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Miranda Lambert And Husband Celebrate Anniversary In Beach Getaway

Miranda Lambert and her husband, Brendan, celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary somewhere on a beach, and Miranda posted some photos of the couple on her Instagram last night (1/26). Lambert…

Miranda Lambert And Husband Celebrate Anniversary In Beach Getaway
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Miranda Lambert and her husband, Brendan, celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary somewhere on a beach, and Miranda posted some photos of the couple on her Instagram last night (1/26).

Lambert wrote, "Celebrating 4 years married today with my main squeeze @brendanjmcloughlin Happy anniversary babe! You are the best. (Y'all are welcome for the last two pics)."

The post was liked almost 300,000 times. One fan commented, "Happy anniversary to such a beautiful couple." Another fan observed, "Happy Anniversary. You both look so incredibly happy!" One more fan said, Happy "Anniversary, and too many more."

Brendan also posted images from the couple vacationing in Mexico. He wrote, "4 years down and a lifetime to go. Happy anniversary @mirandalambert."

Dan and Shay's Shay Mooney reacted to Brendan's post, "Happy anniversary! Yaooolllll cuties."

The couple married in January 2019 at a farm outside Nashville. They later shared news of their nuptials with the world that Valentine's Day. The pair first met outside Good Morning America three months earlier, where Lambert was promoting new music with her group Pistol Annies, and McLoughlin was doing security for the show.

Miranda was recently nominated for four new Grammy nominations, including Best Country Album, Best Country Song, Best Country Solo Performance, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance.

When they were announced, she said in a statement, "I've always viewed a GRAMMY Award as one of the highest honors you can achieve as an artist. I think back to creating these songs with some of my closest friends, not knowing where those writing sessions would lead, and it blows me away to see where they've taken us."

She adds, "These nominations are an absolute honor, and I'm so proud to be representing the Country music community with this music that means so much to me."

The 2023 Grammy Awards will be handed out live on CBS on Sunday, February 5.

In country music, like other genres, some artists get recognition from the Grammys for almost everything they put out, and some artists do not get any. The ones who get all the nominations and wins are what we like to call "Grammy Darlings," and country has its fair share of them.

As Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, and Luke Combs score big Grammy nominations this year, we look at ten artists in country music, some from today and some from yesterday, who get all the love from Grammy voters through the years.

Dolly Parton

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 10: Dolly Parton attends the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)


Chris Stapleton

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 03: Chris Stapleton, winner of Best Country Solo Performance for "You Should Probably Leave," Best Country Song for "Cold" and Best Country Album for "Starting Over," poses in the press room during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mindy Small/Getty Images)


Miranda Lambert

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 14: Miranda Lambert accepts the Best Country Album award for ‘Wildcard’ onstage during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center on March 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)


Carrie Underwood

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 03: Carrie Underwood attends the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)


Kacey Musgraves

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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 10: Grammy Winner Kacey Musgraves poses in the press room during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)


Brothers Osborne

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 03: John Osborne and T.J. Osborne of Brothers Osborne, winners of the Best Country Duo/Group Performance award for Younger Me attend the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony at MGM Grand Marquee Ballroom on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)


Keith Urban

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 31: Musician Keith Urban poses with Best Male Country Vocal Performance award for 'Sweet Thing' in the press room during the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Staples Center on January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)


Vince Gill

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LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 12: Songwriter Vince Gill accepts the award for Best American Roots Song onstage at the Premiere Ceremony during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at Microsoft Theater on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)


Alison Krauss

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LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 8: Singer Alison Krauss poses with her Grammys backstage in the Pressroom at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on February 8, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)


Brandi Carlile

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 10: Singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile poses with her awards for Best American Roots Performance 'The Joke', Best American Roots song 'The joke' and Best Americana Album 'By the Way, I Forgive You' poses in the press room during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.