The Texas Country Music Awards are coming to The Stockyards this weekend!
On Sunday, Billy Bob’s Texas will welcome some of the biggest names in and biggest fans of country music for the annual awards show to honor this year’s standout artists.
The Awards ceremony will be hosted by TCMA Spokesperson and Texas Country Artist, Brandon Rhyder, who will also perform at the event. Co-hosting the Awards ceremony is Malone Ranger, on-air personality with 95.9 FM The Ranch.
There will be performances by not only Brandon Rhyder but also Curtis Grimes, Zane Williams, Holly Tucker and several others to be announced as schedules are confirmed. The Awards’ ceremony headliner as well as pre-show showcase performers will be announced at a later date.
In addition to the 23 Awards presented at the 2020 Texas Country Music Awards, the Texas Country Music Association’s prestigious “Trailblazer Award” will be presented to Mr. Radney Foster for his long-standing career and the unprecedented success he’s obtained in songwriting, singing and performing. “TCMA is very excited and pleased to be presenting Radney the 2020 Trailblazer Awardas part of the Awards Ceremony,” says Linda Wilson, President and Founder of the Texas Country Music Association. “I met and have been following Radney since the 90’s, and he’s certainly ‘blazed the trail’ and been an inspiration for so many artists and songwriters through his successes, and he deserves the honor and recognition.” She continues, “Texas is so blessed to have such spectacular talent. There were literally thousands of nominees – each one gifted and unique -- and we are very honored to be able to work on ALL their behalf on an ongoing basis.”
TCMA Executive Vice President, Richard Wilson states, “Every year the Texas Country Music Awards is awesome and gets better every year. Last year’s Awards at Billy Bob’s was off the chain. We expect to exceed that this year though.”
Red Carpet Interviews begin at 3:00pm the day of the Awards with Red Carpet host and TCMA Vice President Kris Young. The doors open to the public at Billy Bob’s at 2:00pm, and at 4:00pm there will be an Awards Pre-Show showcasing just a few of the TCMA Member Artists, and Musician Awards will also be presented. The official Awards Ceremony will begin at 6:00pm.
Tickets to the 2020 Texas Country Music Awards can be purchased at www.billybobstexas.com or through a link on www.texascountrymusic.org.
2020 TCMA NOMINEES
Entertainer Of The Year:
Josh Ward
Randall King
Zane Williams
Curtis Grimes
Holly Tucker
Female Artist of the Year:
Season Ammons
Kaitlin Butts
Sarah Hobbs
Holly Tucker
Bri Bagwell
Male Artist of the Year:
Jon Stork
Wynn Williams
Will Carter
David Adam Byrnes
Kaleb McIntire
Country Band or Duo of the Year:
Eleven Hundred Springs
Hill Country
Saints Eleven
Chad Cooke Band
Darrin Morris Band
Roots/Alternative
Giovannie & The Hired Guns
The Powell Brothers
Jamie Lin Wilson
Squeezebox Bandits
Jake Hooker & The Outsiders
Emerging New Artist:
Jade Marie Patek
Jon Stork
George Navarro
Hayden Haddock
Aaron Copeland
Country Album Of The Year:
Randall King, Randall King
Live at Billy Bob’s, Josh Ward
Good Bad Idea, Will Carter
Radio Cowboy, Jon Stork
Still Some Kind of Crazy, Kaleb McIntire
Country Single of the Year:
Whatever It Takes, Chad Cooke Band
Facts and Lies, Jon Stork
Good Country Song, Robert Ray
Whiskey’s Working Well, Jamie Richards
River Road Dream, Curtis Grimes
Christian Country Artist of the Year:
Curtis Grimes
Crystal Yates
Michael Knight
Justin Todd Herod
Tommy Brandt
Christian Country Single Of The Year:
Preacher Man, Darrin Morris
That’s What I Was Thinking, Heather Smith
Bible On My Dash, Michael Knight
I Found Jesus, Chad Roland
Come On Down, Barry Lee White
Young Artist (18 & Under):
Bailey Rae
Jack Barksdale
Graycie York
Macy Dot Neal
Austin Michael
Terrestrial Radio Station of the Year:
95.9 KFWR FM The Ranch – Fort Worth
99.3/98.5 KOKE FM– Austin
106.9 The Ranch – Corsicana
100.9 KVMK FM, College Station
104.3 KFYN FM The River, Paris
Broadcast Personality Of The Year:
Ben Ryan – 95.9 KFWR FM The Ranch Fort Worth
Eric Raines - 99.3/98.5 KOKE FM Austin
Mike “Crowman” Crow, 92.9 KMRX Shooter FM, Waco
Corliss, 100.9 KVMK FM College Station
Brave Dave, 99.7 FM KSTAR Country, Montgomery
Internet Radio Station of the Year:
RealTexasRadio.com (Michael White, Owner)
TexasHomeGrownRadio.com (Jody Caudle, Owner)
TexasRedHotRadio.com (Judith Merck, Program Director)
TroubadourCountryRadio.com (Jim Alvarado, Owner)
PureCountry100.com (Kenny Schneebeli, Owner)
Live Music Venue of the Year:
Gruene Hall – New Braunfels
Love & War in Texas – Plano
Moore’s Store – Ben Wheeler
Billy Bob’s Texas – Fort Worth
Twisted J Bar – Stephenville
Bassist of the Year:
Colton James
Sean Rodriguez
Colt Lawhon
Blake Watson
Chase Satterwhite
Drummer of the Year:
Nate Coon
Christian Dorn
David Cates
Jeremy Moore
Eddie “Danger” Barnot
Fiddler of the Year:
Milo Deering
Heather Stalling
George Navarro
David Varnado
Rico Gonzales
Guitarist of the Year:
Jeff Grossman
Andy Rogers
Brendan Gilman
Justin Todd Herod
Glen Mead
Keyboard/Pianist of the Year:
Sam Jones
Drew Harakel
Zachary Lee
Allen Huff
Vernon Emshoff
Steel Guitarist of the Year:
Kevin Skrla
Milo Deering
Samuel Fields
Bob Ogle
Haystack Novak