Entertainer of The Year:

The Great Divide

Male Artist of the Year: 

Josh Ward

Female Artist of the Year: 

Sarah Hobbs

Country Band of the Year:

Chad Cooke Band

Western Swing or Bluegrass Artist or Band of the Year 

Jake Hooker & The Outsiders

Tejano Artist or Band of the Year

Sunny Sauceda

Roots/Alternative Artist of the Year:

Two Tons of Steel

Young Artist (18 & Under):

Payton Riley

Emerging Artist:

Billy Jo Jones

Country Album of The Year:

“Kolton Moore” (self-titled), Kolton Moore

Country Single of the Year:

“Had Me At Goodbye,” Will Carter Band

Terrestrial Radio Station of the Year: 

95.9 KFWR The Ranch Fort Worth

Broadcast Personality of The Year: 

Shayne Hollinger – 95.9 FM KFWR The Ranch – Fort Worth

Internet Radio Station of the Year: 

Texas Red Hot Radio

Live Music Venue of the Year: 

Gruene Hall – New Braunfels

Christian Country Artist of the Year: 

Curtis Grimes

Bassist of the Year: 

Andrew Carrell

Fiddler of the Year: 

Brady Black

Guitarist of the Year: 

Dallas McGilberry

Keyboard/Pianist of the Year: 

Todd Stewart

Steel Guitarist of the Year: 

Wyatt Wilson

Drummer of the Year: 

Avery Castro

TCMA Artist Scholarship 

Anthony Price

Trailblazer Award: 

Jason Boland

Country Songwriter of the Year:

Ryder Grimes for “In My Boots”

Christian Country Songwriter of the Year: 

Aaron Loy, Michelle Henegar & Jim Hawkins for “Pew For You”

TCMA’s 2024 Artist’s Scholarship was presented to Texas artist singer/songwriter Anthony Price of Texarkana, Texas. The Artist’s Scholarship will pay to have one single recorded, engineered, mixed, and mastered at Chad Mauldin at Mauldin Productions; one single recorded, engineered, mixed and mastered at Flying J Records, Nashville; one single distribution by Courtney Ritter at American Airplay; and radio promotion on one single by Cynthia Garcia at G289 Productions & Entertainment.

The 2024 Texas Country Music Awards are set to take place on November 10th at Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth, TX.  Today, the TCMA announced the finalists for the evening’s awards!

Entertainer Of The Year:

• Chad Cooke Band
• Jake Worthington
• Kin Faux
• Mike Ryan
• The Great Divide

Female Artist of the Year:

• Brandi Behlen
• Jordan Rainer
• Payton Howie
• Sarah Hobbs
• Summer Dean

Male Artist of the Year:

• Braxton Keith
• Grant Gilbert
• Jake Worthington
• Josh Ward
• Mike Ryan

Country Band of the Year:

• Chad Cooke Band
• Kin Faux
• Shane Smith & The Saints
• Silverada
• The Great Divide

Roots/Alternative Artist or Band of the Year

• The Damn Quails
• Johnny Falstaff
• Teague Brothers Band
• Treaty Oak Revival
• Two Tons of Steel

Emerging Artist of the Year:

• Billie Jo Jones
• Bubba Westly
• Chaser Crouch
• Jack Nelson
• Jordan Nix

Western Swing Artist or Band of the Year:

• The Broken Spokes
• Jake Blocker
• Jake Hooker & The Outsiders
• Jody Nix
• Landon Dodd & The Dancehall Drifters

Tejano Artist or Band of the Year:

• Art Tigerina Band
• Chente Barrera
• Grupo Stampede
• Jay Perez
• Sunny Sauceda

Country Album Of The Year:

• Cover Girl (Aaron Watson)
• Cheaper Than The Truth (Kin Faux)
• Kolton Moore – Self-Titled (Kolton Moore)
• Ready or Not (Ryder Grimes)
• Wandering Star (Flatland Cavalry)

Country Single of the Year:

• 8 Seconds At A Time (Ryder Grimes)
• Had Me At Goodbye ( Will Carter)
• Infinite Line (The Great Divide)
• Lesson I’ll Never Learn (Sarah Hobbs)
• Way It Goes (Mike Ryan)

