As country music has grown in popularity over the years, a segment of its artists has been hard at work releasing new music honoring the genre’s roots. In an effort to better represent these artists at the biggest music awards show of the year, a new category has been added to the yearly Grammy Awards ceremony.
While discussing the addition of Best Traditional Country Album to the awards show, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. shared that the traditional artists who are carrying the torch for country music’s foundational performers—figures like Hank Williams and Randy Travis—have become cornerstones of the genre.
