Allison Krauss, Robert Plant and T-Bone Burnett (far right)
Texas artists landed 30 nominations in 20 categories when the contenders for the 51st annual Grammy Awards were announced today, including all five nominees for Best Tejano Album and four of the five Best Norteno Album contenders. All of this year's nominations are in what pols would call down-ballot categories, though.
The only Texan up for any of the four major awards - Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Best New Artist - is Fort Worth native T-Bone Burnett for producing Robert Plant and Allison Krauss' Album of the Year nominee Raising Sand. However, the Texas Music Office reports Best New Artist nominees (and seeming shoo-ins) the Jonas Brothers have recently bought a house in the Metroplex. So there's that.
Lone Star nominees with Houston ties include Beyonce for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ("Me, Myself and I") - B's new album I Am...Sasha Fierce was released after the cutoff date - and Rodney Crowell for Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album (Sex & Gasoline).
George Strait came down with a handful including Best Country Album (Troubador) and songwriter's award Best Country Song ("I Saw God Today"), and Houston-based Urbana Records has nominees in Best Polka Album (Paulino Bernal, El Maestro del Acordeon y Sus Polkas) and Best Norteno Album (Los Palominos, Me Enamore de Un Angel).
The Grammys will be given out February 8 at Los Angeles' Staples Center. See a complete list of 2009 Lone Star nominees after the jump. - Chris Gray
Best Hard Rock Performance
"Wax Simulacra," The Mars Volta
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
"Me, Myself And I," Beyoncé
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
"What I Cannot Change," LeAnn Rimes
"Last Call," Lee Ann Womack
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
"Troubadour," George Strait
Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
"Shiftwork," Kenny Chesney & George Strait
"House Of Cash," George Strait & Patty Loveless
Best Country Album
Troubadour, George Strait
Best Gospel Song
"Help Me Believe," Kirk Franklin, songwriter and performer
"You Reign," MercyMe with Steven Curtis Chapman, songwriters; MercyMe, performer
Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album
Opposite Way, Leeland
Hello Love, Chris Tomlin
Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album
The Fight Of My Life, Kirk Franklin
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Sonidos Gold, Grupo Fantasma
Best Tejano Album
Music Lessons, Chente Barrera y Taconazo
Friends & Legends, Joe Posada
Viva La Revolucion, Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution
All That Jazz..., Tortilla Factory
Heir To The Throne, Albert Zamora
Best Norteño Album
Me Enamore De Un Angel, Los Palominos
Raíces, Los Tigres Del Norte
Six Pack, Siggno
Cuidado, Solido
Best Traditional Blues Album
Pinetop Perkins & Friends, Pinetop Perkins & Friends
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Peace, Love & BBQ, Marcia Ball
Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album
Sex & Gasoline, Rodney Crowell
Best Polka Album
El Maestro Del Acordeón Y Sus Polkas, Paulino Bernal
Best Musical Album For Children
Big Round World, Trout Fishing In America
Best Choral Performance
Tarik O'Regan: Threshold Of Night, Craig Hella Johnson, conductor; Company Of Strings, Company Of Voices, Conspirare, performers
Best Classical Album
Tarik O'Regan: Threshold Of Night, Craig Hella Johnson, conductor; Company Of Strings, Company Of Voices, Conspirare, performers
Best Historical Album
Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette, Kurt Nauck
Best Short Form Music Video
"Honey," Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto, directors
