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Music’s biggest night is nearly here and before the red carpet rolls out and the microphones go live, it’s time to take a look at the Nashville names ready to make noise, including former Nashville Lifestyles cover stars like Jelly Roll and Miranda Lambert, who are both gearing up for big moments this year.
The 2026 Grammy Awards are this Sunday, Feb. 1, broadcasting live from Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Ahead of the telecast, the Recording Academy will drop exclusive interviews, arrivals, and backstage moments on live.GRAMMY.com, consider it your pre‑game warmup.
But let’s get to the good stuff: who from Nashville (or Nashville-adjacent) is up for gold, taking the stage, or handing out trophies this year?
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Sabrina Carpenter: The Pop Star With Nashville Ties
Not only did the pop star make her Opry debut this year, she also wrote fan‑favorite tracks like ‘Tornado Warnings’ right here in Nashville. And this year? She’s stacked up a haul of major nominations.
- Album of the Year — Man’s Best Friend
- Record of the Year — “Manchild”
- Song of the Year — “Manchild”
- Best Solo Pop Performance — “Manchild”
- Best Pop Vocal Album — Man’s Best Friend
Best New Artist of the Year
- Alex Warren — the Nashville-based breakout who’s been everywhere this year.
Best Country Solo Performance
- “Nose On The Grindstone” — Tyler Childers
- “Good News” — Shaboozey
- “Bad As I Used To Be (From F1® The Movie)” — Chris Stapleton
- “I Never Lie” — Zach Top
- “Somewhere Over Laredo” — Lainey Wilson
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Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- “A Song To Sing” — Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton
- “Trailblazer” — Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert & Lainey Wilson
- “Love Me Like You Used To Do” — Margo Price & Tyler Childers
- “Amen” — Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
- “Honky Tonk Hall of Fame” — George Strait & Chris Stapleton
Best Country Song, (Awarded to the songwriters)
- “Bitin’ List” — Written by Tyler Childers (performed by Tyler Childers)
- “Good News” — Written by Sean Cook, Collins Obinna Chibueze, Michael Ross Pollack, Sam Elliot Roman, Nevin Sastry & Jacob Torrey (performed by Shaboozey)
- “I Never Lie” — Written by Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols & Zach Top (performed by Zach Top)
- “Somewhere Over Laredo” — Written by Andy Albert, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson & Lainey Wilson (performed by Lainey Wilson)
- “A Song To Sing” — Written by Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton (performed by Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton)
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Best Traditional Country Album
- Dollar A Day — Charley Crockett
- American Romance — Lukas Nelson
- Oh What A Beautiful World — Willie Nelson
- Hard Headed Woman — Margo Price
- Ain’t In It For My Health — Zach Top
Best Contemporary Country Album
- Patterns — Kelsea Ballerini
- Snipe Hunter — Tyler Childers
- Evangeline Vs. The Machine — Eric Church
- Beautifully Broken — Jelly Roll
- Postcards From Texas — Miranda Lambert
Presenting
- Lainey Wilson, fresh off another powerhouse year.
Performing
- Alex Warren
- Brandy Clark
- Lukas Nelson
- Post Malone
- Reba McEntire
- Sabrina Carpenter
From legacy icons to rising country rookies, Nashville is set to be one of the loudest voices in the room this Grammy Sunday. Grab your snacks, charge your phone for live‑tweeting, and get ready. Music City is headed to Hollywood in style.