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The WINNERS of this year's Toyota 51st Golden Guitar Awards

Updated: Jan 24, 2023


What a night for Australian Country Music 3KND were proud to be amongst the Awards and would like to congratulate all the winners and nominees at this year's 51st Toyota Golden Guitar Awards.


Here are the Gold Guitar Award Winners for 2023.


Vocal Collaboration of the Year:

JAMES JOHNSTON & KAYLEE BELL: Same Songs


New Talent of the Year: JAMES JOHNSTON



CMT Video of the Year: SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND

Luke O’Shea | Director: Luke O’Shea, Jay Seeney



Apple Music Single of the Year: MEMORY LANE

Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley



Contemporary Country Album of the Year: WISER

Lyn Bowtell | Producer: Shane Nicholson



Heritage Song of the Year: SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND

Luke O’Shea | Songwriters: Luke O’Shea, Fred Smith, Mitchell Lynham



Female Artist of the Year: AMBER LAWRENCE



Bush Ballad of the Year: OUT ON KILLARNEY

Dean Perrett | Songwriter: Dean Perrett



Bluegrass Recording of the Year: GOOD MORNING MOON

Kristy Cox

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Traditional Country Album of the Year: IN THE MOMENT

Ashleigh Dallas | Producer: Brett Dallas


Alt Country Album of the Year: LOOKS LIKE HEAVEN

Kim Cheshire | Producer: Rod McCormack






Male Artist of the Year: ANDREW SWIFT


ALBUM OF THE YEAR: LIGHT IT UP:

Casey Barnes | Producers: Michael DeLorenzis and Michael Paynter


Country Music Capital News Group or Duo of the Year:

BROOKE MCCLYMONT & ADAM ECKERSLEY


Instrumental of the Year: SODA CAP BOOGIE The French Family Band

Bluegrass Recording of the Year: GOOD MORNING MOON Kristy Cox

New Talent of the Year: JAMES JOHNSTON

Song of the Year: STAR OF THE SHOW

Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley | Songwriters: Brooke McClymont, Adam Eckersley, Dan Biederman, Tiggy Heart Eckersley


CMT Video of the Year: SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND Luke O’Shea | Director: Luke O’Shea, Jay Seeney


Apple Music Single of the Year: MEMORY LANE Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley


Top Selling Album of the Year: LIGHT IT UP Casey Barnes


First Australians Media Enterprises (FAME) incorporating Radio 3KND in collaboration with the CBAA, CBF, Good Morning Country, Tamworth Regional Council, Toyota, the NSW Government via its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW, Apple Music, Country Music Capital News, CMT, and the Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) including all artists who gave there time to be interviewed on 3KND KoolnDeadly, the Aboriginal Showcase and the Traditional Owners the Kamilaroi/Gomeroi people who allowed us to broadcast on their country.














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