The 67th annual Grammys are set to take place on February 2 in Los Angeles. They will be televised on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
Golden, Texas, native Kacey Musgraves, has five nominations. She is a contender for Best Country Album with Deeper Well, Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song for “The Architect,” and Best Americana Performance for “Don’t Do Me Good,” a duet with Madi Diaz. Deeper Well was also nominated for Best Engineered Album, nonclassical.
Nominated for Producer of the year is Ian Fitchuk who produced Kacey Musgraves album Deeper Well and her single “Three Little Birds” inspired by the film Bob Marley: One Love.
Dr. Rico Allen is also part of this year’s Grammy nominations.
Another regional talent involved with the Grammys this year is Dr. Ricardo “Rico” Allen II, a UT Tyler adjunct instructor of saxophone and jazz studies, and the members of his saxophone quartet, Lotus. They played saxophone on the album Impossible Dream, which is nominated for a Grammy in the Best Traditional Pop Album category.
Impossible Dream was recorded by Broadway star Aaron Lazar and features duets with Broadway stars including Josh Groban, Neil Patrick Harris, Leslie Odom Jr., and Kristin Chenoweth.
“Receiving this Grammy-affiliate nomination was something that I would have never thought possible, but it is truly a dream come true,” Allen says. “I am so very thankful to Christina Giacona for asking me and my saxophone quartet to play on Aaron Lazar’s wonderful album.”
Ruthie Foster is nominated for Best Contemporary Blues Album for “Mileage.” Foster was born in Mineola and often returns to her East Texas roots.
Amy Allen is nominated for Songwriter of the Year for Koe Wetzel’s Singles High Road (with Jessie Murph) and Sweet Dreams. Rising country artist Koe Wetzel was born in Pittsburg on July 14, 1992. His ingenuity in creating and mixing country music with rock and grunge gave him a distinct musical style recognized by listeners and fellow artists in the industry.
