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Hootie and the Blowfish front man Darius Rucker.When the 56th annual Grammy Awards airs live on January 26, 2014, on CBS 8/7 CT, country music fans will rejoice as both old favorites and new faces come together to perform and compete for the honors.

A very special Grammy moment will happen when Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Blake Shelton take the stage together for a performance you don't want to miss. Though Kris, Willie and Blake are veterans of the Grammy stage, this will be the first time Merle Haggard has performed on the show.

Taylor Swift will perform in between waiting to find out if she will take home any of the four awards she's up for.

Kacey Musgraves, the country darling of 2013, will hit the stage as will Keith Urban and Hunter Hayes.

2014 GRAMMY Awards Country Nominees:

Best Country Solo Performance

  • "I Drive Your Truck"- Lee Brice
    Track from: Hard 2 Love
    Label: Curb Records
  • "I Want Crazy" - Hunter Hayes
    Track from: Hunter Hayes (Encore)
    Label: Atlantic
  • "Mama's Broken Heart" - Miranda Lambert
    Label: RCA Records Label Nashville
  • "Wagon Wheel" - Darius Rucker
    Track from: True Believers
    Label: Capitol Records Nashville
  • "Mine Would Be You" - Blake Shelton
    Track from: Based on a True Story
    Label: Warner Bros. Records

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

  • "From This Valley" - The Civil Wars
    Track from: The Civil Wars
    Label: Sensibility Recordings/Columbia Records
  • "Don't Rush" - Kelly Clarkson f/ Vince Gill
    Track from: Greatest Hits: Chapter One
    Label: RCA Records/19 Recordings Limited
  • "Your Side of the Bed" - Little Big Town
    Track from: Tornado
    Label: Capitol Records Nashville
  • "Highway Don't Care" - Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift & Keith Urban
    Label: Big Machine Records
  • "You Can't Make Old Friends" - Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton
    Label: Warner Music Nashville

Best Country Song

  • "Born Again" - Taylor Swift
    Songwriter: Taylor Swift
    Label: Big Machine Records
  • "I Drive Your Truck" - Lee Brice
    Songwriters: Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Jimmy Yeary
    Label: Curb Records
  • "Mama's Broken Heart" - Miranda Lambert
    Songwriters: Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves
    Label: RCA Records Label Nashville
  • "Merry Go 'Round" - Kacey Musgraves
    Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne
    Label: Mercury Records
  • "Mine Would Be You" - Blake Shelton
    Songwriters: Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington & Deric Ruttan
    Label: Warner Bros. Records

Best Country Album

  • Night Train - Jason Aldean
    Label: Broken Bow Records
  • Two Lanes Of Freedom - Tim McGraw
    Label: Big Machine Records
  • Same Trailer Different Park - Kacey Musgraves
    Label: Mercury Records
  • Based On A True Story - Blake Shelton
    Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Red - Taylor Swift
    Label: Big Machine Records
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