Grammy Winners for Country Fans

Posted on January 29, 2018

Here’s a rundown of the Grammy winners from the world of country, Americana and bluegrass.

Best Country Solo Performance 

  • “Either Way”—Chris Stapleton WINNER
  • “Body Like A Back Road”—Sam Hunt
  • “Losing You”—Alison Krauss
  • “Tin Man”—Miranda Lambert
  • “I Could Use A Love Song”—Maren Morris

Best Country Duo/Group Performance 

  • “Better Man”—Little Big Town WINNER
  • “It Ain’t My Fault”—Brothers Osborne
  • “My Old Man”—Zac Brown Band
  • “You Look Good”—Lady Antebellum
  • “Drinkin’ Problem”—Midland

Best Country Song (awarded to songwriters)

  • “Broken Halos”—Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton (Chris Stapleton) WINNER
  • “Better Man”—Taylor Swift (Little Big Town)
  • “Body Like A Back Road”—Zach Crowell, Sam Hunt, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne (Sam Hunt)
  • “Drinkin’ Problem”—Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne & Mark Wystrach (Midland)
  • “Tin Man”—Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert & Jon Randall (Miranda Lambert)

Best Country Album

  • From A Room: Volume 1—Chris Stapleton WINNER
  • Cosmic Hallelujah—Kenny Chesney
  • Heart Break—Lady Antebellum
  • The Breaker—Little Big Town
  • Life Changes—Thomas Rhett

Best Roots Gospel Album

  • Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope—Reba McEntire WINNER
  • The Best Of The Collingsworth Family – Volume 1—The Collingsworth Family
  • Give Me Jesus—Larry Cordle
  • Resurrection—Joseph Habedank
  • Hope For All Nations—Karen Peck & New River

Best American Roots Performance

  • “Killer Diller Blues”—Alabama Shakes WINNER
  • “Let My Mother Live”—Blind Boys Of Alabama
  • “Arkansas Farmboy”—Glen Campbell
  • “Steer Your Way”—Leonard Cohen
  • “I Never Cared For You”—Alison Krauss

Best American Roots Song (awarded to songwriters)

  • “If We Were Vampires”—Jason Isbell (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit) WINNER
  • “Cumberland Gap”—David Rawlings & Gillian Welch (David Rawlings)
  • “I Wish You Well”—Raul Malo & Alan Miller (The Mavericks)
  • “It Ain’t Over Yet”—Rodney Crowell (Rodney Crowell Featuring Rosanne Cash & John Paul White)
  • “My Only True Friend”—Gregg Allman & Scott Sharrard (Gregg Allman)

Best Americana Album

  • The Nashville Sound—Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit WINNER
  • Southern Blood—Gregg Allman
  • Shine On Rainy Day—Brent Cobb
  • Beast Epic—Iron & Wine
  • Brand New Day—The Mavericks

Best Bluegrass Album

  • All The Rage: In Concert Volume One [Live]—Rhonda Vincent And The Rage WINNER (tie)
  • Laws Of Gravity—The Infamous Stringdusters WINNER (tie)
  • Original—Bobby Osborne
  • Universal Favorite—Noam Pikelny
  • Fiddler’s Dream—Michael Cleveland

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