Nominees were announced for The Grammy Awards on last night's The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! CBS special.
Quite a few country stars have the chance to take home a trophy, includinng Lady Antebellum who received six nominations, Zac Brown Band and Miranda Lambert who, among others, scored multiple nods.
Excited to be involved with the Grammys, Miranda Lambert was the only country performer on the show last night, singing her current single, "Only Prettier."
She explained to L.A.'s Daily News, "This is kind of a cool thing for me, an introduction to this world. There's other great artists on the bill, and it's not just country, it's across the board for music genres, and I'm just glad to be here representing country music." She added, "Country music right now, we have a great name for ourselves, and we've all worked real hard to get it out there and make it cool and I think it's working, so I'm glad to be part of it."
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will air live on CBS from Staples Center in L.A. on Sunday, February `2, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
The following categories include country music Grammy nominees:
Album of the Year:
Lady Antebellum, Need You Now
Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
Eminem, Recovery
Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster
Katy Perry, Teenage Dream
Record of the Year:
Lady Antebellum, "Need You Now"
B.o.B Feat. Bruno Mars, "Nothin' on You"
Eminem Feat. Rihanna, "Love the Way You Lie"
Cee Lo Green "F--- You" (aka "Forget You")
Jay-Z Feat. Alicia Keys, "Empire State of Mind"
Song of the Year-A Songwriter(s) Award:
"The House That Built Me," Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
"Need You Now," Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
"Beg Steal Or Borrow," Ray LaMontagne, songwriter (Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs)
"F*** You (aka "Forget You")," Cee Lo Green, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Cee Lo Green)
"Love The Way You Lie," Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem Featuring Rihanna)
Best Female Country Vocal Performance:
"Satisfied," Jewel
"The House That Built Me," Miranda Lambert
"Swingin'," LeAnn Rimes
"Temporary Home," Carrie Underwood
"I'd Love To Be Your Last," Gretchen Wilson
Best Male Country Vocal Performance:
"Macon," Jamey Johnson
"Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)," Toby Keith
"Turning Home," David Nail
"'Til Summer Comes Around," Keith Urban
"Gettin' You Home," Chris Young
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:
"Free," Zac Brown Band
"Elizabeth," Dailey & Vincent
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
"Little White Church," Little Big Town
"Where Rainbows Never Die," The SteelDrivers
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals:
"Bad Angel," Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
"Pride (In The Name Of Love)," Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
"As She's Walking Away," Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
"Hillbilly Bone," Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
"I Run To You," Marty Stuart & Connie Smith
Best Country Song-A Songwriter(s) Award:
"The Breath You Take, "Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait)
"Free," Zac Brown, songwriter (Zac Brown Band)
"The House That Built Me," Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
"I'd Love To Be Your Last," Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson)
"If I Die Young," Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry)
"Need You Now," Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Best Country Album:
Up On The Ridge, Dierks Bentley
You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band
The Guitar Song, Jamey Johnson
Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
Revolution, Miranda Lambert