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2017 Josie Music Award Winners
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Lifetime Career Achievement:

LuLu Roman

Lifetime Musical Achievement:
Anderson Family
(Lynn Anderson, Liz Anderson, & Casey Anderson)

2017 Independent Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees:

Margie Singleton
Bobby Flores
James T. Walden Sr.
http://www.independentcountrymusichalloffame.org/2017-ihof-inductees.html


The Josie Show Humanitarian Award:
Dean Holmen (Music City Hayride)


Country Blast Radio Charting Award:
Jimmy Parker

Web Series of the Year:
Kenny Lee  - Hicksville Junction

Soaring Career:
Brenda Best

Stage Performance of the Year:
Dee Rock

Fans Choice:
Rebecca Mae & Jack Lawless (Duo)



Junior Category (ages 6-12)
 
Artist of the Year:
 Taylon Hope

 
Vocalist of the Year:
Ava Paige
 
Young Adult Category (ages 13-17)
 
Artist of the Year:
 Tommy Brandt II
 
Vocalist of the Year:
 Kadin Hernandez

Rising Star of the Year:
Macy Tabor
 
Entertainer of the Year:
Maggie Baugh

Duo/Group of the Year
Hanah & Hailee

Song of the Year
"Lost Boy" Landon Wall

 
World Category
 
Artist of the Year (Music of Many Languages):

Natalie Jean
 
Artist/Duo/Group of the Year (Countries Outside of the US/Canada):
 Studeo (Jeremy and Christine Stork)

Musician of the Year (Countries Outside the US/Canada)
Imran Ahmed

Musician of the Year (US/Canada)
Tom Euler
 
Traditional Country Category
 
Female Artist of the Year:
 Lorraine Chavana

 Female Vocalist of the Year:
 Pat Roden
 
Male Artist of the Year:

Jerry J. Thomas
 
Male Vocalist of the Year:
 Lonnie Spiker 


 Entertainer of the Year:
Richard Lynch
 
Rising Star of the Year:
Linda Lee
 
Duo/Group of the Year:
2Country4Nashville
 
Song of the Year:

  The Way It Used To Be (Donna Ray, Mike Jones, Jerry Howard) 
 
Album of the Year:
Cody Wickline (Son of a Working Man)
 
Modern Country Category
 
Female Artist of the Year (US) 
 Dani-elle Kleha

Female Vocalist of the Year (US)
Kamber Cain

Female Artist of the Year (Canada) 
Amanda Riley

Female Vocalist of the Year (Canada)
Tianna Woods
 
Male Artist of the Year (US):
 Donnie Lee Strickland

Male Vocalist of the Year (US):
Drake King


Male Artist of the Year (Canada):
Andrew Frelick

Male Vocalist of the Year (Canada)
Ryan Keown 

Entertainer of the Year:
Female - Celeste Kellogg
Male - Cort Carpenter
 
Duo/Group Entertainer of the Year:
 Small Town Shade
 
Female Rising Star of the Year:
 Jessica Rose

 
Male Rising Star of the Year:
Danny Kensy


 Duo of the Year:
The Darlins

Group of the Year:
Ross Clayton Band

 
Song of the Year by a Female Artist:

  Just A Little Time (Lisa Coppola, John Taglieri)
 
Song of the Year by a Male Artist:
 Dixie Chaser (Brandon Maddox, Dan Rivers)
 
Song of the Year by a Duo/Group:
Nobody Showed Me (Chad Williams Band, 
Matt Vrba, Chuck Thomas)
 
Album of the Year:
 Chris Ising (Got the Girl)
 
Pop/Contemporary Category:
 
Artist/Group of the Year:
Sharon Lia
 
Song of the Year:
 Stand (Malynda Hale, Kevin Porter)
 
Entertainer of the Year:
Taylor X
 
Rock/Classic Rock Category:
 
Artist of the Year:
Kevin B Klein
 
Group of the Year:
 Enabling Cain

 
Entertainer of the Year:
 Manny Cabo
 
Song of the Year:
 Mirror Mirror (Nelson Blanchard, Carmella Inchierchiera)
 
R&B/Soul Category:
 
R&B Artist/Group of the Year:
 Setoria

Soul Artist/Group of the Year:
Chad Wesley
 
Song of the Year:
 Take The Blame (Terry Hogan)
 
Folk/Bluegrass/Americana:
 
Artist of the Year:
Paul Gargiulo

Vocalist of the Year:
Jordyn Pepper
 
Duo/Group of the Year:
Herrick Band
 
Song of the Year:
Mountain Strong (Holli White Passmore, Connie Cassell Tuck, Dee Rock, David Passmore) 

 
Gospel/Country Gospel Category:
 
Artist of the Year:
 Kathryn Shipley

 
Duo/Group of the Year:
Ben*Jam

Entertainer of the Year:
The Tennessee River Boys
 
Song of the Year:
 Hello Hallelujah (Deby Kelley, Kimberly Smoak, Kim Ehm, Doc McCready) 
 
Southern Rock Category:
 
Artist/Group of the Year:
Carolina Reign

Song of the Year:
Turn Your Radio Loud (MobJack Tribe, Parke Shelton)
 
Entertainer of the Year:
Brandon Bailey 
 
Jazz/Blues Category:
 
Artist/Group of the Year:
Danny Draher 


Song of the Year:
 Sunshine On A Cloudy Day (Debb Smith, Ray Gathercole)  
 
Outlaw Country Category:
 
Artist of the Year:
Jeff Smithart
 
Duo/Group of the Year:
Tramp Iron Railroad
 
Song of the Year:
Breaking All The Rules (Greg Ward) 

 
Tribute Artist of the Year:
 Aaron Prociuk

Versatile Career Achievement:
Jeff Cook
 
Multi Genre Category:
 
Artist of the Year:
Cat Beach  


 Vocalist of the Year:
Twyla Foreman

 
Songs Saluting America:
We’re American Proud (Richard Lynch)

Songs Saluting America (Military Focus):
Lay Me Down (Draped In The Red, White, and Blue) Elvis Carden
 
Best Musical Collaboration:
You Are My King (Doug Briney/Mark Alan Cash)

 
Songwriter of the Year (ALL GENRE/FULL BODY OF WORK):
James Breedwell
 
Video of the Year (Female Artist):
 Devil Music (Michelle Leigh)
 
Video of the Year (Male Artist):
When Those Sirens Are Gone (Kevin Davison) 
 
Video of the Year (Duo/Group):
Duo - A Hard Rain (Stace and Cassie)
Group - Bad Goodbye (Danetta Mason Band)
 
Music Producer of the Year:
 Mark Moseley (Sound Control Studio)
 
Video Production of the Year:
Mike Stryker (Casting Life Films)
 
Artist Management of the Year:
 Fay Cantzler

Promotion Company of the Year:
MTS Management  

 Record Label of the Year:
Heartland Records
 
Music Industry Magazine of the Year:
Fair Play Country Music Magazine
 
Photographer of the Year:

Manny Cabo

Additional Awards:
Give-A-Way Winner of the Guitar Signed by Country Star Bucky Covington:
​Gracee Moore

Independent Country Gospel Bluegrass Music Association Inducted:
Col. Carolina Rose
Allen Frizzell



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