Taylor Swift photo by Melinda Norris, courtesy of Big Machine Records.
December 6, 2007 — GRAMMY nominations were announced this morning, and several country stars found themselves on the ballot. Vince Gill was nominated in the all-genre Album of the Year category for These Days; Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats" was nominated for Song of the Year; and Taylor Swift received a nomination for the all-genre Best New Artist.
The 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards will be held on February 10, 2008, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and once again will be broadcast live in high definition TV and 5.1 surround sound on CBS from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
Nominations in country music are as follows:
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)
"Simple Love"
Alison Krauss
Track from: A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection
[Rounder]
"Famous In A Small Town"
Miranda Lambert
Track from: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
[Columbia Nashville]
"Nothin' Better To Do"
LeAnn Rimes
[Curb Records]
"Before He Cheats"
Carrie Underwood
Track from: Some Hearts
[19 Recordings/Arista Nashville]
"Heaven, Heartache And The Power Of Love"
Trisha Yearwood
[Big Machine Records]
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