Congratulations to all the nominees in the 2023 Toyota Golden Guitar Awards and good luck for the big night on Saturday 21st January 2023 at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre.
51st Country Music Awards of Australia
NOMINEES
| Alt Country Album of the Year | Artist | Producer/s |
| Dead Men Tell No Tales | Allison Forbes | Matt Fell |
| Strength Of A Queen | Andy Golledge | John Vella & Ryan Miller |
| Tug of War | Jenny Mitchell | Matt Fell |
| Looks Like Heaven | Kim Cheshire | Rod McCormack |
| You Reap What You Sow | The Weeping Willows | Andrew Wrigglesworth & Laura Coates |
| Contemporary Country Album of the Year | Artist | Producer/s |
| All Or Nothing | Adam Brand | Adam Brand, Vesa Matara, Benjy Pocock, Luke Wooten |
| Living For The Highlights | Amber Lawrence | Stuart Stuart |
| Light It Up | Casey Barnes | Michael DeLorenzis and Michael Paynter |
| Silver Linings | Kaylee Bell | Simon Oscroft, Andy Mak, Joseph Faris |
| Wiser | Lyn Bowtell | Shane Nicholson |
| Traditional Country Album of the Year | Artist | Producer/s |
| In The Moment | Ashleigh Dallas | Brett Dallas |
| Dry Season | Blake Dantier | Simon Johnson |
| Shades of Blue | Kristy Cox | Jerry Salley |
| Mr Goodtime | Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers | Michael Carpenter |
| Travelling Heart | TC Cassidy | Angus Gill |
| Toyota Album of the Year | Artist | Producer/s |
| All Or Nothing | Adam Brand | Adam Brand, Vesa Matara, Benjy Pocock, Luke Wooten |
| Living For The Highlights | Amber Lawrence | Stuart Stuart |
| In The Moment | Ashleigh Dallas | Brett Dallas |
| Light It Up | Caseey Barnes | Michael DeLorenzis and Michael Paynter |
| Silver Linings | Kaylee Bell | Simon Oscroft, Andy Mak, Joseph Faris |
| Male Artist of the Year | ||
| Adam Brand | ||
| Andrew Swift | ||
| Casey Barnes | ||
| James Johnston | ||
| Morgan Evans | ||
| Female Artist of the Year | ||
| Amber Lawrence | ||
| Ashleigh Dallas | ||
| Hayley Jensen | ||
| Lyn Bowtell | ||
| Melanie Dyer | ||
| Country Music Capital News Group or Duo of the Year | ||
| Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley | ||
| Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes | ||
| McAlister Kemp | ||
| The Buckleys | ||
| The Weeping Willows | ||
| Vocal Collaboration of the Year | Artists | |
| Same Songs | James Johnston & Kaylee Bell | |
| Let The Girls Sing | Kirsty Lee Akers, Amber Lawrence, Ashleigh Dallas | |
| Come Together | Lee Kernaghan, Mitch Tambo, Isaiah Firebrace | |
| Wiser | Lyn Bowtell & Shane Nicholson | |
| Dumb Decisions | Melanie Dyer & Caitlyn Shadbolt | |
| Bush Ballad of the Year | Artist | Songwriter Name/s |
| Sometimes It’s Your Job | Allan Caswell | Allan Caswell, Manfred Vijars, Lindsay Waddington |
| Ghostly Gums | Andy Penkow | Kath Stewart, David Carter, Angela Bristow-Baohm, Andy Penkow |
| Waiting for the Boss | Angus Gill featuring Anne Kirkpatrick | Angus Gill, Alan Mackey & Mary O'Brien |
| Out on Killarney | Dean Perrett | Dean Perrett |
| Family Tree | Dianne Lindsay | Rod McCormack, Dianne Lindsay, Peter Simpson |
| Heritage Song of the Year | Artist | Songwriter Name/s |
| I'm Coming Home | Amber Lawrence | Amber Lawrence, Katrina Burgoyne |
| Listen to the Country | Angus Gill & Kevin Bennett | Angus Gill, Kevin Bennett |
| Bogswamp | Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham | Josh Cunningham |
| Come Together | Lee Kernaghan, Mitch Tambo, Isaiah Firebrace | Lee Kernaghan, Mitch Tambo, Isaiah Firebrace, Nicholas Wolfe, Colin Buchanan, Garth Porter |
| South East Queensland | Luke O'Shea | Luke O'Shea, Fred Smith, Mitchell Lynham |
| Instrumental of the Year | Artist | |
| Dust | Angus Gill & Pixie Jenkins | |
| Burning Mountain | Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers (feat Hamish Davidson) | |
| Fidget Spinner | Mickey Pye | |
| Clippety Clop | Pete Denahy | |
| Soda Cap Boogie | The French Family Band | |
| Bluegrass Recording of the Year | Artist | |
| Sweet Sister Jasmine | Angus Gill | |
| Good Morning Moon | Kristy Cox | |
| Until This Song Ends | Lynchburg & The Weeping Willows | |
| Road Man | Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers | |
| House Of Sin | The Weeping Willows | |
| New Talent of the Year | ||
| Blake Dantier | ||
| Cass Hopetoun | ||
| James Johnston | ||
| Max Jackson | ||
| Taylor Moss | ||
| Song of the Year | Artist | Songwriter Name/s |
| All Or Nothing | Adam Brand | Adam Brand, Nicholas Wolfe, Tom Wolfe |
| Star Of The Show | Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley |
Brooke McClymont, Adam Eckersley, Dan Biederman, Tiggy Heart Eckersley |
| Small Town | Casey Barnes | Casey Barnes, Michael DeLorenzis and Michael Paynter |
| Small Town | James Johnston | James Johnston, Nolan Wynne |
| South East Queensland | Luke O'Shea | Luke O'Shea, Fred Smith, Mitchell Lynham |
| CMT Video of the Year | Artist | Director/s |
| Star Of The Show | Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley | Brad Murnane |
| Small Town | James Johnston | Elijah Cavanagh |
| South East Queensland | Luke O'Shea | Luke O'Shea, Jay Seeney |
| Something Good's Gonna Happen | The Wolfe Brothers Feat. Amy Sheppard | Jay Seeney |
| One Of Them Nights | Travis Collins | Jay Seeney |
| Apple Music Single of the Year | Artist | |
| All Or Nothing | Adam Brand | |
| Memory Lane | Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley | |
| Get To Know Ya | Casey Barnes | |
| Small Town | James Johnston | |
| Sing Along Drink Along | Morgan Evans | |
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