Catherine Britt Earns Seven Country Music Award Nominations

Singer-songwriter Catherine Britt has scored big in this year's Country Music Award nominations.

The young musician leads the nominations pack along with Aussie legend Troy Cassar-Daley, who is also up for seven of the iconic Golden Guitars.

Other multiple nominees include The Mclymonts and Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicolson with five each, as well as stalwarts John Williamson and Colin Buchanan who both received four.

The 41st CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia will take place at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre on Saturday 26 January.

Full nominations are as follows:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Always Never Enough - Catherine Britt, produced by Catherine Britt & Bill Chambers
Country Proud - McAlister Kemp, produced by Matt Fell
Home - Troy Cassar-Daley, produced by Troy Cassar-Daley
Two Worlds Collide - The McClymonts, produced by Nathan Chapman, Peter Asher and Luke Wooten
Wreck & Ruin - Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson, produced by Nash Chambers, Shane Nicholson and Kasey Chambers

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Amber Lawrence - The Man Across The Street
Catherine Britt - Charlestown Road
Harmony James - Emmylou's Guitar
Tamara Stewart - Sisterhood (Of Feeling Good)
Lyn Bowtell - Beautiful Liar

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEARAdam Brand - There Will Be Love
John Williamson - Prairie Hotel Parachilna
Luke O'Shea - The Drovers Wife
Travis Collins - Fired Today
Troy Cassar-Daley – Home

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

Camille and Stuie - Things Change
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - Adam & Eve
McAlister Kemp - Country Proud
The Harmonators - Perfect Storm
The McClymonts - Piece Of Me

NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR

Bob Corbett - Blown Away
Chelsea Basham - Laugh It Off
Chris E Thomas - Stone Cold
Harry Hookey - Audrey's Song
Kristy Cox - Miles & Timezones

APRA SONG OF THE YEAR

Adam & Eve - written & recorded by Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson
Charlestown Road - written & recorded by Catherine Britt
Emmylou's Guitar - written & recorded by Harmony James
Home - written & recorded by Troy Cassar-Daley
Women In Song- Written by Tamara Stewart and Colin Buchanan. Recorded by Tamara Stewart, Sara Storer and Felicity Urquhart

VIDEO CLIP OF THE YEAR

Adam & Eve - Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson, directed by Duncan Toombs
Country Is - Troy Cassar-Daley, directed by Duncan Toombs
Charlestown Road - Catherine Britt, directed by Jefferton James
Piece Of Me - The McClymonts, directed by Duncan Toombs
The Big Red - John Williamson, directed by Mark Jago

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Adam & Eve - Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson
Always Never Enough - Catherine Britt
Country Is - Troy Cassar-Daley
Piece Of Me - The McClymonts
Waitress - Beccy Cole

VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

New England Sky - Luke O'Shea & Dianna Corcoran
Reach For You - Harmony James & Shane Nicholson
Song Of Australia - Colin Buchanan, Lee Kernaghan & Sara Storer
Troubled Man - Catherine Britt & Tim Rogers
Women In Song - Tamara Stewart, Sara Storer, Felicity Urquhart

BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR

Heartbeat of Australia the Man of the Land - written by Dean Perrett & Stuart French, recorded by Dean Perrett
Looking Back – written & recorded by Graham Rodger
Mystery Of Saddle Girl - written & recorded by Rex Dallas
Old Tobacco Tin - written & recorded by Peter Simpson & Dianne Lindsay
The Ballad of Castlereagh - written by Vaughan Baker, recorded by Bec Hance

INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR

Frankenbeanz - Bob Corbett & The Roo Grass Band
One Christmas Night - Tommy Emmanuel
The Warrumbungle Mare - Lawrie Minson & Lindsay Waddington
Transpacific - Davidson Brothers
Yackandandah 1852 - Pete Denahy

HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR

Charlestown Road - written & recorded by Catherine Britt
Marree Girl- written & recorded by John Williamson
Song Of Australia - written by Colin Buchanan & Garth Porter, recorded by Colin Buchanan, Lee Kernaghan & Sara Storer
Tall Dark Ringer - written by Troy Cassar-Daley & Colin Buchanan, recorded by Troy Cassar-Daley
The Drovers Wife - written by Luke O'Shea & Peter Gabrielides, recorded by Luke O'Shea

ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Big Days & Little Years - Camille and Stuie, produced by Stuie French
Lucky Country - Bob Corbett & The Roo Grass Band, produced by Robbie Long and Bob Corbett
Miles & Timezones - Kristy Cox, produced by Jerry Salley
Secret Songs - Lyn Bowtell, produced by Sean Rudd
Travis Collins - produced by Travis Collins & Michael McGlynn

TOP SELLING INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Blown Away – Carrie Underwood (Sony)
Emotional Traffic – Tim McGraw (Sony)
Home – Dierks Bentley (EMI)
Uncaged – Zac Brown Band (Warner)
Thirty Miles West – Alan Jackson (Sony)

SANITY TOP SELLING AUSTRALIAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Home – Troy Cassar Daley (Liberation)Songs & Pictures – Beccy Cole (Core Music)
The Big Red – John Williamson (Warner)
There Will Be Love  - Adam Brand (Sony)
Two Worlds Collide – The McClymonts (Universal)