{"id":141106,"date":"2026-01-28T12:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T12:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/141106\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T12:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T12:29:10","slug":"a-look-at-the-grammy-hopes-of-miranda-lambert-and-others-with-north-texas-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/141106\/","title":{"rendered":"A look at the Grammy hopes of Miranda Lambert and others with North Texas ties"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been years since someone from our neck of the woods won one of the Grammy \u201cBig 4\u201d awards \u2014 best album, song, record or new artist. Kacey Musgraves<\/a> last did it in 2019 with Golden Hour<\/a>, an album that tips its hat to Golden, her tiny hometown east of Dallas-Fort Worth.<\/p>\n

But the Big 4 isn\u2019t the be-all, end-all. Every year, North Texas natives happily earn nominations in key genre categories. And just about every year, one or more take home a trophy or two.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at the acts with local ties who are up for a gramophone statue at the 68th Grammy Awards<\/a> on Feb. 1.<\/p>\n

Miranda Lambert<\/p>\n

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Contemporary country album, for Postcards from Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The competition: Kelsea Ballerini, Tyler Childers, Eric Church and Jelly Roll.<\/p>\n

The prediction: Ballerini\u2019s chart-topping success, critical buzz and spotlight on The Voice will help her squeak past Lambert and others in a tight race.<\/p>\n

Country duo\/group performance, for \u201cTrailblazer,\u201d Lambert\u2019s single with Lainey Wilson and Reba McEntire<\/a>; a second nod for \u201cA Song to Sing,\u201d her collab with Chris Stapleton.<\/p>\n

The competition: Margo Price and Tyler Childers; Shaboozey and Jelly Roll; George Strait and Chris Stapleton.<\/p>\n

The prediction: Lambert\u2019s two nods will cause some vote splitting. Strait, a bona fide legend, and Stapleton, a current Grammy fave, are a sure-fire, one-two punch.<\/p>\n

Country song award, for \u201cA Song to Sing,\u201d which Lambert co-wrote with Chris Stapleton and two others.<\/p>\n

The competition: Tyler Childers, Zach Top, Lainey Wilson, Shaboozey and various co-writers.<\/p>\n

The prediction: Stapleton\u2019s star power should help Lambert take home her fourth Grammy for the acclaimed \u201cA Song to Sing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Charley<\/p>\n

Charley Crockett is nominated in the traditional country album category, for “Dollar a Day.”<\/p>\n

Jared Christopher<\/p>\n

Charley Crockett<\/p>\n

Traditional country album, for Dollar a Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The competition: Margo Price, Zach Top and two Nelsons (Willie and Lukas) with separate albums.<\/p>\n

The prediction: It would be nice to see Crockett win after losing in this category last year. But voters won\u2019t pass up the chance to give the Red Headed Stranger<\/a> his 13th Grammy.<\/p>\n

\"Jimmie<\/p>\n

Jimmie Vaughan is nominated in the regional roots music album category for his contributions to “A Tribute to the King of Zydeco.”<\/p>\n

Gage Skidmore<\/p>\n

Charley Crockett and Jimmie Vaughan<\/p>\n

Regional roots music album, for A Tribute to the King of Zydeco<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The competition: Corey Henry and the Treme Funktet; Kyle Roussel; Trombone Shorty and New Breed Brass Band; and the Preservation Brass and Preservation Hall Jazz Band.<\/p>\n

The prediction: With more than 30 acts contributing, this 14-song homage to the late Louisiana accordionist Clifton Chenier has the best shot at winning a race packed with Bayou State artists. Sadly, even if Tribute does take the prize, Crockett and Vaughan might only get a certificate \u2014 not a trophy \u2014 since each performs on just one track.<\/p>\n

\"Kirk<\/p>\n

Kirk Franklin is nominated for a Grammy for best gospel performance\/song for \u201cDo It Again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kirk Franklin<\/p>\n

Gospel performance\/song, for \u201cDo It Again.\u201d<\/p>\n

The competition: John Legend and Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Jonathan McReynolds and Jamal Roberts; Pastor Mike Jr.; CeCe Winans and Shirley Caesar; various songwriters.<\/p>\n

The prediction: Franklin is well-positioned for victory. He\u2019s won this trophy six times in the last decade as a performer and\/or songwriter, and he\u2019s getting the Grammys\u2019 Black Music Icon Award this year. But the trophy will probably go to two other veterans: Winans and 87-year-old Caesar, the \u201cFirst Lady of Gospel Music.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Dallas String Quartet is up for the Grammy Award for new age\/ambient\/chant album for “According to the Moon.”<\/p>\n

UDR<\/p>\n

The Dallas String Quartet<\/p>\n

New age\/ambient\/chant album, for According to the Moon, a collaboration with Cheryl B. Engelhardt and Australian artist Gem.<\/p>\n

The competition: Kirsten Agresta-Copely, Jahnavi Harrison, Chris Redding and Carla Patullo featuring the Scorchio Quartet and Tonality.<\/p>\n

The prediction: The Dallas-based \u201cBach meets Bon Jovi\u201d foursome will probably lose to Patullo, a well-connected Los Angeles musician-composer-film director with deep Grammy credentials.<\/p>\n

Details<\/p>\n

The 68th annual Grammy Awards will be broadcast live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 1 from 7 to 10:30 p.m. on CBS and Paramount+. Trevor Noah hosts for the sixth year in a row. Performers include Sabrina Carpenter, Clipse and Pharrell Williams, and all eight best new artist nominees: Addison Rae, Alex Warren, Katseye, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, Olivia Dean, Sombr and the Mar\u00edas.<\/p>\n

\"Blowing<\/a>North Texas arts events canceled, museums closed by winter storm<\/a><\/p>\n

A winter storm is expected this weekend. Here\u2019s a look at cancellations and closures in the D-FW arts scene.<\/p>\n

\"Rapper<\/a>Dallas rapper Yella Beezy\u2019s capital murder trial is postponed<\/a><\/p>\n

He has been accused of orchestrating the 2020 shooting death of MO3, a fellow North Texas rapper. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s been years since someone from our neck of the woods won one of the Grammy \u201cBig 4\u201d…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":141107,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[59461,102,24587,24462,278,4661,27,29,28],"class_list":{"0":"post-141106","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-texas","8":"tag-charley-crockett","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-kirk-franklin","11":"tag-miranda-lambert","12":"tag-music","13":"tag-pop-music","14":"tag-texas","15":"tag-texas-headlines","16":"tag-texas-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141106\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}