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Single of the Year

  • Got It Good James Johnston
  • Runnin’ The Country – Travis Collins & The Wolfe Brothers
  • Size Up – Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham
  • Summer Nights – Casey Barnes
  • What Are You Waiting For – Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley

CMT Video of the Year

  • Boots ‘N All – Kaylee Bell – Directed by Shae Sterling
  • Size Up – Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham – Direct by Duncan Toombs, The Filmery
  • You’ll be Fine – Fanny Lumsden – Directed by Anna Phillips
  • Steel on Steel – Duncan Toombs – Directed by Duncan Toombs, The Filmery
  • We Grew Up On – James Johnston – Directed by Jay Seeney, Blacklist Productions

Vocal Collaboration of the Year

  • Luke O’Shea & Ashleigh Dallas – Next Best Thing
  • Adam Brand & Matt Cornell – Our Church
  • Travis Collins & The Wolfe Brothers – Runnin’ The Country
  • James Johnston and Zac & George – Some Things Never Change
  • Tori Forsyth & Shane Nicholson – Sometimes

Instrumental of the Year

  • Betoota Stomp – Brendan Radford
  • Ghost Train – Wicker Suite
  • Honey Alba – Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers featuring Hamish Davidson
  • Saltbush Express – Michael Fix
  • Voice From The Heart – John Williamson & Lindsay Waddington

Bluegrass Recording of the Year

  • Big Ole Feelings – Gareth Leach & Davidson Brothers
  • If You’d Have Told Me – Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers
  • Old Pickup Line – Wicker Suite
  • The One in Lonesome – Angus Gill
  • Waiting on a Train – TC Cassidy & Angus Gill

Heritage Song of the Year

  • 1861 – Written and Recorded by Duncan Toombs
  • Hey Jumbulla (The Ghost of Mickey Brennan) – Written by Luke O’Shea, Zane Banks – Recorded by Luke O’Shea
  • Lennie You’re A Legend – Written and Recorded by Matt Scullion
  • Ugly Flowers – Written by Edwina Lumsden – Recorded by Fanny Lumsden
  • Uluru Forever – Written and Recorded by John Williamson

Bush Ballad of the Year

  • Million Dollar Farm – Written by Allan Caswell, Lindsay Waddington, Manfred Vijars – Recorded by Allan Caswell
  • That’s Why I Love Our West – Written by Angus Gill & Alan Mackey – Recorded by Angus Gill & Anne Kirkpatrick
  • Walkabout Waters – Written by Neville Anderson – Recorded by Dean Perrett
  • The Bush Takes Care of Its Own – Written and recorded by Matt Scullion
  • Dust Kids – Written by Sara Storer, Greg Storer – Recorded by SToReR

New Talent of the Year

  • Lane Pittman
  • Loren Ryan
  • Max Jackson
  • Sara Berki
  • Zac & George

Country Music Capital News Group or Duo of the Year

  • Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley
  • Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham
  • The Pleasures
  • The Wolfe Brothers
  • Zac & George

Male Artist of the Year

  • Andrew Swift
  • Brad Cox
  • Casey Barnes
  • James Johnston
  • Travis Collins

Female Artist of the Year

  • Ashleigh Dallas
  • Fanny Lumsden
  • Kaylee Bell
  • Max Jackson
  • Melanie Dyer

Song of the Year

  • Boys Like Me – Written by Casey Barnes and Jordan Dozzi – Recorded by Casey Barnes
  • Country Music, You And Beer – Written and Recorded by Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley
  • Here’s To The Ones – Written by Nick Wolfe, Tom Wolfe, Brodie Rainbird and Erik Dylan – Recorded by The Wolfe Brothers
  • Raise Me – Written by Travis Collins and Jason Duke – Recorded by Travis Collins
  • Size Up – Written by Josh Cunningham – Recorded by Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham

Alt Country Album of the Year

  • Blood Red – Busby Marou – Produced by Tom Eggert
  • East Of Everything – Brad Butcher – Produced by Brad Butcher, Benjy Pocock and Marc Swersky
  • Hey Dawn – Fanny Lumsden – Produced by Matt Fell and Fanny Lumsden
  • Suburban Dream – Melody Moko – Produced by Melody Moko, Neilson Hubbard, Michael Moko, Dylan Alldredge and Juan Solorzano
  • The Beginning of the End – The Pleasures – Produced by Lachlan Bryan, Catherine Britt and Damian Cafarella

Contemporary Country Album of the Year

  • Acres – Brad Cox – Produced by Brandon Hood
  • Any Less Anymore – Travis Collins – Produced by Stuart Stuart and Andrew Cochrane
  • Livin’ The Dream – The Wolfe Brothers – Produced by Rod McCormack, Nick Wolfe, Matt Fell and Johnny Gasparic
  • Raised Like That – James Johnston – Produced by Justin Wantz, Liam Quinn, Gavin Carfoot, Ilya Toshinskiy and Michael DeLorenzis & Michael Paynter (Msquared)
  • Up, Down & Sideways – Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley – Produced by Robby De Sa

Traditional Country Album of the Year

  • Birdsong – Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham – Produced by Felicity Urquhart, Josh Cunningham and Matt Fell
  • Different Drum – Luke O’Shea – Produced by Luke O’Shea and Matt Fell
  • Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us – Tom Curtain – Produced by Garth Porter
  • She Loves Me To The Moon – Pete Denahy – Produced by Simon Johnson
  • SToReR – StoReR – Produced by James Gillard

Toyota Album of the Year

  • Any Less Anymore – Travis Collins – Produced by Stuart Stuart and Andrew Cochrane
  • Birdsong – Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham – Produced by Felicity Urquhart, Josh Cunningham and Matt Fell
  • Livin’ The Dream – The Wolfe Brothers – Produced by Rod McCormack, Nick Wolfe, Matt Fell and Johnny Gasparic
  • Raised Like That – James Johnston – Produced by Justin Wantz, Liam Quinn, Gavin Carfoot, Ilya Toshinskiy and Michael DeLorenzis & Michael Paynter (Msquared)
  • Up, Down & Sideways – Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley – Produced by Robby De Sa