2024 CMA Traveling Awards Nominees Published

The nominees were introduced for the Nation Song Affiliation’s CMA Traveling Awards, which honor behind-the-scenes business contributors inside of nation tune’s traveling business in classes together with team of the yr, trainer/truck driving force of the yr, supervisor of the yr, traveling musician of the yr, and plenty of extra.

The CMA Traveling Awards rite can be held Monday, March 3, in Nashville, with final-round balloting opening Monday, Jan. 6, and shutting Thursday, Jan. 16. All voting is tabulated through the pro products and services group Deloitte.

Keith City will go back for a 3rd yr as host of the rite. Longtime nation tune live performance promoter Ben Farrell can be posthumously celebrated with the CMA traveling lifetime fulfillment award, which is given to a person who has undoubtedly impacted and contributed to the expansion of traveling all the way through the years.

“Taking the time to honor the exceptional paintings of our traveling group is one in every of our maximum proud nights of the yr,” Sarah Trahern, CMA leader government officer, stated in a remark. “Our highway warriors are those who take the soul of Nashville at the highway and percentage it with the remainder of the arena in ingenious and thrilling tactics. Nation tune’s enlargement merely would no longer be conceivable with out every one in every of our nominees and we’re so excited to rejoice them this coming March.”

The CMA Traveling Awards had been in the beginning referred to as the SRO (Status Room Best) Awards and had been introduced through the CMA’s board of administrators in 1990 to honor skilled fulfillment inside the traveling business. The primary awards had been introduced at a black-tie gala hosted through K.T. Oslin and Roger Miller all the way through CMA’s Leisure Expo, often referred to as the Ability Consumers Leisure Market. Ten awards had been introduced on the first gala, and the quantity has grown through the years to its present 20 classes. The SRO Awards had been renamed the CMA Traveling Awards in 2016.

See the whole record of nominees under:

Team of the yr

The Superbly Damaged Excursion Team – Jelly Roll
Nation’s Cool Once more Excursion Team – Lainey Wilson
Gravel & Gold Excursion Team – Dierks Bentley
Growin’ Up And Gettin’ Outdated Excursion Team – Luke Combs
No Dangerous Vibes Excursion Team – Outdated Dominion
One Evening At a Time Excursion Team – Morgan Wallen
Give up!! Excursion Team – Hardy
Solar Is going Down Excursion Team – Kenny Chesney

Backline technician of the yr

Derek Benitez – Chris Stapleton
Dalton Brown – Lainey Wilson
William Coats – Eric Church
Allen Cothran – Jason Aldean
Terry Fox – Kenny Chesney
Dave Graef – Tim McGraw
Hunter Lamb – Hardy
Brian Love – Luke Combs

Trade supervisor of the yr

Stephanie Alderman – Farris, Self & Moore, LLC
Renee Allen – Arnie Barn, Inc.
Julie Boos – Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.
Kris Wiatr – Wiatr & Pals, LLC
Dwight Wiles – Wiles + Taylor & Co., PC

Trainer/truck driving force of the yr

Chad Allison – Hardy
Josh Easter – Morgan Wallen
Toby Eaton – Outdated Dominion
Rhett Evens – Thomas Rhett
Terry Ford – Kenny Chesney
Caleb Garrett – Luke Bryan
Wendy Holt – Lainey Wilson
Chris Sims – Jelly Roll

FOH (entrance of area) engineer of the yr

Ryan Dell – Lainey Wilson
Ron Gardner – Jelly Roll
Todd Lewis – Luke Combs
David Loy – Kane Brown
Evan Owen – Hardy
Jeff Parsons – Blake Shelton
Robert Scovill – Kenny Chesney
Ian Zorbaugh – Outdated Dominion

Lights director of the yr

Zac Coren – Morgan Wallen
Trevor Drawdy – Hardy
Philip Ealy – Kenny Chesney
Andy Knighton – Jason Aldean
Mitch Mueller – Lainey Wilson
Kevin Northrup – Luke Combs
Chris Reade – Dierks Bentley
Alec Takahashi – Thomas Rhett

Supervisor of the yr

Elisabeth Ashley – Borman Leisure
Enzo DeVincenzo – 377 Control
Martha Earls – Neon Coast
Kerri Edwards – KP Leisure
Clint Higham – Morris Higham Control
Troy “Tracker” Johnson – Giant Loud Mountain Control
Chris Kappy – Make Wake Artists

