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2024 WINNERS Best Male Vocal – Andy Penkow Best Female Vocal – Courtney Keil Best Group or Duo – Bo'Ness Best Album – Steel On Steel – Duncan Toombs Best Song– Sandee Facy – Best One Yet co-written by Michael Saleta Best Bush Ballad – Matt Scullion – Lennie You're A Legend Best Video – Brendan McMahon – I Hear Your Voice (The Soldier) Most Promising Future Star – Lily Grace Most Popular Musician or Instrumentalist – Corey Legge Most Popular Country Music DJ – Alan Gilmou Most Popular Country Music Radio Station – KIX Country Entertainer of the Year – Fanny Lumsden Australian Country Music Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee/s Dianne Lindsay & Peter Simpson 2023 WINNERS People’s Choice winners 2023 The best in Australian country music – according to “the people” – were recognised in Tamworth today (Thursday January 19) at the Australian Country Music People’s Choice Awards. Leading bush balladeer and perennial winner Graham Rodger was named Best Male Vocal while relative newcomer Courtney Keil took out the Best Female Vocal honour. The RnR Ranchgirls, an already established live act now moving into recording and building a strong fan base, won the Best Group or Duo category. Pictured top row (from left): Graham, Courtney, The RnR Ranch girls, Brendan; bottom row: James,, Andy, The Long & Short Of It, Laura. Brendan McMahon was successful in Best Album for his latest work …as the road unfolds. The latest sensation in Australian country music – James Johnston – won the Best Song category with his initial popular self-penned release Raised Like That. Best Bush Ballad went to another relative newcomer, Andy Penkow, with Ghostly Gums, co-written with David Carter, Angela Bristow-Baohm and Kathleen Stewart. Best Video was taken out by the very popular duo The Long & Short It of their hit song Midnight Choir. Most Promising Future Star was awarded to Queensland based rising star Laura Frank. In the broadcast categories, Alan Gilmour, another perennial winner who has one of the most popular programs on Australian radio – the Australian Country Songwriters Show – won Most Popular Country Music DJ while Danni Shaw’s Country Kickback – a new media program – was named Most Popular Country Music Program. Two inductees were elevated to the Australian Country Music Broadcasters Hall of Fame… Rhonda Francis, a long time broadcaster with 2SSR in Sydney and Ron Montague (aka Ronnieboy) of 2RRR. One of the day’s highlights was the announcement of Troy Cassar-Daley as Australia’s Country Music Entertainer of the Year for 2023. Troy’s Stellar, continuing career, and particularly more recent achievements, were recognised with the award which is new in this format. There have been a number of such awards presented in the past but not for some time, and the Country Music Bulletin group, organisers of the People’s Choice Awards, thought it was “high time it was re-introduced to recognise more than what is normally acknowledged in a series of category presentations – as important as they are”. The Australian Country Music Entertainer of the Year accolade is determined by a vote of Australian country music broadcasters and specialist media. Voting for the 2024 Australian Country Music People’s Choice Awards will open in July. Weblink – www.peopleschoiceawards.com.au. 2022 WINNERS Best Female Vocal – Cassidy-Rae Best Male Vocal – Brendan McMahon Best Group – The Silverline Best Album – Fee Time And Money – Justin Landers Best Bush Ballad – Born To The Saddle – Graham Rodger Best Song – When Only Real Country Will Do Best Video – Annie June – Lily Grace & James Blundell Most Promising Future Star – Andy Penkow Most Popular Country Music DJ – Alan Gilmour Most Popular Country Music Radio Program 2021 WINNERS Best Female Vocal – Della Harris Best Male Vocal – Ian Burns Best Group – Brothers3 Best Album – Knights Of The Saddle – Graham Rodger Best Bush Ballad – The Battle Of Point Nepean – Benny Allen Best Song – Box Of Wood Best Video – Fighter – Souly Us Most Promising Future Star – Tony Smith Most Popular Country Music DJ – Ray McCoy Most Popular Country Music Radio Program
2020 WINNERS Best Female Vocal – Della Harris Best Male Vocal – Graham Rodger Best Group – Brothers3 Best Album – Two Sides Of Me – Ian Burns Best Bush Ballad – A Drover's Friend – John O'Dea Best Song – Another Day Best Video – Never Knew I Was Country – Benny Allen Most Promising Future Star – Emma Jene Most Popular Country Music DJ – Dianne Lindsay & Peter Simpson Most Popular Country Music Radio Program 2019 WINNERS
Photo (top, from left): Graham Rodger, Brothers3, Manfred Vijars and Dale Duncan; (bottom, from left): Tony Cook, Alan Gilmour, Dianne Lindsay, The Long & Short Of It, Phoebe Jay and Rhonda Francis Best Female Vocal – Dianne Lindsay Best Male Vocal – Tony Cook Best Group – Brothers3 Best Album – Ringers In The Sky – Graham Rodger Best Bush Ballad – Ringers In The Sky – Graham Rodger Best Song – Diamantina Coming Down Best Video – Old School – The Long & Short Of It Most Promising Future Star – Phoebe Jay Most Popular Country Music DJ – Rhonda Francis – 2SSR Most Popular Country Music Radio Program 2018 WINNERS
