Congratulations to all the nominees in the 2025 Toyota Golden Guitar Awards and good luck for the big night on Saturday 25th January 2025 at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre.
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53rd Country Music Awards of Australia
NOMINEES
Alt/Americana Country Album of the Year | Artist | Producer/s |
All We Have Is Who We Are | Tori Forsyth | Scott Horscroft |
Beauty & Truth | Michael Waugh | Shane Nicholson |
Between The Fires | Troy Cassar-Daley | Troy Cassar-Daley, Jeff McCormack, Jordan Power |
The Four Seasons | Henry Wagons | Henry Wagons |
Young Dumb & Wild | Andy Golledge | Ryan Miller |
Contemporary Country Album of the Year | Artist | Producer/s |
Firecracker | Taylor Moss | MSquared |
Mayday | Casey Barnes | MSquared - Michael Paynter and Michael De Lorenzis |
Moonshine | Jayne Denham | Brian White, Brian Bunn |
Shades On Me | Andy Penkow | Shawn Moore |
What A Time To Be Alive | Raechel Whitchurch | Matt Fell |
Traditional Country Album of the Year | Artist | Producer/s |
Let it Burn | Kristy Cox | Jerry Salley |
Memory Town | Colin Buchanan | Matt Fell |
Setting Suns | Ashleigh Dallas | Brett Dallas |
The Singing Stockman | William Alexander | Patrick Wilson |
The Tale of G.C.Townes | Kingswood | Alexander Laska |
Male Artist of the Year | ||
Adam Harvey | ||
Casey Barnes | ||
Lane Pittman | ||
Michael Waugh | ||
Troy Cassar-Daley | ||
Female Artist of the Year | ||
Ashleigh Dallas | ||
Kaylee Bell | ||
Max Jackson | ||
Taylor Moss | ||
Tori Forsyth | ||
Country Music Capital News Group or Duo of the Year | ||
Darlinghurst | ||
Michael Carpenter & The Banks Brothers | ||
The Pleasures | ||
Small Town Romance | ||
Zac & George | ||
Vocal Collaboration of the Year | Artists | |
Beer in A Bar | The Wolfe Brothers & Kaylee Bell | |
Fumes & Fireworks | Amber Lawrence & Andrew Swift | |
Sing Me the Land | Colin Buchanan & Michael Waugh | |
The Ringer’s Retired | Graeme Connors & Kelly Dixon | |
Who I Am | Lee Kernaghan & James Johnston | |
Bush Ballad of the Year | Artist | Songwriter Name/s |
A Big Thing In A Small Town | Dean Perrett | Dean Perrett, Paul Ricketts, Lachie McLaine |
He Loves His Radio | Allan Caswell | Allan Caswell, Manfred Vijars, Lindsay Waddington |
Laura & Giselle | Colin Buchanan | Colin Buchanan |
Talk Around Taromeo | The Bushwackers | Ian Quinn |
The Lone Drover | Andy Penkow | Andy Penkow, Kath Stewart, Rip-Van Parks |
Heritage Song of the Year | Artist | Songwriter Name/s |
Backbone (The Desert Child) | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers |
Be A Part Of This Land | John Williamson | John Williamson |
Father’s Day | Michael Waugh | Michael Waugh |
The Ringer’s Retired | Graeme Connors & Kelly Dixon | Graeme Connors, Kelly Dixon |
Windradyne | Troy Cassar-Daley | Troy Cassar-Daley |
Instrumental of the Year | Artist | |
Gold Fever | Michael Carpenter & The Banks Brothers | |
Jet | Kingswood | |
Kill Devil Road | Phil Doublet | |
The Red Centre | Lindsay Waddington feat Brendan Radford | |
Wild Running | Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes | |
Bluegrass Recording of the Year | Artist | |
Back To The Hills | The High Street Drifters | |
Let it Burn | Kristy Cox | |
Paspalum | Angus Gill | |
Running Out Of Gas | Michael Carpenter & The Banks Brothers with Abbie Ferris and Hamish Davidson | |
Tell Me A Story | Kingswood | |
New Talent of the Year | ||
Denvah | ||
Dylan Wright | ||
Lane Pittman | ||
Wade Forster | ||
Zac & George | ||
Song of the Year | Artist | Songwriter Name/s |
Backbone (The Desert Child) | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers |
Little By Little | The Wolfe Brothers | Nicholas Wolfe |
Remember Me | Adam Harvey | Adam Harvey & Mike Carr |
Some Days | Troy Cassar-Daley | Troy Cassar-Daley, Kevin Bennett |
Who I Am | Lee Kernaghan & James Johnston | Lee Kernaghan, James Johnston, Nicholas Wolfe, Colin Buchanan, Nolan Wynne |
CMT Video of the Year | Artist | Director/s |
Backbone (The Desert Child) | Kasey Chambers | Rosemary Whatmuff |
Dharawal | Luke O’Shea | Luke O’Shea and Jay Seeney, Blacklist Productions |
Little More Country | Max Jackson | Jeremy Minett, Eyes & Ears Creative |
What Are You Waiting For | Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley | Jeremy Minett, Eyes & Ears Creative |
Who I Am | Lee Kernaghan & James Johnston | Duncan Toombs, The Filmery |
Single of the Year | Artist | |
Backbone (The Desert Child) | Kasey Chambers | |
Let’s Ride | Troy Cassar-Daley | |
Little By Little | The Wolfe Brothers | |
Little More Country | Max Jackson | |
Who I Am | Lee Kernaghan & James Johnston | |
Toyota Album of the Year | Artist | Producer/s |
All We Have Is Who We Are | Tori Forsyth | Scott Horscroft |
Beauty & Truth | Michael Waugh | Shane Nicholson |
Between The Fires | Troy Cassar-Daley | Troy Cassar-Daley, Jeff McCormack, Jordan Power |
Firecracker | Taylor Moss | MSquared - Michael Paynter and Michael De Lorenzis |
Let it Burn | Kristy Cox | Jerry Salley |
Mayday | Casey Barnes | MSquared - Michael Paynter and Michael De Lorenzis |
Memory Town | Colin Buchanan | Matt Fell |
Moonshine | Jayne Denham | Brian White, Brian Bunn |
Setting Suns | Ashleigh Dallas | Brett Dallas |
Shades On Me | Andy Penkow | Shawn Moore |
The Four Seasons | Henry Wagons | Henry Wagons |
The Singing Stockman | William Alexander | Patrick Wilson |
The Tale of G.C.Townes | Kingswood | Alexander Laska |
What A Time To Be Alive | Raechel Whitchurch | Matt Fell |
Young Dumb & Wild | Andy Golledge | Ryan Miller |
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