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Winners of the Country Music Awards New Zealand
Announcing the winners of the Country Music Awards New Zealand
The Red Carpet was rolled out this week end for a star studded Country music Awards held in Founders Theatre Sat 8th of August.
With stunning performances from Tami Neilson and Brendan Dugan along with young duo Mae Valley, last year’s winners ‘Into the East’ ‘Kaylee Bell’, ‘Cam Luxton’ and ‘Phil Doublet’. Along with Horizon nominees Kayla Mahon, Jenny Harraway and Hannah Cosgrove.
The awards were re-branded this year to be CMANZ and the physical awards themselves “The Gold Fern”
2015 Winner of the Gold Fern for New Zealand Female Country Artist of the Year went to Jody Direen
Direen has enjoyed a great year with the release of her album break out and has just signed to Australian Label ABC.
2015 Winner of the Gold Fern for New Zealand Male Country Artist of the Year went to Cam Scott
Cam Scott has enjoyed a great year performing in Australia and his single releasing and charting on Itunes in New Zealand.
2015 Winner of the Gold Fern for New Zealand Group of the Year went to NeillyRich
Sydney based duo who have been topping the charts in Australia.
2015 Winner of the Gold Fern for the Legend Award went to Noel Parlane
The industry acknowledged Noel Parlane a kiwi country Music legend who recently passed away. Noel enjoyed a career spanning 4 decades with 18 studio albums including the latest album ‘Everybody’s here’ having spawned a multiple chart hit with “If you wanna be a country singer”
The Gold Fern for the emerging artist Horizon award was presented to Kayla Mahon who will now attend the Global Artist Showcase in Nashville in 2016. Kayla also won a Scholarship to the DAG Sheep Station. The Win will see Kayla travel to Nundle Australia for a workshop with leading Australian Songwriters.
Jody Direen, Cam Scott and Kaylee Bell previous Horizon awardees have all been named in list of artists to play CMC Rocks 2016. Australia’s Biggest International Country & Roots Festival.
It was also announced that CMANZ would include 3 new industry based Awards in 2016 including
2016 Gold Fern for Country music Producer of the Year
2016 Gold Fern for Country Music Video Producer of the Year
2016 Gold Fern for Country Music Single of the Year
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