FORT WORTH, TEXAS (June 30, 2024) – The 2024 Texas Country Music Awards which again will be held in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards at the world’s largest Honky Tonk, Billy Bob’s Texas on Sunday, November 10, will include several top Texas Country Music performers including Jason Boland and the Stragglers, The Great Divide, Will Carter Band, Brandon Rhyder, Larry Joe Taylor, Ryder Grimes and more.
“We’re very excited to announce that the 2024 Texas Country Music Awards will be back in the Stockyards at Billy Bob’s Texas with the theme “The Year of the Live Music Venue!” says Texas Country Music Association President Linda Wilson. She goes on, “This is the 8th year TCMA has presented the Texas Country Music Awards, and we are extremely excited that none other than Texas Country icon Jason Boland and the Stragglers will be with us as the headliner and finale performer. We’ve stamped the 2024 Awards to honor live music venues in a special way. We know it’s going to be one awesome event once again and look forward to honoring the artists, musicians, songwriters, venues, media, and others involved in the industry who are from and perform throughout the State of Texas and beyond.”
Twenty-eight awards will be presented including the prestigious “TCMA Trailblazer Award” which has been presented in the past to Mark Chesnutt, Red Steagall, Gary P. Nunn, Radney Foster, Walt Wilkins, Terry McBride, and Cody Canada. The 2024 Trailblazer Award will be presented to Jason Boland honoring his 25-year tenure in the industry.
In addition, the TCMA Moe Bandy Icon Award will be presented to Larry Joe Taylor for his exceptional contribution to the Texas Country Music industry and the 38-year history of LJT Fest.
There will be performances by not only Jason Boland and the Stragglers, Will Carter Band, and The Great Divide, but also TCMA Spokesperson Brandon Rhyder, Country icon Larry Joe Taylor, Ryder Grimes, and other Texas Country artists who will be announced as schedules are confirmed. In addition, each of the 5 Emerging Artist Finalists will have the opportunity to perform on the Acoustic Stage which is located in the center of Billy Bob’s showroom floor. Bubba Westly and Brandi Behlen will be performing in the VIP Lounge from 2pm-5pm.
The 2024 Texas Country Music Awards is once again brought to you by the Fort Worth Stockyards, Stockyards Heritage Development Co. and its entities, Hotel Drover in the Fort Worth Stockyards, Mule Alley, Hyatt Place, Stockyards Hotel, Stockyards Station and Cowtown Coliseum. The 2024 local media partner is once again 95.9 KFWR The Ranch.
The Awards main ceremony will again be hosted by TCMA Spokesperson and Texas Country Artist, Brandon Rhyder and co-hosted by on-air personality with 92.1 Hank-FM, Erin Wilde. Brandon has been TCMA’s Spokesperson since 2017.
TCMA Executive Vice President Richard Wilson adds, “Each year after the Awards show we are in awe and say, ‘How are we going to top this next year?’ I mean it’s hard to top the past years with all the awards presented and the performances of artists like Doug Supernaw, Doug Stone, Cory Morrow, Neal McCoy, Aaron Watson, Roger Creager, and Cody Canada and the Departed. But this year will be very special with Jason Boland and the Stragglers headlining and also receiving the Trailblazer Award. We are sure it will once again be epic. We can’t wait to be able to shine a light on the great music and those in the Texas Country Music industry once again. It’s most definitely going to be a blast and we’re so grateful for the TCMA Members, the Stockyards and Billy Bob’s, Pendleton Whisky, and all of the sponsors. They never fail at helping us present the biggest event and weekend in Texas Country.”
TCMA and the Stockyards will again bring you “Texas Country Music Weekend” with several free live music events, activities, and special appearances by Texas Country Music artists. Friday, November 8 the Stockyards will present TCMA’s Texas Country Showcase with live acoustic performances from 1 pm-5 pm followed by a free concert on the Stockyards stage by 3-time Grammy winner, Tejano & Texas Country artist Sunny Sauceda.
Saturday, November 9 will be TCMA’s Texas Country Music Showdown hosted by TCMA Vice President Monty Dawson and TCMA Ambassador Brad Bowman. The Showdown consists of 8 bands who perform throughout the day and compete for the Grand Champion honor as well as 2nd and 3rd place, which will be announced at the Texas Country Music Awards on Sunday, November 10th. The Stockyards provide the judges and cash prizes for the winners. There will also be a free live music concert following the Texas Country Music Showdown with former Emerging Artist of the Year Tanner Sparks Band.
On Sunday, November 10th at high noon, there will again be a free Christian Country Sunday Gathering in the Stockyards with live music, and muti-year Christian Country Artist of the Year Curtis Grimes, along with Morgan Ashley.
On Awards show day (Sunday the 10th) the VIP Entrance will open and 2:00 pm and the doors at Billy Bob’s will open to the public at 2:30 pm. Red Carpet Interviews begin when the doors open. At 5:00 pm the Will Carter Band will kick everything off, and there will be a Pre-Show Awards Ceremony hosted by TCMA Ambassador Brad Bowman. During the Pre-Show TCMA will be naming the winners in each of the 6 categories of Musician of the Year awards, and naming the 2024 TCMA Songwriter of the Year Finalists as well as the overall winner in the Country and Christian Country categories, who will each perform their winning song. The main Awards ceremony will begin at 6:00 pm.
Award nomination ballots went live online between May 1st and June 15th. The TCMA Awards Voting Committee determines the top 5 Finalists based on the scoring system of Fan, TCMA Member, and Awards Voting Committee nominations. Finalists will be announced by June 30th and final round voting will begin July 1st and end August 15th. The results of the final round voting will be announced at the 2024 Texas Country Music Awards ceremony on Sunday, November 10th at Billy Bob’s.
The Awards show production team includes Executive Producer and TCMA Vice President Monty Dawson along with Billy Bobs’ Technical Producer John Zaskoda and staff at Billy Bob’s Texas who manages all staging and sound production, and Executive Director Chad Mauldin of Mauldin Studios who has directed the Texas Country Music Awards since its inception in 2017.
TCMA’s genres cover primarily Country and Christian Country Music. TCMA has members not only from Texas but all over the United States and around the world. “We work diligently every day to assist, promote, and support the industry and its artists by creating opportunities, marketing, and promotion of its members and the Texas Country Music industry as a whole,” says Linda Wilson. “TCMA does not just organize and host the biggest Awards ceremony for the Texas Country Music industry. We have many projects already in place and more on the horizon all to benefit the industry, the artists, and all of those behind the scenes that make it happen.”
The Texas Country Music Association is the only trade organization and primary advocate for the Texas Country Music industry and has had tremendous growth since its official inception in 2011.
Tickets will go on sale for the 2024 Texas Country Music Awards on July 5 and will be available through www.billybobstexas.com and a link on www.texascountrymusic.org.
For more information about the Texas Country Music Association, its mission, goals, and how to join, or become a Sponsor of the 2024 Texas Country Music Awards or advertise in the event’s Souvenir Program, visit www.texascountrymusic.org or email us at [email protected].
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