Country Nominees For 2026 Grammy Awards Announced
on Nov 07, 2025
See Every Country Artist Nominated At The 2026 Grammy Awards
On Friday, November 7, the nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards were announced, and this year, there are two brand-new awards.
Earlier this year, the Recording Academy confirmed that they were going to add two categories, one for Best Traditional Country Album and another for Best Album Cover.
With these additions, there are now five country-specific categories. Since Best Album Cover is open to all genres, country artists will also have a chance to win a sixth award, giving them more opportunities to take home a Grammy than the genre has seen in decades.
The remaining country categories include Best Country Solo Performance, Best Country Duo/Group Performance, Best Country Song, and Best Country Album.
See every 2026 nominee in those categories below.
Best Traditional Country Album
- Dollar A Day – Charley Crockett
- American Romance – Lukas Nelson
- Oh What a Beautiful World – Willie Nelson
- Hard Headed Woman – Margo Price
- Ain’t In It For My Health – Zach Top
Best Country Solo Performance
This award goes to new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.
- “Nose on the Grindstone” – Tyler Childers
- “Good News” – Shaboozey
- “Bad as I Used to Be [From “F1 The Movie”]”
- “I Never Lie” – Zach Top
- “Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
This award goes to new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.
- “A Song to Sing” — Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton
- “Trailblazer” — Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson
- “Love Me Like You Used to Do” — Margo Price & Tyler Childers
- “Amen” — Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
- “Honky Tonk Hall of Fame” — George Strait, Chris Stapleton
Best Country Song
This is 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.
- “Bitin’ List” — Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
- “Good News” — Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman & Jacob Torrey, songwriters (Shaboozey)
- “I Never Lie” — Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top, songwriters (Zach Top)
- “Somewhere Over Laredo” — Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson)
- “A Song to Sing” — Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton)
Best Contemporary Country Album
- Pattern – Kelsea Ballerini
- Snipe Hunter – Tyler Childers
- Evangeline vs. the Machine – Eric Church
- Beautifully Broken – Jelly Roll
- Postcards From Texas – Miranda Lambert
At last year’s ceremony, the Best Country Album category sparked plenty of discussion and reactions from viewers.
R&B singer Beyoncé won for her debut country album, Cowboy Carter. Not only was she the most nominated throughout the night, but her win also broke a record, making her the artist with the most Grammy Awards in the history of the Recording Academy.
The 68th Annual Grammy Awards will take place on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
