2021 Toyota Golden Guitar Awards Nominees
The finalists for the 2021 Awards were announced on Thursday, 19 November 2020, via a live-streamed event from the Tamworth Town Hall.
| ALBUM/TRACK TITLE/ARTIST | ARTIST/ALBUM/TRACK TITLE | Producer/Songwriter/Director |
|---|---|---|
| ALT COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR | ||
| Bonedigger | Allison Forbes | Shane Nicholson |
| 3 Minute Movies | Angus Gill & Seasons of Change | Angus Gill |
| Fallow | Fanny Lumsden | Matt Fell |
| Two Kids & A Radio | Melody Moko | Neilson Hubbard & Michael Muchow |
| The Lost and the Found | Rob Hirst and Jay O'Shea | Brent Clark |
| CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR | ||
| Town of A Million Dreams | Casey Barnes | Matt Fell, Michael Paynter & Michael DeLorenzis |
| Lion Side | Jasmine Rae | Lindsey Jackson |
| Daydream | The Buckleys | Chad Carlson |
| Mayhem To Madness | The McClymonts | Andy Mak |
| Wreck Me | Travis Collins | Travis Collins & Luke Wooten |
| TRADITIONAL COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR | ||
| No Headlights | Kristy Cox | Jerry Salley |
| There In The Ochre | Luke O'Shea | Luke O'Shea |
| Tumbleweed | Roo Arcus | Tim Crouch & Roo Arcus |
| Seasons | The New Graces | Garth Porter |
| These Are The Changes | Warren H Williams | Warren H Williams |
| MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR | ||
| Adam Brand | Speed of Life | |
| Casey Barnes | Town of A Million Dreams | |
| Luke O'Shea | There In The Ochre | |
| Travis Collins | Wreck Me | |
| Warren H Williams | These Are The Changes | |
| FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR | ||
| Allison Forbes | Bonedigger | |
| Fanny Lumsden | Fallow | |
| Jasmine Rae | Lion Side | |
| Kristy Cox | No Headlights | |
| Melody Moko | Two Kids & A Radio | |
| COUNTRY MUSIC CAPITAL NEWS GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR | ||
| Angus Gill & Seasons of Change | 3 Minute Movies | |
| Hurricane Fall | Ain't Leavin | |
| The Buckleys | Daydream | |
| The McClymonts | Mayhem To Madness | |
| The New Graces | Seasons | |
| VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR | ||
| Adam Harvey and Lee Kernaghan | Ramblin' Fever | |
| "Amber Lawrence, Aleyce Simmonds, | ||
| Kirsty Lee Akers, Dianna Corcoran" | True Blue | |
| Brad Cox & Adam Eckersley | Remedy | |
| Casey Barnes and Missy Lancaster | No Other You | |
| Small Town Romance & Anne Kirkpatrick | I Don't Believe You | |
| BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR | ||
| Six Decks To Darwin | Dean Perrett | "Dean Perrett, Kelly and Marion Dixon, |
| Ryan Garland" | ||
| Graveyard Hill | Dianne Lindsay | Joy McKean |
| Running On Empty | Graham Rodger | Graham Rodger |
| Two Old Bushmen | Peter Coad | Peter Coad |
| Sing Us Some Slim Dusty Songs | The Howie Brothers | John Howie |
| HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR | ||
| These Days | Fanny Lumsden | "Edwina Lumsden, Dan Stanley Freeman, |
| Benjamin Corbett" | ||
| The Great Divide | John Williamson | John Williamson |
| Happy Australia Day | Luke O'Shea & Kevin Bennett | Luke O'Shea, Kevin Bennett |
| Seasons | The New Graces | Robyn Martin |
| She Gave Us The Song | Tom Curtain feat. Lee Kernaghan and Sara Storer | Garth Porter and Kelly Dixon |
| COCA-COLA INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR | ||
| Pussycat | Charlie & Jensen | |
| Wicker Suite | Liam Kennedy-Clark & Gabi Blissett | |
| Brothers | Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers | |
| Dalveen | Michael Fix | |
| Prelude | The Weeping Willows | |
| BLUEGRASS RECORDING OF THE YEAR | ||
| Cold Moon | Allison Forbes & The Weeping Willows | |
| Breakfast | Charlie & Jensen | |
| Finger Picking Good | Kristy Cox featuring Tommy Emmanuel CGP | |
| Darlin' William's Gone | Pete Denahy | |
| Wheels Won't Roll | The Weeping Willows | |
| NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR | ||
| Allison Forbes | Broken Radios | |
| Cass Hopetoun | Typical Bride | |
| Darlinghurst | So Long So Long | |
| Melody Moko | Like Hank Would | |
| The New Graces | Seasons | |
| APRA AMCOS SONG OF THE YEAR | ||
| Give Me Tonight | Brad Cox | Brad Cox, Joe Mungovan |
| Fierce | Fanny Lumsden | Edwina Lumsden, Dan Stanley Freeman |
| The High Price Of Surviving | Shane Nicholson | Shane Nicholson, Leyon Milner |
| I Got This | The McClymonts | "Brooke McClymont, Samantha McClymont, |
| Mollie McClymont, Andy Mak " | ||
| Rainy Day | Travis Collins | Travis Collins, Byron Hill |
| CMT VIDEO OF THE YEAR | ||
| Mountain Song/This Too Shall Pass | Fanny Lumsden | Fanny Lumsden & Dan Stanley Freeman |
| Diamonds | Morgan Evans | Gus Black |
| The High Price Of Surviving | Shane Nicholson | Duncan Toombs |
| I Got This | The McClymonts | Bradley Murnane |
| Rainy Day | Travis Collins | Jay Seeney |
| APPLE MUSIC SINGLE OF THE YEAR | ||
| Give Me Tonight | Brad Cox | |
| Fierce | Fanny Lumsden | |
| I Got This | The McClymonts | |
| No Brakes | The Wolfe Brothers | |
| Rainy Day | Travis Collins | |
| TOYOTA ALBUM OF THE YEAR | ||
| Speed of Life | Adam Brand | Luke Wooten |
| Town of A Million Dreams | Casey Barnes | Matt Fell, Michael Paynter & Michael DeLorenzis |
| Fallow | Fanny Lumsden | Matt Fell |
| Mayhem To Madness | The McClymonts | Andy Mak |
| Wreck Me | Travis Collins | Travis Collins & Luke Wooten |