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The 65th annual GRAMMY awards are in the books, with a live show that was well worth watching last night. Country had a big night last night! Willie Nelson took home two wins, winning best Country Solo performance for “Live Forever”, and best Country Album “A Beautiful Time”. Check out all the winners here, and a full roundup of the night here! As for performances, Kacey Musgraves honored Loretta Lynn during the In Memoriam segment with a performance of “Coal Miner’s Daughter”, Chris Stapleton joined Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson for a performance of “Higher Ground” and Luke Combs had his first ever GRAMMY performance with his hit “Going, Going, Gone." Check out the Country winners below:
Best Country Solo Performance
- "Heartfirst" — Kelsea Ballerini
- "Something in the Orange" — Zach Bryan
- "In His Arms" — Miranda Lambert
- "Circles Around This Town" — Maren Morris
- WINNER: "Live Forever" — Willie Nelson
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- "Wishful Drinking" — Ingrid Andress & Sam Hunt
- "Midnight Rider's Prayer" — Brothers Osborne
- "Outrunnin' Your Memory" — Luke Combs & Miranda Lambert
- "Does He Love You - Revisited" — Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton
- WINNER: "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" — Ryan Hurd, Julia Michaels, Maren Morris, & Jimmy Robbins, songwriters (Maren Morris)
- "Doin' This" — Luke Combs, Drew Parker, & Robert Williford, songwriters (Luke Combs)
- "I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)" — Lori McKenna & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
- "If I Was A Cowboy" — Jesse Frasure & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
- "I'll Love You Till The Day I Die" — Rodney Crowell & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Willie Nelson)
- WINNER:"'Til You Can't" — Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis, songwriters (Cody Johnson)
Best Country Album
- "Growin' Up" — Luke Combs
- "Palomino" — Miranda Lambert
- "Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville" — Ashley McBryde
- "Humble Quest" — Maren Morris
- WINNER: "A Beautiful Time" — Willie Nelson
Morgan Wallen got a little help on his new album, “One Thing at a Time”, with his sister Ashlyne and his 2-year-old son, Indie, both participating in the upcoming 36-track set. Ashlyne sings harmony on one of the songs, while Indie was a frequent studio visitor and “brought a new energy to the recording” as told by Morgan. “One Thing at a Time” is set to release on March 3rd.
Scotty McCreery had his 3-month-old son, Avery, join him on stage during a concert in Knoxville, Tennessee. The baby made his on-stage debut as McCreery was performing a cover of "Be My Baby Tonight." McCreery changed the lyrics to show his pride in being Avery's dad. (From “Could you / Would you / Ain’t you gonna / If I ask you, / would you / want to Be my baby tonight,” to “Could you / Would you / Ain’t you gonna / If I ask you, / would you wanna / this is MY baby tonight!”) McCreery made sure to keep Avery safe from the noise of the concert with protective headphones.