Best Country Collaboration with Vocals:

Trisha Yearwood and Chris Isaak "Break Apart" of Isaak's new CD. Its a beautiful song...

The latest effort by Buddy and Julie Miller, "Written in Chalk", is a great album. Something like "Raising Sand", although definitely more country and less moody. Sonically brilliant. Perhaps Best Country Album?

Can we see the breakthrough of Little Big Town clone Gloriana? Perhaps token best new artist of the year? First single Wild At Heart is catchy as hell.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv3PJ1YSHFs

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Ok, I think we can count on seeing Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis's new duet version of "I Told You So" in the running for Country Collaboration.

*I think after taylor winning AOTY at the acm's, that it will help her grab a Country Album nomination at the grammys, and possibly a Country Song nomination. I'm not very confident on a vocal category though, for obvious reasons.
*Carrie will get nominated, and more than likely win her 4th female country award.
*Brad will likely grab a nomination for Country Male. As will Dierks Bentley, hes been nominated for 5 awards in the past few years, so I wouldnt be shocked.

^^^ What about Best Country Song? (smiles)

God bless you always!!!

Holly

I think "I Told You So" is gonna be nommed for Best Country Collaboration.

And when that happens, I hope Carrie gets a Best Female Country Vocal Performance nomination (AND WIN) for "Just A Dream". That song features one of Carrie's absolute best vocal work, and she deserves to be recognized for it.

If she can win for "Last Name", then she sure as hell better win for "Just A Dream". I just hope it doesn't get ignored, or overshadowed by Carrie's succeeding singles.

JOSH, I personally think it's way too early to predict the nominees for Best Country Song. I need to see the entry list first, 'cause NARAS loves to throw in some underdogs in this category.

Now I can see Just Dream by Underwood and White Horse by Swift as frontrunners.

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I think this is Taylor Swift's year. She will DEFINITELY get cited in a couple categories this year in the country field. The fact that she won Album of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards when up against George Strait speaks volumes about how the country world is finally embracing Miss Swift as an artist. I expect her to be nominated not only in Country Album (and win), but also in Album of the Year. I also think she's set for a nomination in Country Song for any of her singles. She COULD also sneak into Female Country Vocal Performance, but this is the least likely nomination to happen for her. I really like her vocal on "Crazier" (off the Hannah Montana soundtrack), so you never know, she could suprise us. While she was ignored the last two years by the NARAS country community, I guarantee that this won't happen again. Her situation is very similar to Rihanna's in that it took her two or three years and a couple major crossover hits to finally breakthrough with some Grammy nominations (even though Taylor already has one under her belt).

Taylor Swift

While I'm iffy on her actual vocal performance, I do think that she deserves some recognition for her lyric-writing. It's as catchy as anything on country radio today.

EDIT: 24fanatic, that was a good call on "Crazier." I listened to it after I read your mention of it, and it definitely plays into her vocals.

But "Fearless" for Album of the Year? You think Grammy is going to go from ignoring her to giving her a near standing 'o' like that?

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But "Fearless" for Album of the Year? You think Grammy is going to go from ignoring her to giving her a near standing 'o' like that?

Actually, yes! Country albums rarely ever get nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammys, but Taylor Swift has a lot going for her. Her music is some of the most popular on radio right now (not only on country, but on pop too), she has many hit songs off Fearless, and her album is the biggest selling of any genre this year so far (she just passed the 3 million mark, which is incredible in this horrible CD economy!). Last year, Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III was the biggest selling CD of the year and critically acclaimed (much like Swift's Fearless this year) and it made the Album of the Year line-up. If Lil Wayne can get nominated for AOTY, I don't see why Taylor Swift, a WAY more conservative and NARAS-friendly artist, can't!

I like what I'm hearing from the new group Gloriana. Hopefully they end up with a Group nom, and I could see them in BNA.

New Predix - As of May, 17th

Male Country Vocal Performance
→ Kenny Chesney for Out Last Night
→ Jake Owen for Don't Think I Can't Love You
→ Brad Paisley for Then
→ Darius Rucker for It Won't Be Like This for Long
→ Keith Urban for Kiss a Girl

Female Country Vocal Performance
→ Miranda Lambert for Dead Flowers
→ Martina McBride for Ride
→ Reba McEntire for Strange
→ Carrie Underwood for Just a Dream
→ Lee Ann Womack for Solitary Thinkin'

Country Performance by Duo or Group
→ Lady Antebellum for I Run to You
→ Montgomery Gentry for One In Every Crowd
→ Rascal Flatts for Here Comes Goodbye
→ Sugarland for It Happens
→ Zac Brown Band for Chicken Fried

Country Collaboration with Vocals
→ Kenny Chesney with Mac McAnally for Down the Road
→ Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel for Hesitation Blues
→ Brad Paisley & Keith Urban for Start a Band
→ Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis for I Told You So
→ Lee Ann Womack & George Strait for Everything But Quits

