The 2018 Grammy Awards air February 10th on ABC. Kacey Musgraves leads in the country music category, nominated for four trophies -- Best Solo Country Performance for "Butterflies" from her Golden Hour album, which is also up for Best Country Album, and Best Country Song for "Space Cowboy." Golden Hour is also in the running for the all-genre Album of the Year.
Maren Morris got three nominations. Chris Stapleton and Brothers Osborne got two nominations each. Luke Combs and Margo Price are nominated in the all-genre Best New Artist category.
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE:
- Loretta Lynn – “Wouldn't It Be Great?”
- Maren Morris – “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters”
- Kacey Musgraves – “Butterflies”
- Chris Stapleton – “Millionaire”
- Keith Urban – “Parallel Line”
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE:
- Brothers Osborne – “Shoot Me Straight”
- Dan + Shay – “Tequila”
- Little Big Town – “When Someone Stops Loving You”
- Maren Morris f/ Vince Gill – “Dear Hate”
- Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line – “Meant to Be”
BEST COUNTRY SONG: (Award goes to the songwriters)
- “Break Up in the End” - Jessie Jo Dillon, Chase McGill & Jon Nite (Cole Swindell)
- “Dear Hate” - Tom Douglas, David Hodges & Maren Morris (Maren Morris f/ Vince Gill)
- “I Lived It” - Rhett Akins, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley & Ben Hayslip (Blake Shelton)
- “Space Cowboy” - Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves (Kacey Musgraves)“
- Tequila” - Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds & Dan Smyers (Dan + Shay)
- “When Someone Stops Loving You” - Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill & Lori McKenna (Little Big Town)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM:
- Kelsea Ballerini - Unapologetically
- Brothers Osborne - Port Saint Joe
- Ashley McBryde - Girl Going Nowhere
- Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
- Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume 2