{"id":442703,"date":"2026-02-01T11:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T11:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/442703\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T11:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T11:40:11","slug":"these-country-music-stars-are-reportedly-skipping-the-grammy-awards-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/442703\/","title":{"rendered":"These Country Music Stars Are Reportedly Skipping the Grammy Awards This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year, Beyonc\u00e9 became the first Black woman to win Best Country Album when Cowboy Carter took home the prize<\/a> at the 67th annual Grammy Awards. While many cheered the decision, others felt it failed to honor the genre\u2019s mainstream sound. This year, music\u2019s hottest awards ceremony will split the country awards into two categories: Best Contemporary Country Album and Best Traditional Country Album. Harvey Mason Jr. CEO of the Recording Academy, explained that this decision allows space for honoring country music\u2019s traditional form while still celebrating its influence on other genres.<\/p>\n

However, Nashville\u2019s representation at the upcoming 68th annual Grammy Awards was relegated to the country music-only categories. Not a single country artist earned a nod in any of the night\u2019s Big Four categories: album, record and song of the year, along with best new artist. And according to an online report, some of Nashville\u2019s biggest names are skipping Sunday\u2019s (Feb. 1) ceremony at Los Angeles\u2019 Crypto.com Arena in protest.<\/p>\n

Which Country Artists Are Sitting Out This Year\u2019s Grammy Awards?<\/p>\n

Despite 31 nominations, country music firebrand Miranda Lambert has taken home just three Grammy Awards in her two-decade career. This year, the \u201cWranglers\u201d singer, 42, is up for Best Contemporary Country Album for her ninth LP, Postcards from Texas. She also earned recognition for Best Country Duo\/Group Performance and Best Country Song for the Chris Stapleton collab \u201cA Song to Sing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite this, sources reportedly told<\/a> Page Six that the \u201cKerosene\u201d singer will watch this year\u2019s ceremony from home. Country music legend George Strait, 73, and all-time best-selling artist Morgan Wallen apparently will also sit this one out, despite the former being nominated in the Best Country Duo\/Group Performance for his Chris Stapleton duet \u201cHonky Tonk Hall of Fame.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ella Langley & Riley Green had massive success this year & last. They both have multiple platinum singles in America. They deserved a couple nominations. Country music is selling very popular in America. I am surprised at the snub.<\/p>\n

\u2014 OrvilleLloydDouglas\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@OrvilleLloyd) November 7, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of country artists are not going\u2026 They think the Grammys don\u2019t give a f\u2013\u2013 about country music,\u201d one source said, according to Page Six.<\/p>\n

[RELATED: Remembering 3 of Country Music\u2019s Most Controversial Moments at the Grammys]<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite another record-breaking release with last year\u2019s I\u2019m the Problem, Wallen, 32, did not submit his latest LP for Grammy consideration.<\/p>\n

Recording Academy CEO Weighs In<\/p>\n

Speaking with Variety<\/a> this week, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. insisted that the lack of country music representation at this year\u2019s Grammy Awards was neither intentional nor political.<\/p>\n

\u201c[It\u2019s] really about what the voters choose to vote for every given year, and it is cyclical,\u201d Mason said.<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cAll I know is it\u2019s heartbreaking for me when somebody\u2019s not represented, whether that\u2019s an individual artist or a genre, because I know how hard people work in this business. I want us to make sure we\u2019re getting it right, so we continue to do everything we can as an organization, along with our elected leaders, to make sure we\u2019re positioning our voters to make the best decisions they can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Featured image by Theo Wargo\/Getty Images<\/p>\n