{"id":1303522,"date":"2019-02-10T21:23:49","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T04:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1802851"},"modified":"2019-02-10T21:23:49","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T04:23:49","slug":"grammy-awards-the-speeches-the-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/grammy-awards-the-speeches-the-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammy Awards: The Speeches & The Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span> 6m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

The best part of the Grammy Awards isn\u2019t always who wins what. Sometimes it\u2019s the performances and the acceptances speeches that really steal the show.<\/p>\n

That was the case for country and Americana music on Sunday night (Feb. 10) when the show aired live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Kacey Musgraves<\/a> \u2014 the country darling of the entire night \u2014 was one of the first country artists to perform on the show. She took the stage in an understated white gown, and sang her latest single \u201cRainbow\u201d with only her piano player (and producer and songwriter) \u2014 Ian Fitchuk \u2014 backing her.<\/p>\n

Musgraves also took the lead in the tribute to Dolly Parton<\/a>. She and Katy Perry first shared the stage for Parton\u2019s \u201cHere You Come Again\u201d (1977). Parton joined them on the song she\u2019s performed countless times. Then Miley Cyrus joined Parton \u2014 her godmother \u2014 for the oft-covered \u201cJolene\u201d (1973). As that song ended, Maren Morris<\/a> walked onstage to share vocals with Parton and Cyrus on \u201cAfter the Gold Rush,\u201d a Neil Young song that Parton had on the Trio II<\/em> album she made with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris. Little Big Town<\/a> then joined Parton on a new song, \u201cRed Shoes,\u201d from the Dumplin\u2019<\/em> soundtrack. And everyone \u2014 Parton, Musgraves, Perry, Cyrus, Morris and Little Big Town \u2014 came together for \u201c9 to 5\u201d from 1980 to close out the memorable medley.<\/p>\n

Dan + Shay<\/a>, who\u2019d won the Grammy for best country duo\/group performance for their \u201cTequila\u201d earlier in the day, had a chance to share the winning ballad with the world on the coveted stage. With Dan Smyers on guitar, Shay Mooney on piano, and a six-piece string section, the duo represented the genre flawlessly.<\/p>\n

Brandi Carlile<\/a> performed her Grammy-winning \u201cThe Joke\u201d near the end of the show, and the powerful you-do-you anthem was met with standing ovations from nearly everyone in nearly every genre, from Maren Morris to Post Malone.<\/p>\n

Throughout the televised broadcast and the non-televised Premiere Ceremony that took place before the show started, country and Americana artists collected armfuls of awards. And you could hear the sincerity, emotion and humility in their voices when they went onstage to accept the gilded gramophone.<\/p>\n

Musgraves, who won for her latest album Golden Hour<\/em>, looked visibly stunned as she made the walk up the stage steps. \u201cI never dreamed that this record would be met with such love, such warmth, such positivity. It seriously means the world to me. I love country music with everything that I am,\u201d she said, \u201cand I\u2019m very proud to be able to share my version of that with the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier, when Musgraves\u2019 \u201cSpace Cowboy\u201d was crowned best country song, she wasn\u2019t able to pick up that award herself. So her co-writers Shane McAnally and Luke Laird did so on her behalf. \u201cHonestly, Kacey is one of the greatest songwriters and artists of our generation, and just to sit in the room with her is an honor,\u201d McAnally said. \u201cShe came in with this incredible idea, and we felt like we had just been given the greatest gift.\u201d Laird echoed that sentiment. \u201cI feel truly blessed to have the opportunity every day to get to be creative for a living. I also have to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,\u201d he said, \u201cbecause I\u2019m fully convinced that without a creator there would be no creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dan + Shay\u2019s first Grammy win was awarded before the show, and after thanking a long list of collaborators and supporters, Mooney admitted he was in shock. \u201cI can\u2019t believe this just happened. I\u2019m a little bit blown away. And I might be about to pass out. This is an incredible honor,\u201d he said. Smyers added that he could feel the love from his Music City brethren. \u201cThat\u2019s the beautiful thing about Nashville and about country music: we\u2019re all a family, we all root for each other,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Brandi Carlile won three Grammys during the show before the show, and she had many people to thank. During one trip up to the stage, for best American roots song for \u201cThe Joke,\u201d Carlile shared a story from her past that shed light on why this particular brand of music matters so much to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmericana music is the island of the misfit toys,\u201d Carlile explained. \u201cI am such a misfit. It is this music that has shaped my life and made me who I am. And even given me my family. I came out of the closet at 15 years old, when I was in high school. And I can assure you that I was never invited to any parties, and never got to attend a dance.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be embraced by this enduring and loving community has been the dance of a lifetime,\u201d she said. \u201cThank you for being my island.\u201d<\/p>\n

See the complete list of country, folk and Americana winners here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Alison makes her living loving country music. She’s based in Chicago, but she’s always leaving her heart in Nashville.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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