Finalists have been announced for the 2012 Australian Country Music People’s Choice Awards to be announced in Tamworth later this month.
The finalists (in alphabetical order by artist or song) are...
For Best Female Vocal – Kasey Chambers, Beccy Cole, Shaza Leigh, Tamara Stewart and Sara Storer.
For Best Male Vocal – Adam Brand, Troy Cassar-Daley, Dale Duncan, Dale Hooper and Graham Rodger.
For Best Group or Duo – Brothers 3, Carter & Carter, Jetty Road, McAlister Kemp and Simply Bushed.
For Best Song – The Closing Of The Day (written by Val Butler, recorded by Kalesti Butler), Hard Work (written by Drew McAlister & Mike Carr, recorded by McAlister Kemp), Kelsey (written by Makirum & Alita, recorded by Brothers3), The Shape I’m In (written & recorded by Graham Rodger) and Walking In My Shoes (written by Dale Duncan, Shaza Leigh & Ben Jacobs, recorded by Dale Duncan).
For Best Bush Ballad – Cattle Town by Dean Perrett, The Closing Of The Day by Kalesti Butler, Kiandra Gold by Brian Letton, Lyrebird On The Roof by Brothers3 and The Silent Deep Lagoon by Graham Rodger.
For Best Album – All Kinds Of Tough by McAlister Kemp, Far Away Places by Jetty Road, This Land by Graham Rodger, Wattle Fire by Brothers3 and Yesterday’s News by Kathryn Jones.
For Most Promising Future Star – Kalesti Butler, Paul Cowderoy, Melody Feder, Kathryn Jones and Adam Toms.
For Best Video Clip – Butterfly by Tamara Stewart, Hard Work by McAlister Kemp, In Spite Of Ourselves by Kirsty Akers & Bob Evans, Leaving Home Now by Brothers3 and Serves You Right by Jetty Road.
The Australian Country Music People’s Choice Awards also recognise popularity in country music broadcasting with two awards, the finalists being...
For Most Popular Country Music DJ – Bill Beerens of the Community Broadcasting Association’s “Good Morning Country”, DeanO & Sgt Ron (Dean Mackin and Ron Trundle) of Today’s Country 94.1, Carter Edwards of the Super Radio Network, Geoff Williams of Radio Northern Beaches and George Young of the Community Broadcasting Association’s “Good Morning Country”.
For Most Popular Country Music Radio Station or Program – 2RRR 88.5 FM (Sydney), Cool Country 2KA (Sydney, NSW), “Good Morning Country”, Radio Northern Beaches (Sydney) and Today’s Country 94.1 (Central Coast, NSW).
