The 2024 Texas Country Music Awards are set to take place on November 10th at Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth, TX. Today, the TCMA announced the finalists for the evening’s awards!
Entertainer Of The Year:
- Chad Cooke Band
- Jake Worthington
- Kin Faux
- Mike Ryan
- The Great Divide
Female Artist of the Year:
- Brandi Behlen
- Jordan Rainer
- Payton Howie
- Sarah Hobbs
- Summer Dean
Male Artist of the Year:
- Braxton Keith
- Grant Gilbert
- Jake Worthington
- Josh Ward
- Mike Ryan
Country Band of the Year:
- Chad Cooke Band
- Kin Faux
- Shane Smith & The Saints
- Silverada
- The Great Divide
Roots/Alternative Artist or Band of the Year
- The Damn Quails
- Johnny Falstaff
- Teague Brothers Band
- Treaty Oak Revival
- Two Tons of Steel
Emerging Artist of the Year:
- Billie Jo Jones
- Bubba Westly
- Chaser Crouch
- Jack Nelson
- Jordan Nix
Western Swing Artist or Band of the Year:
- The Broken Spokes
- Jake Blocker
- Jake Hooker & The Outsiders
- Jody Nix
- Landon Dodd & The Dancehall Drifters
Tejano Artist or Band of the Year:
- Art Tigerina Band
- Chente Barrera
- Grupo Stampede
- Jay Perez
- Sunny Sauceda
Country Album Of The Year:
- Cover Girl (Aaron Watson)
- Cheaper Than The Truth (Kin Faux)
- Kolton Moore – Self-Titled (Kolton Moore)
- Ready or Not (Ryder Grimes)
- Wandering Star (Flatland Cavalry)
Country Single of the Year:
- 8 Seconds At A Time (Ryder Grimes)
- Had Me At Goodbye ( Will Carter)
- Infinite Line (The Great Divide)
- Lesson I’ll Never Learn (Sarah Hobbs)
- Way It Goes (Mike Ryan)
Christian Country Artist of the Year:
- Curtis Grimes
- Crystal Yates
- Pamela Mary
- Tiona Campbell
- Whitlee Casey
Young Artist (18 & Under):
- Elle Townley
- Logan Papp
- Maggie Reese
- Payton Riley
- Ty Smith
Terrestrial Radio Station of the Year:
- 95.9 FM KFWR The Ranch, Ft. Worth
- 99.1 FM KNES Texas 99, Fairfield
- 99.7 FM KVST K-Star Country, Montgomery
- 100.9 FM KVMK Maverick, College Station
- 94.9 KOLI The Outlaw, Wichita Falls
Broadcast Personality Of The Year:
- Buzz Russell – 99.1 FM KNES Texas 99 – Fairfield
- Corliss – 100.9 FM KVMK Maverick – College Station
- James Cook – 94.9 FM KOLI The Outlaw – Wichita Falls
- Ryan Stone – 106.1 FM KTTX K-Tex Sounds Like Texas – Brenham
- Shayne Hollinger – 95.9 FM KFWR The Ranch – Fort Worth
Internet Radio Station of the Year:
- Real Texas Radio (Michael White, Owner)
- Texas 46 (Bruce Schwartz, Owner)
- Texas Red Hot Radio (Judith Merck, Owner)
- TroubadourCountryRadio.com (Jim Alvarado, Owner)
- UvaldeRadio.net (Robert Miguel, Owner)
Live Music Venue of the Year:
- Coupland Dance Hall (Coupland)
- Gruene Hall (Gruene)
- John T Floore Country Store (Helotes)
- Rhinestone Saloon (Fort Worth)
- The Kenney Store (Kenney)
Bassist of the Year:
- Andrew Carrell (Mickey & The Motorcars)
- Jake Taylor (Trent Cowie)
- Kelley Green (The Great Divide)
- Kevin Pool (Chad Cooke Band)
- Omar Oyoque (Silverada)
Drummer of the Year:
- Avery Castro (Kin Faux)
- Jaxon Ballard (Trent Cowie)
- JJ Lester (The Great Divide)
- Keith Reber (Jaret Ray Reddick)
- Mike Neyra (Chad Cooke Band)
Fiddler of the Year:
- Ben McPherson (Multi)
- Brady Black (Randy Rogers Band)
- Clayton Bankston (Casey Donahew Band)
- Rico Gonzales (Kin Faux)
- Scotty Alexander (Scotty Alexander)
Guitarist of the Year:
- Dallas McGilberry (Chad Cooke Band)
- Hayden Baker (Hayden Baker
- Jakey Black (Kin Faux)
- Roy Hudson (Ghosts of Hill Country)
- Ryan Igler (Trent Cowie)
Keyboard/Pianist of the Year:
- Allen Huff (Roger Creager)
- Bryce Conway (The Great Divide)
- John Wilson (Jon Stork)
- Todd Stewart (Randy Rogers Band)
- Travis Bishop (Neal McCoy)
Steel Guitarist of the Year:
- Adam Goodale (Jake Worthington)
- Danny Crelin (Matt Hillyer)
- Scott Jenkins (Jamie Richards Band)
- Wyatt Wilson (Josh Ward)
- Zachary Moulton (Silverada)
2024 TCMA Trailblazer Award
- Jason Boland
2024 TCMA Moe Bandy Icon Award
- Larry Joe Taylor