The acclaimed singer-songwriter leads the pack with an industry veteran
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.
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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)