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This Date in Country Music History

• 2021 – Jordan Davis released his duet “Buy Dirt” with Luke Bryan
• 2021 – Curtis Grimes released his song “Noah Built a Boat”
• 2021 – Luke Combs released his song “Cold As You”
• 2019 – Niko Moon signed with RCA Records
• 2014 – Jake Owen scored a #1 hit with “Beachin'”
• 1997 – George Strait hit #1 for the first of 4 weeks with “Carrying Your Love With Me”
• 1994 – Diamond Rio released their album Love a Little Stronger

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Today’s Photo Flashback

• Lonestar – 7/19/12 – Tiki Waterfront Sea Grill in Riviera Beach, FL
• Tom Jackson – 7/19/12 – Tiki Waterfront Sea Grill in Riviera Beach, FL

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

Today’s New Albums

• Ian Munsick – Western Wedding (EP)
• Kyle Frambo – Return to Texas Town
• Nathan Mongol Wells – From a Dark Corner
• Ricochet – Then and Now
• Sandy Bailey – Daughter of Abraham
• The One Eighties – Minefields
• Tracielynn – More Than a Bad Habit
• Warren Zeiders – Pretty Little Poison

Today’s New Singles

• Always Leaving – Ryan Langdon
• Back in the Battle – Levi Riggs
• Bend – Cody Hibbard
• Bless Your Heart – The Dryes
• Cab in a Solo – Scotty McCreery
• Can’t Break Up Now – Old Dominion w/ Megan Moroney
• Coconut Trees – Sister Hazel
• Collin County Jail – Christopher Wright
• Conspiracies, Cults and UFOs – John R. Miller
• Day in the 90’s – Jon Langston
• Destiny – Rob Wolf
• Everybody’s His Type – Andrea Vasquez & Molly Lovette
• F-150 – Justin Touchette
• Find Another Bar – Chris Lane
• God Blessed Texas – The Frontmen
• Hard to be Humble – Randall King
• Hell of a Storm – Cory Morrow
• How the Hurtin’ Goes – Curtis Grimes
• If I Was Your Cowboy – David Adam Byrnes
• It Was Always You – The Frontmen
• Life Worth Dyin’ For – Jeremy Parsons
• Long Live Cowboys – Payton Riley
• Love is Alive – Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani
• Nobody Else But You – Gary Patrick
• Pat Green – Jesse Jennings
• Red and Blue – Matt Ward
• Right Back – Jenny Tolman
• Seasons – Jeff Canada
• Slow Luck – Aaron McDonnell
• The One You’re Waiting On – Randall King
• The Whiskey – The James Lee Band
• Too Good For Me – Nick Zamora
• Where the Wild Things Are – Moose Miller