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Miranda Lambert is the leading country nominee for the 65th GRAMMY Awards. Lambert received four nominations during yesterday’s live stream by the Recording Academy, Maren Morris and Luke Combs has three each, and Ashley McBryde has two. Taylor Swift didn’t get the number of nominations many expected her to receive, with only one nod in a country category; “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version)” received a nom in the Best Country Song category. Willie Nelson received four nominations overall, including three nods in country categories plus a nom in the Best Roots Gospel category. The 65th GRAMMY Awards are set to air on CBS on February 5th.
Best Country Solo Performance
- “Heartfirst” – Kelsea Ballerini
- “Something In The Orange” – Zach Bryan
- “In His Arms” – Miranda Lambert
- “Circles Around This Town” – Maren Morris
- “Live Forever” – Willie Nelson
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- “Wishful Drinking” – Ingrid Andress & Sam Hunt
- “Might Rider’s Prayer” – Brothers Osborne
- “Outrunnin’ Your Memory” – Luke Combs & Miranda Lambert
- “Does He Love You – Revisited” – Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton
- “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde
- “Going Where The Lonely Go” – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Best Country Song
- “Circles Around This Town” – Maren Morris
- “Doin’ This” – Luke Combs
- “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version)” – Taylor Swift
- “If I Was A Cowboy” – Miranda Lambert
- “I’ll Love You Till The Day I Die” – Willie Nelson
- “’Til You Can’t” – Cody Johnson
Best Country Album
- “Growin’ Up” – Luke Combs
- “Palomino” – Miranda Lambert
- “Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville” – Ashley McBryde
- “Humble Quest” – Maren Morris
- “A Beautiful Time” – Willie Nelson
Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” album broke the Internet, and now the pre-sale for her 2023 “Eras Tour” has broken Ticketmaster. At least temporarily. Apparently, millions of fans logged onto the site at the same time for the presale - and site couldn't handle the traffic. As Ticketmaster has since explained, the queue was set for the expected amount of pre-sellers...about at least double that logged on. The company has gotten their tech folks on the case - and now, the pre-sale windows have been moved to today - if you've got a code, check the website for your window. The American leg of “The Eras Tour” begins March 18th at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona and wraps August 5th at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. If you aren't lucky enough to score a ticket through Ticketmaster, don't bother hitting up StubHub - tickets offered there are going for as much as $35-thousand apiece.