they have received four nominations for the 2009 cma awards: new artist of the year, song of the year, single of the year, and music video of the year for their no. 1 single, "chicken fried". that same year, they received three grammy nominations for best country album, best country performance by a duo or group with vocals and best new artist. on january 31, 2010, the band won the grammy award for best new artist.