The nominations for the 56th annual Grammy Awards have been announced, and we’re happy to note that many distinguished ACL alumni got the nod. Congratulations to Kacey Musgraves for her four nominations (including Best New Artist and two for Best Country Song), as well as Queens of the Stone Age, Jack White, Tim McGraw, Sarah Jarosz, Gary Clark Jr., Miranda Lambert, Steve Martin, Allen Toussaint, Ben Harper, Mumford & Sons and Coldplay for a pair of nominations apiece. We also want to give shout-outs to the following artists who’ve been on our show and scored Grammy nods this year: Nine Inch Nails, Neko Case, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, Vampire Weekend, The Milk Carton Kids, Alabama Shakes, The National, Kings of Leon, The Civil Wars, John Legend, Neil Young, Dolly Parton, Mavis Staples, Keith Urban, Cafe Tacuba, Femi Kuti, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Steve Earle, Guy Clark, the Del McCoury Band, Kenny Rogers and Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy.
If you want to see some of these fine folks in action, ACL’s got ’em when our new episodes return in January. Queens of the Stone Age kick off the second half of Season 39 in the New Year, making their ACL debut on January 4, Neko Case returns on January 11, Sarah Jarosz and The Milk Carton Kids appear on February 1, Kacey Musgraves makes her ACL debut on February 8 and Mavis Staples encores on March 29.
And don’t forget – our own executive producer Terry Lickona is also co-producer of the Grammy telecast, as well as the former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Recording Academy, the Grammys’ parent organization. The Grammy Awards broadcast on January 26th – Good luck to Terry and all the nominees!