Beyonce and Miley Cyrus were among the early winners at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 2). The two took home the trophy for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for their song “II Most Wanted.”
Neither artist was on hand at what the Grammys calls its “Premiere Ceremony,” which takes place ahead of the televised show (Crypto.com Arena, CBS, 8PM ET), so it was accepted on their behalf by the presenter.
Beyonce and Cyrus went up against Post Malone and Morgan Wallen’s smash hit “I Had Some Help,” Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan’s “Cowboys Cry Too,” Brothers Osborne with “Break Mine” and Dan + Shay’s “Bigger Houses” for this prize.
It could be a busy night for Beyonce — she is nominated for 11 awards total, the most of any artist. Four of those nods are in country categories.
It’s the first country-focused win for both artists. Beyonce is a highly decorated Grammy winner, while Cyrus won her first two gramophones in 2024.
“II Most Wanted” appears on Beyonce’s first full country project, Cowboy Carter, which arrived on March 29, 2024. The star has stopped short of calling it a country album, but rather says it’s another project in her catalog that is distinctly her.
“This ain’t a country album,” she wrote on social media in promoting the project. “This is a Beyonce album.”
The 67th annual Grammy Awards are taking place live in Los Angeles. Despite the destruction left by the wildfires that tore through the area recently, the Grammys will go on as planned, though slighlt re-imagined as a way to raise money for those affected.
Trevor Noah will host. The 2025 Grammys will also stream via Paramount+.
18 Country Stars Who’ve Never Won a Grammy, Ranked
These 18 country singers have never won a Grammy Award, but it’s worse than that. Collectively, they’re 0-111!
Morgan Wallen fans may be angry about his lack of Grammy love heading into the 2025 Grammy Awards, but he’s in very good company. This list includes two Country Music Hall of Famers and five more destined to get invited one day. Commercial success doesn’t equal Grammy success. Remember that.
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Kane Brown (0-0)
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Kane Brown (0-0)
Kane Brown will celebrate 10 years in the music business in 2026. He has 12 No. 1 hits on the Billboard Country Airplay chart and many platinum certified records but he has as many Grammy nominations as your next door neighbor.
Luke Bryan (0-0)
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Luke Bryan (0-0)
Luke Bryan has never heard his name read by anyone associated with the Grammy Awards. That’s stunning given that he’s been the most successful artist over the last 20 years. “Drink a Beer” (written by Chris Stapleton) probably deserved some love.
Morgan Wallen (0-0) *Pending
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Morgan Wallen (0-0) *Pending
Morgan Wallen had a bigger year than anyone in country music in 2023, yet he didn’t earn a Grammy nomination for 2024 (his song “Last Night” was nominated, but technically that award goes to songwriters).
A streak of no nominations ended in 2025 however. Find him up for two Grammy awards on Feb. 2, both for “I Had Some Help” with Post Malone.
Florida Georgia Line (0-1)
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Florida Georgia Line (0-1)
If you needed proof that commercial success doesn’t always equal Grammy love, look no further than Florida Georgia Line. Their only nomination was in 2019, for “Meant to Be” with Bebe Rexha (Dan + Shay’s “Tequila” won).
Keith Whitley (0-3)
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Keith Whitley (0-3)
Some consider Keith Whitley to have the best country voice of all time. Not Grammy voters! The Hall of Famer went 0-3 on songs like “I’m No Stranger to the Rain” and “’Til a Tear Becomes a Rose.”
Rascal Flatts (0-4)
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Rascal Flatts (0-4)
More surprising than Rascal Flatts’ zero Grammy wins is that they only earned four lifetime nominations. “Bless the Broken Road” is probably the closest they came. The song would lose out to Alison Krauss and Union Station at the 48th annual Grammys.
Bill Anderson (0-5)
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Bill Anderson (0-5)
Bill Anderson’s Grammy losing streak goes back to 1965, when “Once a Day” lost in the Best Country & Western Song category. His most recent chance to get his was in 2024, however: “Someday It’ll All Make Sense (Bluegrass Version)” was nominated in the Best American Roots Performance category but lost.
Jason Aldean (0-5)
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Jason Aldean (0-5)
Jason Aldean is 0-5, with his most recent nomination coming at the 2023 Grammys. A strong case could be made that “If I Didn’t Love You” with Carrie Underwood should have won last year (Brothers Osborne topped them), but a stronger case could be made for “If I Didn’t Love You” with Kelly Clarkson in 2012.
Thomas Rhett (0-5)
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Thomas Rhett (0-5)
2024 is the first year without a Thomas Rhett Grammy nomination since 2020. “Die a Happy Man” would seem to have been his best shot, but at the 59th Grammys, “Humble and Kind” took Best County Song. For what it’s worth, neither Akins man is a Grammy winner, as his dad is 0-1 lifetime.
Kenny Chesney (0-6)
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Kenny Chesney (0-6)
Kenny Chesney has zero wins in six nominations, the most recent coming in 2017. “You and Tequila” is the song that should have won. There were just four nominees in the Best Country Duo/Group Performance category, and voters chose “Barton Hallow” by Grammy darlings the Civil Wars.
Toby Keith (0-7)
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Toby Keith (0-7)
Toby Keith’s seven Grammy nominations are spaced out over 15 years. His most was for the song “Cryin’ for Me” in 2011, but his best chance was probably in the collaborative category. In 2004, voters chose a James Taylor and Alison Krauss song over Keith’s duet with Willie Nelson, “Beer for My Horses.”
Blake Shelton (0-8)
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Blake Shelton (0-8)
Blake Shelton’s Grammy-less streak stretched to eight when, in 2021, “God’s Country” failed to win in the Best County Solo Performance category (Willie Nelson took the win). The hitmaker has had some deserving songs and albums nominated during his career, but it’s hard to say one was snubbed more than another.
Luke Combs (0-8)
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Luke Combs (0-8)
Luke Combs has been nominated for a Grammy in six of the last seven years leading into the 2025 show, but never won. That could change at the 67th annual Grammys “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” is up for Best Song Written for Visual media.
The one-time Best New Artist nominee has been up for a wide range of awards but his best shot was probably in 2024 when “Fast Car” was topped by Chris Stapleton’s “White Horse” in the Best Country Solo Performance category. That was the same night Combs performed the Tracy Chapman cover with Chapman on stage.
Eric Church (0-10)
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Eric Church (0-10)
A list of Eric Church songs nominated for Grammys includes “Stick That in Your Country Song” (his most recent nom, in 2022), “Some of It,” “Raise ‘Em Up” and “Springsteen.” We’ll call his first nomination (in 2012) his biggest snub, however: How Own the Night by Lady A topped Chief in the Best Country Album category, we’ll never understand.
Jamey Johnson (0-10)
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Jamey Johnson (0-10)
Jamey Johnson has 10 Grammy nominations on relatively little recorded music (nothing since 2012). Each of his last three albums have earned a nod, as did songs like “High Cost of Livin'” and “In Color.” His first Grammy nomination was for writing “Give It Away” by George Strait. Best Country Song would go to Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” that year (2008).
