

The Award categories and the respective winners are:
Entertainer of The Year:
Kin Faux
Male Artist of the Year:
Jake Worthington
Female Artist of the Year:
Summer Dean
Country Band of the Year:
The Great Divide
Western Swing or Bluegrass Artist or Band of the Year
Billy Mata & The Texas Tradition
Roots/Alternative Artist of the Year:
Dale Watson
Young Artist (18 & Under):
Payton Riley
Emerging Artist:
Ryder Grimes
Country Album of The Year:
“Jake Worthington” (self-titled), Jake Worthington
Country Single of the Year:
“Good side,” The Great Divide
Terrestrial Radio Station of the Year:
99.1 FM KNES Texas 99, Fairfield, TX
Broadcast Personality of The Year:
Shayne Hollinger – 95.9 FM KFWR The Ranch – Fort Worth
Internet Radio Station of the Year:
Real Texas Radio – Michael White, Owner
Live Music Venue of the Year:
The Kenney Store – Kenney, TX
Christian Country Artist of the Year:
Crystal Yates
Bassist of the Year:
Kevin Pool
Fiddler of the Year:
Ben McPherson
Guitarist of the Year:
Jake Mears
Keyboard/Pianist of the Year:
Bryce Conway
Steel Guitarist of the Year:
Adam Goodale
Drummer of the Year:
Dan Currier
TCMA Artist Scholarship
Chip Darby
Trailblazer Award:
Cody Canada
Country Songwriter of the Year:
Trey Calloway for “One Tough Job”
Christian Country Songwriter of the Year:
Christian Martin, RayNicole Martin and Clay Thrash for “Book of Momma”

The Devil I Know Tour Presented by Ariat
* Previously announced
Nov. 30 Stage AE^* Pittsburgh, PA
Dec. 1 Danforth Music Hall* Toronto, ON
Dec. 2 The Andrew J Brady Music Center* Cincinnati, OH
Dec. 8 Webster Hall^* New York, NY
Dec. 9 Orpheum Theatre^* Boston, MA
Dec. 10 Keswick Theatre^* Glenside, PA
Dec. 14 Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences#* Charleston, WV
Dec. 15 The Fillmore Charlotte#* Charlotte, NC
Dec. 16 Rams Head Live#* Baltimore, MD
Jan. 17 O2 Guildhall<=* Southampton, UK
Jan. 19 O2 Academy<=* Bristol, UK
Jan. 20 Eventim Apollo<=* London, UK
Jan. 21 O2 Institute<=* Birmingham, UK
Jan. 23 Albert Hall<=* Manchester, UK
Jan. 24 Barrowlands<=* Glasgow, UK
Jan. 25 Barrowlands<=* Glasgow, UK
Jan. 27 Waterfront Auditorium<=* Belfast, NI
Jan. 28 3Olympia Theatre<=* Dublin, Ireland
Feb. 22 North Charleston Performing Arts Center~ Charleston, SC
Feb. 23 The Tabernacle~ Atlanta, GA
Feb. 24 IP Casino Resort Spa – Studio A Biloxi, MS
March 1 Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts# Boone, NC
March 2 Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium# Chattanooga, TN
March 15 The Van Buren^ Phoenix, AZ
March 16 Brooklyn Bowl^ Las Vegas, NV
March 17 The Magnolia^ El Cajon, CA
March 19 The Theatre at Ace Hotel^ Los Angeles, CA
March 20 The Fillmore^ San Francisco, CA
March 22 Hult Center for the Performing Arts^ Eugene, OR
March 23 Roseland Theater^ Portland, OR
March 25 The Commodore Ballroom^ Vancouver, BC
March 27 Stephens Performing Arts Center Pocatello, ID
March 28 Ogden Theatre ^ Denver, CO
April 3 Florida Theatre~ Jacksonville, FL
April 4 House of Blues Orlando~ Orlando, FL
April 19 Palace Theatre+ Louisville, KY
April 20 Tennessee Theatre+ Knoxville, TN
April 25 Rialto Square Theatre% Joliet, IL
April 26 The Factory% St. Louis, MO
May 2 House of Blues Houston+ Houston, TX
May 3 Billy Bob’s Texas Fort Worth, TX
May 9 Uptown Theater# Kansas City, MO
May 10 Choctaw Grand Theater Durant, OK
May 11 Stiefel Center for the Performing Arts# Salina, KS
May 30 Murat Theatre< Indianapolis, IN
May 31 The Fillmore< Detroit, MI
June 1 Goodyear Theater< Akron, OH
June 13 Paramount Theatre< Cedar Rapids, IA
June 15 The Astro< La Vista, NE
Support:
^ Kasey Tyndall
< Harper O’Neill
= Corey Kent
~ Meg McRee
# Will Jones
+ Bella White
% JD Clayton


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This Date in Country Music History
- 2022 – HCM Daily Country Music News – November 10th, 2022
- 2021 – HCM Daily News – November 10th, 2021
- 2014 – The Zac Brown Band released their album Greatest Hits So Far…
- 2013 – Rodney Atkins married Rose Falcon on Captiva Island, FL
- 2012 – Charles Esten from the TV show Nashville made his Grand Ole Opry debut
- 2010 – Miranda Lambert won CMA Awards for Female Vocalist, Album, and Music Video
- 2001 – Tim McGraw scored a #1 hit with “Angry All the Time”
- 1990 – Joe Diffie scored his first career #1 hit with “Home”
- 1973 – Marie Osmond scored a #1 hit with “Paper Roses”
- Chris Stapleton – Higher
- Garth Brooks – Time Traveler
- Jessie James Decker – Decker the Halls
- Kim Brogli – The Fight (EP)
- Ray Scott – Billboards & Brake Lights
- The Resonant Rogues – The Resonant Rogues
- Todd Snider – Crank It, We’re Doomed
- Zac Brown Band – From the Road Vol. 1: Covers
- Cowboys Never Cry – Shaylen
- Dying to a Dream – Chandler Stephens
- Grandfather’s Country – Colin Lillie
- He Sings for Mary – Hayden Haddock
- Home – Joe Kott Band
- In a Song – Peyton Aldridge
- It’s a Wonderful Life – Bryan Ruby
- Love Heals – Payton Riley
- My Country – Jake Bush w/ Jesse Raub Jr & Glen Templeton
- Reason to Run – Hayden Baker
- Running Away – Kolby Cooper
- Take Her Home – Kenny Chesney
- The List – Tanya Tucker
- Timbuktu – Jenny Tolman
- United We Stand – Ava Earnhart
- Whatever Gets You Through It – Jaclyn Visser
- When the Devil Took Me – Corey Davis
- Whiskey and Wine – Rob Cannillo
- Wildflowers in Whiskey Bottles – Tyson Leamon
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