The Josie Music Awards is an award organization honoring independent music in all forms and genres; vocalists, performers, songwriters, songs, albums, music videos, and music industry professionals, among others. The panel of judges is made up of musicians and music industry professionals. The Josie Music Awards' first awards ceremony was in 2015. It is held annually in October. The ceremony features live music performances, tributes to music industry icons, and award presentations for composers, songwriters, and performers. Award ceremonies have been held at the

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, The Celebrity Theater in Dollywood, and The Grand Ole Opry House. Past recipients of the ''Lifetime Career Achievement Award'' and those inducted into the ''Independent Country Music Hall of Fame'' include,

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, among others.

8th Annual Josie Music Awards

2022 Winners * Lifetime Career Achievement –

* Fans Choice (Female) – Tobi Lee * Fans Choice (Male) – Roger Adams * Fans Choice (Group) –

and

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* JMA Outstanding Performance – Ricky Gunter * Stage Fashion Trailblazer – Justine Blazer * World Music Artist of the Year –

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* Best Performance in a Music Video (Female) – Michelle Leigh – ''Jesus Thinks I'm Beautiful'' * Best Performance in a Music Video (Male) – Stace Shook' – ''What I Want'' * Outstanding Musical Ensemble – Kitt Wakeley – ''Live and Recorded Sound'' * Tribute Artist of the Year – Kid Kentucky – ''Tribute to Kid Rock'' * Tribute Band of the Year – Lone Star Skynyrd – ''Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd'' * Vocal Event of the Year – Diane Berry and Joe Wade Smith – ''Yours'' * Public Relations Company of the Year – Wayne Public Relations * Record Label of the Year – Heart Songs Music Group * Photographer of the Year – Lisa Morrow Photography * Promotion Company of the Year – Publicity – Marketing – Media – 2911 Media * Management Company of the Year – Salter Gann Universal Promotions and Management, LLC * Video Production of the Year – Kenny Lee Productions * Music Producer of the Year – Bill McDermott * Venue of the Year – The Coyote Store * Musician of the Year – Nick Psyhogios * Musician of the Year (Guitarist) – Randy Barnette * Rising Star (Female) – Chesney Claire * Rising Star (Male) – Nate Venturelli * Vocalist of the Year (Rock) – Tim Henry * Vocalist of the Year (Bluegrass) – Billy Droze * Vocalist of the Year (Folk/Americana) – Linda Arseneault * Vocalist of the Year (Outlaw Country) – Blake Anthony Ellege * Vocalist of the Year (Southern Rock/Country Rock) – Adam Web * Vocalist of the Year (R&B/Soul) – Tracy Cruz * Vocalist of the Year (Christian/Gospel/Inspirational) – Lia Caton * Vocalist of the Year (Jazz/Blues) – Stephanie Adlington * Vocalist of the Year (Pop) – Auti * Vocalist of the Year (Multi-Genre) – Liza Smith * Vocalist of the Year (Traditional Country) – Landon Heights * Vocalist of the Year – (Modern Country/Female) – Celeste Kellogg * Vocalist of the Year – (Country/Male) – Chad Wilson * Vocalist of the Year – (Modern Country/Male) – Danny Kensy * Vocalist of the Year – (Country/Female) – Christine Radlmann * Vocalist of the Year (under 18) – Ryleigh Madison * Artist of the Year (Modern Country/Female) – Heather Nikole Harper * Entertainer of the Year (Male) – 'Andy Davis * Entertainer of the Year (Female) – Claudette King * Entertainer of the Year (Duo/Group) – The Malpass Brothers * Duo/Group of the Year (Bluegrass) – The Goodwin Brothers * Song of the Year (Multiple Songwriters Project) – Trace Thompson and Heather Victorino – ''Sippin’ On Tequila'' * Single of the Year (Country Rock/Southern Rock) – Ethan Vincil – ''Lonesome Drifters Son'' * Single of the Year (Traditional Country) – Austin Van – ''Driving Me Out of Your Mind'' * Single of the Year (Multi-Genre) – Greg Roberts – ''I'm Packing Up'' * Single of the Year (Christian/Gospel/Inspirational) – Steve Bridgmon – ''Jesus Still Loves Me'' * Single of the Year (Bluegrass) – Zach Top – ''Like It Ain't No Thing'' * Music Video of the Year (Female) – Katie Belle – ''Daughter'' * Music Video of the Year (Male) – Phillip Sanders – ''If I Didn't Love You Girl'' * Music Video of the Year (Group) – Chase The Night – ''Just A Fool''

9th Annual Josie Music Awards

The 2023 Josie Music Awards ceremony was held at the Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee on October 22, 2023. Special Guest Presenters included

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, Mr. Talkbox,

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, Roxane and Tim Atwood,

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, Sammy Sadler,

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was inducted into the Independent Country Music Hall of Fame and

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was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Winners

