Country music had a solid showing at the 2026 Grammy Awards, with artists earning nominations and taking home trophies across several major categories at the ceremony in Los Angeles. This year also saw the Recording Academy introduce new country-focused awards, including Best Traditional Country Album alongside the renamed Best Contemporary Country Album to better reflect the genre’s diversity.
One of the biggest stories was Jelly Roll who walked away with his first three Grammy wins for Best Contemporary Country Album for Beautifully Broken, Best Country Duo/Group Performance for Amen with Shaboozey, and his feature on Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for Hard Fought Hallelujah with Brandon Lake.
Zach Top also scored his first Grammy win for Ain’t in It for My Health in the Best Traditional Country Album category.
Meanwhile, Chris Stapleton won Best Country Solo Performance for Bad as I Used to Be adding another Grammy to his already impressive career.
Tyler Childers also had a big night winning Best Country Song for Bitin’ List continuing his strong run in the genre.
The 2026 Grammys showcased country music’s depth with new categories, standout wins and big-name artists earning nods, even if not all could attend in person.
Best Country Solo Performance
Tyler Childers - Nose On The Grindstone
Shaboozey - Good News
Chris Stapleton - Bad As I Used To Be (From F1® The Movie)
Zach Top - I Never Lie
Lainey Wilson - Somewhere Over Laredo
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton - A Song To Sing
Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert & Lainey Wilson - Trailblazer
Margo Price & Tyler Childers - Love Me Like You Used To Do
Shaboozey & Jelly Roll - Amen
George Strait & Chris Stapleton - Honky Tonk Hall Of Fame
Best Country Song
(Award goes to the songwriters)
Bitin’ List - Tyler Childers
Good News - Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman & Jacob Torrey
I Never Lie - Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top
Somewhere Over Laredo - Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson
A Song To Sing - Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton
Best Contemporary Country Album
Kelsea Ballerini - Patterns
Tyler Childers - Snipe Hunter
Eric Church - Evangeline Vs. The Machine
Jelly Roll - Beautifully Broken
Miranda Lambert - Postcards From Texas
Best Traditional Country Album
Charley Crockett - Dollar A Day
Lukas Nelson - American Romance
Willie Nelson - Oh What a Beautiful World
Margo Price - Hard Headed Woman
Zach Top - Ain’t In It For My Health
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