Annual music award
The Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance is an award presented at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.[ 1] According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it is designed for solo (vocal or instrumental) country recordings and is limited to singles or tracks only.[ 2]
The award combines the previous categories for Best Female Country Vocal Performance , Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Instrumental Performance (if it is an instrumental solo performance). The restructuring of these categories was a result of the Recording Academy's wish to decrease the list of categories and awards and to eliminate the distinctions between male and female performances.[ 3]
The first winner of the award was Taylor Swift for her song "Mean " in 2012 .
Two-time winner Carrie Underwood
Chris Stapleton has the most wins with four in total.
2020 and 2023 winner Willie Nelson
Artists with multiple wins [ edit ]
Artists with multiple nominations [ edit ]
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations
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^ "2012 – 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees And Winners: Country Field" . The Recording Academy . December 5, 2011.
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^ a b "2014 Nominees" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013 .
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^ "2021 GRAMMYs: Complete Nominees List" . Archived from the original on November 24, 2020.
^ "2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Nominations List" . Grammy.com .
^ "2023 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominations List" . GRAMMY.com . November 16, 2022.
^ "2024 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Full Nominees List | GRAMMY.com" . www.grammy.com . Retrieved November 12, 2023 .
^ Monroe, Jazz (November 8, 2024). "Grammy Nominations 2025: See the Full List Here" . Pitchfork . Retrieved November 8, 2024 .
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