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Post by travelrocks24 on Nov 28, 2017 9:12:29 GMT -5
From grammy.com: Best Country Solo Performance(For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.) • Body Like A Back Road, Sam Hunt • Losing You, Alison Krauss, Track from: Windy City • Tin Man, Miranda Lambert, Track from: The Weight Of These Wings • I Could Use A Love Song, Maren Morris, Track from: Hero • Either Way, Chris Stapleton, Track from: From A Room: Volume 1 Best Country Duo/Group Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.) • It Ain't My Fault, Brothers Osborne, Track from: Pawn Shop • My Old Man, Zac Brown Band, Track from: Welcome Home • You Look Good, Lady Antebellum, Track from: Heart Break • Better Man, Little Big Town, Track from: The Breaker • Drinkin' Problem, Midland, Track from: On The Rocks 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.) • Better Man, Taylor Swift, songwriter (Little Big Town), Track from: The Breaker • Body Like A Back Road, Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Sam Hunt) • Broken Halos, Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton), Track from: From A Room: Volume 1 • Drinkin’ Problem, Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne & Mark Wystrach, songwriters (Midland) • Tin Man, Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall, songwriters (Miranda Lambert), Track from: The Weight Of These Wings Best Country Album(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country recordings.) • Cosmic Hallelujah, Kenny Chesney • Heart Break, Lady Antebellum • The Breaker, Little Big Town • Life Changes, Thomas Rhett • From A Room: Volume 1, Chris Stapleton More (from other genres) can be found here: www.grammy.com/grammys/news/60th-grammy-awards-full-nominees-list#General
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Post by Troublemaker on Nov 28, 2017 9:34:26 GMT -5
Not surprised Either way got nominated. The first time I heard it I immediately knew that was why it was released as a single, radio was an afterthought
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Post by recordyear on Nov 28, 2017 9:43:31 GMT -5
The album nomination though... Also Brothers Osborne has 3rd nomination in three consecutive years! (Thought 21 Summer had no nomination by looking at Wikipedia)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2017 10:00:23 GMT -5
I really hope Alison Krauss wins for Best Solo song. "Losing You" is such a gem.
Also what an underwhelming group for album of the year, besides Chris Stapleton's perfect album. None of the rest are that good. Maybe Little Big Town, that album is decent but besides that I don't see anything else.
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Post by fearlessarrow on Nov 28, 2017 10:43:49 GMT -5
I get that "Body Like a Back Road" was a super mega hit but what in the world is that song doing in Best Country Song?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2017 10:47:46 GMT -5
How did BLABR manage to get Best Country Song? Easily the worst written "country" song of the last few years. Unfortunately, Solo Performance isn't a huge shock, even though it has no business being in a performance category either. I just can't believe that crap was nominated.
And Miranda excluded from Country Album, is probably the biggest shock of all.
Also very happy for Reba getting a nomination in Best Roots Gospel Album (something like that)! Here's hoping for a win!
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Post by onebuffalo on Nov 28, 2017 11:05:52 GMT -5
Can we get all the nominees on the first post? Thanks.
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Post by travelrocks24 on Nov 28, 2017 11:20:44 GMT -5
Can we get all the nominees on the first post? Thanks. I thought about that, but I didn't want to make the initial post so long and someone added the other two categories. I tried to clean it up in MS Word and copy and paste from there, so some space was removed which helps a little.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2017 12:51:11 GMT -5
I'll make my predictions. They may or may not be final, so we'll see if I change them.
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
What I Want: "Either Way" or "Tin Man" What I Think: "Either Way"
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
What I Want: "Drinkin' Problem" What I Think: "Better Man"
Best Country Song:
“Better Man” — Taylor Swift, songwriter (Little Big Town) “Body Like A Back Road” — Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Sam Hunt) “Broken Halos” — Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton) “Drinkin’ Problem” — Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne & Mark Wystrach, songwriters (Midland) “Tin Man” — Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
What I Want: "Tin Man" What I Think: "Better Man"
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
What I Want: From A Room: Volume 1 What I Think: From A Room: Volume 1
Let me know what you think.
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Post by tryexp on Nov 28, 2017 14:14:11 GMT -5
I get that "Body Like a Back Road" was a super mega hit but what in the world is that song doing in Best Country Song? Exactly what I came here to post. Can't argue with song part, but "Country" and "best" are not words that I would use to qualify Body like a back road. I hope Tin Man gets one of the two that it's nominated for.
