67th Annual Grammy Nominations Announced

2025 Grammy Nominations Announced: View the Country Nominees

Written by Amanda Tempel

The Grammy’s - Music’s Biggest Night - returns on Sunday, February 2, 2025. Nominations for the 67th annual award show were just announced with country music represented across several of the general field categories.

Beyonce’s country-inspired Cowboy Carter will vie for Album of the Year, while her song "Texas Hold ‘Em” is up for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Shaboozey finds himself in two general field categories: Best New Artist and Song of the Year for “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” Jessi Alexander and Jessie Jo Dillon have been selected as nominees for Songwriter of the Year.

How are the Grammy Awards Determined?

The Recording Academy's Voting Members, composed of music creators, including artists, producers, songwriters, and engineers determine the Grammy winners across all categories revealed on Grammy night. This thorough process underscores the integrity of the Grammy Awards as music's only industry-recognized, peer-voted honor.

Best Country Solo Performance

• 16 Carriages - Beyonce

• I Am Not Okay - Jelly Roll

• The Architect - Kacey Musgraves

• A Bar Song (Tipsy) - Shaboozey

• It Takes A Woman - Chris Stapleton

Best Country Album

• Cowboy Carter - Beyonce

• F-1 Trillon - Post Malone

• Deeper Well - Kacey Musgraves

• Higher - Chris Stapleton

• Whirlwind - Lainey Wilson

Best Country Song - Awarded to the Writer

• “The Architect” (Kacey Musgraves)

  Writers: Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne

• “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (Shaboozey)

  Writers: Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams

• “I Am Not Okay” (Jelly Roll)

  Writers: Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips

• “I Had Some Help” (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen)

  Writers: Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul Walters

• “Texas Hold ‘Em” (Beyoncé)

  Writers: Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• “Cowboys Cry Too” - Kelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan

• “II Most Wanted” II - Beyoncé Featuring Miley Cyrus

• “Break Mine” - Brothers Osborne

• “Bigger Houses” - Dan + Shay

• “I Had Some Help” - Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen

Best Bluegrass Album

• I Built A World Bronwyn Keith-Hynes

• Songs Of Love And Life - The Del McCoury Band

• No Fear - Sister Sadie

• Live Vol. 1 - Billy Strings

• Earl Jam - Tony Trischka

• Dan Tyminski: Live From The Ryman - Dan Tyminski

Best Americana Album

• The Other Side - T Bone Burnett

• $10 Cowboy - Charley Crockett

• Trail Of Flowers - Sierra Ferrell

• Polaroid Lovers - Sarah Jarosz

• No One Gets Out Alive - Maggie Rose

• Tigers Blood - Waxahatchee

Country music artists also appeared in the following categories:

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording:

Behind The Seams: My Life In Rhinestones Dolly Parton

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Twisters: The Album (Various Artists)

Best Song Written For Visual Media

Ain't No Love In Oklahoma (From "Twisters: The Album") Jessi Alexander, Luke Combs & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Luke Combs)

Best Music Film - For concert/performance films or music documentaries.

June - (June Carter Cash) Kristen Vaurio, video director; Josh Matas, Sarah Olson, Jason Owen, Mary Robertson & Kristen Vaurio, video producers

Best Recording Package

F-1 Trillion Archie Lee Coates IV, Jeffrey Franklin, Blossom Liu, Kylie McMahon & Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta, art directors (Post Malone)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Deeper Well Craig Alvin, Shawn Everett, Mai Leisz, Todd Lombardo, John Rooney, Konrad Snyder & Daniel Tashian, engineers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer (Kacey Musgraves)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

Rhapsody In Blue(Grass) Béla Fleck & Ferde Grofé, arrangers (Béla Fleck Featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz & Bryan Sutton)

Performers and presenters for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards will be revealed in the months leading up to the show.

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