Grammy Nominees Announced
Taylor Swift landed eight Grammy nominations as the nominees were announced in a special concert and program, Dec. 2, in Los Angeles.
Taylor is up for three all-genre awards, Song of the Year and Record of the Year for "You Belong With Me" and Album of the Year for Fearless, which is also nominated for Best Country Album. Zac Brown Band also picked up a nomination for Best New Artist, which covers all genres of music. The winners will be revealed on the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards telecast, Jan. 31, on CBS-TV at 8 p.m. ET.
Here are the Grammy nominees in the Country categories.
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
* "Dead Flowers"
Miranda Lambert
* "I Just Call You Mine"
Martina McBride
Track from: Shine
* "White Horse"
Taylor Swift
Track from: Fearless
* "Just A Dream"
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Carnival Ride
* "Solitary Thinkin'"
Lee Ann Womack
Track from: Call Me Crazy
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
* "All I Ask For Anymore"
Trace Adkins
Track from: X (Ten)
* "People Are Crazy"
Billy Currington
Track from: Little Bit of Everything
* "High Cost of Living"
Jamey Johnson
Track from: That Lonesome Song
* Living for the Night
George Strait
Track from: Twang
* "Sweet Thing"
Keith Urban
Track from: Defying Gravity
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
* "Cowgirls Don't Cry"
Brooks & Dunn
Track from: Cowboy Town
* "Chicken Fried"
Zac Brown Band
Track from: The Foundation
* "I Run to You"
Lady Antebellum
Track from: Lady Antebellum
* "Here Comes Goodbye"
Rascal Flatts
Track from: Unstoppable
* "It Happens"
Sugarland
Track from: Love on the Inside
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
* "Beautiful World"
Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin
Track from: Feel That Fire
* "Down the Road"
Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally
Track from: Lucky Old Sun
* "Start a Band"
Brad Paisley & Keith Urban
Track from: Play
* "I Told You So"
Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis
* "Everything but Quits"
Lee Ann Womack & George Strait
Track from: Call Me Crazy
Best Country Instrumental Performance
* "Under the (Five) Wire
Alison Brown
Track from: The Company You Keep
* "The Crystal Merchant"
The Greencards
Track from: Fascination
* "Mansinneedof"
Sarah Jarosz
Track from: Song Up in Her Head
* "Producer's Medley"
Steve Wariner
Track from: Steve Wariner c.g.p. My Tribute to Chet Atkins
Best Country Song
* "All I Ask for Anymore"
Casey Beathard & Tim James, songwriters (Trace Adkins)
Track from: X (Ten)
* "High Cost of Living"
Jamey Johnson & James Slater, songwriters (Jamey Johnson)
Track from: That Lonesome Song
* "I Run to You"
Tom Douglas, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum)
Track from: Lady Antebellum
* "People Are Crazy"
Bobby Braddock & Troy Jones, songwriters (Billy Currington)
Track from: Little Bit of Everything
* "White Horse"
Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
Track from: Fearless
Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)
* The Foundation
Zac Brown Band
* Twang
George Strait
* Fearless
Taylor Swift
* Defying Gravity
Keith Urban
* Call Me Crazy
Lee Ann Womack







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