARD
    Miranda Lambert
  • NIGHTFALL
    Little Big Town
  • NEVER WILL
    Ashley McBryde
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Jessica Nicholson serves as the Managing Editor for MusicRow magazine. Her previous music journalism experience includes work with Country Weekly magazine and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) magazine. She holds a BBA degree in Music Business and Marketing from Belmont University. She welcomes your feedback at [email protected].
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