92.1 Hank FM presents the Texas Country Music Association
Awards Show and concert, October 15 at Will Rogers Memorial Center.
Performances by Brandon Rhyder, Jenn Ford, Doug Stone,
Curtis Grimes, Doug Supernaw, Holly Tucker and more..
Awards presented for Texas Country Entertainer of the Year,
Male & Female Vocalists, Musicians, Radio Stations, Songwriters
and more.
FINALISTS FOR THE 2018 TEXAS COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
The Texas Country Music Association, Inc. announced the Top 5 Finalists in each of the 25 categories for the 2018 Texas Country Music Awards as a result of nominations that were made between May 1 and June 22, 2018. Final Round Voting is between July 1 and August 5, 2018 on the TCMA website at www.texascountrymusic.org. The winners will be announced at the 2018 Texas Country Music Awards which will take place on the evening of Monday, October 15 at the Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth, TX. Many industry professionals and artists will be on hand to announce the winners and present the Awards to the recipients.
Entertainer Of The Year:
Bri Bagwell, Cameran Nelson, Chris Colston, Josh Ward, Holly Tucker
Male Vocalist of the Year:
Chris Colston, Curtis Grimes, Darrin Morris, Josh Ward, Will Carter
Female Vocalist of the Year:
Bri Bagwell, Holly Tucker, Sarah Hobbs, Sunny Sweeney, Vanessa Lynn Bird
Country Band of the Year:
Jody Booth Band, Flatland Cavalry, Darrin Morris Band, Shane Smith & The Saints, Uncle Lucius
Cajun Country Artist of the Year:
Freddie Pate, John Thibodeaux, Kevin Anthony, Aston Dupre’, Dustin Sonnier
Duo of the Year:
Texwestus, Treble Soul, Hannah & Hailee, The Teccas, Shotgun Rider
Young Artist (16 & Under):
Abigail Taylor, Hannah & Hailee, Kadie Lynn, Macy Dot Neal, Jack Barksdale
Emerging New Artist:
Aliza Ford, Grace Tyler, John Hord, John Thibodeaux, Hayden Baker
Country Album Of The Year:
Vaquero – Aaron Watson, Palo Duro – Shotgun Rider, Don’t Forget Where You Came From – Kyle Park,
Gone – Chris Colston, Coffee Days & Whiskey Nights – Robynne Shayne
Country Single of the Year:
Dance With The Devil – Nick Bakay, Drunk Enough – Robert Ray, Keep On Rollin’ – Michael Gutierrez,
Can I Buy You A Country Song – Steve Helms, Tuggin On My Heart Strings – Randall King
Terrestrial Radio Station of the Year:
95.9 The Ranch – Fort Worth, 99.3 KOKE – Austin, 99.7 KSTAR – Conroe, 95.2 KHYI – Plano, 105.7 KYKX – Longview
Broadcast Personality Of The Year:
Curtis McKinney & Brad Hennington – Cranked Up Country Syndicated, Rickey Green – KSCK 100.5 Sterling City,
Eric Raines – 99.3 KOKE FM Austin, Brett Dillon – 95.3 KHYI The Range Plano, Bruce Allen – texas46radio.com
Internet Radio Station of the Year:
CoyoteCountryRadio.com, RealTexasRadio.com, TrueTexasRadio.com, Texas46Radio.com, TroubadourCountryRadio.com
Live Music Venue of the Year:
Love & War in Texas – Plano, Redneck Country Club – Stafford, Honky Tonk Texas – Silsbee, Dosey Doe -The Woodlands, Banita Creek Hall – Nacogdoches
Christian Country Artist of the Year:
Curtis Grimes, Jackie Cox, John Randolph, Justin Todd Herod, Michael Knight
Christian Country Single Of The Year:
Believe – Wild Fire, Born To Die – Curtis Grimes, Slow Time Down – John Randolph,
Sometimes Good People Happen To Bad Things – Justin Todd Herod, You Can Have It All – Michael Knight.
Bassist of the Year:
Blake Watson, Cody Wood, Christopher Smith, Stormy Cooper, Dale Kirk
Fiddler of the Year:
Kevin Anthony, Lacie Carpenter, Mike Calley, Milo Deering, David Varnado
Guitarist of the Year:
Brendan Gillman, Freddie Pate, Justin Todd Herod, Michael Olson, Tom Kindle
Keyboard/Pianist of the Year:
Chris Bergeron, David Young, Marty Erwin, Chris Cockburn, Scott Moody
Steel Guitarist of the Year:
Bobby Texas Gardner, Jim Hall, Laine Thibodeaux, Milo Deering, Billy McCoy
Drummer of the Year:
Christian Dorn, Chad Polnick, Eddie Danger Barnot, Albert Gonzales, Jr., Brandon Lemond