The Grammy Nominees Are Out

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The GRAMMY nominations have been announced so you know what that means: it's time to analyze the numbers! This year, it’s the hip hop stars that rule. Jay-Z, who's already won 21 GRAMMYs, leads the pack with eight nominations, followed by Kendrick Lamar with seven, and Bruno Mars with six.

In the world of country music, however – Chris Stapleton is the big fish. Chris snagged noms for Best Country Solo Performance, Best Country Song and Best Country Album. Of course, he’s not the only artist waking up very happy today – Lady Antebellum and Little Big Town scored multiple nominations, and so did Sam Hunt, Midland and Miranda Lambert.

Who will win? Find out when the 60^th annual GRAMMY Awards air live from New York's Madison Square Garden on January 28^th. Check out the Country nominations below, the American Roots Music nods HERE, and the complete list HERE.

Best Country Solo Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.)

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

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
(For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.)

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

Best Country Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

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

Best Country Album
(For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new country recordings.)

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

Source: GRAMMY