{"id":3279,"date":"2015-02-11T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T17:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/?p=3279"},"modified":"2015-02-11T11:11:40","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T17:11:40","slug":"country-music-at-the-grammys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2015\/02\/11\/country-music-at-the-grammys\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Music at the Grammys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest nights for the music industry took place on Sunday. The 57th annual Grammy Awards took place in Los Angeles and there were countless big name artists present. Hosted by L.L Cool J, the show featured many live performance as well as a star studded audience. I, being a award show junkie, sat down and was ready for a great night. Unfortunately, what I noticed this year is the underrepresentation of country artists. There are four categories that are specifically tailored to the country genre. However, only one was announced live on the air. I found this quite disappointing seeing as I am a huge fan of country music and most of the artists I love weren\u2019t even present.<\/p>\n<p>The winners of the night were not necessarily my picks but the competition was pretty tough. Miranda Lambert was the only country artist to receive her award for Best Country Album on air. Carrie Underwood won in the category of Best Country Solo Performance for her song \u201cSomething in the Water\u201d while The Band Perry took the Grammy for Best Group Performance. In the final category of Best Country Song, the Grammy went to Glen Campbell for \u201cI\u2019m Not Going to Miss You.\u201d I really wish they would have presented these awards live and give these artists, as well as the nominees, the recognition they deserved. A list of all the winners \u00a0can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grammy.com\/nominees\">http:\/\/www.grammy.com\/nominees<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The first country performance of the night was by Miranda Lambert. She performed her song \u201cLittle Red Wagon\u201d which I had not heard before. I have seen many of her previous performances, but this one was definitely edgier. She was dressed in black leather from head to toe, and the added pyrotechnics created an energetic atmosphere. The song itself was shocking since I thought it sounded like it was influenced by rock music. Her performance was great but I think it was more of a crossover into contemporary music rather than her typical \u201ctwangy\u201d sound.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Miranda Lambert - Little Red Wagon (57th GRAMMYs)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uMuIJXcTsVA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/02\/eric_church_463034182.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-3280 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/02\/eric_church_463034182-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"eric_church_463034182\" width=\"283\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/02\/eric_church_463034182-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/02\/eric_church_463034182.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a>Eric Church also performed \u201cGive Me Back my Hometown\u201d at the show. It was a typical performance for him. He stood center stage strumming his guitar, all the while sporting his famous sunglasses. Once he concluded, the focus shifted to Brandy Clark who then performed \u201cHold My Hand\u201d with Dwight Yoakum. Seeing Dwight was a surprise since I had no reason beforehand to expect his presence at the show. Nonetheless, this duo sounded fantastic.<\/p>\n<p>While I love awards shows representing all genres of music, I am grateful for the ones that deal strictly with country music. I love seeing all my favorites artists enjoying themselves on a night of music, awards, and glamour. However, the Grammys were quite entertaining as a whole. Congratulations to all the winners, but especially to those artists representing country music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest nights for the music industry took place on Sunday. The 57th annual Grammy Awards took place in Los Angeles and there were countless big name artists present. 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