Northwest CMA - 2023 nom

2023 Nominees!

Voting starts NOW!

Congrats to all the nominees - we'll see you at the Bing on November 5th!

LOCAL ACOUSTIC ACT
Fiddlin’ Sarah Jean / Hunny Soup / Honey & Rose
Jovie & The Honey Chuckle
Luke Yates / Luke & Christy Lee
Rusty & Ginger (Sara & Jesse James Brown)
Rusty Jackson w/ Harry Batty, et al
The Midnight Juliets
Third Avenue
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Aaron Ball Band
Brandon Jackson Band
Cody Bartels and the Evergreen Playboys
Copper Mountain Band
Dakota Poorman
Joel Gibson, Jr.
Tamarack Ridge Band
Trent Beaver
FEMALE VOCALIST
Carli Osika
Jacque Jolene
Lynette Ferguson
Payton Rae
Sara Brown
Stevie Lynne
Theresa Edwards
LOCAL SOLO ARTIST
Carli Osika
Dallas Kay
Hunter Stiles
Joel Haugen
Joey Anderson
Kitty Mae
Tanner Laws
LOCAL FULL BAND
Desert Highway Band
Evergreen Playboys
Jesse Quandt Band
Steve Starkey Band
Tamarack Ridge Band
Theresa Edwards Band
Wild Wooly Band
MALE VOCALIST
Aaron Ball
Aaron Crawford
Brandon Jackson
Joel Gibson, Jr.
Rico Gallarza
Tanner Laws
Trent Beaver
NEWCOMER
Cody Bartels and the Evergreen Playboys
Haystack Slim & The Broken Arrow
Jaden Decker
Kitty Mae
Neon Interstate
Roll on: Tribute to Alabama
Sydney Dale
GOLD REGIONAL/TOURING ACT
Copper Mountain Band
Jaden Decker
Kelly Hughes
Last Chance Band
Sam Leyde Band
The Hankers
Trent Beaver
PLATINUM REGIONAL/TOURING ACT
Aaron Ball Band
Aaron Crawford
Brandon Jackson Band
Dakota Poorman
Devon Wade
Joel Gibson, Jr.
Saltwater Sky
SONGWITER OF THE YEAR
Aaron Ball
Brandon Jackson
Carli Osika
Joey Anderson
Scott Tecca
Tanner Laws
Trent Beaver

FAVORITE RADIO PERSONALITY
Amy James - K102 Country
Heather Ryan - 93.7 The Mountain, Spokane
Jamie Patrick - 93.7 The Mountain, Spokane
Jay - 99.9 Coyote, Spokane
Kevin James - 99.9 Coyote, Spokane
Slim - 99.9 Coyote, Spokane
TC - 93.7 The Mountain, Spokane
FAVORITE LARGE VENUE
Arbor Crest - Spokane Valley, WA
Beck's Harvest House - Colbert, WA
Bing Crosby Theater - Spokane, WA
Curley's Hauser Junction - Hauser, ID
Fox Theater - Spokane, WA
Nashville North - Stateline, ID
Ponderosa Lounge and Grill - Portland, OR
FAVORITE SMALLER VENUE
Barrister Winery - Spokane, WA
Great Northern Bar and Grill - White Fish, MT
Iron Horse Bar and Grill - Spokane Valley, WA
Little Red Hen - Seattle, WA
Mill Haus Cider Co. - Eatonville, WA
Parallel 47 - Hayden, ID
Pritchard Tavern - Pritchard, ID
FAVORITE COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Cheyenne Frontier Days - Cheyenne, WY
FarmJam - Colville, WA
Headwaters Country Jam - Three Forks, MT
Hwy 30 Music Fest - Twin Falls, ID
Oregon Jaboree - Sweet Home, OR
Rogue Music Feat - Central Point, OR
Watershed - George, WA
BEST VIDEO
Black Sheep - Dakota Poorman
Certainties - Aaron Ball
Damn Sure for me - Joel Gibson, Jr
Doesn't Make a Difference - Aaron Crawford
Hard Working Man - Trent Beaver
Somebody Here is Walking - Leah Justine
You - Outwest
SONG OF THE YEAR
Black Sheep - Dakota Poorman
Emotion Sickness - Carli Osika
Hard Working Man - Trent Beaver
Montana Kind of High - Scott Tecca
New Strings - Aaron Ball
Strings of this guitar - Aaron Crawford
Tacoma Creek - Brandon Jackson
Waitin on a Train - Cody Bartels
TOP DRUMMER
Erin Stephens
Jake West
Jamey Cunningham
Jared Smith
Kenny Sager
Kevin Olsenberg
Rico Gallarza
TOP BASS PLAYER
Ben Vogel
Bob McClure
Harry Batty
Keven Franklin
Nate Norman
Seth Humphrey
Shawn Ball
TOP LEAD GUITARISTA
Aaron Ball
Cody Norman
Cody Parker
Dave Calhoun
Keith Niehenke
Kent Nelson
Steve Starkey
TOP OTHER INSTRUMENTALIST
David Bowman
Debbi Hahn
Duane Becker
Fiddlin' Sarah Jean
Keith Niehenke
Kevin Shay
Stevie Lynne