Lee Kernaghan (pictured) and Felicity Urquhart are the leading nominees for the 2020 Toyota Golden Guitar Awards.
The nominees for all categories were announced at the Seymour Centre in Sydney today.
The awards will take place on Saturday January 25, 2020 at the end of the Tamworth Country Music Festival.
Kernaghan, who released the chart topping album Backroad Nation in May is a finalist in eight categories including the coveted TOYOTA ALBUM OF THE YEAR and MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR awards.
Urquhart will also contend for eight categories including TOYOTA ALBUM OF THE YEAR for Frozen Rabbit and FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR.
Sara Storer is also a leading nominee with seven nominations.
While international sensation Morgan Evans has been nominated for four awards ahead of his just announced ARIA Awards performance next week.
Check out ‘Backroad Nation’ by Lee Kernaghan
Coming in with three nominations is Amber Lawrence, Brad Butcher, Luke O’Shea & Lyn Bowtell, and The Wolfe Brothers.
Brad Cox, Blake O’Conner, Ashleigh Dallas, Gina Jeffreys, Allan Caswell, Michael Waugh, Busby Marou, Cornell & Carr, and Kevin Bennett & The Flood have two each.
Single category nominees include Fanny Lumsden, The Buckleys, Seaforth, Sinead Burgess, Casey Barnes, Rob McCormack, Phil Emmanuel with Jacob Funnell, Mustered Courage, Mickey Pye, Michael Fix, John O’Dea, Jeff Brown, Graham Roger, Dean Perrett, Andrew Swift & Gretta Ziller, The Viper Creek Band, Jetty Road, Angus Gill, Jenny Mitchell and Hayley Marsten.
Check out ‘Chain Of Joy’ by Felicity Urquhart
Full list of 2020 Toyota Golden Guitar Awards Finalists
TOYOTA ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Amber Lawrence – Spark
Felicity Urquhart – Frozen Rabbit
Lee Kernaghan – Backroad Nation
Morgan Evans – Things That We Drink To
Sara Storer – Raindance
APPLE MUSIC SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Brad Cox – ‘Rusty Strings’
Felicity Urquhart – ‘Chain of Joy’
Lee Kernaghan – ‘Backroad Nation’
Morgan Evans – ‘Young Again’
The Wolfe Brothers – ‘Hey Brother’
ALT COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Brad Butcher – Travelling Salesman
Hayley Marsten – Spectacular Heartbreak
Jenny Mitchell – Wildfires
Kevin Bennett & The Flood – Blood Red Ties
Michael Waugh – The Weir
CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Amber Lawrence – Spark
Busby Marou – The Great Divide
Cornell & Carr – We Go Way Back
Lee Kernaghan – Backroad Nation
Morgan Evans – Things That We Drink To
TRADITIONAL COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Angus Gill – Welcome to My Heart
Ashleigh Dallas – Reflection
Felicity Urquhart – Frozen Rabbit
Gina Jeffreys – Beautiful Tangle
Sara Storer – Raindance
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Blake O’Connor
Brad Butcher
Lee Kernaghan
Michael Waugh
Morgan Evans
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Amber Lawrence
Ashleigh Dallas
Felicity Urquhart
Gina Jeffreys
Sara Storer
COUNTRY MUSIC CAPITAL NEWS GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Busby Marou
Cornell & Carr
Jetty Road
Kevin Bennett & The Flood
The Viper Creek Band
VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Andrew Swift & Gretta Ziller – ‘Second Hand’
Felicity Urquhart Feat Karl Broadie – ‘Slow It Down’
Lee Kernaghan with The Wolfe Brothers -‘Till It Ends’
Luke O’Shea & Lyn Bowtell – ‘Sing Me A Story’
Sara Storer & Colin Hay -‘Next Year People’
BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR
Allan Caswell – ‘Country Copper’
Dean Perrett – ‘His Last Cattle Drive’
Graham Rodger – ‘Knights Of The Saddle’
Jeff Brown – ‘More Times Than I Remember’
John O’Dea – ‘The Drovers Friend’
HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR
Brad Butcher – ‘Freshwater Lady’
Felicity Urquhart Feat Shanley Del – ‘Where The Fruit Hangs Low’
Lee Kernaghan – ‘The Trucks Came Through’
Luke O’Shea & Lyn Bowtell – ‘Sing Me A Story’
Sara Storer – ‘Hayrunner’
COCA COLA INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR
Michael Fix – ‘The Balcony Bunch’
Mickey Pye – ‘Bridle Track’
Mustered Courage – ‘Death Mountain Run’
Phil Emmanuel with Jacob Funnell – ‘Gallaghers Lane’
Rod McCormack – ‘Timeless Traveller’
BLUEGRASS RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Allan Caswell – ‘Bad Politics’
Hillbilly Goats – ‘Bleed Me Dry’
Kristy Cox – ‘Yesterday’s Heartache’
Mustered Courage – ‘Home Of Lost Lovers (The Ballad Of Glen Turner)’
Rod McCormack – ‘Shimmers’
QANTAS NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR
Blake O’Connor – ‘Worth A Little More’
Casey Barnes – ‘A Little More’
Sinead Burgess – ‘Reno’
Seaforth – ‘Love That’
The Buckleys – ‘Daydream’
APRA AMCOS SONG OF THE YEAR
Brad Cox & Jackson Besley – ‘Rusty Strings’
Felicity Urquhart & Kim Richey – ‘Chain Of Joy’
Lee Kernaghan, Colin Buchanan, Garth Porter, Lindsay Rimes, Phil Barton – ‘Backroad Nation’
Luke O’Shea & Felicity Urquhart – ‘Sing Me A Story’
Sara Storer & Greg Storer – ‘Raindance’
CMC VIDEO CLIP OF THE YEAR
Fanny Lumsden – ‘Real Men Don’t Cry (War on Pride)’
Felicity Urquhart – ‘Chain of Joy’
Lee Kernaghan – ‘Backroad Nation’
Sara Storer – ‘Raindance’
The Wolfe Brothers – ‘Hey Brother’
The awards will be held on Saturday 25 January 2020 at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre. Tickets are on sale now and available from www.tcmf.com.au.
