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Nashville\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0just show up at the 2026\u00a0 \u00a0\u2014 it captivated the night, and no one carried the city\u2019s flag higher than our 2025 Music in the City cover star<\/a>,\u00a0Jelly Roll<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n On Sunday, Feb. 1, the Antioch native became the evening\u2019s hometown hero, taking home three Grammys and firmly claiming the title of Music City\u2019s biggest winner. The 41-year-old won Best Contemporary Country Album for\u00a0Beautifully Broken<\/em>, Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance\/Song with Brandon Lake for \u201cHard Fought Hallelujah,\u201d and Best Country Duo\/Group Performance with\u00a0Shaboozey\u00a0for \u201cAmen.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Jelly Roll\u2019s most powerful moment came during his emotional acceptance speech for\u00a0Beautifully Broken<\/em>, when he fought back tears and spoke plainly about the life he almost\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0live.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThey’re going to try to kick me off here, so just let me try to get this out,\u201d he said. \u201cFirst of all, Jesus, I hear you, and\u00a0I’m\u00a0listening. Lord, I am listening. Lord.\u00a0Second of all, I want to thank my beautiful wife.\u00a0I would\u00a0have never\u00a0changed my life without you. I would have ended up dead or in jail. I would have killed myself if it\u00a0wasn’t\u00a0for you and Jesus. I thank you for that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The night\u2019s biggest overall honors went elsewhere \u2014 Bad Bunny claimed album of the year for\u00a0DeB\u00cd\u00a0TiRAR\u00a0M\u00e1S\u00a0FOToS<\/em>, while Kendrick Lamar led all winners with five trophies \u2014 but when it came to heart, grit, and redemption, Nashville had its moment. And Jelly Roll made sure it was unforgettable.\u00a0<\/p>\n Before the Grammys prime-time telecast, Jelly Roll stepped\u00a0onto the red carpet alongside his wife, Bunnie Xo, with the same confidence and gratitude that defined his night onstage. Fellow nominee Reba McEntire walked the carpet ahead of her first-ever Grammys performance, joined by her fianc\u00e9, Rex Linn. Nominee Kelsea Ballerini wowed in a backless, sequined, figure-hugging halter neck gown, while nominee Lainey Wilson stunned in a dramatic black gown with an exaggerated neckline and deep V, finishing the look with a coordinating black cowboy hat. It\u2019s proof that Nashville didn\u2019t just show up for the winners list, Music City nominees pulled out of the stops for the red carpet, too.<\/p>\n Country & American Roots Music\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Country Solo Performance\u00a0<\/p>\n WINNER: \u201cBad as I Used to Be [From F1\u00ae The Movie],\u201d Chris Stapleton\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Country Duo\/Group Performance\u00a0<\/p>\n WINNER: \u201cAmen,\u201d\u00a0Shaboozey\u00a0& Jelly Roll\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Country Song\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n WINNER: \u201cBitin\u2019 List,\u201d Tyler Childers\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Traditional Country Album\u00a0<\/p>\n WINNER:\u00a0Ain\u2019t\u00a0in It for My Health<\/em>, Zach Top\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Contemporary Country Album\u00a0<\/p>\n WINNER:\u00a0Beautifully Broken<\/em>, Jelly Roll\u00a0<\/p>\n American Roots, Americana & Folk\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Best American Roots Performance\u00a0<\/p>\n WINNER: \u201cBeautiful Strangers,\u201d Mavis Staples\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Americana Performance\u00a0<\/p>\n WINNER: \u201cGodspeed,\u201d Mavis Staples\u00a0<\/p>\n Best American Roots Song\u00a0<\/p>\n WINNER: \u201cAncient Light,\u201d\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0With Her\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Americana Album\u00a0<\/p>\n WINNER:\u00a0BIG MONEY<\/em>, Jon Batiste\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Folk Album\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n WINNER:\u00a0Wild and Clear\u00a0and Blue<\/em>,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0With Her\u00a0<\/p>\n Bluegrass & Blues\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Bluegrass Album\u00a0<\/p>\n WINNER:\u00a0Highway Prayers<\/em>, Billy Strings\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Traditional Blues Album\u00a0<\/p>\n WINNER:\u00a0Ain\u2019t\u00a0Done\u00a0With\u00a0the Blues<\/em>, Buddy Guy\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Contemporary Blues Album\u00a0<\/p>\n WINNER:\u00a0Preacher Kids<\/em>, Robert Randolph\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Regional Roots Music Album\u00a0<\/p>\n WINNER:\u00a0A Tribute to the King of Zydeco<\/em>, Various Artists\u00a0<\/p>\n