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Nominees for the\u00a02026 Grammy Awards\u00a0<\/a>have been unveiled, and plenty of Kentucky and Southern Indiana artists made the list.<\/p>\n Dupont Manual graduate and Tony Award winner Nicole Scherzinger<\/a>, is among the group of star-studded nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards. Other local nominees include Chris Stapleton<\/a>, Tyler Childers<\/a>, Bryson Tiller, Jason Carter<\/a> and Michael Cleveland<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here are the categories in which Kentucky and Southern Indiana artists are nominated. Local nominations are highlighted in each category.<\/p>\n \u201cBitin\u2019 List\u201d \u2014 Tyler Childers, songwriter (Tyler Childers)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n \u201cGood News\u201d \u2014 Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman & Jacob Torrey, songwriters (Shaboozey)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n \u201cI Never Lie\u201d \u2014 Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top, songwriters (Zach Top)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n \u201cSomewhere Over Laredo\u201d \u2014 Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson, songwriters (Lainey Wilson)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n \u201cA Song to Sing\u201d \u2014 Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Kelsea Ballerini\u00a0\u2013\u00a0“Patterns”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Tyler Childers\u00a0\u2013\u00a0“Snipe Hunter”<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Eric Church\u00a0\u2013\u00a0“Evangeline vs. The Machine”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Jelly Roll\u00a0\u2013\u00a0“Beautifully Broken”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Miranda Lambert\u00a0\u2013”Postcards from Texas”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \u201cNose on the Grindstone\u201d \u2013 Tyler Childers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n \u201cGood News\u201d \u2013 Shaboozey<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n \u201cBad as I Used to Be [From \u201cF1 The Movie\u201d] Chris Stapleton<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n \u201cI Never Lie\u201d \u2013 Zach Top<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n \u201cSomewhere Over Laredo\u201d \u2013 Lainey Wilson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \u201cA Song to Sing\u201d \u2014 Miranda Lambert And Chris Stapleton<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n \u201cTrailblazer\u201d \u2014 Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n \u201cLove Me Like You Used to Do\u201d \u2014 Margo Price & Tyler Childers<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n \u201cAmen\u201d \u2014 Shaboozey & Jelly Roll<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n \u201cHonky Tonk Hall of Fame\u201d \u2014 George Strait, Chris Stapleton<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n “Carter & Cleveland”\u00a0\u2014 Michael Cleveland and Jason Carter<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n “A Tip Toe High Wire,” \u2014 Sierra Hull,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n “Arcadia,” \u2014Alison Krauss & Union Station<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n “Highway Prayers” \u2014 The Steeldrivers, “Outrun,” and Billy Strings<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Folded, Darius Dixson, Andre Harris, Kehlani Parrish, Donovan Knight, Don Mills, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Dawit Kamal Wilson, songwriters (Kehlani)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Heart Of A Woman, David Bishop & Summer Walker, songwriters (Summer Walker)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n It Depends, Nico Baran, Chris Brown, Ant Clemons, Ephrem Lopez Jr., Ryan Press, Bryson Tiller, Elliott Trent & Dewain Whitmore Jr., songwriters (Chris Brown Featuring Bryson Tiller)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Overqualified, James John Abrahart Jr & Durand Bernarr, songwriters (Durand Bernarr)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n YES IT IS, Jariuce Banks, Lazaro Andres Camejo, Mike Hector, Peter Lee Johnson, Rodney Jones Jr., Ali Prawl & Leon Thomas, songwriters (Leon Thomas)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n For the 2026 Grammy Awards, more than 23,000 eligible entries were submitted for Grammy consideration, according to the Recording Academy. Nearly 15,000 Recording Academy voting members which include artists, songwriters, producers and engineers who are active in the music industry are eligible to vote.<\/p>\n To be considered for the 2026 Grammys, all submissions must have been released between Aug. 31, 2024, and Aug. 30, 2025. For a complete list of the nominees visit grammy.com. <\/a><\/p>\n Winners will be announced during a live ceremony on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, held at Los Angeles\u2019s Crypto.com Arena. The annual awards show will be broadcast on CBS Network and streamed on Paramount +.<\/p>\nBest Country Song <\/strong><\/h2>\n
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