Christian Country Artist of the Year:

• Curtis Grimes
• Crystal Yates
• Pamela Mary
• Tiona Campbell
• Whitlee Casey

Young Artist (18 & Under):

• Elle Townley
• Logan Papp
• Maggie Reese
• Payton Riley
• Ty Smith

Terrestrial Radio Station of the Year:

• 95.9 FM KFWR The Ranch, Ft. Worth
• 99.1 FM KNES Texas 99, Fairfield
• 99.7 FM KVST K-Star Country, Montgomery
• 100.9 FM KVMK Maverick, College Station
• 94.9 KOLI The Outlaw, Wichita Falls

Broadcast Personality Of The Year:

• Buzz Russell – 99.1 FM KNES Texas 99 – Fairfield
• Corliss – 100.9 FM KVMK Maverick – College Station
• James Cook – 94.9 FM KOLI The Outlaw – Wichita Falls
• Ryan Stone – 106.1 FM KTTX K-Tex Sounds Like Texas – Brenham
• Shayne Hollinger – 95.9 FM KFWR The Ranch – Fort Worth

Internet Radio Station of the Year:

• Real Texas Radio (Michael White, Owner)
• Texas 46 (Bruce Schwartz, Owner)
• Texas Red Hot Radio (Judith Merck, Owner)
• TroubadourCountryRadio.com (Jim Alvarado, Owner)
• UvaldeRadio.net (Robert Miguel, Owner)

Live Music Venue of the Year:

• Coupland Dance Hall (Coupland)
• Gruene Hall (Gruene)
• John T Floore Country Store (Helotes)
• Rhinestone Saloon (Fort Worth)
• The Kenney Store (Kenney)

Bassist of the Year:

• Andrew Carrell (Mickey & The Motorcars)
• Jake Taylor (Trent Cowie)
• Kelley Green (The Great Divide)
• Kevin Pool (Chad Cooke Band)
• Omar Oyoque (Silverada)

Drummer of the Year:

• Avery Castro (Kin Faux)
• Jaxon Ballard (Trent Cowie)
• JJ Lester (The Great Divide)
• Keith Reber (Jaret Ray Reddick)
• Mike Neyra (Chad Cooke Band)

Fiddler of the Year:

• Ben McPherson (Multi)
• Brady Black (Randy Rogers Band)
• Clayton Bankston (Casey Donahew Band)
• Rico Gonzales (Kin Faux)
• Scotty Alexander (Scotty Alexander)

Guitarist of the Year:

• Dallas McGilberry (Chad Cooke Band)
• Hayden Baker (Hayden Baker
• Jakey Black (Kin Faux)
• Roy Hudson (Ghosts of Hill Country)
• Ryan Igler (Trent Cowie)

Keyboard/Pianist of the Year:

• Allen Huff (Roger Creager)
• Bryce Conway (The Great Divide)
• John Wilson (Jon Stork)
• Todd Stewart (Randy Rogers Band)
• Travis Bishop (Neal McCoy)

Steel Guitarist of the Year:

• Adam Goodale (Jake Worthington)
• Danny Crelin (Matt Hillyer)
• Scott Jenkins (Jamie Richards Band)
• Wyatt Wilson (Josh Ward)
• Zachary Moulton (Silverada)

2024 TCMA Trailblazer Award

• Jason Boland

2024 TCMA Moe Bandy Icon Award

• Larry Joe Taylor

The Texas Country Music Association announced today the Top 5 Finalists in 22 of the 24 categories for the 2023 Texas Country Music Awards as a result of nominations that were placed between May 1 and June 15, 2023. The 2023 TCMA Songwriter Contest top 10 Finalists in each the Country and Christian Country categories will be announced in late August.

Final Round Voting will begin July 1 and end August 15 on the TCMA website at www.texascountrymusic.org. The winners will be announced at the 2023 Texas Country Music Awards which will take place on Sunday, November 12 in the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards at the World’s Largest Honky Tonk, Billy Bob’s Texas. Many top industry professionals and artists will be on hand to announce the winners and present the Awards to the recipients.

