An early and very deserving winner. The Grammy Awards are taking place tonight in Los Angeles, though the Recording Academy has already announced some early winners, most of which won't make it to air on TV, and that includes the award for Best Country Song. It went to the very talented Kacey Musgraves for her song "The Architect," which was included on her 2024 Deeper Well album. It was an immediate standout that Kacey wrote alongside Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, who are her co-writers on her hit single and all-around incredible song, “Merry Go ‘Round.” Like the line in the song, it’s simple and somehow complex at the same time, as she grapples with some pretty big and impossible ideas, like the meaning of life and how and why we’re all here. It’s Kacey at her finest in terms of songwriting and her powerfully pure vocals, and I am so happy to see it getting the attention it deserves. It was probably my favorite single released last year. Kacey actually did send it to country radio too, but as many of us know, that’s where some of the best country music goes to die, if it ever even gets that far to begin with… so for it to win the Grammy for Best Country song is very well-deserved, and way more exciting than have a hit at radio, in my very humble opinion. She beat out Beyoncé with "Texas Hold ’Em," Jelly Roll with "I Am Not Okay," Post Malone and Morgan with "I Had Some Help" and Shaboozey with "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" to win, and I don't think there's any argument it was easily the best song on that list. According to NBC, Kacey called it an "honor" to win another Grammy during her acceptance speech, which is her eighth in total: "There’s so much darkness in this world right now and it just feels so good to be able to fight some of that darkness through song. It’s such an honor. Thank you." I love when truly great songs win these kinds of awards, and Kacey outdid herself with this one: Congrats Best Country Song winner - "The Architect" @kaceymusgraves. #GRAMMYs WATCH NOW ⤵️ https://t.co/OuKk34kvdu — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 2, 2025 Shoutout to the Grammy's for getting this one extremely right... "The Architect" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ4LAE2HpCg Sierra Ferrell is also already cleaning up as an early winner, taking home the awards for Best Americana album for Trail Of Flowers, Best American roots song for "American Dreaming," as well as Best Americana performance, also for "American Dreaming." The 67th GRAMMY Awards will air live on CBS and Paramount+ this Sunday, February 2nd at 8PM EST at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. You can view all of the country nominees below. COUNTRY Best Country Solo Performance: Beyoncé – 16 Carriages Chris Stapleton – It Takes a Woman Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay Kacey Musgraves – The Architect Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy) Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus – II Most Wanted Brothers Osborne – Break Mine Dan + Shay – Bigger Houses Kelsea Ballerini & Noah Kahan – Cowboys Cry Too Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help Best Country Song: Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em Jelly Roll – I Am Not Okay Kacey Musgraves – The Architect Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy) Best Country Album: Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter Chris Stapleton – Higher Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well Lainey Wilson – Whirlwind Post Malone – F-1 Trillion AMERICANA/ROOTS Featuring nominations for Sierra Ferrell, Beyoncé, Charley Crockett and more. Best American Roots Performance: The Fabulous Thunderbirds Featuring Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood – Nothing in Rambling Rhiannon Giddens – The Ballad of Sally Anne Shemekia Copeland – Blame It on Eve Sierra Ferrell – Lighthouse Best Americana Performance: Beyoncé – Ya Ya Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – Empty Trainload of Sky Madi Diaz & Kacey Musgraves – Don’t Do Me Good Madison Cunningham – Subtitles Sarah Jarosz – Runaway Train Sierra Ferrell – American Dreaming Best American Roots Song: Aoife O’Donovan – All My Friends Iron & Wine & Fiona Apple – All in Good Time Mark Knopfler – Ahead of the Game Shemekia Copeland – Blame It on Eve Sierra Ferrell – American Dreaming Best Americana Album: Charley Crockett – $10 Cowboy Maggie Rose – No One Gets Out Alive Sarah Jarosz – Polaroid Lovers Sierra Ferrell – Trail of Flowers T Bone Burnett – The Other Side Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood Best Bluegrass Album: Billy Strings – Live Vol. 1 Bronwyn Keith-Hynes – I Built a World Dan Tyminski – Dan Tyminski: Live From the Ryman The Del McCoury Band – Songs of Love and Life Sister Sadie – No Fear Tony Trischka – Earl Jam ALL-GENRE Record of the Year: The Beatles – Now and Then Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe! Charli XCX – 360 Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight Album of the Year: André 3000 – New Blue Sun Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Charli XCX – Brat Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol. 4 Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department Song of the Year: Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe! Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy) Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight Best New Artist: Benson Boone Doechii Chappell Roan Khruangbin Raye Sabrina Carpenter Shaboozey Teddy Swims Additionally, country songwriters Jessi Alexander and Jessie Jo Dillon are both nominated in the Songwriter of the Year category, which is worth noting. Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Amy Allen Edgar Barrera Jessi Alexander Jessie Jo Dillon Raye