The Josie Music Awards
Get To Know The Josie Music Awards! (also referred to as The Josie's or JMA's)
The Josie Music Awards is a brand of The Josie Network, LLC owned by the highly-respected partnership team of Josie Passantino and Tinamarie Passantino. This team set out and successfully created an award show where winners are selected on their talent, skill, material, professionalism, and more and NOT by button pressing voting. Nominee suggestions go through a lengthy review process by a team of industry leaders and the official nomination list is created from their final decisions. Winners are also selected by this industry leader team (this review team has no connection to independent artists).
The Josie Music Awards is an all genre music award show ceremony which includes a lavish red carpet and many performances. Since its inaugural celebration in 2015, the Josie Music Awards was, is, and remains the largest independent artist award show globally. Certainly, the most gala from the red carpet to the breathtaking venues the award show has been held in such as The Gaylord Opryland Resort "The Springs" building and the world-renowned Schermerhorn Symphony Center Concert Hall, The Nissan Stadium (all located in Nashville, Tennessee) and The Celebrity Theater in Dollywood (Pigeon Forge, Tennessee). Thousands of people from around the globe attend such as independent artists, songwriters, record labels, talent agencies, promotion companies, producers, engineers, management companies, press, music industry businesses, family/friends/fans, and more come out each year to enjoy the performances, award recognition, and the elaborate celebration.
The Josie Music Awards was created solely to celebrate those in the independent music industry that work so hard every day and deserve to have a night of their own. This night is not only a celebration, it is also an outstanding way to connect with others in the industry and be seen by some of the top names/companies in the business. The EXPOSURE can not be beat or matched!
Past Award Show Celebrations:
2015: We are so thankful for the amazing response to our very first award show. We outgrew our large venue so many times we had to add two shows in one day. This is an award show to celebrate the hard work of amazing independent artists. This award show is for the artists! Artists will NOT be asked to sell anything, pay to be a part of this event, or have to ask for votes to be celebrated when they celebrate with Josie, The Josie Show, and Country Blast Radio (all owned by Josie Passantino and Tina Passantino). We have filled this night with award celebrations, meaningful readings from the artist's fans, and fun performances. The Lifetime Musical Achievement Award was presented to Razzy Bailey who was in attendance to accept his award.
2016: We had an incredible event this year at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee! Make sure to stop by the gallery tab to take a look! This year was packed with music artists in all genres from around the world. The night included red carpet photos, red carpet interviews by Casie Mason, radio station interviews, red carpet reception performances, an outstanding ceremony with 81 award presentations, and concert event with 38 performances! The award presentations included a Lifetime Musical Achievement Award for Vern Gosdin (Accepted by Beverly Gosdin).
Click on the Receive Updates tab and subscribe so you don't miss out on the event next year. The Schermerhorn was filled with over 1600 attendees; a night we will never forget!
2017: We had an outstanding time this year at the 2017 Josie Music Awards held inside the Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Near 3000 people packed the north end zone of the stadium to see amazing performances from 30 different artists such as Bucky Covington, Manny Cabo, Cort Carpenter, LuLu Roman and so many more. There were 92 awards presented on this wonderful day in the sun. MegaTrons were rolling with the happenings on stage. The Career Achievement Award was presented to Hee Haw Legend LuLu Roman and the Lifetime Music Achievement award was presented to The Anderson Family (Lynn Anderson, Liz Anderson, and Casey Anderson).
2018: This year was beyond amazing! We celebrated the entire day at Dollywood's DP Celebrity Theater. The red carpet experience and media was filled with excitement and cameras flashing. The stage production and performances were out of this world. This all genre night celebrated 85 winners and was a packed house of talent. The love and celebration of the independent music world filled the air. The support within the room was over the top. There were so many incredible performances including special guest performances from Heidi Parton & Chris Golden. Also taking the stage this night was Tobi Lee & Mustang Sally, Rio & The Rockabilly Revival, Tom Euler Band, Amy McAllister, Kevin B Klein, and Cherish Lee to name a few.
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Get to Know the Josie Brands and The Owners!
The Josie Network, LLC is the leader in unique, cutting-edge brands which include:
The Josie Show (radio talk show – since 2009)
Country Blast Radio (licensed global radio station – since 2013)
The Josie Music Awards (largest independent music award show/association – since 2015)
Confidently Ready (beauty line including cosmetics, hair care, and skin care products)
The Independent Country Music Hall of Fame (honoring independent traditional country talents)
Indie Star Entertainment (independent entertainment company)
The Artist Collection (published book)
Chic Ready Pet Boutique (pet products to support animal charities) & additional local businesses
The Josie Network, LLC is a daughter/mother partnership
Josie Passantino, CEO/Brand
Tinamarie Passantino, CFO/COO
Josie known as the “radio sweetheart” started her career in radio at the age of 14, now at 23 owns a full network of unique brands. Josie has interviewed over 2500 amazing talents in her 9 years on radio for both her show/station and other shows she has hosted. Josie is a voting CMA member and multi-award-winning radio host with multi-award-winning brands.
Tinamarie is a multi-award-winning business manager with 30+ business awards as well as a book published honoree of the National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals. Tinamarie holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management & an Associates in Child Development. Tinamarie has created million-dollar business locations for some of the largest companies in the U.S.
*Full bios of this daughter/mother team will be available at www.thejosienetwork.com in future months*
Josie & Tinamarie have developed their own strategy over many years of working with independent artists and various business/entertainment operations to create the Josie Music Awards as an event that celebrates and supports those in the independent music industry like no one else can. The full event, unique process, and incredible venues makes the Josie Music Awards an experience of a lifetime.
The Josie Network, LLC is the leader in unique, cutting-edge brands which include:
The Josie Show (radio talk show – since 2009)
Country Blast Radio (licensed global radio station – since 2013)
The Josie Music Awards (largest independent music award show/association – since 2015)
Confidently Ready (beauty line including cosmetics, hair care, and skin care products)
The Independent Country Music Hall of Fame (honoring independent traditional country talents)
Indie Star Entertainment (independent entertainment company)
The Artist Collection (published book)
Chic Ready Pet Boutique (pet products to support animal charities) & additional local businesses
The Josie Network, LLC is a daughter/mother partnership
Josie Passantino, CEO/Brand
Tinamarie Passantino, CFO/COO
Josie known as the “radio sweetheart” started her career in radio at the age of 14, now at 23 owns a full network of unique brands. Josie has interviewed over 2500 amazing talents in her 9 years on radio for both her show/station and other shows she has hosted. Josie is a voting CMA member and multi-award-winning radio host with multi-award-winning brands.
Tinamarie is a multi-award-winning business manager with 30+ business awards as well as a book published honoree of the National Register’s Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals. Tinamarie holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management & an Associates in Child Development. Tinamarie has created million-dollar business locations for some of the largest companies in the U.S.
*Full bios of this daughter/mother team will be available at www.thejosienetwork.com in future months*
Josie & Tinamarie have developed their own strategy over many years of working with independent artists and various business/entertainment operations to create the Josie Music Awards as an event that celebrates and supports those in the independent music industry like no one else can. The full event, unique process, and incredible venues makes the Josie Music Awards an experience of a lifetime.
