De genomineerden voor een Grammy Award zijn weer bekendgemaakt. In het country genre is Chris Stapleton de topscorer met 3 nominaties.
Hieronder een overzicht van de genomineerden in de categorieën country, americana, bluegrass en roots music:
Best Country Solo Performance
- “Body Like A Back Road”—Sam Hunt
- “Losing You”—Alison Krauss
- “Tin Man”—Miranda Lambert
- “I Could Use A Love Song”—Maren Morris
- “Either Way”—Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- “It Ain’t My Fault”—Brothers Osborne
- “My Old Man”—Zac Brown Band
- “You Look Good”—Lady Antebellum
- “Better Man”—Little Big Town
- “Drinkin’ Problem”—Midland
Best Country Song (awarded to songwriters)
- “Better Man”—Taylor Swift (Little Big Town)
- “Body Like A Back Road”—Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne (Sam Hunt)
- “Broken Halos”—Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton (Chris Stapleton)
- “Drinkin’ Problem”—Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne & Mark Wystrach (Midland)
- “Tin Man”—Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall (Miranda Lambert)
Best Country Album
- “Cosmic Hallelujah”—Kenny Chesney
- “Heart Break”—Lady Antebellum
- “The Breaker”—Little Big Town
- “Life Changes”—Thomas Rhett
- “From A Room: Volume 1”—Chris Stapleton
Best Roots Gospel Album
- “The Best Of The Collingsworth Family – Volume 1”—The Collingsworth Family
- “Give Me Jesus”—Larry Cordle
- “Resurrection”—Joseph Habedank
- “Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope”—Reba McEntire
- “Hope For All Nations”—Karen Peck & New River
Best American Roots Performance
- “Killer Diller Blues”—Alabama Shakes
- “Let My Mother Live”—Blind Boys Of Alabama
- “Arkansas Farmboy”—Glen Campbell
- “Steer Your Way”—Leonard Cohen
- “I Never Cared For You”—Alison Krauss
Best American Roots Song (awarded to songwriters)
- “Cumberland Gap”—David Rawlings & Gillian Welch (David Rawlings)
- “I Wish You Well”—Raul Malo & Alan Miller (The Mavericks)
- “If We Were Vampires”—Jason Isbell (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit)
- “It Ain’t Over Yet”—Rodney Crowell (Rodney Crowell Featuring Rosanne Cash & John Paul White)
- “My Only True Friend”—Gregg Allman & Scott Sharrard (Gregg Allman)
Best Americana Album
- “Southern Blood”—Gregg Allman
- “Shine On Rainy Day”—Brent Cobb
- “Beast Epic”—Iron & Wine
- “The Nashville Sound”—Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
- “Brand New Day”—The Mavericks
Best Bluegrass Album
- “Fiddler’s Dream”—Michael Cleveland
- “Laws Of Gravity”—The Infamous Stringdusters
- “Original”—Bobby Osborne
- “Universal Favorite”—Noam Pikelny
- “All The Rage: In Concert Volume One [Live]”—Rhonda Vincent And The Rage
De winnaars worden op 28 januari op Madison Square Garden in New York City bekendgemaakt.
