Chris Stapleton stopped by Beaver Creek en route to a 2015 Grammy nomination. Country music could have a big night at the Grammys. Chris Stapleton’s Traveller is up for Album of the Year, Sam Hunt is a contender for Best New Artist and Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush” gets a nod for Song of the Year.
Here are the nominees in the country-specific categories.
Best Country Solo Performance
• “Burning House” – Cam
• “Traveller” – Chris Stapleton
• “Little Toy Guns” – Carrie Underwood
• “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” – Keith Urban
• “Chances Are” – Lee Ann Womack
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
• “Stay a Little Longer” – Brothers Osborne
• “If I Needed You” – Joey and Rory
• “The Drive” – Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley and Eric Paslay
• “Girl Crush” – Little Big Town
• “Lonely Tonight” – Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe
Best Country Song (songwriters award, artist in parentheses)
• “Chances Are” – Hayes Carll, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack)
• “Diamond Rings and Old Barstools” – Barry Dean, Luke Laird and Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
• “Girl Crush” – Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
• “Hold My Hand” – Brandy Clark and Mark Stephen Jones, songwriters (Brandy Clark)
• “Traveller” – Chris Stapleton, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)
Best Country Album
• Montevallo – Sam Hunt
• Pain Killer – Little Big Town
• The Blade – Ashley Monroe
• Pageant Material – Kacey Musgraves
• Traveller – Chris Stapleton
