Nominees for the 2021 Grammy Awards were announced with Miranda Lambert dominating the Country Music Categories (3). The Queen of Americana Lucinda Williams has 2 and ties with The Secret Sisters (Laura Rogers & Lydia Rogers) and John Prine’s last composition , “I Remember Everything, which has been nominated in two categories Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song.
The Grammy Awards for roots music takes place before the televised preceding the 2021 GRAMMY Awards show, the 63rd GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony will take place Sunday, March 14, at noon PT, and will be streamed live internationally via GRAMMY.com.
The 2021 GRAMMY Awards show performer lineup will include performances from Texas’ own neo-soul newcomers Black Pumas, Brandi Carlile, Mickey Guyton, Brittany Howard, Miranda Lambert and more.
Here are the country and roots music nominees:
Best Country Solo Performance:
“Stick That in Your Country Song,†Eric Church
“Who You Thought I Was,†Brandy Clark
“When My Amy Prays,†Vince Gill
“Black Like Me,†Mickey Guyton
“Bluebird,†Miranda Lambert
Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
“All Night,†Brothers Osborne
“10,000 Hours,†Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
“Ocean,†Lady A
“Sugar Coat,†Little Big Town
“Some People Do,†Old Dominion
Best Country Song:
“Bluebird,†Miranda Lambert (Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert, songwriters
“The Bones,†Maren Morris (Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters
“Crowded Table,†The Highwomen (Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna, songwriters)
“More Hearts Than Mine,†Ingrid Andress, (Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis & Derrick Southerland, songwriters)
“Some People Do,†Old Dominion (Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey & Thomas Rhett, songwriters
Best Country Album:
Lady Like, Ingrid Andress
Your Life Is a Record, Brandy Clark
Wildcard, Miranda Lambert
Nightfall, Little Big Town
Never Will, Ashley McBryde
Best American Roots Performance:
“Colors,†Black Pumas
“Deep in Love,†Bonny Light Horseman
“Short and Sweet,†Brittany Howard
“I’ll Be Gone,†Norah Jones & Mavis Staples
“I Remember Everything,†John Prine
Best American Roots Song:
“Cabin,†The Secret Sisters (Laura Rogers & Lydia Rogers, songwriters)
“Ceiling to the Floor,†Sierra Hull (Sierra Hull & Kai Welch, songwriters)
“Hometown,†Sarah Jarosz (Sarah Jarosz, songwriter)
“I Remember Everything,†John Prine (Pat McLaughlin & John Prine, songwriters)
“Man Without a Soul,†Lucinda Williams (Lucinda Williams, songwriter)
Best Americana Album:
Old Flowers, Courtney Marie Andrews
Terms of Surrender, Hiss Golden Messenger
World on the Ground, Sarah Jarosz
El Dorado, Marcus King
Good Souls Better Angels, Lucinda Williams
Best Bluegrass Album:
Man on Fire, Danny Barnes
To Live in Two Worlds, Vol. 1, Thomm Jutz
North Carolina Songbook, Steep Canyon Rangers
Home, Billy Strings
The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Vol. 1, Various Artists
Best Folk Album:
Bonny Light Horseman, Bonny Light Horseman
Thanks for the Dance, Leonard Cohen
Song for Our Daughters, Laura Marling
Saturn Return, The Secret Sisters
All the Good Times, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
