The 54th Grammy Award 2012 ( Part 12 Country )

Amerika dikenal sebagai negara asal musik country, mulai popular di tahun 1920an, music ini kemudian berkembang dengan 2 tema ballada dan dance, berikut nominasi grammy dari aliran music country ……..

Category 25 Best Country Solo Performance

For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings.

Blake shelton

1. DIRT ROAD ANTHEM - Jason Aldean

[Broken Bow Records]

2. I'M GONNA LOVE YOU THROUGH IT - Martina McBride

[Republic Nashville]

3. HONEY BEE - Blake Shelton

Track from: Red River Blue [Warner Bros. Records]

4. MEAN - Taylor Swift

Track from: Speak Now [Big Machine Records]

5. MAMA'S SONG - Carrie Underwood

Track from: Play On [Arista Nahville]

Who will win? menurutku kategori country performance lebih bergengsi dibanding country song, mengapa? Karena suara khas mereka yang sulit diikuti oleh semua orang. Jason aldean & Blake Shelton adalah contoh sample sempurna untuk suara khas country cowok, sedangkan Martina McBride, Taylor swift, & Carrie untuk cewek, walau beberapa masih dipengaruhi music pop. Untuk favouritku sebagai pemenang kategori ini adalah : Taylor swift.!

Category 26 Best Country Duo/Group Performance

For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative country recordings.

Jason aldenean - Kelly clarkson

1. DON'T YOU WANNA STAY - Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson

[Broken Bow Records]

2. YOU AND TEQUILA - Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter

[BNA Records]

3. BARTON HOLLOW - The Civil Wars

Track from: Barton Hollow [Sensibility Music LLC]

4. ARE YOU GONNA KISS ME OR NOT - Thompson Square

Track from: Thompson Square [Stoney Creek Records]

Who will win? Hmmm… duet Jason aldean-kelly Clarkson lebih asyik dinikmati saat live, tapi tetap mereka tetap jadi favoritku untuk memenangkan Grammy kategori ini. Walau Thompson square &The Civil wars bukan pesaing yang enteng.

btw kolaborasi di country itu apakah memang harus cowok-cewek ya?

Category 27 Best Country Song

A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.

1. ARE YOU GONNA KISS ME OR NOT – Thompson Square

Jim Collins & David Lee Murphy, songwriters

Track from: Thompson Square

[Stoney Creek Records; Publishers: Sexy Tractor Music/Hope-N-Cal Music, Old Desperados/N2D Publishing]

2. GOD GAVE ME YOU - Blake Shelton

Dave Barnes, songwriter

[Warner Bros.; Publisher: No Gang Music]

3. JUST FISHIN' - Trace Adkins

Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell & Ed Hill, songwriters

 [Show Dog-Universal Music; Publishers: Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music/Six Ring Circus Songs; Sony/ATV Tree Publishing; Five Hills Music]

4. MEAN - Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift, songwriter

Track from: Speak Now

[Big Machine Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing,Taylor Swift Music]

5. THREATEN ME WITH HEAVEN - Vince Gill

Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Will Owsley & Dillon O’Brian, songwriters

[MCA Nashville]

6. YOU AND TEQUILA - Kenny Chesney Featuring Grace Potter

Matraca Berg & Deana Carter, songwriters

[BNA Records]

Who will win ? Memang country adalah lagu balada yang sempurna, aku suka semua lyric  lagu dalam list  nominasi ini. Thompson square bercerita tentang momen yang tepat untuk mencium, Blake Shelton sedang jatuh cinta, Trace Adkins meyakini bahwa memancing akan jadi suatu memory besar bagi putrinya kelak, Taylor swift lagi-lagi meyakinkan dirinya bukan seorang “loser”, Kenny Chesney membandingkan wanita dengan tequila, serta favoritku : Vince gill menyatakan dirinya "siap mati", dengan segala memory indah sebagai bekalnya.

Category 28 Best Country Album

For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental country recordings.

Taylor swift's Mean

1. MY KINDA PARTY - Jason Aldean

[Broken Bow Records]

2. CHIEF - Eric Church

[EMI Records Nashville]

3. OWN THE NIGHT - Lady Antebellum

[Capitol Records Nashville]

4. RED RIVER BLUE - Blake Shelton

[Warner Bros. Records]

5. HERE FOR A GOOD TIME - George Strait

[MCA Nashville]

6. SPEAK NOW- Taylor Swift

[Big Machine Records]

Who will win ? Pertanyaan yang sulit, diantara Speak now Taylor swiftVs Red river blue Blake shelton, dan Here for a good time George strait. Favorit pribadiku : Speak now !