THE nominees for the 51st Golden Guitar Awards are in, and put on a show of the diversity and talent in Australia's country music scene, the event's executive producer said.
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The recognition has come all at once for artist James Johnston.
He is nominated for the very first time, but topped the list of artists with the most nominations for 2023.
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The country muso could win Male Artist of the Year, and New Talent of the Year. His song Small Town is nominated for Apple Music Single of the Year, Song of the Year and CMT Video of the Year. He is also up for the Vocal Collaboration of the Year gong with Kaylee Bell.
Old hands Adam Brand, Amber Lawrence, and Casey Barnes each picked up five nominations.
More than 620 entries were received and the full list of nominees were announced by eight-time Golden Guitar, ARIA and Air Award winning artist Fanny Lumsden.
The Toyota 51st Golden Guitar Awards will be presented on Saturday, January 21 2023 at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre.
The nominees are:
APPLE MUSIC SINGLE OF THE YEAR
- All Or Nothing - Adam Brand
- Memory Lane - Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley
- Get To Know Ya - Casey Barnes
- Small Town - James Johnston
- Sing Along Drink Along - Morgan Evans
CMT VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Star Of The Show - Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley - Directed by Brad Murnane
- Small Town - James Johnston - Directed by Elijah Cavanagh
- South East Queensland - Luke O'Shea - Directed by Luke O'Shea and Jay Seeney
- Something Good's Gonna Happen - The Wolfe Brothers featuring Amy Sheppard - Directed by Jay Seeney
- One Of Them Nights - Travis Collins - Directed by Jay Seeney
VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
- James Johnston & Kaylee Bell - Same Songs
- Kirsty Lee Akers, Amber Lawrence and Ashleigh Dallas - Let The Girls Sing
- Lee Kernaghan, Mitch Tambo and Isaiah Firebrace - Come Together
- Lyn Bowtell & Shane Nicholson - Wiser
- Melanie Dyer & Caitlyn Shadbolt - Dumb Decisions
INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR
- Dust - Angus Gill & Pixie Jenkins
- Burning Mountain - Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers featuring Hamish Davidson
- Fidget Spinner - Mickey Pye
- Clippety Clop - Pete Denahy
- Soda Cap Boogie - The French Family Band
BLUEGRASS RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Sweet Sister Jasmine - Angus Gill
- Good Morning Moon - Kristy Cox
- Until This Song Ends - Lynchburg & The Weeping Willows
- Road Man - Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers
- House Of Sin - The Weeping Willows
HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR
- I'm Coming Home - Written by Amber Lawrence and Katrina Burgoyne - Recorded by Amber Lawrence
- Listen to the Country - Written and Recorded by Angus Gill & Kevin Bennett
- Bogswamp - Written by Josh Cunningham - Recorded by Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham
- Come Together - Written by Lee Kernaghan, Mitch Tambo, Isaiah Firebrace, Nicholas Wolfe, Colin Buchanan and Garth Porter - Recorded by Lee Kernaghan, Mitch Tambo and Isaiah Firebrace
- South East Queensland - Written by Luke O'Shea, Fred Smith and Mitchell Lynham - Recorded by Luke O'Shea
BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR
- Sometimes It's Your Job - Written by Allan Caswell, Manfred Vijars and Lindsay Waddington - Recorded by Allan Caswell
- Ghostly Gums - Written by Kath Stewart, David Carter, Angela Bristow-Baohm and Andy Penkow - Recorded by Andy Penkow
- Waiting for the Boss - Written by Angus Gill, Alan Mackey & Mary O'Brien - Recorded by Angus Gill featuring Anne Kirkpatrick
- Out on Killarney - Written and recorded by Dean Perrett Family Tree - Written by Rod McCormack, Dianne Lindsay and Peter Simpson - Recorded by Dianne Lindsay
NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR
- Blake Dantier
- Cass Hopetoun
- James Johnston
- Max Jackson
- Taylor Moss
COUNTRY MUSIC CAPITAL NEWS GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
- Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley
- Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes
- McAlister Kemp
- The Buckleys
- The Weeping Willows
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Adam Brand
- Andrew Swift
- Casey Barnes
- James Johnston
- Morgan Evans
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Amber Lawrence
- Ashleigh Dallas
- Hayley Jensen
- Lyn Bowtell
- Melanie Dyer
SONG OF THE YEAR
- All Or Nothing - Written by Adam Brand, Nicholas Wolfe and Tom Wolfe - Recorded by Adam Brand
- Star Of The Show - Written by Brooke McClymont, Adam Eckersley and Robby De Sa - Recorded by Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley
- Small Town - Written by Casey Barnes, Michael DeLorenzis and Michael Paynter - Recorded by Casey Barnes
- Small Town - Written by James Johnston and Nolan Wynne - Recorded by James Johnston
- South East Queensland - Written by Luke O'Shea, Fred Smith and Mitchell Lynham - Recorded by Luke O'Shea
ALT COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Dead Men Tell No Tales - Allison Forbes - Produced by Matt Fell
- Strength Of A Queen - Andy Golledge - Produced by John Vella & Ryan Miller
CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- All Or Nothing - Adam Brand - Produced by Adam Brand, Vesa Matara, Benjy Pocock and Luke Wooten
- Living For The Highlights - Amber Lawrence - Produced by Stuart Stuart
- Tug of War - Jenny Mitchell - Produced by Matt Fell
- Looks Like Heaven - Kim Cheshire - Produced by Rod McCormack
- You Reap What You Sow - The Weeping Willows - Produced by Andrew Wrigglesworth & Laura Coates
- Light It Up - Casey Barnes - Produced by Michael DeLorenzis and Michael Paynter
- Silver Linings - Kaylee Bell - Produced by Simon Oscroft, Andy Mak and Joseph Faris
- Wiser - Lyn Bowtell - Produced by Shane Nicholson
TRADITIONAL COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- In The Moment - Ashleigh Dallas - Produced by Brett Dallas
- Dry Season - Blake Dantier - Produced by Simon Johnson
- Shades of Blue - Kristy Cox - Produced by Jerry Salley
- Mr Goodtime - Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers - Produced by Michael Carpenter
- Travelling Heart - TC Cassidy - Produced by Angus Gill
TOYOTA ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- All Or Nothing - Adam Brand - Produced by Adam Brand, Vesa Matara, Benjy Pocock and Luke Wooten
- Living For The Highlights - Amber Lawrence - Produced by Stuart Stuart
- In The Moment - Ashleigh Dallas - Produced by Brett Dallas
- Light It Up - Casey Barnes - Produced by Michael DeLorenzis and Michael Paynter
- Silver Linings - Kaylee Bell - Produced by Simon Oscroft, Andy Mak and Joseph Faris
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Eva Baxter
Eva is a Northern Daily Leader journalist based in Tamworth. She covers health, politics, energy, arts & entertainment, business, community, and a bit of everything else.
Eva is a Northern Daily Leader journalist based in Tamworth. She covers health, politics, energy, arts & entertainment, business, community, and a bit of everything else.
