The biggest awards of the night may have gone to Megan Thee Stallion, H.E.R., Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish, but country music still had its moments to shine during the 2021 Grammy Awards on Sunday night (March 14). Miranda Lambert and Brandi Carlile were among the artists who both won awards and performed during the all-genre event.
Best Country Album, which Lambert won with her 2019 album
Wildcard, was the only televised country-specific Grammys category, but earlier in the day, during the pre-telecast Premiere Ceremony, Carlile (Best Country Song), Vince Gill (Best Country Solo Performance), Dan + Shay (Best Country Duo/Group Performance) and John Prine (Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song) were among the winners. They or, in the late Prine s case, his wife and sons accepted their honors via videochat.
Grammys 2021: Alabama’s Brittany Howard wins for Best Rock Song
Updated Mar 14, 2021;
Posted Mar 14, 2021
Alabama native Brittany Howard performed with Chris Martin, left, during the In Memoriam section of the 63rd Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center, on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.(AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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Alabama native Brittany Howard added one more Grammy Award to her trophy case on Sunday, winning in the category of Best Rock Song for “Stay High.”
Howard, 32, accepted the award during the Grammys Premiere Ceremony, a virtual event that started at 2 p.m. CT. More than 70 awards were handed out during the afternoon ceremony, which served as a prelude to the Grammys broadcast at 7 p.m. CT on CBS.
Three musicians with connections to Kentucky have been nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award Jack Harlow, Sturgill Simpson and the late John Prine.
Presented by the Recording Academy since 1958, the Grammy s are a celebration of excellence, the music community s highest honor, and its only peer-based award.
Here s how everyone fared at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, which aired on CBS on March 14.
JACK HARLOW
What s poppin? Louisville s own Jack Harlow is poppin , that s what.
The Louisville-bred hip-hop artist was nominated for this year s Grammy for Best Rap Performance for his hit What s Poppin. Although he didn t win the statue, that honor went to Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé for Savage,