Eric Church recently won the CMA Album of the Year for his project Chief, and now he has been nom­i­nated for two Grammy awards. His #1 hit “Spring­steen,” which is fea­tured on Chief, is up for Best Coun­try Solo Per­for­mance, and Best Coun­try Song. Eric admits that mak­ing music always comes first – awards are just an extra bonus.

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Fans can catch Eric appear on CMT’s Artist of the Year this Sat­ur­day (12/8), at 10PM East­ern on CMT.