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Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Country Album

Annual award

Annual award

FieldValue
nameGrammy Award for Best Contemporary Country Album
awarded_forquality albums in the country music genre
imageBeyoncé - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - 1st June 2023 (25 of 118) (52946287590) (center cropped).jpg
imagesize100px
altA gold gramophone trophy with a plaque set on a table
captionCowboy Carter by Beyoncé is the most recent recipient.
presenterNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
countryUnited States
year1965
holderBeyoncé,
Cowboy Carter (2025)
websitegrammy.com

Cowboy Carter (2025)

The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Country Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality albums in the country music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".

The award was first presented under the name of Best Country & Western Album in 1966 to Roger Miller for Dang Me/Chug-A-Lug and was discontinued the following year. In 1995 the category was revived and was presented as Best Country Album until 2025 before receiving its current denomination at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in 2026 alongside the debut of a sister category Best Traditional Country Album.

According to the category description guide for the 68th Grammy Awards (2026), the award "recognizes contemporary country music recordings, both vocal and instrumental, which utilize a stylistic intention, song structure, lyrical content, and/or musical presentation to create a sensibility that reflects the broad spectrum of contemporary country style and culture. The intent is to recognize country music that remains reminiscent and relevant to the legacy of country music’s culture, while also engaging in more contemporary music forms."

The Chicks are the most awarded performers in this category with four wins, followed by Chris Stapleton who has three wins. Two-time award winners include Roger Miller, Lady A, Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert. Canadian singer Shania Twain is the only non-American winner in this category, to date. Trisha Yearwood holds the record for most nominations, with eight. Yearwood also holds the record for most nominations without a win. The current holder of the award is Beyonce, the first black artist, who won at the 67th Grammy Awards with her eighth studio album Cowboy Carter.

Recipients

2009 winner [[George Strait
Two-time recipient [[Miranda Lambert
Three-time winner [[Chris Stapleton
YearRecipient(s)WorkNomineesRef.1965196619951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Roger MillerDang Me/Chug-a-Lug{{smalldiv
The Return of Roger Miller{{smalldiv
Mary Chapin CarpenterStones in the Road{{smalldiv
Shania TwainThe Woman in Me{{smalldiv
Lyle LovettThe Road to Ensenada{{smalldiv
Johnny CashUnchained{{smalldiv
The ChicksWide Open Spaces{{smalldiv
Fly{{smalldiv
Faith HillBreathe{{smalldiv
Various artists
Bonnie Garner, Luke Lewis and Mary Martin, producersTimeless: Hank Williams Tribute{{smalldiv
The ChicksHome{{smalldiv
Various artists
Carl Jackson, producerLivin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers{{smalldiv
Loretta LynnVan Lear Rose{{smalldiv
Alison Krauss & Union StationLonely Runs Both Ways{{smalldiv
The ChicksTaking the Long Way{{smalldiv
Vince GillThese Days{{smalldiv
George StraitTroubadour{{smalldiv
Taylor SwiftFearless{{smalldiv
Lady AntebellumNeed You Now{{smalldiv
Own the Night{{smalldiv
Zac Brown BandUncaged{{smalldiv
Kacey MusgravesSame Trailer Different Park{{smalldiv
Miranda LambertPlatinum{{smalldiv
Chris StapletonTraveller{{smalldiv
Sturgill SimpsonA Sailor's Guide to Earth{{smalldiv
Chris StapletonFrom A Room: Volume 1{{smalldiv
Kacey MusgravesGolden Hour{{smalldiv
Tanya TuckerWhile I'm Livin'{{smalldiv
Miranda LambertWildcard{{smalldiv
Chris StapletonStarting Over{{smalldiv
Willie NelsonA Beautiful Time{{smalldiv
Lainey WilsonBell Bottom Country{{smalldiv
BeyoncéCowboy Carter{{smalldiv Post Malone – F-1 Trillion*
{{smalldiv

Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Artists with multiple wins

;4 wins

  • The Chicks

;3 wins

  • Chris Stapleton

;2 wins

  • Lady Antebellum
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Kacey Musgraves
  • Roger Miller

Artists with multiple nominations

;8 nominations

  • Miranda Lambert (1 with Pistol Annies)
  • Trisha Yearwood

;6 nominations

  • Willie Nelson

;5 nominations

  • Chris Stapleton
  • George Strait

;4 nominations

  • The Chicks
  • Eric Church
  • Vince Gill
  • Faith Hill
  • Alan Jackson
  • Little Big Town
  • Tim McGraw
  • Kacey Musgraves

;3 nominations

  • Kelsea Ballerini
  • Dierks Bentley
  • Zac Brown Band
  • Brandy Clark
  • Jamey Johnson
  • Lady Antebellum
  • Patty Loveless
  • Ashley McBryde
  • Taylor Swift
  • Shania Twain
  • Keith Urban
  • Lee Ann Womack
  • Dwight Yoakam

;2 nominations

  • Jason Aldean
  • Asleep at the Wheel
  • Chet Atkins
  • Brothers Osborne
  • Johnny Cash
  • Tyler Childers
  • Alison Krauss
  • Lyle Lovett
  • Loretta Lynn
  • Reba McEntire
  • Roger Miller
  • Ashley Monroe (1 with Pistol Annies)
  • Maren Morris
  • Brad Paisley
  • Dolly Parton
  • Jim Reeves
  • Thomas Rhett
  • Blake Shelton
  • Sturgill Simpson
  • Hank Williams Jr.
  • Gretchen Wilson
  • Lainey Wilson

References

;General

  • Note: User must select the "Country" category as the genre under the search feature.

;Specific

References

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