Kentuckians Chris Stapleton, Teddy Abrams win Grammy awards
Lexington-born country music artist Chris Stapleton took home two Grammy awards Sunday night, and Louisville Orchestra Music Director Teddy Abrams won one, too.
Stapleton won Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for “White Horse.” He had been up against another Kentuckian, Tyler Childers, whose “In Your Love” was nominated in both categories, as well as for Best Music Video.
Louisville Orchestra Music Director Teddy Abrams, along with Yuja Wang, took home a Grammy for Best Classical Instrumental Solo for “The American Project.”
This year’s awards nominees included a variety of Kentucky artists, including novelist and Kentucky Poet Laureate Silas House, who was nominated along with others in the Best Music Video category for Childers’ “In Your Love.” House wrote the story line for the video.
Childers had been nominated in five categories, including Best Country Album, for “Rustin’ In the Rain” and Best Americana Performance for “Help Me Make It Through the Night.” Lainey Wilson was awarded Best Country Album for “Bell Bottom Country,” and the Americana Performance award went to Brandy Clark and Brandi Carlisle for “Dear Insecurity.”
Stapleton and Kentucky native Carly Pearce had been nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “We Don’t Fight Anymore.” That award went to Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves for “I Remember Everything.”
The 66th Grammy awards show was broadcast live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+ beginning at 8 p.m.
This story was originally published February 4, 2024 at 9:26 PM.
