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Hunter Hayes is the top country nominee for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. He received three nominations each during last night’s Grammy Nominations Concert Live! Hunter is up for Best New Artist, Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Album. Eric Church and Taylor Swift each picked up two nominations. Dierks Bentley is thrilled about his Best Country Solo Performance nomination for his song “Home”. But the real highlight of his night last night was performing a song called “Jackson” during the Johnny Cash tribute with The Band Perry. See a full list of country nominees for the The 55th Annual Grammy Awards below– then watch to see who wins February 10th on CBS.
Record of the Year
- “Lonely Boy” – The Black Keys
- “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” – Kelly Clarkson
- “We Are Young” – Fun. Feat. Janelle Monae
- “Somebody That I Used to Know” – Gotye feat. Kimbra
- “Thinkin Bout You” – Frank Ocean
- “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” – Taylor Swift
Best New Artist
- Alabama Shakes
- Fun.
- Hunter Hayes
- The Lumineers
- Frank Ocean
Best Country Solo Performance
- “Home” – Dierks Bentley
- “Springsteen” – Eric Church
- “Cost of Livin’” – Ronnie Dunn
- “Wanted” – Hunter Hayes
- “Over” – Blake Shelton
- “Blown Away” – Carrie Underwood
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” – Eli Young Band
- “Pontoon” – Little Big Town
- “Safe and Sound” – Taylor Swift & The Civil Wars
- “On the Outskirts of Town” – The Time Jumpers
- “I Just Come Here For The Music” – Don Williams feat. Alison Krauss
Best Country Song
- “Blown Away” – Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins (songwriters); Carrie Underwood (artist)
- “Cost of Livin’” – Phillip Coleman & Ronnie Dunn (songwriters); Ronnie Dunn (artist)
- “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” – Will Hoge & Eric Paslay (songwriters); Eli Young Band (artist)
- “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore” – Jay Knowles & Adam Wright (songwriters); Alan Jackson (artist)
- “Springsteen” – Eric Church, Jeff Hyde & Ryan Tyndell (songwriters); Eric Church (artist)
Best Country Album
- Uncaged – Zac Brown Band
- Hunter Hayes – Hunter Hayes
- Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran – Jamey Johnson
- Four the Record – Miranda Lambert
- The Time Jumpers – The Time Jumpers
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