Grammy Nominations List- Country Music Field

Monday, December 10, 2007

Field 8 — Country

Category 36

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Simple Love
  Alison Krauss
  Track from: A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection
  [Rounder]
• Famous In A Small Town
  Miranda Lambert
  Track from: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
  [Columbia Nashville]
• Nothin' Better To Do
  LeAnn Rimes
  [Curb Records]
• Before He Cheats
  Carrie Underwood
  Track from: Some Hearts
  [19 Recordings/Arista Nashville]
• Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love
  Trisha Yearwood
  [Big Machine Records]
  

Category 37

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Long Trip Alone
  Dierks Bentley
  Track from: Long Trip Alone
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
• A Woman's Love
  Alan Jackson
  Track from: Like Red On A Rose
  [Arista Nashville]
• If You're Reading This
  Tim McGraw
  Track from: Let It Go
  [Curb Records]
• Give It Away
  George Strait
  Track from: It Just Comes Natural
  [MCA Nashville]
• Stupid Boy
  Keith Urban
  Track from: Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
  

Category 38

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Proud Of The House We Built
  Brooks & Dunn
  [Arista Nashville]
• How Long
  Eagles
  [Eagles Recording Co. II]
• Moments
  Emerson Drive
  Track from: Countrified
  [Midas Records, Inc.]
• Lucky Man
  Montgomery Gentry
  Track from: Some People Change
  [Columbia Nashville]
• Sweet Memories
  The Time Jumpers
  Track from: Jumpin' Time
  [Crosswind]
  

Category 39

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Days Aren't Long Enough
  Steve Earle & Allison Moorer
  Track from: Washington Square Serenade
  [New West Records]
• Because Of You
  Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson
  [MCA Nashville]
• I Need You
  Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
  Track from: Let It Go
  [Curb Records]
• Lost Highway
  Willie Nelson & Ray Price
  Track from: Last Of The Breed
  [Lost Highway Records]
• Oh Love
  Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood
  Track from: 5th Gear
  [Arista Nashville]

Category 40

Best Country Instrumental Performance
(For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances, without vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

• Little Monk
  Russ Barenberg
  Track from: When At Last
  [Compass Records]
• Mucky The Duck
  The Greencards
  Track from: Viridian
  [Dualtone Music Group]
• Throttleneck
  Brad Paisley
  Track from: 5th Gear
  [Arista Nashville]
• Rawhide!
  Andy Statman
  Track from: East Flatbush Blues
  [Shefa Records]
• Fidoodlin'
  The Time Jumpers
  Track from: Jumpin' Time
  [Crosswind]

Category 41

Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

1. Before He Cheats
   Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
   Track from: Some Hearts
   [19 Recordings/Arista Nashville; Publishers: That Little House Music, Mighty Underdog Music/Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing]
2. Give It Away
   Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon & Jamey Johnson, songwriters (George Strait)
   Track from: It Just Comes Natural
   [MCA Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Mr. Bubba Music, Run Slow Music, EMI Blackwood Music]
3. I Need You
   Tony Lane & David Lee, songwriters (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill)
   Track from: Let It Go
   [Curb Records; Publishers: Careers-BMG Music Publishing/Nervous Worm Music/Famous Music/Ed And Lucille Songs]
4. If You're Reading This
   Tim McGraw, Brad Warren & Brett Warren, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
   Track from: Let It Go
   [Curb Records; Publishers: Bucky And Clyde Music, Stylesonic Music]
5. Long Trip Alone
   Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley & Steve Bogard, songwriters (Dierks Bentley)
   Track from: Long Trip Alone
   [Capitol Records Nashville; Publishers: Ensign Music/Rancho Papa Music/Home With The Armadillo Music, Big White Tracks]

Category 42

Best Country Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Long Trip Alone
  Dierks Bentley
  [Capitol Records Nashville]
• These Days
  Vince Gill
  [MCA Nashville]
• Let It Go
  Tim McGraw
  [Curb Records]
• 5th Gear
  Brad Paisley
  [Arista Nashville]
• It Just Comes Natural
  George Strait
  [MCA Nashville]

Category 43

Best Bluegrass Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

• Cherryholmes II Black And White
  Cherryholmes
  [Skaggs Family Records]
• Lefty's Old Guitar
  J. D. Crowe & The New South
  [Rounder]
• The Bluegrass Diaries
  Jim Lauderdale
  [Yep Roc Records]
• Scenechronized
  Seldom Scene
  [Sugar Hill]
• Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular
  Tony Trischka
  [Rounder]