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Post by MilesW1998 on Nov 28, 2017 14:16:48 GMT -5
Betting 10 bucks that BLABR wins Best Country song, even if it's not "best" or even remotely "country"
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Post by The Brazilian Guy 🇧🇷 on Nov 28, 2017 14:50:37 GMT -5
Really underwhelming selection for Best Country Album.
Miranda was shockingly snubbed just like Eric Church last year (who was also one of the favorites to win)
Really happy by Midland's 2 nominations! Really rooting for them! Was their album eligible?? It's tragic to see such weak records nominated when great ones got snubbed...
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Post by onebuffalo on Nov 28, 2017 14:59:00 GMT -5
Really underwhelming selection for Best Country Album. Miranda was shockingly snubbed just like Eric Church last year (who was also one of the favorites to win) Really happy by Midland's 2 nominations! Really rooting for them! Was their album eligible?? It's tragic to see such weak records nominated when great ones got snubbed... For what it's worth, On The Rocks was released in September.
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Post by northwestfan on Nov 28, 2017 15:22:19 GMT -5
Very odd that Keith Urban was completely shut out. He's won so many awards recently for Blue Ain't Your Color and for his album Ripcord and he's always been a Grammy favorite, I'm really shocked.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2017 15:34:13 GMT -5
^He was nominated multiple times last year, for BAYC and Ripcord, and he submitted "The Fighter" last year. Not eligible.
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Post by BackwoodsBarbie on Nov 28, 2017 16:58:41 GMT -5
The first thing that I noticed is Alison Krauss being nominated in Best Country Solo Performance category. Losing You in my second favourite from Windy City album and I'm really happy that she got nominated. I hope that either she or Miranda wins this award.
I'm also happy that Midland is nominated in two categories although I doubt they will win anything.
Nominations for Best Country Album are probably a joke?? I mean LBT, LA end even Thomas Rhett are nominated and Miranda is not?? People who are responsible for nominations must be deaf.
No really WTF Life Changes is nominated and The Weight of These Wings is not??
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Post by someguy on Nov 28, 2017 18:50:40 GMT -5
I'm shocked at no "Weight Of These Wings", but overall these nominations aren't bad. I could see Miranda for song, Sam for solo, LBT for group, Chris for album (and Reba for gospel).
I'm also a little surprised at no general field nominations this year. I thought Miranda, "Body Like A Back Road", "Better Man" and a BNA slot were all possible.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on Nov 28, 2017 20:50:21 GMT -5
The nominations this year as a whole are atrocious so I am 0% surprised to see the same result in the country nominations. Cosmic Hallelujah over The Weight of These Wings? Who the hell decided that was a good idea!? Probably won't be watching this year with how bad all of the nominations are. Depends on who ends up performing, but I do not have high hopes for performances at this point...
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Post by .indulgecountry on Nov 28, 2017 21:26:23 GMT -5
Miranda Lambert being snubbed in the Album category is a disgrace. She should've won that award. Ugh. But at least she got several nods for "Tin Man," deservedly so.
Happy to see Maren Morris get in there with ICUALS and the fanfare for "Better Man" is welcome. Would love to see Taylor Swift up there accepting that one like we could've gotten on the CMAs had she been there.
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Post by dm2081 on Nov 28, 2017 21:35:08 GMT -5
What the hell is Cosmic Hallelujah doing in best album category? That's the worst album Kenny has put out in my opinion. And wasn't Lady Antebellum's new album met with rather like warm reviews? What a mess of a category, although I admit it's been a weak year for albums.
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Post by vann on Nov 28, 2017 21:46:07 GMT -5
I wasnt expecting Lady A be nominated for "Album of the Year" although I am more used to it now I dont think they can get it and for Group I believe its gonna be Little Big Town.
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Post by seak05 on Nov 28, 2017 22:01:52 GMT -5
The best country albums noms are just ridiculous. Forgetting Miranda's 1000x better albums exist than LA's (slight exaggeration), in terms of both sales and critical reception. It's just such a huh?
The biggest snub though is the lack of nominations for Rhiannon Giddens Freedom Highway
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Post by gonecountry on Nov 28, 2017 23:10:42 GMT -5
Album of the Year nominations are a shit storm for the most part. Lady Antebellum? Not that I'm a huge fan, but really no Miranda nomination for what was a highly regarded album?
There are so many great albums released in the last year, particularly on smaller labels. Aaron Watson Vaquero for one.
Each year, these awards get more irrelevant to me...
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Post by Naos on Nov 29, 2017 0:29:04 GMT -5
Well, here's what I want, not necessarily what I think is going to win.