The 2023 Texas Country Music Awards is brought to you by title sponsors Stockyards Heritage Development Co., Hotel Drover, Cowtown Coliseum, Stockyards Hotel, Hyatt Place, Mule Alley and Stockyards Station and is presented by Texas Country Music Association. Local Fort Worth area media sponsor for 2023 is 95.9 KFWR The Ranch.

The Awards ceremony will be hosted once again by TCMA Spokesperson and Texas Country Artist, Brandon Rhyder, who will also perform at the event. Co-hosting the Awards ceremony is Malone Ranger, on-air personality with 95.9 FM The Ranch.

There will be performances by not only Brandon Rhyder but also Coffey Anderson, Ken Holloway, Chad Cooke Band and several other performers to be announced later. Texas Country artist Jason Boland and the Stragglers will headline the Awards ceremony and perform the finale.

In addition to performing, Jason Boland will be receiving the prestigious 2023 TCMA Trailblazer Award and also celebrating 25 years in the industry.

“Texas is so blessed to have such spectacular talent,” says Linda Wilson, President, and Founder of the Texas Country Music Association. “There were literally thousands of nominees – each one gifted and unique — and we at TCMA are very honored to be able to work on ALL their behalf on an ongoing basis.”

The finalists are:

Entertainer Of The Year:

• Bri Bagwell
• Kaitlin Butts
• Flatland Cavalry
• Kin Faux
• Randy Rogers

Female Artist of the Year:

• Bri Bagwell
• Kaitlin Butts
• Summer Dean
• Sarah Hobbs
• Sunny Sweeney

Male Artist of the Year:

• William Beckmann
• Cody Canada
• Will Carter
• Jesse Raub Jr
• Jake Worthington

Country Band of the Year:

• Chad Cooke Band
• Darrin Morris Band
• Flatland Cavalry
• The Great Divide
• Kin Faux

Roots/Alternative Artist or Band of the Year

• Creed Fisher
• The Great Divide
• Squeezebox Bandits
• Dale Watson
• The Wilder Blue

Emerging Artist:

• Case Hardin
• Payton Howie
• Ryder Grimes
• Jaret Ray Reddick
• Jacob Stelly

Western Swing Artist or Band of the Year:

• The Broken Spokes
• Legacy Rose Band
• Billy Mata & Texas Tradition
• Jody Nix & The Texas Cowboys
• Riley Gilbreath & The Lone Star Blue

Country Album Of The Year:

• Corazón y Cabeza – Bri Bagwell
• Cheaper Than the Truth – Kin Faux
• Jake Worthington – Jake Worthington
• Somewhere Between the Secret and the Truth – Wade Bowen
• What Else Can She Do – Kaitlin Butts

Country Single of the Year:

• Can’t Stand Leavin’ – Adam Hood
• Good Side – The Great Divide
• Honky Tonk Roll – Wade Bowen
• Jackson – Kaitlin Butts
• Sunny & 72 – Kin Faux

Christian Country Artist of the Year:

• Jason Allen
• Jacob Bryant
• Tiona Campbell
• Curtis Grimes
• Crystal Yates

Young Artist (18 & Under):

• Jenna Katherine
• Sadie Lee
• Logan Papp
• Grace Partridge
• Payton Riley

Terrestrial Radio Station of the Year:

• 95.9 FM KFWR The Ranch, Ft. Worth
• 99.1 FM KNES Texas 99, Fairfield
• 99.7 FM KVST K-Star Country, Montgomery
• 100.9 FM KVMK The Maverick, College Station
• 107.3 FM KQSC Mountain Country, Colorado Springs

Broadcast Personality Of The Year:

• Corliss – 100.9 FM KVMK The Maverick – College Station
• Ashli Dansby – 103.9 FM KMHT – Marshall
• Shayne Hollinger – 95.9 FM KFWR The Ranch – Fort Worth
• Johnny Joy – 107.3 FM KQSC Colorado Springs
• Eric Raines – 99.3/98.5 KOKE FM – Austin

Internet Radio Station of the Year:

• Made In Texas Radio (Pat Fant and Cruze, Owners – Keegan Lucas, Operations Mgr)
• Texas 46 (Bruce Schwartz, Owner)
• Real Texas Radio (Michael White, Owner)
• Texas Red Hot Radio (Judith Merck, Owner)
• Pure Country 100 (Kenny Schneebeli, Owner/Program Director)

