On Sunday, Feb 12, on Channel 5, WTVF in Nashville at 7 pm CST we will be watching the 'Grammy Awards'. We will be watching all of the celebs walking that red carpet and watching for some of our favorite Nashville folks to win the Grammy they are nominated for.
As several of the nominees of the Grammy Awards are from Nashville, we checked out the list of nominees for this years Grammy Awards to let you know whose names to watch for as you are watching the show.
We noted the first mention of a Nashville performer(s) is The Band Perry who is up for 'Best New Artist'.
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Then for Best Country Solo Performance -
Dirt Road Anthem by Jason Aldean
I'm Gonna Love You Through It by Martina McBride
Honey Bee by Blake Shelton
Mean by Taylor Swift
Mama's Song by Carrie Underwood
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Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Don't You Wanna Stay by Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson
You And Tequila by Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter
Barton Hollow The Civil Wars
Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not by Thompson Square
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Best Country Song -
Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not - Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters (Thompson Square)
God Gave Me You - Dave Barnes, songwriter (Blake Shelton)
Just Fishin' - Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
Mean - Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
Threaten Me With Heaven - Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O’Brian, songwriters (Vince Gill)
You And Tequila - Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters (Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter)
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Best Country Album
My Kinda Party by Jason Aldean
Chief by Eric Church
Own The Night by Lady Antebellum
Red River Blue by Blake Shelton
Here For A Good Time by George Strait
Speak Now by Taylor Swift
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Best Bluegrass Album
We didn't recognize all of these names but we certainly recognize Alison Krauss and Union Station, Jim Lauderdale, The Del McCoury Band and Ralph Stanley as being from or associated with Nashville's music scene. We recognize Steve Martin's name, but haven't heard that album, so we need to go check it out!
Paper Airplane by Alison Krauss & Union Station
Reason And Rhyme: Bluegrass Songs By Robert Hunter & Jim Lauderdale - Jim Lauderdale
Rare Bird Alert by Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers
Old Memories: The Songs Of Bill Monroe by The Del McCoury Band
A Mother's Prayer by Ralph Stanley
Sleep With One Eye Open - by Chris Thile & Michael Daves
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Best Folk Album
Like we said about the last category, we don't recognize all the artists, but we know of The Civil Wars, Steve Earle and Gillian Welch as they are each from Nashville or associated with the Nashville music scene.
Barton Hollow by The Civil Wars
I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive by Steve Earle
Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes
Ukulele Songs by Eddie Vedder
The Harrow & The Harvest by Gillian Welch
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We love this category - Best Children's Album - and we even 'know' two of the nominees!
The only nominee of this category that we know with Nashville connections is this one -
I Love: Tom T. Hall's Songs Of Fox Hollow by (Various Artists)
Eric Brace & Peter Cooper, producers
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We are friends with both Eric Brace and Peter Cooper on Facebook, and we have written a couple of articles about Peter Cooper and his music career in Nashville.
So, for sure, we're hoping that Tom T. Hall (one of our favorite Nashville country music singers) and his 2 producers, Eric Brace and Peter Cooper 'bring home the gold' when they return to Nashville from attending the Grammy Awards!
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Find Nashville singer/songwriter Peter Cooper on Facebook
Find Nashville singer/songwriter Eric Brace on Facebook
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