Grammy Award for Best Country Song
The Grammy Award for Best Country Song (sometimes known as the Country Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1965. The award is given to the songwriter(s) of the song, not to the artist, except if the artist is also the songwriter.
| Grammy Award for Best Country Song | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Quality country songs |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
| First awarded | 1965 |
| Currently held by | Matt Rogers & Ben Stennis for "'Til You Can't" (2023) |
| Website | grammy.com |
There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:
- From 1965 to 1968, it was known as "Best Country & Western Song"
- From 1969 to 1983, it was awarded as "Best Country Song"
- In 1984, it was awarded as "Best New Country Song "
- From 1985 to the present, it has again been awarded as "Best Country Song"
Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were presented, for music released in the previous year. Lori McKenna and Josh Kear hold the record of most wins in the category with three wins each.
Recipients
Two-time winner Roger Miller was the first recipient of the award.
1970 winner Shel Silverstein
1971 winner Marty Robbins
1972 winner Kris Kristofferson
1977 winner Larry Gatlin
1981 winner Willie Nelson
1982 winner Dolly Parton
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1986 winner Jimmy Webb
1992 co-winner Naomi Judd
Two-time winner Vince Gill
1994 winner Lucinda Williams
Two-time winner Shania Twain
2003 winner Alan Jackson
Three-time winner Hillary Lindsey
2009 winner, Jennifer Nettles from Sugarland
Two-time winner Taylor Swift
2011 winner Lady A
Two-time winner Shane McAnally
Two-time winner Kacey Musgraves
2015 winner Glen Campbell
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Three-time winner Lori McKenna
2018 winner Chris Stapleton
2020 winner Tanya Tucker
Two-time Brandi Carlile
Songwriters with multiple wins
- 3 wins
- 2 wins
Songwriters with multiple nominations
- 8 nominations
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- Bill Anderson
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Rodney Crowell
- Tom Douglas
- Ashley Gorley
- Kris Kristofferson
- Robert John "Mutt" Lange
- Kacey Musgraves
- Josh Osborne
- Don Schlitz
- Chris Stapleton
- Shania Twain
- 3 nominations
- Casey Beathard
- Matraca Berg
- Eric Church
- Jessie Jo Dillon
- Natalie Hemby
- Alan Jackson
- Jamey Johnson
- Josh Kear (has won every nomination)
- Luke Laird
- Lee Thomas Miller
- Roger Miller
- K. T. Oslin
- Thomas Rhett
- Liz Rose
- Laura Veltz
- 2 nominations
- Gary Baker
- Brandi Carlile (has won every nomination)
- Robert Lee Castleman
- Larry Gatlin
- Dave Haywood
- Marcus Hummon
- John Barlow Jarvis (has won every nomination)
- Charles Kelley
- Richard Leigh
- Chips Moman
- Bob Morrison
- Kenny O'Dell
- Paul Overstreet (has won every nomination)
- Dolly Parton
- Ben Peters
- Mike Reid
- Marty Robbins
- Bobby Russell
- Hillary Scott
- Chris Tompkins (has won every nomination)
- Norro Wilson
Songwriters with multiple nominations and no wins
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- Casey Beathard
- Matraca Berg
- Eric Church
- Jessie Jo Dillon
- Jamey Johnson
- Lee Thomas Miller
- Thomas Rhett
- Laura Veltz
- 2 nominations
- Jessi Alexander
- Brett Beavers
- Dierks Bentley
- Steve Bogard
- Kenny Chesney
- Brandy Clark
- Jill Collins
- Monty Criswell
- Zach Crowell
- Dean Dillon
- Nicolle Galyon
- Pat Green
- Tom T. Hall
- Connie Harrington
- Jeff Hyde
- Loretta Lynn
- Chase McGill
- Jamie O'Neal
- Brad Paisley
- Jordan Reynolds
- John Rich
- Allen Shamblin
- Dan Smyers
- Jeffrey Steele
- Steve Wariner
- Dottie West
- Gretchen Wilson
Artists with multiple nominations and wins
- 9 nominations
- Vince Gill 2 wins
- 8 nominations
- Miranda Lambert
- Willie Nelson 3 wins
- 7 nominations
- Alan Jackson 2 wins
- Tim McGraw 2 wins
- 6 nominations
- Faith Hill
- Charley Pride 1 win
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- Roger Miller 3 wins
- Ronnie Milsap 1 win
- Charlie Rich 2 wins
- Kenny Rogers 2 wins
- Chris Stapleton 2 wins
- George Strait
- Taylor Swift 2 wins
- Shania Twain 2 wins
- Gretchen Wilson
- Lee Ann Womack 1 win
- 3 nominations
- Trace Adkins
- Garth Brooks
- Glen Campbell 2 wins
- The Chicks (formally Dixie Chicks)
- Eric Church
- Lee Greenwood
- Waylon Jennings
- Little Big Town 1 win
- Loretta Lynn
- Reba McEntire
- Kacey Musgraves 2 wins
- K. T. Oslin 1 win
- Dolly Parton 1 win
- Blake Shelton
- Carrie Underwood 3 wins
- Dottie West
- Dwight Yoakam
- 2 nominations
- Alabama
- Bobby Bare
- Dierks Bentley
- Deanna Carter
- Rodney Crowell 1 win
- Dan + Shay
- David Frizzell
- Larry Gartlin 1 win
- Pat Green
- Merle Haggard
- Emmylou Harris
- The Highwaymen 1 win
- Jamey Johnson
- George Jones
- The Judds 2 wins
- Alison Krauss & Union Station 1 win
- Lady A (formally Lady Antebellum) 1 win
- Lonestar
- Patty Loveless
- John Michael Montgomery 1 win
- Jamie O'Neal
- Brad Paisley
- Eddie Rabbitt
- Rascal Flatts 1 win
- Thomas Rhett
- Marty Robbins 1 win
- Randy Travis 1 win
- Tanya Tucker 1 win
- Steve Wariner
- Hank Williams, Jr.
- Tammy Wynette
- Trisha Yearwood
References
- "2014 Nominees" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
- List of Nominees 2015
- List of Nominees 2017
- Lynch, Joe (November 28, 2017). "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- Grammy.com, 7 December 2018
- Lynch, Joe (November 22, 2019). "2020 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees List". Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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- "2022 GRAMMYs Awards: Complete Nominations List". GRAMMY.com. 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List". GRAMMY.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
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