2020 Grammy Nominations: Country Nominees Include Tanya Tucker, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert

(Left) Blake Shelton / Facebook/(Middle & Background) Tanya Tucker / Facebook/(Right) Miranda Lambert / Facebook

The 2020 Grammy nominations have been revealed!

On Wednesday morning (November 20), the Recording Academy announced all of the nominees for its 62nd awards ceremony, which will take place on January 26. There are four categories devoted exclusively to country music, but country artists can also be nominated in one of the five general field categories.

Tanya Tucker scored more nominations than any other country artist this year, with a total of four. In addition to being nominated in the country categories, she also earned a nod in the general field Song of the Year category for her song “Bring My Flowers Now.”

Brandi Carlile, who co-wrote “Bring My Flowers Now,” earned two nominations for her work on the song. She also received a third nomination Best Country Duo/Group Performance for her collaboration on “Common” with Maren Morris.

Miranda Lambert earned both a solo nomination for “It All Comes Out in the Wash,” and a nomination with her group Pistol Annies. The Annies’ record Interstate Gospel was nominated for Best Country Album.

Other notable nominees include Blake Shelton (nominated for Best Country Solo performance for “God’s Country”), Reba McEntire (nominated for Best Country Album for Stronger Than the Truth), and Brooks & Dunn and Luke Combs (nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Brand New Man.”)

Dolly Parton also earned a nod in the Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song category for her collaboration with for KING & COUNTRY on “God Only Knows.”

See the full list of country nominees below…

Best Country Solo Performance

  • ALL YOUR’N
    Tyler Childers
  • GIRL GOIN’ NOWHERE
    Ashley McBryde
  • RIDE ME BACK HOME
    Willie Nelson
  • GOD’S COUNTRY
    Blake Shelton
  • BRING MY FLOWERS NOW
    Tanya Tucker

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

  • BRAND NEW MAN
    Brooks & Dunn With Luke Combs
  • I DON’T REMEMBER ME (BEFORE YOU)
    Brothers Osborne
  • SPEECHLESS
    Dan + Shay
  • THE DAUGHTERS
    Little Big Town
  • COMMON
    Maren Morris Featuring Brandi Carlile

 Best Country Song

  • BRING MY FLOWERS NOW
    Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
  • GIRL GOIN’ NOWHERE
    Jeremy Bussey & Ashley McBryde, songwriters (Ashley McBryde)
  • IT ALL COMES OUT IN THE WASH
    Miranda Lambert, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
  • SOME OF IT
    Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde & Bobby Pinson, songwriters (Eric Church)
  • SPEECHLESS
    Shay Mooney, Jordan Reynolds, Dan Smyers & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Dan + Shay)

Best Country Album

  • DESPERATE MAN
    Eric Church
  • STRONGER THAN THE TRUTH
    Reba McEntire
  • INTERSTATE GOSPEL
    Pistol Annies
  • CENTER POINT ROAD
    Thomas Rhett
  • WHILE I’M LIVIN’
    Tanya Tucker

That’s one talented batch of nominees! We wish all of them the best of luck leading up to the Grammy Awards in January.

Were you surprised by any of the nominations? Let us know if you were!