The 2024 breakout star reaped Grammy nominations across multiple genre fields. Read the Billboard interview.
Winners in the four dance categories will be announced at the February ceremony in Los Angeles.
The criteria for a best new artist nod have evolved — but as this year’s potential nominee crop shows, the category’s operative word is still up for interpretation.
It took a decade for him to get the industry to truly hear his music. But in his astounding breakthrough year, he has finally become what he always wanted to be: the first Black outlaw country star.
