NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville songwriters are showing up at the Grammys this year, but not just in the country music categories. The city´s writing talent has been increasingly tapped to help craft nominated soundtracks, pop songs and R&B albums over the last couple of years. In the all-genre song of the year category this year, four of the eight songs nominated include Nashville-based writers, including Taylor Swift, country legend Tanya Tucker, songwriting couple Ruby Amanfu and Sam Ashworth, and a trio of hit country songwriters Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Natalie Hemby. The Grammy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on Jan. 26, airing on CBS. `For me, it´s opened a lot of...
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