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GALLERY: 10 Grammy Winning Country Albums

The phrase “Grammy darlings” applies to artists that Grammy voters love and seem to get all the nominations and awards. In country music, it is quite evident in the last…

GALLERY: 10 Grammy Winning Country Albums
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The phrase "Grammy darlings" applies to artists that Grammy voters love and seem to get all the nominations and awards. In country music, it is quite evident in the last 15 years or so who are the darlings of country music at the Grammy Awards: Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, and Kacey Musgraves.

Nominees this Year for the Grammy for Best Country Album of the Year are Luke Combs for Growin' Up, Miranda Lambert for Palomino, Ashley McBryde for Ashley McBryde Presents Lindeville, Maren Morris for Humble Quest, and country icon Willie Nelson for his album A Beautiful Time. As the February 5th Grammy Awards approach we take a look at winners in that coveted category through the years.

2022 - Chris Stapleton - "Starting Over"

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2021 - Miranda Lambert - "Wildcard"

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2019 - Kacey Musgraves - "Golden Hour"

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2018 - Chris Stapleton - "From A Room: Volume 1"

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2016 - Chris Stapleton - "Traveller"

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2015 - Miranda Lambert - "Platinum"

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2014 - Kacey Musgraves - "Same Trailer Different Park"

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2012 - Lady Antebellum - "Own the Night"

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2011 - Lady Antebellum - "Need You Now"

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2010 - Taylor Swift - "Fearless"

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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.