FORT WORTH, TX (June 28, 2024) -- The Texas Country Music Association announced today the Top 5 Finalists in 22 of the 28 categories for the 2024 Texas Country Music Awards as a result of nominations that were placed between May 1 and June 15, 2024. The 2024 TCMA Songwriter Contest's top 10 Finalists in the Country and Christian Country categories will be announced by September 15.

Final Round Voting begins July 1 and ends August 15 at midnight on the TCMA website at www.texascountrymusic.org. The winners will be announced at the 2024 Texas Country Music Awards which will take place on Sunday, November 10th in the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards at the World’s Largest Honky Tonk, Billy Bob’s Texas. Many top industry professionals and artists will be on hand to announce the winners and present the Awards to the recipients.

The 2024 Texas Country Music Awards is brought to you by sponsors Stockyards Heritage Development Co., Hotel Drover, Cowtown Coliseum, Stockyards Hotel, Hyatt Place, Mule Alley, and Stockyards Station, along with Pendleton Whisky and Classic Chevrolet, and is presented by Texas Country Music Association. The local Fort Worth area media sponsor for 2023 is 95.9 KFWR The Ranch.

The Awards ceremony will be hosted once again by TCMA Spokesperson and Texas Country Artist, Brandon Rhyder, who will also perform at the event. Co-hosting the Awards ceremony is Erin Wilde, an on-air personality with KTFW 92.1 Hank FM.
There will be performances by not only Brandon Rhyder but also The Great Divide, Will Carter Band, Brandon Rhyder, Larry Joe Taylor, Ryder Grimes, and others, including the 5 finalists for the Emerging Artist of the Year Award.

In addition to performing, Jason Boland will be receiving the prestigious 2024 TCMA Trailblazer Award and also celebrating 25 years in the industry.

“Texas is so blessed to have such spectacular talent,” says Linda Wilson, President, and Founder of the Texas Country Music Association. “There were literally thousands of nominees – each one gifted and unique -- and we at TCMA are very honored to be able to work on ALL their behalf on an ongoing basis.” The Texas Country Music Awards is the only trade organization and primary advocate for the Texas Country Music Industry and has been recognized as the only one of its kind by the State of Texas. The Texas Country Music Association is by far the largest and most influential and energizing organization for Texas Country Music. “We work daily and diligently on behalf of everyone in the industry through the many established ongoing programs we’ve developed and have more on the horizon. The Texas Country Music Awards is a blast – like a huge family reunion, and you do not want to miss it! This year is truly special because not only are we presenting the awards and getting to hear some great performers, but we’re also fortunate to be able to celebrate Jason Boland’s mile marker of 25 years in the industry.” says Wilson.

Tickets to the 2024 Texas Country Music Awards will go on sale on July 5 and are available at www.billybobstexas.com or through a link on www.texascountrymusic.org. TCMA Executive Vice President, Richard Wilson states, “The Texas Country Music Awards gets bigger and better every year. Last year’s Awards at Billy Bob’s were off the chain, and every year we wonder how we’ll top it but somehow we do thanks to all the industry support and our TCMA Members, Ambassadors, Volunteers, and Sponsors. Everyone I’ve talked to is excited to get together again on November 10.”

In addition to the 2024 Texas Country Music Awards on November 10th, Stockyards Heritage Development hosts TCMA’s “Texas Country Music Weekend” in the Stockyards beginning Friday, November 8 with the Texas Country Music Showcase acoustic performances from 1:00pm to 5:00pm, followed by a free concert with 3-time Grammy-winning Tejano and Texas Country Artist, Sunny Sauceda. Saturday, November 9th the Stockyards and TCMA present the Texas Country Music Showdown from 11:00am until 6:00pm. The Showdown is an 8-band event with performers competing for cash prizes offered by Stockyards Heritage, who also provide the judges. After the Showdown will be a Free Country Concert with Texas artist and former Emerging Artist Award winner,
Tanner Sparks Band.

 

On Sunday, November 10th there will be a Free Christian Country Concert with multi-year Christian Country Artist of the Year Curtis Grimes along with Morgan Ashley. The Sunday event is at high noon.

All Texas Country Music Weekend Events will take place on the main stage at the Stockyards Exchange building and are free to the public with the exception of the Texas Country Music Awards show on Sunday, November 10, which begins at 2:00pm when Billy Bob’s opens the VIP entrance, and 2:30pm when they open their doors to the public.

In 2024, Texas Country Music Weekend drew 142,000 visitors to the Stockyards.

Red Carpet interviews will begin at 2:00pm hosted by TCMA Vice President Kris Young, On-Air Personality and Operations Director at Texas Knockout 105.7 FM, Jim Nash, and Texas Toast Podcast host Helen Elshick.

The Texas Country Music Awards Executive Producer is TCMA Vice President Monty Dawson along with Executive Producer from Billy Bob’s, John Zaskoda. The Awards’ Executive Director for the 8th year is record producer Chad Mauldin.
TCMA Ambassador and Special Event Host, Brad Bowman will be on hand once again to host the Awards’ Pre-Show at 5:00pm. Brad will present the Musician Awards and introduce the Country and Christian Country Songwriter winners for a performance. The official Awards Ceremony will begin at 6:00pm with an opening welcome, the National Anthem by the Chad Cooke Band, and a full band performance by the Will Carter Band.

Sponsoring the “Winners Circle Interviews” is Texas State Line Podcast and Texas Country Network with Zakk United and Drew Mitchell. Zakk and Drew will interview the award winners when they exit the stage to capture their excitement and air on Texas Country Network, ROKU, FireTV and AppleTV.

The official TCMA Awards “after-party,” sponsored by Stockyards Heritage and its entities will be held again in the Stockman’s Club inside Stockyards Station. There will be several artists performing to end the night.

There are still several prime sponsorship opportunities available at https://texascountrymusicassociation.org/2024sponsor and Souvenir Program Advertising information can be found at https://texascountrymusicassociation.org/2024souvenirprogram, or by emailing us a tcma@texascountrymusicassociation.org or barry@texascountrymusic.org.

 

The 2024 Texas Country Music Awards will be covered by media from all over Texas and filmed for future broadcast on Texas Country Network and its ROKU, FireTV, and Apple TV channels. Several radio stations and podcasts.