The Nominees

Kelsea Ballerini – Patterns

Tyler Childers – Snipe Hunter

Eric Church – Evangeline vs. the Machine

Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken

Miranda Lambert – Postcards From Texas

The Lowdown

For the first time in Grammy history, country albums will be separated into two categories: Contemporary and Traditional. The change comes just a year after Beyoncé’s country music foray with Cowboy Carter earned her a nod and win last year — and at a time when Nashville seems to be opening its doors to new crossovers.

“The table just keeps getting bigger, and it’s really exciting for the genre for there to be more space,” says Claire Heinichen, a Senior Editor for Country at Spotify. “I feel stars of the magnitude of Beyoncé and Post Malone coming in really was that moment for

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