Best Country Solo Performance: "Losing You" by Alison Krauss Best Country Duo/Group Performance: "It Ain't My Fault" by Brothers Osborne Best Country Song: Better Man (Taylor Swift) by Little Big Town Best Country Album: 'Life Changes' by Thomas Rhett
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Post by Naos on Nov 29, 2017 0:32:21 GMT -5
The first thing that I noticed is Alison Krauss being nominated in Best Country Solo Performance category. Losing You in my second favourite from Windy City album and I'm really happy that she got nominated. I hope that either she or Miranda wins this award. I'm also happy that Midland is nominated in two categories although I doubt they will win anything. Nominations for Best Country Album are probably a joke?? I mean LBT, LA end even Thomas Rhett are nominated and Miranda is not?? People who are responsible for nominations must be deaf. No really WTF Life Changes is nominated and The Weight of These Wings is not?? Regarding Thomas Rhett, I think his album had an overall bigger impact on the charts. Not saying it should have been nominated, but that's probably why.
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Post by BackwoodsBarbie on Nov 29, 2017 0:58:04 GMT -5
The first thing that I noticed is Alison Krauss being nominated in Best Country Solo Performance category. Losing You in my second favourite from Windy City album and I'm really happy that she got nominated. I hope that either she or Miranda wins this award. I'm also happy that Midland is nominated in two categories although I doubt they will win anything. Nominations for Best Country Album are probably a joke?? I mean LBT, LA end even Thomas Rhett are nominated and Miranda is not?? People who are responsible for nominations must be deaf. No really WTF Life Changes is nominated and The Weight of These Wings is not?? Regarding Thomas Rhett, I think his album had an overall bigger impact on the charts. Not saying it should have been nominated, but that's probably why. Aren't Grammys suppousee to reward quality? Because in previous years there were albums winning this award that had very little impact on charts. And if they wanted to nominate Rhett they also missed category because there is absolutely nothing country about his music....
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Post by Naos on Nov 29, 2017 1:06:53 GMT -5
Regarding Thomas Rhett, I think his album had an overall bigger impact on the charts. Not saying it should have been nominated, but that's probably why. Aren't Grammys suppousee to reward quality? Because in previous years there were albums winning this award that had very little impact on charts. And if they wanted to nominate Rhett they also missed category because there is absolutely nothing country about his music.... The Grammys based on quality? Considering all the Grammys that where won when songs/albums sucked? Nah. And no, he's promoted to country radio, he's on the country music charts, especially since he was more country in his earlier years, and 'Life Changes' is a pop country album as a whole. Pop country is still country.
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Post by born on Nov 29, 2017 1:07:05 GMT -5
The Miranda snub is indeed shocking cause some people predicted it would even get an AOTY nod.
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Post by BackwoodsBarbie on Nov 29, 2017 1:29:52 GMT -5
Aren't Grammys suppousee to reward quality? Because in previous years there were albums winning this award that had very little impact on charts. And if they wanted to nominate Rhett they also missed category because there is absolutely nothing country about his music.... The Grammys based on quality? Considering all the Grammys that where won when songs/albums sucked? Nah. And no, he's promoted to country radio, he's on the country music charts, especially since he was more country in his earlier years, and 'Life Changes' is a pop country album as a whole. Pop country is still country. Grammy Award for Best Country Album is awarded for quality albums in the country music genre. That's the official description of this award. There is nothing country about Rhett music now... And the fact that he is promoted to country radio and actually getting airplay there tells more about the state of country radio than Rhett being country singer. His music has more influences from other genres than from country and based on the fact who is considered country-pop singer now and was in the past he don't fit into this category...
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Post by bboat11 on Nov 29, 2017 1:34:38 GMT -5
The Grammys based on quality? Considering all the Grammys that where won when songs/albums sucked? Nah. And no, he's promoted to country radio, he's on the country music charts, especially since he was more country in his earlier years, and 'Life Changes' is a pop country album as a whole. Pop country is still country. Grammy Award for Best Country Album is awarded for quality albums in the country music genre. That's the official description of this award. There is nothing country about Rhett music now... And the fact that he is promoted to country radio and actually getting airplay there tells more about the state of country radio than Rhett being country singer. His music has more influences from other genres than from country and based on the fact who is considered country-pop singer now and was in the past he don't fit into this category... But the fact that his album is marketed as country means that it is going to be nominated for country awards, regardless of any sort of qualitative judgement from listeners like us. That's why Reba's gospel album is nominated in the Gospel category rather than country, despite the fact that it is very country-sounding (probably the most country-sounding release she has put out in the 2010s, if we're being honest!) and could easily be placed in the country category. If Thomas ever officially markets music to pop, then it will make sense to nominate him for pop awards.
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