The 53rd Annual Grammy Award nominations were announced Wednesday night during the one-hour “Grammy Nominations Concert Live,” and several of Country Music's biggest names were on the list.
Still riding the huge success of their sophomore release, Need You Now, Lady Antebellum received the most nominations from The Recording Academy. With a staggering six nods overall, the trio was recognized in three all-genre categories, including Record, Album and Song of the Year.
Following closely behind Lady A with five nods is Miranda Lambert, who has owned the 2010 award season so far. Lambert, who performed her single “Only Prettier” during Wednesday’s show, is the most nominated artist in the Country categories. Lambert’s name also appears in the all-genre Song of the Year category for her mega-hit, “The House That Built Me.”
“This is kind of a cool thing for me, an introduction to this world,” Lambert said. “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.”
Zac Brown Band, Dierks Bentley and Jamey Johnson also appear more than once on the list of nominations, while Crazy Heart, the film starring Jeff Bridges as faded Country singer Bad Blake, earned two nominations for its music.
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards airs Feb.13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.
Full list of Grammy nominations featuring Country acts:
Record of the Year
“Nothin’ On You” – B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars
“Love The Way You Lie” – Eminem Featuring Rihanna
“F*** You” – Cee Lo Green
“Empire State Of Mind” – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
“Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
Album of the Year
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire
Recovery – Eminem
Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
Song of the Year
“Beg Steal or Borrow” – Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
“F*** You” – Cee Lo Green
“The House That Built Me” – Miranda Lambert
“Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
“Love The Way You Lie” – 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” – Dalley & 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 and Jamey Johnson
“Pride (In The Name Of Love)” – Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury and The Punch Brothers
“As She’s Walking Away” – Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson
“Hillbilly Bone” – Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins
“I Run To You” – Marty Stuart and Connie Smith
Best Country Instrumental Performance
“Tattoo Of A Smudge” – Cherryholmes
“Magic #9” – The Infamous Stringdusters
“New Chance Blues” – Punch Brothers
“Willow Creek” – Darrell Scott
“Hummingbyrd” – Marty Stuart
Best Country Song
“The Breath You Take” – Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon and Jessie Jo Dillon
George Strait
“Free” – Zac Brown
Zac Brown Band
“The House That Built Me” – Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin
Miranda Lambert
“I’d Love To Be Your Last” – Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate and Sam Tate
Gretchen Wilson
“If I Die Young” – Kimberly Perry
The Band Perry
“Need You Now” – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott
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
Source: Yahoo! News/Grammy.com