Country Song
→ Chicken Fried | Zac Brown & Wyatt Durette, songwriters (Zac Brown Band)
→ Dead Flowers | Miranda Lambert, songwriter (Miranda Lambert)
→ Just a Dream | Hillary Lindsey, Steven McEwan & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
→ Then | Chris DuBois, Ashley Gorley & Brad Paisley, songwriters (Brad Paisley)
→ White Horse | Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)

Country Album
→ Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel for Willie & the Wheel
→ Brad Paisley for American Saturday Night
→ Keith Urban for Defying Gravity
→ Lee Ann Womack for Call Me Crazy
→ Zac Brown Band for The Foundation

I think that James could very well make it in there for his new song named "Since You Brought It Up". (smiles)

God bless you and him always!!!

Holly

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Originally posted by Dr. McPhearson:
But "Fearless" for Album of the Year? You think Grammy is going to go from ignoring her to giving her a near standing 'o' like that?

Actually, yes! Country albums rarely ever get nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammys, but Taylor Swift has a lot going for her. Her music is some of the most popular on radio right now (not only on country, but on pop too), she has many hit songs off Fearless, and her album is the biggest selling of any genre this year so far (she just passed the 3 million mark, which is incredible in this horrible CD economy!). Last year, Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III was the biggest selling CD of the year and critically acclaimed (much like Swift's Fearless this year) and it made the Album of the Year line-up. If Lil Wayne can get nominated for AOTY, I don't see why Taylor Swift, a WAY more conservative and NARAS-friendly artist, can't!

The fact that she outsold established pop stars like Beyonce and Britney speaks volumes of her appeal without mentioning that Fearless was extremely well received by the critics.

And by the way, she hasn't been that ignored by the Academy so far. Remember that she was nominated for BNA, so at least The Blue Ribbon Panel will recognize her somewhere. Album of The Year seems fitting to me. Does anyone know if they submitted "Love Story" last year? If not, count on it to make it in ROTY and SOTY.

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I hope Keith Urban wins for Kiss a Girl. It's one of the catchiest songs right now.

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I hope Keith Urban wins for Kiss a Girl. It's one of the catchiest songs right now.

They do love Keith, so it could happen. Had he not released that song, the award would have automatically gone to Brad Paisley, but I thin Keith Urban could win it!

Of course, the best case scenario would be for BOTH Brad & Keith to win for "Start A Band"!

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Country Field - Wishlist (As of July)

→ Male Country Vocal Performance
1° Brad Paisley for Then
2° George Strait for Living for the Night
3° Josh Turner for Why Don't We Just Dance
4° Darius Rucker for It Won't Be Like This for Long
5° Keith Urban for Kiss a Girl

Alt: Jake Owen for Don't Think I Can't Love You

→ Female Country Vocal Performance
1° Martina McBride for Ride or I Just Call You Mine
2° Miranda Lambert for Dead Flowers
3° Alison Krauss for Jacob's Dream
4° Gretchen Wilson for If I Could Do It All Again
5° Lee Ann Womack for Solitary Thinkin'

Alt: Carrie Underwood for Just a Dream

→ Country Performance by Duo or Group
1° Zac Brown Band for Chicken Fried
2° Joey + Rory for Cheater Cheater
3° Sugarland for Love
4° Lady Antebellum for I Run to You
5° Rascal Flatts for Here Comes Goodbye

Alt: Eli Young Band for Always the Love Songs

→ Country Collaboration with Vocals
1° Lee Ann Womack & George Strait for Everything But Quits
2° Kenny Chesney & Mac McAnally for Down the Road
3° Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin for Beautiful World
4° Brad Paisley & Keith Urban for Start a Band
5° Alison Krauss & Union Station feat. Tony Rice for Shadows

Alt: Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel for Hesitation Blues

→ Country Song
1° Dead Flowers by Miranda Lambert
2° Then by Brad Paisley
3° Chicken Fried by Zac Brown Band
4° Solitary Thinkin' by Lee Ann Womack
5° Living for the Night by George Strait

Alt: Love by Sugarland

→ Country Album
1° Martina McBride for Shine
2° Brad Paisley for American Saturday Night
3° Zac Brown Band for The Foundation
4° Lee Ann Womack for Call Me Crazy
5° Dierks Bentley for Feel That Fire

Alt: Joey + Rory for The Life of a Song

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Hey, y'all. When does the eligibility period end for the Grammy awards? It was said in one of the chats here, but I don't remember which one.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

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Hey, y'all. When does the eligibility period end for the Grammy awards? It was said in one of the chats here, but I don't remember which one.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

I believe the eligibility end date was change to August 31st.


On a separate not, I'd kinda like to see Blake Shelton sneek into the male vocalist category.

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