The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will broadcast live on Sunday, at 7 p.m. cst on the CBS Network.
Lady Antebellum fronts country music at annual Grammy Awards with three nominations in the overall category while Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert join Lady A as leaders within the genre. The big question remains whether Lady Antebellum will help country music retain the prestigious “Album of the Year” title in 2011, a Grammy that Taylor Swift took home in 2010. (No pressure, but we need you now!)
Here’s a look at this year’s country music nominations, at a glance:
Lady Antebellum makes their debut into the “overall” Grammy category with three nominations for “Record of the Year”, “Song of the Year” and “Album of the Year” for their sophomore release, “Need You Now”. Combined with their nominations for “Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal” “Best Country Song” in the country music category, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood are poised to walk away with six Grammys. The trio picked up their first Grammy back in 2010 for “Best Country Performance by Duo or Group with Vocals”.
If Miranda Lambert picks up a win, this will be her first Grammy win. Lambert’s had quite the success with her 2009 album release “Revolution”, which has garnered the 27-year-old a both CMA and a ACM awards.
Dierks Bentley scored three nominations, for “Country Album of the Year” for his 2010 bluegrass release, “Up on the Ridge” and two nominations in the “collaboration” category. This will be Bentley’s first Grammy win.
Newcomers Kimberly Perry (The Band Perry), David Nail and Chris Young pick up their first Grammy nominations.
Last year was Taylor Swift’s big year four wins, including the overall “Album of the Year” for “Fearless” and the Zac Brown Band picked up their first Grammy for the overall “Best New Artist”.
The Nominations as they relate to country music:
— Record of the Year —
– Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now” [Track]
Against: Bruno Mars, Eminem, Cee Lo Green and Jay-Z
— Album of the Year —
– Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now” [Album]
Against: Arcade Fire, Eminem, Lady Gaga and Katie Perry
— Song of the Year —
– “Need You Now” [Songwriter]
– Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott as songwriters
– “House that Built Me” [Songwriter]
– Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin as songwriters
**Country Music Category**
— 36. Best Female Country Vocal Performance —
For a solo vocal performance. Single or Tracks only.
– Jewel for “Satisfied” from the album “Sweet And Wild”. [Valory]
– Miranda Lambert for “The House That Built Me” from the album “Revolution”. [Columbia].
– LeAnn Rimes for “Swingin’” [Curb]
– Carrie Underwood for “Temporary Home” from the album “Play On” [Arista]
– Gretchen Wilson for “I’d Love To Be Your Last” from the album “I Got Your Country Right Here” [Redneck].
— 37. Best Male Country Vocal Performance —
For a solo vocal performance. Single or Tracks only.
– Jamey Johnson for “Macon” [Mercury]
– Toby Keith for “Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song)” from the album American Ride [Show Dog – Universal]
– David Nail for “Turning Home” from the album “I’m About To Come Alive” [MCA]
– Keith Urban for “’Tll Summer Comes Around” [Capitol]
– Chris Young for “Getting’ You Home” from the album “The Man I Want To Be” [RCA]
— 38. Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals —
For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.
– Zac Brown Band for “Free” from the album “The Foundation” [Atlantic]
– Dailey & Vincent for “Elizabeth” from the album “Dailey and Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers” [Rounder]
– Lady Antebellum for “Need You Now” from the album “Need You Now” [Capitol]
– Little Big Town for “Little White Church” [Capitol]
– The SteelDrivers for “Where Rainbows Never Die” [Rounder]
— 39. Best Country Collaboration With Vocals —
For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Single or Tracks only.
– Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson for “Bad Angel” from the album “Up On The Ridge” [Capitol]
– Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers for “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” from the album “Up On The Ridge”. [Capitol]
– Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson for “As She’s Walking Away” from the album “You Get What You Give” [Southern Ground/Atlantic]
– Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins for “Hillbilly Bone” from the album “Hillbilly Bone” [WB]
– Marty Stuart & Connie Smith for “I Run To You” from the album “Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions” [Sugar Hill]
— 40. Best Country Instrumental Performance —
Find here: Grammy.com
— 41. Best Country Song —
A Songwriter(s) Award.
– Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon & Jessie Jo Dillon as songwriters
For “The Breath You Take” recorded by George Strait from the album “Twang”
– Zac Brown as songwriter
For “Free” recorded by The Zac Brown Band on the album “The Foundation”.
– Tom Douglas & Allen Shamblin, songwriters
For “The House That Built Me” recorded by Miranda Lambert on the album “Revolution”.
– Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters
For “I’d Love To Be Your Last” recorded by “Gretchen Wilson” for the album “I Got Your Country Right Here”.
– Kimberly Perry, songwriter
For “If I Die Young” recorded by The Band Perry.
– Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters
For “Need You Now” recorded by Lady Antebellum for the album “Need You Now”.
— 42. Best Country Album —
Vocal or Instrumental.
– “Up on the Ridge” – Dierks Bentley [Capitol]
– “You Get What You Give” – Zac Brown Band [Southern Ground/Atlantic]
– “The Guitar Song” – Jamey Johnson [Mercury]
– “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum [Captiol]
– “Revolution” – Miranda Lambert [Columbia]
