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Chris Stapleton stopped by Beaver Creek en route to a 2015 Grammy nomination.\u00a0 Country music could have a big night at the Grammys.\u00a0<\/i>Chris Stapleton’s<\/b> Traveller<\/i> is up for Album of the Year<\/i>, Sam Hun<\/b>t is a contender for Best New Artist<\/i> and Little Big Town’<\/b>s “Girl Crush” gets a nod for Song of the Year<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Here are the nominees in the country-specific categories.<\/p>\n
Best Country Solo Performance<\/b>
\n\u2022 “Burning House” – Cam<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\n\u2022 “Traveller” – Chris Stapleton<\/b>
\n\u2022 “Little Toy Guns” – Carrie Underwood<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/b>
\n\u2022 “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” – Keith Urban<\/b>
\n\u2022 “Chances Are” –\u00a0Lee Ann Womack<\/b><\/p>\n
Best Country Duo\/Group Performance<\/b>
\n\u2022 “Stay a Little Longer” –\u00a0Brothers Osborne<\/b>
\n\u2022 “If I Needed You” –\u00a0 Joey and Rory<\/b>
\n\u2022 “The Drive” –\u00a0Charles Kelley<\/b>, Dierks Bentley<\/b> and\u00a0Eric Pasla<\/b>y
\n\u2022 “Girl Crush” –\u00a0Little Big Town<\/b>
\n\u2022 “Lonely Tonight” –\u00a0Blake Shelton<\/b> featuring Ashley Monroe<\/b><\/p>\n
Best Country Song (songwriters award, artist in parentheses)<\/b>
\n\u2022 “Chances Are” –\u00a0Hayes Carll<\/b>, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack)
\n\u2022 “Diamond Rings and Old Barstools” –\u00a0Barry Dean<\/b>, Luke\u00a0Laird<\/b> and\u00a0Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
\n\u2022 “Girl Crush” – Hillary Lindsey<\/b>, Lori McKenna<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Liz Rose<\/b>, songwriters (Little Big Town)
\n\u2022 \u201cHold My Hand\u201d – Brandy Clark<\/b> and Mark Stephen Jones<\/b>, songwriters (Brandy Clark)
\n\u2022\u00a0\u201cTraveller\u201d – Chris Stapleton<\/b>, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)<\/p>\n
Best Country Album<\/b>
\n\u2022 Montevallo<\/i> – Sam Hunt<\/b>
\n\u2022 Pain Killer<\/i> –\u00a0Little Big Town\u00a0<\/b>
\n\u2022 The Blade<\/i> – Ashley Monroe<\/b>
\n\u2022 Pageant Material<\/i> –\u00a0Kacey Musgraves<\/b>
\n\u2022 Traveller\u00a0–<\/b><\/i>\u00a0Chris Stapleton<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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