Who is nominated for country, Americana, folk Grammy Awards in 2025? See the list.
From Beyoncé and Post Malone to Madi Diaz, David Rawlings & Gillian Welch and Sierra Ferrell
The 2025 Grammy Award nominations released on Friday morning, with nominees Beyoncé and Post Malone leading the pack for their country releases.
Beyoncé nabbed 11 nominations, followed by Charli xcx (7), Billie Eilish (7), Kendrick Lamar (7), Post Malone (7), Sabrina Carpenter (6), Chappell Roan (6) and Taylor Swift (6).
Of course in Nashville, we love our country, Americana and folk music — all of which had surprising and exciting nominations in their respective categories.
Morgan Wallen landed his first-ever Grammy noms, Post Malone held strong for country nods and Sierra Ferrell took home a number of nominations.
Other Nashville performers nominated throughout the categories included David Rawlings and Gillian Welch, Madi Diaz, Kacey Musgraves, Sarah Jarosz, Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson and many more.
Read on for our quick list of some of the 2025 Grammy Award nominations.
Best Country Solo Performance
- 16 CARRIAGES, Beyoncé
- I Am Not Okay, Jelly Roll
- The Architect, Kacey Musgraves
- A Bar Song (Tipsy), Shaboozey
- It Takes A Woman, Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- Cowboys Cry Too, Kelsea Ballerini With Noah Kahan
- II MOST WANTED, Beyoncé Featuring Miley Cyrus
- Break Mine, Brothers Osborne
- Bigger Houses, Dan + Shay
- I Had Some Help, Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen
Best Country Song
- The Architect, Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
- A Bar Song (Tipsy), Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins, Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters(Shaboozey)
- I Am Not Okay, Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips, songwriters (Jelly Roll)
- I Had Some Help, Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul Walters, songwriters (Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen)
- TEXAS HOLD 'EM, Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Best Country Album
- COWBOY CARTER, Beyoncé
- F-1 Trillion, Post Malone
- Deeper Well, Kacey Musgraves
- Higher, Chris Stapleton
- Whirlwind, Lainey Wilson
Best American Roots Performance
- Blame It On Eve, Shemekia Copeland
- Nothing In Rambling, The Fabulous Thunderbirds Featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb' Mo', Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood,
- Lighthouse, Sierra Ferrell
- The Ballad Of Sally Anne, Rhiannon Giddens
Best Americana Performance
- YA YA, Beyoncé
- Subtitles, Madison Cunningham
- Don't Do Me Good, Madi Diaz Featuring Kacey Musgraves
- American Dreaming, Sierra Ferrell
- Runaway Train, Sarah Jarosz
- Empty Trainload Of Sky, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Best American Roots Song
- Ahead Of The Game, Mark Knopfler, songwriter (Mark Knopfler)
- All In Good Time, Sam Beam, songwriter (Iron & Wine Featuring Fiona
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- All My Friends, Aoife O'Donovan, songwriter (Aoife O'Donovan)
- American Dreaming, Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)
- Blame It On Eve, John Hahn & Will Kimbrough, songwriters (Shemekia Copeland)
Best Americana Album
- The Other Side, T Bone Burnett
- $10 Cowboy, Charley Crockett
- Trail Of Flowers, Sierra Ferrell
- Polaroid Lovers, Sarah Jarosz
- No One Gets Out Alive, Maggie Rose
- Tigers Blood, Waxahatchee
Best Bluegrass Album
- I Built A World, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
- Songs Of Love And Life, The Del McCoury Band
- No Fear, Sister Sadie
- Live Vol. 1, Billy Strings
- Earl Jam, Tony Trischka
- Dan Tyminski: Live From The Ryman, Dan Tyminski
Best Traditional Blues Album
- Hill Country Love, Cedric Burnside
- Struck Down, The Fabulous Thunderbirds
- One Guitar Woman, Sue Foley
- Sam's Place, Little Feat
- Swingin' Live At The Church In Tulsa, The Taj Mahal Sextet
Best Folk Album
- American Patchwork Quartet, American Patchwork Quartet
- Weird Faith, Madi Diaz
- Bright Future, Adrianne Lenker
- All My Friends, Aoife O'Donovan
- Woodland, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
Audrey Gibbs is a music reporter for The Tennessean. You can reach her at agibbs@tennessean.com.