Gospel & Contemporary Christian Music\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Gospel Performance\/Song\u00a0<\/p>\n WINNER: \u201cCome Jesus Come,\u201d CeCe Winans Featuring Shirley Caesar\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Contemporary Christian Performance\/Song\u00a0<\/p>\n WINNER: \u201cHard Fought Hallelujah,\u201d Brandon Lake\u00a0With\u00a0Jelly Roll\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Gospel Album\u00a0<\/p>\n WINNER: Heart of Mine, Darrel Walls & PJ Morton\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Contemporary Christian Music Album\u00a0<\/p>\n WINNER:\u00a0Coritos\u00a0Vol. 1, Israel & New Breed\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Roots Gospel Album\u00a0<\/p>\n WINNER: I Will Not Be Moved (Live), The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir\u00a0<\/p>\n Remaining\u00a0Major Categories\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n General Field\u00a0<\/p>\n Record of the Year: \u201cLuther,\u201d Kendrick Lamar\u00a0With\u00a0SZA\u00a0<\/p>\n Album of the Year:\u00a0DeB\u00cd\u00a0TiRAR\u00a0M\u00e1S\u00a0FOToS<\/em>, Bad Bunny\u00a0<\/p>\n Song of the Year: \u201cWILDFLOWER,\u201d Billie Eilish\u00a0<\/p>\n Best New Artist:<\/strong>\u00a0Olivia Dean\u00a0<\/p>\n Production & Songwriting\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:\u00a0Cirkut\u00a0<\/p>\n Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Amy Allen\u00a0<\/p>\n Pop & Dance\/Electronic\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Pop Solo Performance: \u201cMessy,\u201d Lola Young\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance: \u201cDefying Gravity,\u201d Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Pop Vocal Album: MAYHEM, Lady Gaga\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Dance\/Electronic Recording: \u201cEnd of Summer,\u201d Tame Impala\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Dance Pop Recording: \u201cAbracadabra,\u201d Lady Gaga\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Dance\/Electronic Album: EUSEXUA, FKA twigs\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Remixed Recording: \u201cAbracadabra (Gesaffelstein\u00a0Remix),\u201d\u00a0Gesaffelstein\u00a0<\/p>\n Rock, Metal & Alternative\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Rock Performance: \u201cChanges (Live\u00a0From\u00a0Villa Park) Back to the Beginning,\u201d YUNGBLUD\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Metal Performance: \u201cBIRDS,\u201d Turnstile\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Rock Song: \u201cAs Alive as You Need Me to Be,\u201d Nine Inch Nails\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Rock Album: NEVER ENOUGH, Turnstile\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Alternative Music Performance: \u201cAlone,\u201d The Cure\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Alternative Music Album: Songs of a Lost World, The Cure\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0R&B, Rap & Spoken Word\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Best R&B Performance: \u201cFolded,\u201d Kehlani\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Traditional R&B Performance: \u201cVIBES DON\u2019T LIE,\u201d Leon Thomas\u00a0<\/p>\n Best R&B Song: \u201cFolded,\u201d Kehlani\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Progressive R&B Album:\u00a0BLOOM<\/em>, Durand Bernarr\u00a0<\/p>\n Best R&B Album:\u00a0MUTT<\/em>, Leon Thomas\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Rap Performance: \u201cChains & Whips,\u201d Clipse, Pusha T & Malice\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Melodic Rap Performance: \u201cluther,\u201d Kendrick Lamar\u00a0With\u00a0SZA\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Rap Song: \u201ctv off,\u201d Kendrick Lamar\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Rap Album:\u00a0GNX<\/em>, Kendrick Lamar\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Spoken Word Poetry Album:\u00a0Words\u00a0For\u00a0Days Vol. 1<\/em>, Mad Skillz\u00a0<\/p>\n Visual Media, Packaging & Classical\u00a0(Selected)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Best Music Video: \u201cAnxiety,\u201d\u00a0Doechii\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Music Film: Music by John Williams, John Williams\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Recording Package:\u00a0Tracks II: The Lost Albums<\/em>, Bruce Springsteen\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Album Cover:\u00a0CHROMAKOPIA<\/em>, Tyler, The Creator\u00a0<\/p>\n Producer of the Year, Classical:<\/strong> Elaine Martone\u00a0<\/p>\n Best Contemporary Classical Composition: <\/strong>Ortiz:\u00a0Dzonot, Gabriela Ortiz\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nRed Carpet Recap<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n
2026 Grammy Awards \u2014 Winners, Nashville-Relevant Categories First\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n