Lainey Wilson, Zach Top, Miranda Lambert, and Shaboozey Among 2026 Country GRAMMY Nominees
The winners will be crowned on Sunday, February 1, 2026.
Lainey Wilson, Zach Top, Miranda Lambert, Shaboozey; Photos Provided
Nominees for the 2026 GRAMMY Awards have been revealed, with country stars like Zach Top, Shaboozey, Chris Stapleton, Tyler Childers, Lainey Wilson and Miranda Lambert taking home multiple nominations.
While no country artists were named in the major all-genre categories like Best New Artist, Album of the Year, or Song of the Year, the genre was well-represented across country-specific categories, including Best Country Solo Performance, Best Country Duo/Group Performance, Best Country Song, and Best Traditional and Contemporary Country Albums.
See below for the list of country GRAMMY nominees.
Best Country Solo Performance
“Nose On The Grindstone”
Tyler Childers
“Good News”
Shaboozey
**Bad As I Used To Be [From “F1® The Movie”]**
Chris Stapleton
“I Never Lie”
Zach Top
“Somewhere Over Laredo”
Lainey Wilson
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
‘A Song To Sing”
Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton
“Trailblazer”
Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson
“Love Me Like You Used To Do”
Margo Price & Tyler Childers
“Amen”
Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
“Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame”
George Strait, Chris Stapleton
Best Country Song
Bitin’ List
Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)
Good News
Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman & Jacob Torrey, songwriters (Shaboozey)
I Never Lie
Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top, songwriters (Zach Top)
Somewhere Over Laredo
Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson)
A Song To Sing
Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton)
Best Traditional Country Album
Dollar A Day
Charley Crockett
American Romance
Lukas Nelson
Oh What A Beautiful World
Willie Nelson
Hard Headed Woman
Margo Price
Ain’t In It For My Health
Zach Top
Best Contemporary Country Album
Patterns
Kelsea Ballerini
Snipe Hunter
Tyler Childers
Evangeline Vs. The Machine
Eric Church
Beautifully Broken
Jelly Roll
Postcards From Texas
Miranda Lambert
Additionally, two Nashville songwriters earned nominations in the Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical category, including Jessie Jo Dillon and Laura Veltz (see details below).
Jessie Jo Dillon
Bless Your Heart (Megan Moroney) (T)
Bottomland (HARDY) (S)
Dreams Don’t Die (Jelly Roll) (S)
First Rodeo (Kelsea Ballerini) (T)
Happen To Me (Russell Dickerson) (S)
Hello S—ty Day (Jake Worthington, Miranda Lambert)(S)
If You Were Mine (Morgan Wallen) (T)
Patterns (Kelsea Ballerini) (T)
To The Men That Love Women After Heartbreak (Kelsea Ballerini) (T)
Laura Veltz
About You (BigXthaPlug Featuring Tucker Wetmore) (T)
Blue Strips (Jessie Murph) (S)
Grand Bouquet (Maren Morris) (T)
Leave Me Too (Josh Ross) (S)
Parallel Universe (Lauren Spencer Smith) (T)
Someone In This Room (Jessie Murph Featuring Bailey Zimmerman) (T)
Touch Me Like A Gangster (Jessie Murph) (S)
What Tomorrow’s For (Blessing Offor) (T)
You’ll Be OK, Kid – From The Original Documentary “Child Star” (Demi Lovato) (S)
“The GRAMMY Awards are our opportunity to honor the people who make this community so vibrant and this year’s nominees remind us of the incredible talent that is driving music forward,” said Harvey Mason jr., CEO of the Recording Academy. “From emerging talent to influential icons, these nominees reflect today’s broad and diverse musical landscape, and I am excited to celebrate them in the coming weeks ahead and on Music’s Biggest Night®.”
The GRAMMY Awards are determined by the Recording Academy’s voting members—music creators from every genre and discipline, including recording artists, songwriters, composers, producers, mixers, and engineers. The nominees were revealed during a livestream event on live.GRAMMY.com and YouTube.
The GRAMMY Awards will return to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, February 1, 2026, with a live broadcast on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ from 8–11:30 p.m. ET / 5–8:30 p.m. PT. Ahead of the main telecast, the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony® will take place at the Peacock Theater at 12:30 p.m. PT, streaming live on live.GRAMMY.com and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel.
Lauren Jo Black, a University of Central Florida graduate, has immersed herself in the world of country music for over 15 years. In 2008, she co-founded CountryMusicIsLove, eventually selling it to a major record label in 2015. Following the rebranding of the website to Sounds Like Nashville, Black served as Editor-in-Chief for two and a half years. Currently, she assumes the role of Editor-in-Chief at Country Now and oversees Country Now’s content and digital footprint. Her extensive experience also encompasses her previous role as a Country Music Expert Writer for Answers.com and her work being featured on Forbes.com. She’s been spotlighted among Country Aircheck’s Women of Influence and received the 2012 Rising Star Award from the University of Central Florida. Black also spent time in front of the camera as host of Country Now Live, which brought live music directly to fans in 2021 when the majority of concerts were halted due to the pandemic. During this time, she hosted 24 weeks of live concerts via Country Now Live on Twitch with special guests such as Lady A, Dierks Bentley, Jordan Davis, Brett Young, and Jon Pardi. Over the course of her career, she has had the privilege of conducting interviews with some of the industry’s most prominent stars, including Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, and many others. Lauren Jo Black is a longtime member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.
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