Humanitarian of the Year –

Inductee to the Independent Country Music Hall of Fame –

Lifetime Career Achievement –

Male Rising Star – Brad Morgan Female Rising Star – Jenna Jane World Artist of the Year – Prana Kishore Artist of the Year (Folk/Americana/Roots) – Christina Gaudet Artist of the Year (Multi-genre/Male) – Taylor Hernly Artist of the Year (Multi-genre/Female) – Abbie Thomas Artist of the Year (R&B/Soul) – Charm Artist of the Year (Southern Rock/Country Rock) – Madison Galloway Artist of the Year (Gospel/Christian/Inspirational) – Leah Oduro-Kwarten Artist of the Year (Outlaw) – Michael Austin Artist of the Year (Jazz/Blues) – Travis Bowlin Artist of the Year (Pop) – Grayson Artist of the Year (Rock) – Ronda Ray Artist of the Year (Instrumental) – Hyram Posey Artist of the Year (Traditional Country/Male) – Webb Dalton Artist of the Year (Traditional Country/Female) – Lee Newton Artist of the Year (Modern Country/Male) – Danny Kensy Artist of the Year (Modern Country/Female) – Michelle Robinson Artist of the Year (Under 18) – Cara Bishop Duo of the Year (Country) – Malpass Brothers Duo of the Year – Stace & Cassie Duo/Group of the Year (Gospel/Christian/Inspirational) – Donna and Ben (The Journeys) Group of the Year (Rock) – The Almas Group of the Year (Multi-Genre) – William Lee Golden and The Goldens Group of the Year (

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) – The Jess Zimmerman Band Group of the Year (Bluegrass) – My Brother's Keeper Group of the Year (

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) – Southpaw Vocalist of the Year (Junior) – Blair Kudelka Vocalist of the Year (Young Adult) – Cormac Thompson Vocalist of the Year (Pop) – Katie Belle Vocalist of the Year (Rock) – Keely Brennan Vocalist of the Year (Jazz/Blues) – Stephanie Adlington Vocalist of the Year (R&B/Soul) – Cerissa McQueen Vocalist of the Year (Bluegrass) – Chase Bush Vocalist of the Year (Country Rock/Southern Rock) – Ethan Vincil Vocalist of the Year (

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) – 6B.Low Vocalist of the Year (Multi-Genre) – JMA Alum – Taylor Hughes Vocalist of the Year (Multi-Genre) – Danni Stefanetti Vocalist of the Year (Country/Female) – Sam Roark Vocalist of the Year (Country/Male) JMA Alum – Jackson Snelling Vocalist of the Year (Country/Male) – Aaron LaCombe Vocalist of the Year (Folk/Americana/Roots) – Jayna Jennings Vocalist of the Year (Outlaw) – Darrell Davis Vocalist of the Year (Gospel/Christian/Inspirational) – Reviving Dayvid Vocalist of the Year (Traditional Country/Male) – Jackson Truluck Vocalist of the Year (Traditional Country/Female) – Tina Patterson-White Vocalist of the Year (Modern Country/Male) – JMA Alum – Adam Calvert Vocalist of the Year (Modern Country/Male) – Brandon Lorenzo Vocalist of the Year (Modern Country/Female) – JMA Alum – Macy Tabor Vocalist of the Year (Modern Country/Female) – Tiffany Haseker 8th Annual JMA Best Performance – Lacy J. Dalton Tribute Artist of the Year – Lisa McClowry, Cher Tribute Tribute Band of the Year – Ocean's Rat Pack, The Rat Pack Tribute Stage Entertainment of the Year – The Chicago Hitmen Photographer of the Year – Luciano J. Bilotti Photography Concert Series of the Year – On Fire Concerts Video Production of the Year – Samuel Womer Torrent Cinemas Music Business/Organization – The Song Shack Venue of the Year – The Coyote Store Media Company/Show of the Year – H.D. Ainsworth Morning Show PR/Promotion Company of the Year – Wayne PR Management Company of the Year – Three13 Management Personal Artist Management – Cheryl Barkhouse Katav’allo Entertainment Record Label of the Year – MTS Records Music Producer of the Year – Julian Sundby Musician of the Year (Guitar) – Jonathan Goodwin Musician of the Year (Piano/Keys) – Rusty Golden Musician of the Year – Asta (

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) Entertainer of the Year (Male) – Nate Venturelli Entertainer of the Year (Female) – Tobi Lee Entertainer of the Year (Duo/Group) – Malpass Brothers Best Performance in a Music Video – (Male) – ''Cruising Through A Small Town'' – Barney "Fife" Woods Best Performance in a Music Video (Female) – ''Toxic Love'' – NuNu Thurman Social Impact Video of the Year – ''MOH'' – Blackbird Anthem ( Honoring Veterans) Social Impact Song of the Year – ''Spread Hope Send Love Around the World'' – Amy McAllister (

