Artist

Eric Church

Wins

Nominations

Biography

"The key to songwriting is just to be able to observe, and put yourself in situations to be around people, and let those ideas come to you."

Born Kenneth Eric Church May 3, 1977, in Granite Falls, North Carolina
Church's first single, 2006's "How 'Bout You," peaked at No. 14 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. The song was featured on his debut album, Sinners Like Me, which reached No. 29 on the Billboard 200.
He scored his first GRAMMY nomination for 2011 for Best Country Album for his third studio album, Chief. He made his GRAMMY stage debut with a performance of "Give Me Back My Hometown" at the 57th GRAMMY Awards in 2015.
Church graduated from Appalachian State University in North Carolina with a degree in marketing.
In 2015 Church took part in a special GRAMMY Living Histories program with GRAMMY winner Gregg Allman. The duo discussed the legacy of concert promoter Bill Graham and performed unplugged.
Church and his wife, Katherine, founded the Chief Cares Fund in 2013 to aid underprivileged families in Tennessee and North Carolina, as well as support causes in countries such as Nepal and Haiti.

Year	Award	Artists	Work
2026	Best Country Album	Eric Church	Evangeline Vs. The Machine
2021	Best Country Solo Performance	Eric Church	Stick That In Your Country Song
2020	Best Country Album	Eric Church	Desperate Man
2020	Best Country Song	Eric Church, Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde, Bobby Pinson	Some Of It
2015	Best Country Solo Performance	Eric Church	Give Me Back My Hometown
2015	Best Country Album	Eric Church	The Outsiders
2015	Best Country Song	Eric Church, Luke Laird	Give Me Back My Hometown
2015	Best Country Duo/Group Performance	Keith Urban, Eric Church	Raise 'Em Up
2013	Best Country Solo Performance	Eric Church	Springsteen
2013	Best Country Song	Eric Church, Jeff Hyde, Ryan Tyndell	Springsteen
2012	Best Country Album	Eric Church	Chief