Carrie Underwood on the set of her video for “Something In The Water.”
The accolades have begun rolling in, as Grammy honors were handed out in several categories earlier Sunday evening (Feb. 8), ahead of the live telecast of the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. That means some Nashville artists are already Grammy award winners this evening.
Carrie Underwood earned Best Country Solo Performance for “Something In The Water,” a category that also featured nominees Eric Church (“Give Me Back My Hometown”), Hunter Hayes (“Invisible”), Miranda Lambert (“Automatic”), and Keith Urban (“Cop Car”).
The Band Perry took home Best Country Duo/Group Performance for their rendition of Glen Campbell’s “Gentle On My Mind.”
Campbell himself picked up a Grammy win as a songwriter (along with Julian Raymond) in the category of Best Country Song for “I’m Not Gonna Miss You.”
Jack White‘s “Lazaretto” earned Best Rock Performance, while Rosanne Cash‘s The River & The Thread earned Best Americana Album.
The Band Perry
CCM duo For King & Country earned Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.
Lecrae (feat. For King & Country) earned Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for “Messengers,” while Smokie Norful‘s “No Greater Love” earned Best Gospel Performance/Song. Best Gospel Album went to Erica Campbell‘s Help.
The documentary 20 Feet From Stardom, featuring Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, and Judith Hill, earned Best Music Film. The project was directed by Morgan Neville, and produced by Gil Friesen and Caitrin Rogers.
Additional winners will be revealed during the 57th Annual Grammy Awards telecast, beginning at 7 p.m. CT on CBS.
Select Early Grammy Winners:
Best Country Solo Performance
Carrie Underwood, “Something In The Water” (winner)
Eric Church, “Give Me Back My Hometown”
Hunter Hayes, “Invisible”
Miranda Lambert, “Automatic”
Keith Urban, “Cop Car”
Glen Campbell
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
The Band Perry,”Gentle On My Mind” (winner)
Miranda Lambert With Carrie Underwood, “Somethin’ Bad”
Little Big Town, “Day Drinking”
Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill, “Meanwhile Back At Mama’s”
Keith Urban Featuring Eric Church, “Raise ‘Em Up”
Best Country Song
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You (winner)
Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
Track from: Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me Soundtrack
Label: Big Machine Records
“American Kids”
Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird & Shane McAnally, songwriters (Kenny Chesney)
Label: Blue Chair Records, LLC / Columbia Nashville
“Automatic”
Nicolle Galyon, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
Track from: Platinum
Label: RCA Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Pink Dog Publishing admin. by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Wruckestrike
“Give Me Back My Hometown”
Eric Church & Luke Laird, songwriters (Eric Church)
Track from: The Outsiders
Label: EMI Nashville; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing/Longer And Louder Music, admin. by Sony/ATV Music PublishingLLC/Songs Of Universal , Inc./Creative Nation Music/Twangin And Slangin, admin. by Songs Of Universal, Inc.
“Meanwhile Back At Mama’s”
Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston & Jeffrey Steele, songwriters (Tim McGraw Featuring Faith Hill)
Label: Big Machine Records
Best Rock Performance
Ryan Adams, “Gimme Something Good”
Arctic Monkeys, “Do I Wanna Know?”
Beck, “Blue Moon”
The Black Keys, “Fever”
Jack White, “Lazaretto” (winner)
For King & Country
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Lecrae feat. For King & Country, “Messengers” (winner)
Francesca Battistelli, “Write Your Story”
Crowder, “Come As You Are”
MercyMe, “Shake”
Needtobreathe, “Multiplied”
Best Gospel Album
Erica Campbell, Help (winner)
Ricky Dillard & New G, Amazing [Live]
William McDowell, Withholding Nothing [Live]
Smokie Norful, Forever Yours
Anita Wilson, Vintage Worship
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
For King & Country, Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. (winner)
Francesca Battistelli, If We’re Honest
Natalie Grant, Hurricane
MercyMe, Welcome to the New
Royal Tailor, Royal Tailor
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Smokie Norful, “No Greater Love” (winner)
Erica Campbell feat. Lecrae, “Help”
Karen Clark Shearda, “Sunday A.M. [Live]”
Mali Music, “I Believe”
The Walls Group, “Love On The Radio”
Best Americana Album
The River & The Thread, Rosanne Cash
Terms of My Surrender, John Hiatt
Bluesamericana, Keb’ Mo’
A Dotted Line, Nickel Creek
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, Sturgill Simpson
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