Grammy Awards 2009: Nominierungen in der Kategorie „Country“
Im nächsten Jahr werden bereits zum 51. Mal die begehrten „Grammys“ verliehen. Der Award gilt als die bedeutendste internationale Auszeichnung im Musik-Business. Seit 1959 wird er von der National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles (seit sechs Jahren im Staples Center) in 110 Kategorien an Künstler, Komponisten sowie Produzenten verliehen. Die Verleihung findet am 08. Februar 2009 statt.
Hier die Nominierten in den Country-Kategorien:
Beste Sängerin
For These Times, Martina McBride, Waking Up Laughing, RCA Nashville
What I Cannot Change, LeAnn Rimes, Family, Curb Records
Last Name, Carrie Underwood, Carnival Ride, Arista Nashville
Last Call, Lee Ann Womack, Call Me Crazy, MCA Nashville
This Is Me You’re Talking To, Trisha Yearwood, Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love, Big Machine
Bester Sänger
You’re Gonna Miss This, Trace Adkins, American Man, Greatest Hits Volume II, Capitol Nashville
In Color, Jamey Johnson, That Lonesome Song, MCA Nashville
Just Got Started Lovin‘ You, James Otto, Sunset Man, Raybaw
Letter To Me, Brad Paisley, 5th Gear, Arista Nashville
Troubadour, George Strait, Troubadour, MCA Nashville
Bestes Country Duo oder Gruppe
God Must Be Busy, Brooks & Dunn, Cowboy Town, Arista Nashville
Love Don’t Live Here, Lady Antebellum, Lady Antebellum, Capitol Nashville
Every Day, Rascal Flatts, Still Feels Good, Lyric Street
Blue Side Of The Mountain, The Steeldrivers, The Steeldrivers, Rounder
Stay, Sugarland, Enjoy The Ride, Mercury Records
Beste Country Zusammenarbeit
Shiftwork, Kenny Chesney & George Strait, Just Who I Am: Poets And Pirates, BNA Records
Killing The Blues, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Raising Sand, Rounder
House Of Cash, George Strait & Patty Loveless, Troubadour, MCA Nashville
Life In A Northern Town, Sugarland, Jake Owen & Little Big Town, Love On The Inside, Mercury Records
Let The Wind Chase You, Trisha Yearwood & Keith Urban, Heaven, Heartache And The …, Big Machine
Beste Country Instrumental Performance
Sumatra, Cherryholmes, Cherryholmes III: Don’t Believe, Skaggs Family Records
Two Small Cars In Rome, Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green, Glide, Koch
Sleigh Ride, Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, Jingle All The Way, Rounder
Is This America?, Charlie Haden, Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby, Family & Friends, Decca
Cluster Pluck, Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner, Arista Nashville
Bester Country Song
Dig Two Graves, Ashley Gorley & Bob Regan, Around The Bend, Warner Bros.
I Saw God Today, Rodney Clawson, Monty Criswell & Wade Kirby, Troubadour, MCA Nashville
In Color, Jamey Johnson, Lee Thomas Miller & James Otto, That Lonesome Song, Mercury Records
Stay, Jennifer Nettles, Enjoy The Ride, Mercury Records
You’re Gonna Miss This, Ashley Gorley & Lee Thomas Miller, American Man, Capitol Nashville
Bestes Country Album
That Lonesome Song, Jamey Johnson, Mercury Records
Sleepless Nights, Patty Loveless, Saguaro Road
Troubadour, George Strait, MCA Nashville
Around The Bend, Randy Travis, Warner Bros.
Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love, Trisha Yearwood, Big Machine
Bestes Bluegrass Album
Cherryholmes III: Don’t Believe, Cherryholmes, Skaggs Family Records
Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Del McCoury Band, MunckMix
Live At The Ryman, Earl Scruggs With Family & Friends, Rounder Records
Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Skaggs Family Records
Wheels, Dan Tyminski, Rounder