The Grammy Awards nom­i­na­tions were announced live last night by the Record­ing Acad­emy. Here are the con­tenders in key races:

Coun­try Solo Per­for­mance: “Home” – Dierks Bent­ley, “Spring­steen” – Eric Church, “Cost of Livin’” – Ron­nie Dunn, “Wanted” – Hunter Hayes, “Over” – Blake Shel­ton and “Blown Away” – Car­rie Underwood.

Coun­try Duo/Group Per­for­mance: “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” – Eli Young Band, “Pon­toon” – Lit­tle Big Town, “Safe & Sound” – Tay­lor Swift & The Civil Wars, “On the Out­skirts of Town” – The Time Jumpers and “I Just Come Here for the Music” – Don Williams f/ Ali­son Krauss.