In the 2020s, country music has experienced a remarkable resurgence in mainstream popularity, breaking out beyond country radio and impacting the music industry at large. The 2025 Grammy Awards reflect this shift, with nominees in the Country and Americana categories as well as in all-genre categories where country artists are now frequent contenders. This year’s lineup includes some of the music interesting artists that the decade has had to offer so far, such as Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgraves, and Post Malone. The 67th Grammy Awards go down on February 2nd, 2025. Let’s take a look at the standout country nominees who are leading the way and shaping the sound of contemporary country music.
Best Country Solo Performance
- 16 Carriages – Beyonce
- I Am Not Okay – Jelly Roll
- A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey
- The Architect – Kacey Musgraves
- It Takes A Woman – Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- “Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan
- “II MOST WANTED” – Beyoncé feat. Miley Cyrus
- “Break Mine” – Brothers Osborne
- “Bigger Houses” – Dan + Shay
- “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
Best Country Song
- “The Architect” – Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
- “I Am Not Okay” – Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips, songwriters (Jelly Roll)
- “I Had Some Help” – Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul Walters, songwriters (Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen)
- “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)
Best Country Album
- Cowboy Carter – Beyonce
- F-1 Trillion – Post Malone
- Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves
- Higher – Chris Stapleton
- Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson
