CMAA Statement on AI-Generated Golden Guitar Awards Entries

In response to the discovery of several entries submitted in the 2026 Golden Guitar Awards that were found to be wholly AI-generated, the Board of the Country Music Association of Australia has moved swiftly to protect the integrity of the Golden Guitar Awards introduced an immediate addition to the Awards entry rules and guidelines:

Artists honoured at the Toyota 53rd Golden Guitar Awards 2025

 Troy Cassar-Daley cleans up at Toyota 53rd Golden Guitar Awards, with 5 accolades, while Max Jackson takes home 2 awards including Female Artist of the Year.

Keith Urban honoured as 2025 inductee of the Australasian Country Music Roll of Renown and awarded a Golden Guitar in Top Selling Australian Country Album of the Year for HIGH.

Australia and New Zealand’s most acclaimed country music artists have been recognised tonight at the Toyota 53^rd Golden Guitar Awards in Tamworth, NSW.

Country Music Census 2025

In 2019, the CMAA conducted landmark sector research which resulted in a comprehensive report, ‘The Economic and Cultural Value of Country Music in Australia 2018'.

That report was the first in 20 years focused specifically on country music.

We are delighted to report that the CMAA has been awarded significant funding to document the current state-of-play in our industry.