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  • Nineteen Texas Born or Based Acts Received a Total of Thirty-Six Grammy Nominations

Nineteen Texas Born or Based Acts Received a Total of Thirty-Six Grammy Nominations

November 14, 2023 | Austin, Texas | News | Newsletter | Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

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**19 Texas born-or-based acts received a total of 36 Grammy nominations**

Visit the full list of Nominees

The Recording Academy will present the 66th GRAMMY Awards on Sunday, Feb. 4, from 7PM-10:30PM CT, live on the CBS Television Network and will stream live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

 

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

A Songwriter's Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)

Edgar Barrera – McAllen, Texas

• Cuestion De Tiempo (Don Omar) (T)

• Falsa Alarma (En Vivo) (Grupo Firme) (T) • Gucci Los Paños (Karol G) (T)

• La Despedida (Christian Nodal) (T) • Mi Ex Tenía Razón (Karol G) (T)

• Que Vuelvas (Various Artists) (T) • Un Cumbión Dolido (Christian Nodal) (T)

• un x100to (Grupo Frontera & Bad Bunny) (T)

• Yo Pr1mero (Rels B) (S)

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Shane McAnally – Mineral Wells, Texas

• Come Back To Me (Brandy Clark) (S)

• Good With Me (Walker Hayes) (S)

• He's Never Gunna Change (Lauren Daigle) (S) • I Should Have Married You (Old Dominion) (S)

• Independently Owned (Alex Newell & Original Broadway Cast of Shucked) (S)

• Never Grow Up (Niall Horan) (S) • Start Nowhere (Sam Hunt) (S) • Walmart (Sam Hunt) (S)

• We Don't Fight Anymore (Carly Pearce & Chris Stapleton) (S)

 

Best Pop Vocal Album

Chemistry

Kelly Clarkson – Fort Worth, Texas 

 

Best Rock Performance

More Than A Love Song

Black Pumas – Austin, Texas

 

Best R&B Performance

Back To Love (Featuring SiR & Alex Isley)

Robert Glasper –​​​​​​​  Fort Worth, Texas

 

Best R&B Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only. 

Back To Love

Robert Glasper –​​​​​​​ Fort Worth, Texas

Darryl Andrew Farris, Robert Glasper & Alexandra Isley, songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring SiR & Alex Isley)

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On My Mama

Charles Williams –​​​​​​​ Hearne, Texas

Dernst Emile II, Jeff Gitelman, Victoria Monét, Kyla Moscovich, Jamil Pierre & Charles Williams, songwriters (Victoria Monét)

 

Best Rap Album

UTOPIA

Travis Scott –​​​​​​​ Houston, Texas

 

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Holidays Around The World

Pentatonix –​​​​​​​ Arlington, Texas

 

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

I Remember Everything

Zach Bryan Featuring Kacey Musgraves

Kacey Musgraves – Mineola, Texas

 

Best Country Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

I Remember Everything

Zach Bryan & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Zach Bryan Featuring Kacey Musgraves)

Kacey Musgraves – Mineola, Texas

 

Best Americana Album

The Chicago Sessions

Rodney Crowell –​​​​​​​ Houston, Texas

 

Best Bluegrass Album

Bluegrass

Willie Nelson –​​​​​​​ Abbott, Texas

 

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Death Wish Blues

Samantha Fish And Jesse Dayton

Jesse Dayton – Beaumont, Texas

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Healing Time

Ruthie Foster –​​​​​​​ Gause, Texas

 

Best Folk Album

Seven Psalms

Paul Simon –​​​​​​​ Wimberley, Texas

 

Best Gospel Performance/Song

This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best traditional Christian, roots gospel or contemporary gospel single or track.

All Things

Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter –​​​​​​​ Fort Worth, Texas

 

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Your Power

Lecrae & Tasha Cobbs Leonard

Lecrae – Houston, Texas

 

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Church Clothes 4

Lecrae –​​​​​​​ Houston, Texas

 

Best Children's Music Album

Taste The Sky

Uncle Jumbo –​​​​​​​ Houston, Texas

 

Best Historical Album

Playing For The Man At The Door: Field Recordings From The Collection Of Mack McCormick, 1958–1971 Jeff Place & John Troutman, compilation producers; Randy LeRoy & Charlie Pilzer, mastering engineers; Mike Petillo & Charlie Pilzer, restoration engineers (Various Artists)

Mack McCormick –​​​​​​​ Houston,Texas

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