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Lifetime Achievement Award more
20/21 - Chuck McGill
20/21 - Paula Bridges McGill
2019 - Tina Turner
2018 - Carl /Perkins
2018 - W.S. "Fluke" Holland
Entertainer of the Year
20/21 - A Band of Jones
2019 - No Time Flatt
2018 - Coopertheband
2017 - Bryan Moffitt
Americana Artist of the Year
20/21 - Hunter Cross
2019 - Mandy Vixen & Gas Station Chicken
2018 - Patrick O'Connor
2017 - The Old Spirits
Blues Artist of the Year
20/21 - Tyler Goodson
2019 - Joshua Singleton
2018 - Ghost Town Blues Band
2017 - Little Boys Blue
Bluegrass Artist of the Year
20/21 - No Time Flatt
2019 - No Time Flatt
2018 - No Time Flatt
2017 - No Time Flatt
Choir of the Year
20/21 - Lexington High School Choir
2019 - Lexington High School Choir
2018 - Munford High School
2017 - Renaissance Choir of Bethel University
Country Artist of the Year
20/22 - A Band of Jones
2019 - Cotton Clifton
2018 - Rev. Jessie & the Holy Smokes
2017 - Bryan Moffitt
Hip Hop Artist of the Year
20/21 - The Runaway Rocketship
2019 - Kijon
2018 - Tin Tenn
2017 - The Runaway Rocketship
Indie/Roots Artist of the Year
20/21 - Hunter Cross
2019 - The Skeleton Krew
2018 - Cotton Clifton & the Pickers
2017 - The Skeleton Krew
Inspirational Artist of the Year
20/21 - Chelsea Rhodes
2019 - Joanne Cash
2018 - Rob Carona
2017 - Travis Cottrell
Marching Band of the Year
20/21 - Lexington High School
2019 - South Gibson County High School
2018 - Gibson County High School
2017 - Lexington High School
Metal Band of the Year
20/21 - After Eden
2019 - Artifas
2018 - Roses Unread
2017 - Insect to Monarch
Rock Artist of the Year
20/21 - One Nyte Stand
2019 - One Nyte Stand
2018 - Jupiter Stone
2017 - The Genre Band
Female Vocalist of the Year
20/21 - Liza Smith
2019 - Lauren "Lolo" Pritchard
2018 - Alexis Taylor
2017 - Kimberlie Helton
Male Vocalist of the Year
20/21 - Will Burton
2019 - Josh Smith
2018 - Skyelor Anderson
2017 - Bryan Moffitt
Bass Player of the Year
20/21 - Mark Crawford
2019 - Andy Dixon
2018 - Justin Coffman
2017 - Colton Parker
Drummer of the Year
20/20 - Josh Weaver
2019 - Will Kwasigroh
2018 - Kris Dickerson
2017 - Brandon Hutcheson
Guitarist of the Year
20/21 - Ian Bennett
2019 - Ian Bennett
2018 - Hunter Cross
2017 - Hunter Cross
Keyboard Player of the Year
20/21 - Luke Comer
2019 - David Michael Thomas
2018 - David Michael Thomas
Producer of the Year
20/21 - Wes Henley
2019 - David Cowell
2018 - Wes Henley
2017 - Dr. Jeremy Tubbs
Video of the Year
20/21 - “Does It Have a Radio” by A Band of Jones
2019 - "Evil" by The Skeleton Crew
2018 - "Making Wishes on a Black Dendelion" by The Skeleton Crew
2017 - "Gasoline" by Bryan Moffitt
Songwriter of the Year
20/21 - Chelsea Rhodes
2019 - Will Burton
2018 - Josh Smith
2017 - Bryan Moffitt
Song of the Year
20/21 - “Does It Have a Radio” by A Band of Jones
2019 - "Run Out of Road" by Will Burton and Cody Criswell
2018 - "Running Back to You" by Skyelor Anderson
2017 - "Gasoline" by Bryan Moffitt
Album of the Year
20/21 - "Whiskey & Whitley" by Bryan Moffitt
2019 - "Heart of Stone" by David Ashley Trent
2018 - "Hard Blue Space" by Little Boys Blue
2017 - "Perfectly Imperfect" by Kaley Pearson & Kimberlie Helton
Radio Station of the Year
20/21 - 106.9 FM WWYN
2019 - 106.9 FM WWYN
2018 - The Rocket 102.3 FM WZDQ
2017 - Froggy 104.1 FM WOGY
Radio DJ of the Year
20/21 - Julie Cooke
2019 - Julie Cooke
2018 - Buzz Blackburn
2017 - Shane Connor
Publication of the Year
20/21 - VIP Jackson
2019 - Our Jackson Home
2018 - The Tennessee Magazine
2017 - VIP Jackson
Music Venue of the Year
20/21 - East TN: Ole Red, Gatlinburg
20/21 - Middle TN: Bluebird Cafe, Nashville
20/21 - West TN: Redbones, Jackson
2019 - East TN: Barley's Taproom, Knoxville
2019 - Middle TN: Exit/In, Nashville
2019 - West TN: The Downtown Tavern, Jackson
2018 - The Amp, Jackson
2017 - Redbones, Jackson
Steel/Dobro Player of the Year
2017 - Tim Young
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Early Achievement
2017 - Jonathan Singleton
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Turner has won 12 Grammy Awards, sold more than 200 million records worldwide, and performed for a world-record of 180,000 paid ticket holders at just one of her concerts. Tina Turner is a Tennessee native. Born Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tennessee. She began her career in 1958 as a featured singer with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm, first recording under the name "Little Ann". Her introduction to the public as Tina Turner began in 1960 as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue with the single "A Fool In Love." In the United Kingdom, Turner is the first female artist to have a top 40 hit in six consecutive decades; she has had a total of 34 UK top 40 hits.
Carl Perkins was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Born in Tiptonville, Tennessee, Perkins's songs were recorded by artists (and friends) as influential as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Johnny Cash, which further established his place in the history of popular music. Paul McCartney claimed that "if there were no Carl Perkins, there would be no Beatles."
W.S. Fluke Holland was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Born April 22, 1935, in Saltillo, Tennessee, Holland notably played drums on the 1955 Sun Records recording of "Blue Suede Shoes" and performed on the "Million Dollar Quartet" session that featured Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash.
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