Lady Antebellum is earning big recognition for their hit CD "Need You Now." The trio is the top country nominee for the 53rd annual GRAMMY Awards on the strength of their sophomore album, with bids in six categories -- three General Field and three Country categories. The disc is up for Album of the Year and Best Country Album, while the title track to "Need You Now" has given the group a shot at Record of the Year and Song of the Year, as well as Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal and Best Country Song. Zac Brown's name is popping up in four categories -- including three group nods and a bid for Best Country Song for writing "Free."
Miranda Lambert, Gretchen Wilson, Dierks Bentley, and Jamey Johnson are multiple nominees as well, while newcomers Chris Young and The Band Perry are among those who've also been recognized. Rapper Eminem is the top nominee for the event overall, with ten chances to win. The 53rd annual Grammy Awards will be presented in a ceremony at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 13th and air live on CBS.
Country-related nominees for the 53rd annual GRAMMY Awards
GENERAL FIELD:
Record Of The Year:
"Nothin' On You," B.o.B. f/Bruno Mars
"Love The Way You Lie," Eminem f/Rihanna
"F*** You," Cee Lo Green
"Empire State Of Mind," Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
Album Of The Year:
"The Suburbs," Arcade Fire
"Recovery," Eminem
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
"The Fame Monster," Lady GaGa
"Teenage Dream," Katy Perry
Song Of The Year:
"Beg Steal Or Borrow," Ray LaMontagne
"F*** You," Cee Lo Green
"The House That Built Me," Miranda Lambert
"Love The Way You Lie," Eminem f/Rihanna
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
COUNTRY:
Best Female Country Vocal Performance:
"Satisfied," Jewel, Track from: "Sweet and Wild"
"The House That Built Me," Miranda Lambert, Track from "Revolution"
"Swingin'," LeAnn Rimes
"Temporary Home," Carrie Underwood, Track from "Play On"
"I'd Love To Be Your Last," Gretchen Wilson, Track from "I Got Your Country Right Here"
Best Male Country Vocal Performance:
"Macon," Jamey Johnson
"Cryin' For Me (Wayman's Song)," Toby Keith, Track from: "American Ride"
David Nail, "Turning Home," David Nail, Track From "I'm About To Come Alive"
"'Til Summer Comes Around," Keith Urban
"Gettin' You Home," Chris Young, Track from: "The Man I Want To Be"
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal:
"Free," Zac Brown Band, Track from: "The Foundation"
"Elizabeth," Dailey & Vincent, Track from: "Dailey & Vincent Sing The Statler Brothers"
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum, Track from: "Need You Now"
"Little White Church," Little Big Town
"Where Rainbows Never Die," The Steeldrivers, Track from "Reckless"
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals:
"Bad Angel," Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, and Jamey Johnson, Track from: "Up on the Ridge"
"Pride (In The Name Of Love)," Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers, Track from: "Up on the Ridge"
"As She's Walking Away," Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson, Track from: You Get What You Give"
"Hillbilly Bone," Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins, Track from: "Hillbilly Bone"
"I Run To You," Marty Stuart and Connie Smith, Track from: "Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions"
Best Country Song:
"The Breath You Take," Casey Beathard, Dean Dillon, and Jessie Jo Dillon, songwriters (George Strait), Track from: "Twang"
"Free," Zac Brown (Zac Brown Band), Track from: "The Foundation"
"The House That Built Me" Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin, songwriters (Miranda Lambert), Track from: "Revolution"
"I'd Love To Be Your Last," Rivers Rutherford, Annie Tate & Sam Tate, songwriters (Gretchen Wilson), Track from "I Got Your Country Right Here"
"If I Die Young," Kimberly Perry, songwriter (The Band Perry)
"Need You Now," Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady
Antebellum), Track from: "Need You Now"
Best Country Album:
"Up On The Ridge," Dierks Bentley
"You Get What You Give," Zac Brown Band
"The Guitar Song," Jamey Johnson
"Need You Now," Lady Antebellum
"Revolution," Miranda Lambert