Track engineer of the yr

Beau Alexander – Morgan Wallen
Brad Baisley – Blake Shelton
Cory Benson – Tyler Childers
Samuel Ferry – Hardy
Logan Hanna – Brothers Osborne
Jimmy Nicholson – Thomas Rhett
Dean Studebaker – Outdated Dominion
Michael Zuehsow – Luke Combs

Manufacturing supervisor of the yr

Chris Alderman – Blake Shelton
Jeff Greeninger – Jon Pardi
Chad Man – Morgan Wallen
Meesha Koscioleck – Eric Church
Earl Neal – Jason Aldean
Jerry Slone – Luke Combs
Emily Waller – Lainey Wilson
Ed Wannebo – Kenny Chesney

Publicist of the yr

Janet Greenback – Very important Broadcast Media
Carla Sacks – Sacks & Co.
Jessie Schmidt – Schmidt Family members
Jensen Sussman – Candy Communicate Exposure
Wes Vause – Press On Exposure
Jennifer Vessio – 1220 Leisure Exposure

Degree supervisor of the yr

Sam “Sambo” Coats – Eric Church
Donnie Floyd – Morgan Wallen
Matt Hornbeck – Luke Combs
Josh “Dude” Marcus – Jason Aldean
Tom Nisun – Kenny Chesney
Allison Noah – Carly Pearce
Richard Rossey – Outdated Dominion
Fred Yanda – Dan + Shay

Strengthen products and services corporate of the yr

Bandit Lites
Dega Catering
Grasp Excursion By means of Eventric
Moo TV
Pioneer Trainer
Richards & Southern
Emerging Big name Trip
Spectrum Sound

Ability agent of the yr

Mike Betterton – Wasserman Song
Rod Essig – CAA
Becky Gardenhire – WME
Meredith Jones – CAA
Austin Neal – The Neal Company
Braeden Rountree – WME
Adi Sharma – The Neal Company
Elisa Vazzana – UTA

Ability purchaser/promoter of the yr

Todd Boltin – Selection Points of interest
Brad Garrett – Police Productions
Bradley Jordan – Peachtree Leisure
Brian O’Connell – Reside Country Nashville
Aaron Spalding – Reside Country Nashville
Ed Heat – Joe’s Bar
Adam Weiser – AEG Gifts

Excursion supervisor of the yr
Matt Anderson – Outdated Dominion
David Farmer – Kenny Chesney
Jeff Gossett – Morgan Wallen
Jason Hecht – Chris Stapleton
Mike McGrath – Tim McGraw
Ethan Strunk – Luke Combs
Taylor Watson – Hardy

Traveling musician of the yr

Kurt Allison (Guitar) – Jason Aldean
Nick Buda (Drums) – Kenny Chesney
Jerry Plants (Bass Guitar) – Keith City
Aslan Freeman (Guitar) – Lainey Wilson
Kurt Ozan (Guitar) – Luke Combs
Mickey Raphael (Harmonica) – Chris Stapleton
Tyler Tomlinson (Guitar) – Morgan Wallen
Charlie Worsham (Guitar) – Dierks Bentley

Excursion videographer/photographer of the yr

Mason Allen – Outdated Dominion
Alex Alvga – Kane Brown
Andy Barron – Chris Stapleton
Becky Fluke – Little Giant The town
Tanner Gallagher – Hardy
Jeff Johnson – Carrie Underwood
David Lehr – Morgan Wallen
Jill Trunnell – Kenny Chesney

Excursion video director of the yr

Josh Clark – Miranda Lambert
Jay Cooper – Kenny Chesney
Houston Creswell – Dierks Bentley
Ron Etters – Chris Stapleton
Tyler Hutcheson – Luke Combs
Jordan Karow – Hardy
Mike Tinsley – Tim McGraw
Jake Zobrist – Cody Johnson

Venue of the yr

Ascend Amphitheater – Nashville
BankNH Pavilion – Gilford, N.H.
Billy Bob’s Texas – Fortress Price, Texas
Bridgestone Area – Nashville
Grand Ole Opry Area – Nashville
Joe’s on Weed St. – Chicago
Ryman Auditorium – Nashville

Unsung hero of the yr

Holly Atherton – Chris Stapleton
Kayla Carter Greear – Luke Bryan
Mindy Grabowski – Reside Country Leisure
Jeff “Bean” Griffin – Hardy
Lolo Kinser – Tim McGraw
Robin Majors – Kenny Chesney
Mel Murphy – Reside Country Nashville
Katie Wilkinson – Chris Stapleton