Jason Isbell scores 3 Grammy nominations for âWeathervanesâ
Jason Isbell is no stranger to the Grammy Awards, with four wins to his credit from the Recording Academy. The Alabama native now has a chance to pick up a few more trophies, earning three more nominations on Friday for the 2024 Grammy Awards. All are linked to “Weathervanes,” Isbell’s new album with his band, the 400 Unit.
Isbell, 44, scored a nomination for Best Americana Album for “Weathervanes,” Best Americana Performance for “King of Oklahoma” and Best American Roots Song for “Cast Iron Skillet.” Both songs are included on “Weathervanes,” released in June on Isbell’s Southeastern Records label.
Isbell is in good company with these nominations, competing against artists such as Brandi Clark, Rodney Crowell, Rhiannon Giddens, Tyler Childers and the Blind Boys of Alabama.
Isbell acknowledged his Grammy nods on Friday with a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), saying, “Dang alright thank you @RecordingAcad.”
Isbell already has two Grammy wins for Best Americana Album, in 2016 for “Something More Than Free” and in 2018 for “The Nashville Sound.” He previously won two Grammys for Best American Roots Song, in 2016 for “24 Frames” and in 2018 for “If We Were Vampires.” (Best American Roots Song is a songwriting award, as opposed to a performance award.)
Also, Isbell was nominated for a 2022 Grammy for Best Country Solo Performance, for “All I Do Is Drive.” However, the award went to Chris Stapleton for “You Should Probably Leave.”
Grammy nominees in 94 categories were announced on Friday by the Recording Academy. Winners of the 2024 awards will be announced on Feb. 4 in Los Angeles. Although a handful of trophies will be awarded during a televised ceremony that Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena, most winners will be announced earlier in the day at an event known as the Grammys Premiere Ceremony.
The categories Isbell is competing in typically are part of the Premiere Ceremony, held at a theater across the street from the Crypto.com Arena. It’s now called the Peacock Theater, and was formerly known as the Microsoft Theater.
Isbell has been touring on “Weathervanes,” performing several songs from the album during concerts in his home state. He appeared at Birmingham’s Avondale Brewing Co . in June, playing two shows that featured new tunes such as “Death Wish,” “King of Oklahoma,” “Cast Iron Skillet,” “Save the World,” “When We Were Close,” “Vestavia Hills” and “This Ain’t It.”
Isbell, who’s from Green Hill, also performed at Huntsville’s Orion Amphitheater in October. He’s a singer, songwriter, guitarist and former member of the Drive-By Truckers. “Weathervanes” is his ninth studio album as a solo artist.