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Updated: 2009-11-05
WINNERS OF THE EUROPEAN CMA ANNUAL AWARDS CHOICE 2008
ANNOUCED FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6TH, 2009*
For the period between January 1st and December 31st, 2008
*Due to problems thru the year, the Annual Awards choice has been made later than usual. 2009 votings will start next April 2010.
Results after several voting rounds from ECMA Members and reporter DJs.
Category 1: Song of the Year -
1. ALAN JACKSON. SMALL TOWN SOUTHERN MAN
2.
Hermann
Lammers Meyer. Never Ending Song Of Love
3. Frizzell
& Friends. This Is The Time
4.
Alan
Jackson. Good Time
5.
Danni
Leigh. Quarter Over You
Category 2: Artist of the Year -
1. ALAN JACKSON
2. Hermann Lammers Meyer
3. Brad Paisley
4. Danni Leigh
5. Robert Mizzell
Category 3: Male Vocalist of the Year -
1. ALAN JACKSON
2. Hermann Lammers Meyer
3. Brad Paisley
4. Robert Mizzell
5. Arly Karlsen
Category 4: Female Vocalist of the Year -
1. PAM TILLIS
2. Liz Talley
3 .Taylor Swift
4. Danni Leigh
5. Allison Janisse
Category 5: Best Album Of The Year -
1. ALAN JACKSON - GOOD TIME (ARISTA)
2.
Frizzell
& Friends
3.
George
Strait - Troubadour
4.
Mark
Chesnutt - Rollin With The Flow
5.
Darius
Rocker - Learn to Live
Category 6. Indie Album of the Year -
1. DOLLY PARTON - BACKWOODS BARBIE
2.
Allison
Janisse - Journey
3.
Darlene
Olson - Stay Up and Fight
4.
Arthur
Kleiner - Ticket to Nashville
5.
TJ Stuart -
Rosin on the bow
Category 7. European Album Of The Year
-
1.
HERMANN LAMMERS MEYER - 1961 – A LOVE SONG (Desert Kid)
2.
George
McAntony - Bridge to el Dorado
3.
Hallur -
Pickin' Time in Nashville
4.
Rhythm'
Train - Bad to the Bone
5. Anni
Filt - Tender Moments
Category 8. Vocal Collaboration of the Year -
1. FRIZZELL & FRIENDS - THIS IS OUR TIME
2. Peter & The Rowers with Joe Diffie
3. Robert Mizzell & Philomena Begley
4. Troy Cook Jr. & Tracey K. Houston
5. Annette Hawkins & Kim Copedo
Category 9. Duo of the Year
1. THE BELLAMY BROTHERS
2. Paul & Helen Mateki
3. Gary & Carol Bibb
4. Annette Hawkins & Kim Copedo
5. The Benn Sisters
Category 10. Band/Group of The Year
1. THE EAGLES
2. Peter & The Rovers
3. The Big Bull Band
4. Michael Thomason Band
5. Jeff Treece Band
Category 11. European Artist of the Year
1. HERMANN LAMMERS MEYER
2. Arly Karlsen
3. Robert Mizzell
4. Peter & The Rowers
5. Dave Sheriff
Category 12. European Song Of The Year
1. HERMANN LAMMERS MEYER - WHAT GOES ON
2. Tommy Young. Everybody Loves A Cowboy
3. Arly Karlsen. The Day I Found You
4. Dave Sheriff. A Friend In Need
5. Robert Mizzell. You're Why God Made Me
Category 13. Compilation Service of the Year
1. HILLCREST
2. Nite*Sky
3. TSP
4. Stardust
5. Mark Trail Music
6. Glory Train
Category 14. Record Label Of The Year
1. ARISTA
2. Comstock
3. WIR
4. BSW
5. AGR
Category 15. Country Music Promoter/s
1. ROSS ALLEN
2. Rhonnie Scheuerman
3. James Allen
4. Globe
Concerts AS Norway
5. BlueSprings
Music International
Category 16. Christmas
Recording
1. PAM TILLIS & MEL TILLIS. THE ROCKIN' CHRISTMAS MEDLEY
2. Paul & Helen Mateki. Christmas Dreamin'
3. Patty Parker. La Noche Buena-It's Christmas Eve
4. Julie Taylor. I Wanna Sit On Santa's Lap
5. Judy Kanyo. Mistletoe, My Cowboy And Me
Category 17. Company Of The Year
1. RHON & BOB PROMOTIONS (Artists Promotion)
2. James Allen Promotions (Artists Promotion)
3. Music Row Publications (Publications, Charts, Infos)
4. Spins Tracking System (Chart Tabulation)
5. Carolyn Taylor White (Graphic Designer)
Category 18. Radio Award (To DJs or Stations)
1.
PETE SMITH (UK, Radio DJ because
of his retirement of the waves)
2.
Radio Country Club (France).
Excellent work from its 24 h/7 d radio station.
3.
BBC (Because of the excellence
thru their country music radio shows)
4.
CMR Nashville (One of Europe's
leading internet stations and excellence thru its website)
5.
Johnny DaPiedade (France, because
of his internationally radio show Big Cactus Country)
Category 19. Media Award
1.
AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION
(For
its developing of the Americana music market thru the last years)
2.
Up Country Magazine (UK), for being one of the leading country music & line dance magazines in the world.
3.
Music Row Publications (Publications, Charts, Infos)
4.
Manolo Fernandez and Toma 1 (Spain),
(because of his more of 30 years dedicated to country and americana music)
5.
Countryfr.com (Website dedicated
to promoting country music, in French)
Category 20. Newcomer Artist of the Year
(to the entertainer that has developed its great work for the first time to the European market)
1.
GARY & CAROL BIBB
2.
Clelia Adams
3.
Dick Barnes
4. John Maines
Jr.
5.
Declan Nerney
That's all for this year folks. Congratulations to the winners,
to the nominated people, thanks to DJs and members of the European CMA, to fans
and radio listeners, and to people in media throughout the world of country
music. It's a pleasure to have all these wonderful people fetured here but it's
more wonderful to know that there's plenty of good music and artists to make
thousands of Awards Choices like this one.
See you in few month for the next Annual ECM Awards Choice.
