{"id":2262365,"date":"2026-02-02T06:08:56","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T06:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2262365"},"modified":"2026-02-02T06:08:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T06:08:56","slug":"zach-top-wins-grammys-new-best-traditional-country-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/zach-top-wins-grammys-new-best-traditional-country-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Zach Top Wins Grammy\u2019s New Best Traditional Country Album"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Zach Top has been the spearhead for helping to reignite the traditional country sound in mainstream country and beyond. His popularity probably helped play a role in the Grammys deciding to make a new Best Traditional Country Album category for 2026. All the more fitting that Zach would walk away with the trophy for his most recent album Ain\u2019t In It For My Health<\/a><\/em> during the award\u2019s inaugural year.<\/p>

\u201cI feel like I watched the Grammys as a little kid and it looked like superheroes on TV so to be up here and be a part of the whole thing is insane,\u201d<\/em> Zach Top said before thanking his lord and savior, along with Carson Chamberlin, everyone on his label, his road band, and others. \u201cThanks for being here. This is so amazing.\u201d<\/em> he continued in his brief speech. <\/p>

Zach Top bested Charley Crockett\u2019s Dollar A Day<\/em>, Margo Price\u2019s Hard Headed Woman<\/em>, Lukas Nelson\u2019s American Romance<\/em>, and Willie Nelson\u2019s Oh What A Beautiful World<\/em> to earn the Grammy. The trophy was given out during the Grammy\u2019s \u201cPremier Ceremony\u201d that happens before the televised portion of the awards on Sunday (2\/1). <\/p>

Though some might list Zach Top\u2019s last album, 2024\u2019s Cold Beer and Country Music<\/em> as the superior work, there wasn\u2019t a Best Traditional Country Album category at that time. And no matter what you feel about Zach\u2019s album, there\u2019s no denying its country, and that Zach Top has played a critical role in the neotraditional resurgence. <\/p>

Ain\u2019t In It For My Health<\/em> was produced and co-written in large part by Carson Chamberlain. Chamberlin is a Kentucky native that played steel guitar and was the bandleader for Keith Whitley all the way up to Whitley\u2019s death in 1989. After that, Chamberlin was the tour manager for Alan Jackson and Clint Black.<\/p>

Other early winners include Tyler Childers for Best Country Song for \u201cBitin\u2019 List\u201d\u2014Tyler\u2019s first Grammy win. Chris Stapleton also won for \u201cBad as I Used to Be [From F1\u00ae The Movie<\/em>],\u201d and \u201cAmen\u201d by Shaboozey and Jelly Roll won for Best Country Duo\/Group Performance. <\/p>

The Best Contemporary Country Album is slated to be announced during the televised portion of the Grammy Awards Sunday night on CBS. <\/p>

Stay tuned to Saving Country Music for more coverage of the Grammy Awards. <\/p>

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