We wanted to know how many of this year’s Grammy nominees were reared in the Lone Star State, and here they are- the Texas Artists nominated for a Grammy (or nine…)
Beyoncé (Houston, TX)
Record of the Year: Formation, from Lemonade
Album of the Year: Lemonade
Song of the Year: Formation, from Lemonade
Best Pop Solo Performance: Hold Up, from Lemonade
Best Rock Performance: Don’t Hurt Yourself (feat. Jack White), from Lemonade
Best Urban Contemporary Album: Lemonade
Best Rap/Sung Performance: Freedom (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Best Music Video: Formation, from Lemonade
Best Music Film: Lemonade
Maren Morris (Arlington, TX)
Best New Artist
Best Country Solo Performance: My Church, from Hero
Best Country Song: My Church, from Hero
Best Country Album: Hero
Kelly Clarkson (Fort Worth, TX)
Best Pop Solo Performance: Piece By Piece (Idol Version)
Willie Nelson (Abbott, TX)
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Summertime: Willie Sings Gershwin
Demi Lovato (Dallas, TX)
Best Pop Vocal Album: Confident
Solange (Houston, TX)
Best R&B Performance: Cranes In The Sky
Miranda Lambert (Longview, TX)
Best Country Solo Performance: Vice
Best Country Song: Vice
Pentatonix (Arlington, TX)
Best Country/Due Group Performance: Jolene (feat. Dolly Parton)
Tamela Mann (Fort Worth, TX)
Best Gospel Performance/Song: God Provides
Kirk Franklin (Fort Worth, TX)
Best Gospel Album: Losing My Religion
David Crowder (Texarkana, TX)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: American Prodigal
Sarah Jarosz (Austin, TX)
Best American Roots Performance: House of Mercy, from Undercurrent
Best Folk Album: Undercurrent
Kris Kristofferson (Brownsville, TX)
Best Americana Album: The Cedar Creek Sessions