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and Awareness) Songwriter of the Year – Corey Lee Barker Songwriter of the Year (Personal Portfolio/Male) – John Dennie Songwriter of the Year (Personal Portfolio/Female) – Hailey Newman Song of the Year (Southern Rock/Country Rock) – ''Blowin' Smoke'' – Meg Williams Song of the Year (Folk/Americana) – ''10:43'' – Jayna Jennings Song of the Year (Outlaw) – ''Something To Say'' – Trace Thompson Song of the Year (R&B/Soul) – ''Love Triangle'' – Alyssa Ruffin Song of the Year (Instrumental) – ''Angels on Steroids'' – Andrew Chervak Song of the Year (Pop/Single Songwriter) – ''I Like Rain'' – Irene Michaels Song of the Year (Country) – ''It's All Part of Being Southern'' – Caleb Kelley Song of the Year (Traditional Country) – ''You Could Have Had Me When I Cared'' – Jake Blocker Song of the Year (Gospel/Christian/Inspirational) – ''Revival'' – Ben Myers Song of the Year (Multi-Genre) – ''Beautiful Drug'' – Tiffaney Nesbeth Song of the Year (Rock) – ''Long Hard Rain'' – Cory M. Coons Song of the Year (Modern Country – Female) – ''Not in This Heartbreak'' – Morgan White * Songwriters: Jaida Dreyer, Jason Brunswick, Tommy Cecil, Asia Whiteacre, and more Song of the Year (Modern Country – Male) – ''Falling in Love With You'' – Chad Bushnell Song of the Year (Jazz/Blues) – ''Ride That Lightning'' – Skylar Rogers * Songwriters: Skylar Rogers, Terry Wilson Song of the Year (Pop/Multiple Songwriters) – ''Talk'' – Rags and Riches Song of the Year (Country/Multiple Songwriters) – ''By Birthright'' – Hollis Dorian * Songwriters: Hollis Dorian, Wes Protich Song of the Year Country (Duo/Group) – ''A Different Kind of Rush'' – Sugar and Spice * Songwriters: Shelly Dubois, Danita Lynn Song of the Year (

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/Multiple Songwriters) – ''Flowers'' – Grace Scott * Songwriters: Grace Scott, Wes Scott Song of the Year (Rock/Multiple Songwriters) – ''Living Waters'' – Rusty Shipp * Songwriters: Rusty T. Shipp, AJ Newton Song of the Year (Modern Country – Two Songwriters/Male) – ''Worth A Shot'' – Trey Calloway * Songwriters: Trey Calloway, Aaron Pax Taylor Song of the Year ( Bluegrass) – ''Everyday Thing'' – The Goodwin Brothers * Songwriters – Thomas Paden, Dwight Liles Song of the Year – (Holiday) – ''It's Christmas Time Again'' – Andrew Frelick and Amanda Riley * Songwriter: Debbie Teal-Frelick Song of the Year (Gospel/Christian/Inspirational – Multiple Songwriters) – ''The Gospel Truth'' – Billy Walker * Songwriters: Jason Cox, Kenna Turner West Song of the Year (Multi-Genre/Multiple Songwriters) – ''Better With You'' – Kamber Cain * Songwriters: Kamber Cain, Rich McCreedy, Kimberly Smoak Song of the Year (Modern Country – Duo/Group) – ''Your Name'' – Southpaw * Songwriters: Christine Radlmann, Colin McConnell, 'Sean Garnhart Song of the Year (Modern Country – Multiple Songwriters/Male) – ''A Lie I Can Live With'' – Ryan Keown * Songwriters: Ryan Griffin, Steve Pasch, Clay Mills Song of the Year (Holiday/Multiple Songwriters/) – ''Who Let The Jolly In'' – Kezia Alford, Corey Lee Barker, Claudette King, Justine Blazer EP of the Year (Female) – ''Impressions'' – Carrie Brockwell EP of the Year (Male) – ''An Adoption Story. One Journey. Three Glorious Miracles'' – Kitt Wakeley EP of the Year (Duo/Group) – ''Rolling Black Clouds'' – Midwest Thick Album of the Year (

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) – ''Chasing Horizons'' – Russ Hewitt Album of the Year (Blues) – ''Girl Singing the Blues'' – Justine Blazer Album of the Year (Modern Country) – ''Back to my Roots'' – Jake Bradley Album of the Year (Multi-Genre) – ''Sincerely June'' – June Shelton Album of the Year (Country) – ''Someone Like You'' – Lia Caton Album of the Year (Rock) – ''Loud and Proud'' – Clydeton Road Album of the Year (Gospel/Christian/Inspirational) – ''If These Boots Could Talk'' – Kathryn Shipley Album of the Year (Folk/Americana) – ''After All That We’ve Been Through'' – Medd and Shaw Music Video of the Year (Male) – ''Me and The Bottle'' – Landon Heights (JMA Alum) * Director – Trevor Lamb Music Video of the Year (Female) – ''Firecracker'' – Taylor Sanders (JMA Alum) * Director – T-Ran Music Video of the Year (Female) – ''Dandelion'' – April Provost * Director – Matthew Garvin Music Video of the Year (Duo/Group) – ''Man I Miss It'' – Mark McKinney * Directors – Garrett Barefoot, Mark McKinney Music Video of the Year (Male) – ''Speed of Sound'' –

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* Director – 3Dave Vocal Event of the Year – ''Angel Without Wings'' – Jimmy Parker & Rita Faye Tanner Fan's Choice (Male) – Andy Davis Fan's Choice (Female) – Auti Fan's Choice (Under 18) – Jadyn Rylee Fan's Choice (Duo/Group) – Kindred

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