Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance

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Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance
Chris Stapleton Concert (48519730107) (cropped).jpg
"White Horse" by Chris Stapleton is the most recent recipient
Awarded forQuality solo vocal or instrumental country recordings
CountryUnited States
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded2012
Currently held by Chris Stapleton, "White Horse" (2024)
Website grammy.com

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]

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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]

Recipients

The first winner of the award was Taylor Swift for her song "Mean" in 2012. Taylor Swift Sydney.jpg
The first winner of the award was Taylor Swift for her song "Mean" in 2012.
Two-time winner Carrie Underwood Carrie Underwood, Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville, TN, June 2018.jpg
Two-time winner Carrie Underwood
Chris Stapleton has the most wins with four in total. Chris Stapleton Concert (48519655661).jpg
Chris Stapleton has the most wins with four in total.
2020 and 2023 winner Willie Nelson Willie Nelson.jpg
2020 and 2023 winner Willie Nelson
Year [I] RecipientsWorkNomineesRef.
2012 Taylor Swift "Mean" [4]
2013 Carrie Underwood "Blown Away" [5]
2014 Darius Rucker "Wagon Wheel" [6]
2015 Carrie Underwood "Something in the Water" [7]
2016 Chris Stapleton "Traveller" [7]
2017 Maren Morris "My Church" [8]
2018 Chris Stapleton "Either Way" [9]
2019 Kacey Musgraves "Butterflies" [10]
2020 Willie Nelson "Ride Me Back Home"
[11]
2021 Vince Gill "When My Amy Prays" [12]
2022 Chris Stapleton "You Should Probably Leave"
[13]
2023 Willie Nelson "Live Forever" [14]
2024 Chris Stapleton "White Horse" [15]

Artists with multiple wins

Artists with multiple nominations

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