Live Music Venue of the Year:

• 11^th Street Cowboy Bar, Bandera
• The Blue Light Live, Lubbock
• Dosey Doe, The Woodlands
• Floore’s Country Store, Helotes
• The Kenney Store, Kenney

Bassist of the Year:

• Damian Diaz (Coffey Anderson)
• Jackson Mauldin (Jacob Stelly)
• Michael Moad (William Beckmann)
• Kevin Pool (Chad Cooke Band)
• Cody Wood (Chris Breaux & Six String Rodeo)

Drummer of the Year:

• Les Lawless (Randy Rogers Band)
• John Stacy (Kevin Fowler)
• Gus Alvarado (The Broken Spokes)
• Nate Coon (Aaron Watson)
• Dan Currier (Kin Faux)

Fiddler of the Year:

• Scotty Alexander (Scotty Alexander)
• Rico Gonzales (Kin Faux)
• Wesley Hall (Flatland Cavalry)
• Ben McPherson (Multi)
• Rachel Stacy (Rachel Stacy)

Guitarist of the Year:

• Jakey Black (Kin Faux)
• Dallas McGilberry (Chad Cooke Band)
• Mike McClure (The Great Divide)
• Jake Mears (Cody Johnson)
• Dustin Schaefer (Shane Smith & The Saints)

Keyboard/Pianist of the Year:

• Drew Harakal (Cody Jinks)
• Josh Artall (The Broken Spokes)
• Sammy Powell (William Beckmann)
• Andrew Bair (Jason Boland)
• Bryce Conway (The Great Divide)

Steel Guitarist of the Year:

• Adam Goodale (Jake Worthington)
• AJ Slaughter (Jason Boland)
• Johnny Cox (Billy Mata & Texas Tradition)
• Milo Deering (Multi)
• Zachary Moulton (Mike & The Moonpies)

2023 TCMA Trailblazer Award

• Jason Boland

The 2022 Texas Country Music Awards were held on Sunday, November 13th at Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth, TX.  The event included a host of top Texas artists including TCMA Spokesperson Brandon Rhyder hosting the event for the sixth year in a row.  Live performances during the show included McBride & The Ride, who kicked off the main ceremony, as well as Brandon Rhyder, Bailey Rae, Coffey Anderson, Jesse Raub, Jr., Donice Morace, Kate Watson and Matt Daniel.  The event closed with a short set by by Texas Country icon Roger Creager!

The event was live streamed on the PickleJarLive. Footage will be edited for television by Levi Mayfield of Day 3 and scheduled to air on the Texas Country Network’s online, ROKU and FireTV channels at a date to be announced.

Entertainer of The Year:

Creed Fisher

Male Artist of the Year:

Zach Neil

Female Artist of the Year:

Sarah Hobbs

Country Band of the Year:

Chad Cooke Band

Western Swing Artist or Band of the Year

The Broken Spokes

Roots/Alternative Artist of the Year:

The Wilder Blue

Young Artist (18 & Under):

Maddie Rose

Emerging Artist:

Donice Morace

Country Album of The Year:

“Unwanted Man,” Aaron Watson

Country Single of the Year:

“Wild Horses”, Kin Faux ft Terry McBride

Terrestrial Radio Station of the Year:

100.3 HD3 KIKK

Broadcast Personality of The Year:

Malone Ranger – 95.9 FM KFWR The Ranch – Fort Worth

Internet Radio Station of the Year:

PureCountry100.com – Kenny Schneebeli, Owner

Live Music Venue of the Year:

Schoepf’s BBQ – Belton

Christian Country Artist of the Year:

Crystal Yates

Bassist of the Year:

Chuck Jones

Fiddler of the Year:

Damien Green

Guitarist of the Year:

Paul Eason

Keyboard/Pianist of the Year:

Johnny Foster

Steel Guitarist of the Year:

Harrison Yount

Drummer of the Year:

Alan Green, Jr.

TCMA Artist Scholarship

Jacob Wheeler

Trailblazer Award:

Mr. Terry McBride

Country Songwriter of the Year:

Garth LaGrone for “Fort Worth Soon”

Christian Country Songwriter of the Year: 

Jesse Watson for “It All Began With You”