Last Friday (11/10) the 2024 Grammy Nominations were announced. Once again, the Grammy’s prove to be tone deaf when it comes to country music.
Despite having a record-breaking year, country music was all but absent from the all-genre categories. In a year that saw Morgan Wallen spend 16 weeks at the top of the Billboard All-Genre Chart with his song “Last Night,” Morgan nor the song was not nominated in any of the all-genre categories. In fact, Morgan HIMSELF didn’t get ANY nominations. The song’s writers were nominated, but not Morgan.
Luke Combs spent eight weeks at number two on the Hot 100 chart with his version of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car.” Again, no nominations for Luke or the song in the all-genre categories.
There are more examples from Jason Aldean’s “Try That In A Small Town” to Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” to a massive year by Lainey Wilson and more.
The only nods country music got in the all-genre categories was Jelly Roll and country/Americana duo The War and Treaty being nominated in the all-genre Best New Artist category.
If the Grammy’s want to pull viewers from what is one of the biggest audiences in the United States, the country music fans, they had better start showing the genre the respect it deserves if you ask me.
But that’s just my opinion.
By: Buck Stevens
Country 2024 Grammy Nominees List:
Best Country Solo Performance
“In Your Love,” Tyler Childers
“Buried,” Brandy Clark
“Fast Car,” Luke Combs
“The Last Thing on My Mind,” Dolly Parton
“White Horse,” Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“High Note,” Dierks Bentley featuring Billy Strings
“Nobody’s Nobody,” Brothers Osborne
“I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves
“Kissing Your Picture (Is So Cold),” Vince Gill & Paul Franklin
“Save Me,” Jelly Roll with Lainey Wilson
“We Don’t Fight Anymore,” Carly Pearce featuring Chris Stapleton
Best Country Song
“Buried,” Brandy Clark & Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (artist Brandy Clark)
“I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (artist Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves)
“In Your Love,” Tyler Childers & Geno Seale, songwriters (artist Tyler Childers)
“Last Night,” John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Jacob Kasher Hindlin & Ryan Vojtesak, songwriters (artist Morgan Wallen)
“White Horse,” Chris Stapleton & Dan Wilson, songwriters (artist Chris Stapleton)
Best Country Album
Rolling Up the Welcome Mat, Kelsea Ballerini
Brothers Osborne, Brothers Osborne
Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan
Rustin’ in the Rain, Tyler Childers
Bell Bottom Country, Lainey Wilson
