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2023’s Shocking Country Grammy Snubs

The 2023 Grammy nominations were announced today (11/15), and many country stars got nominated, including Miranda Lambert, who scored four nominations, and Luke Combs, who was nominated for three Grammys,…

2023's Shocking Country Grammy Snubs
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The 2023 Grammy nominations were announced today (11/15), and many country stars got nominated, including Miranda Lambert, who scored four nominations, and Luke Combs, who was nominated for three Grammys, including Best Country Album for his newly CMA-winning Album of the Year "Growin' Up."

But, as always, the Grammys don't usually get it right. Here, we take a look at what we believe are the biggest Grammy snubs of 2023.

5 - Kane Brown

Kane Brown

Kane's album "Different Man" has been getting great reviews and has a duet with Blake Shelton on the title track. It is surprising that the album and Kane didn't get any nominations for it.

4 - Little Big Town

Little Big Town

Little Big Town is consistently solid, and their new "Mr. Sun" album came out in time for Grammy consideration. It is odd not to see them in the Best Duo/Group category this year. They have been in the category steadily since 2011. They won the category in 2013 and 2018.

3 - Thomas Rhett

Thomas Rhett

Thomas' album "Where We Started" should have made it to the Best Country Album category, especially with his title track duet with Katy Perry.

2 - Lainey Wilson

Lainey WilsonTaya Williams via BMG Las Vegas

While her new album "Bell Bottom Country" did not qualify for a Grammy as it came out in late October, Lainey Willson has been everywhere, and her country star has been steadily rising. The all-genre Best New Artist category rarely includes country but her name should have been there this year.

1 - Carrie Underwood

Carrie UnderwoodTaya Williams via BMG Las Vegas

Carrie is a Grammy darling and has won eight Grammys in her career. She has been nominated for sixteen Grammy awards. We are stumped and wonder why her new "Denim and Rhinestones" album and songs didn't get any Grammy love this year.

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.