2017 WINNERS
Best Group/Duo
Best Album
Best Song
Best Bush Ballad
Most Promising Future Star
Jade Holland Best Musical or Vocal Event
GOSPEL ROAD Most Popular Country Music DJ
Jane Kellaway Best Popular Country Music
Planet Country Alive 90.5 2016 WINNERS
Best Group/Duo
Best Album
Best Song
Best Bush Ballad
Most Promising Future Star
Becci Nethery Best Musical or Vocal Event EVEN COWGIRLS SING THE BLUES Most Popular Country Music DJ
Jane Kellaway Best Popular Country Music Australian Country Songwriters
todayscountry94one 2015 Winners
2013 WINNERS Best Female Vocalist Best Male Vocal Best Group Best Song Best Bush Ballad with his song Best Video Clip Most Promising Future Star Best Album Best Vocal or Musical Event Most Popular Country Music DJ Most Popular Country Music Radio Station 2012 winners Best Female Vocal Best Male Vocal
Best Song Best Bush Ballad
This year's winners of Australian Country Music People's Choice Awards were announced in Tamworth on Thursday, January 20. Best Female Vocal went to Beccy Cole while Adam Brand was named Best Male Vocal. Best Album went to Simply Bushed for their latest release, Look At The Time. The Best Song award went to Lee Kernaghan and Garth Porter for Love In The Time Of Drought, released on Lee's latest album (which won last year's Best Album People's Choice award), Planet Country. Rising stars Brothers3 took out their first People's Choice Awards, and two at that, with the Most Promising Future Star award and Best Group from a very competitive field. Graham Rodger built on his impressive collection of People's Choice Awards by taking the Best Bush Ballad category with his song The Cooper Coming Down. Another fast rising star, Katrina Burgoyne, took out the Best Video Clip title with Ghost, directed by Duncan Toombs. A unique aspect of the People's Choice Awards are the two categories dedicated to the broadcasting industry, that sector of the media so important to the future of country music. This year's award for Most Popular Country Music DJ went to one of the nation's newest radio stars, Felicity Urquhart, who took over the reigns from John Nutting on the ABC's "Saturday Night Country" and has taken the program to new heights. The award for Most Popular Country Music Radio Station went to long-time Sydney dedicated country music broadcaster 2KA Cool Country. A large and appreciative audience witnessed this year's presentation which also featured performances from Awards finalists David Baldi, Brothers3, Katrina Burgoyne, Beccy Cole, Johanna Hemara, Jason Lee, Gemma Luxton, Markus Meier, Graham Rodger, Simply Bushed, and co-hosts Steve Passfield and Connie Kis Andersen. Organisers say they were delighted with all aspects of this year's Awards which saw a record number of votes and literally hundreds of artists, groups and duos nominated by the general public. Previous winners... Best Male Vocal Best Female Vocal Best Album Best Song Best Bush Ballad Best Vocal Group Best Video Clip Most Promising Future Star Most Popular Country Music DJ Most Popular Country Music Radio Station Best Male Vocal Best Female Vocal Best Album Best Song Best Bush Ballad Best Vocal Group Most Promising Future Star Most Popular Country Music DJ Most Popular Country Music Radio Program Best Female Vocal Best Male Vocal Best Group or Duo Best Song Best Bush Ballad Best Album Most Promising Future Star Most Popular DJ Most Popular Radio Program Musician of the Year Career Achievement Award Best Female Vocal Best Male Vocal Best Group Best Song Best Bush Ballad Best Heritage Song Best Album Most Promising Future Star Most Popular DJ Most Popular Radio Program Musician of the Year Best Male Vocal Best Female Vocal Best Group or Duo Best Song Best Album Best Heritage Song Best Bush Ballad Best Male Vocal Best Female Vocal Best Group or Duo Best Song Best Album Best Heritage Song Best Bush Ballad Best Male Vocal Best Female Vocal Best Group or Duo Best Song Best Album Best Heritage Song Best Bush Ballad Best Male Vocal Best Female Vocal Best Group or Duo Best Song Best Album Best Heritage Song Best Bush Ballad Best Male Vocal Best Female Vocal Best Group or Duo Best Song Best Album Best Heritage Song Best Bush Ballad Best Male Vocal Best Female Vocal Best Group or Duo Best Song Best Album Best Heritage Song Best Bush Ballad
Pre 2000 Prior to 2000, only one set of Australian country music people's choice awards were presented, in 1998 at Rooty Hill in Sydney No details of award winners for those first Awards are available |
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Brothers3, who have been big winners in these Awards over the past few years and who came to national prominence last year via television's "The X Factor" didn’t disappoint in the category which must surely now have their name on it... Best Group.
The Video Clip category was awarded to I Need You Tonight by Dozzi (pictured) featuring Drew McAlister.