TENNESSEE Most Promising Male Vocalist Youth 7 - 12 Traditional Country Michael Stanton Turner Male Entertainer of the Year Youth 7 - 12 Traditional Country Michael Stanton Turner Rising Star Award Female Vocalist Youth 7 - 12 New Country Shelby Lou Smith Rising Star Award Male Vocalist Youth 7 - 12 New Country Tres Penny Rising Star Award Male Entertainer Youth 7 - 12 New Country Tres Penny Rising Star Award Female Vocalist Youth 13 - 16 Traditional Country Alicia McGill Horizon Award Female Vocalist Youth 13 - 16 New Country Kalisa Autumn Ewing Female Vocalist of the Year Youth 13 - 16 Traditional Gospel Scarlett Peavy Female Entertainer of the Year Youth 13 - 16 Traditional Gospel Scarlett Peavy Most Promising Female Vocalist Youth 13 - 16 New Gospel Randi Nicole' Treadway Most Promising Female Entertainer Youth 13 - 16 New Gospel Randi Nicole' Treadway Female Vocalist of the Year Youth 13 - 16 Bluegrass Jessica Becker Female Entertainer of the Year Youth 13 - 16 Bluegrass Jessica Becker Male Vocalist of the Year Youth 17 - 20 Traditional Country Derek Deakins Male Entertainer of the Year Youth 17 - 20 Traditional Country Derek Deakins Most Promising Female Vocalist Youth 17-20 New Country Tiffany Mitchell Most Promising Female Entertainer Youth 17-20 New Country Tiffany Mitchell Horizon Award Female Vocalist ADULT New Country Mitzi Gayla Grubb Rising Star Award Female Entertainer ADULT New Country Bridget Perry Horizon Award Male Vocalist ADULT New Country Mark Larkins Most Promising Male Entertainer ADULT New Country Andrew Dean Most Promising Female Vocalist ADULT Traditional Gospel Lori Wayland Male Vocalist of the Year ADULT Traditional Gospel Rick Sheets Female Vocalist of the Year ADULT New Gospel B.B. Rodrigue Male Vocalist of the Year ADULT Bluegrass Dave Wilburn Male Entertainer of the Year ADULT Bluegrass Dave Wilburn Rising Star Award Duo Youth Mixed Age New Country Tres Penny & Anthony Penny Band of the Year Youth Mixed Age New Country Team Penny Instrumentalist of the Year Youth 13 - 16 Bluegrass Jessica Becker Instrumentalist of the Year Youth 17 - 20 Country Derek Deakins Instrumentalist of the Year ADULT New Country Mark Larkins Dancer/Clogger of the Year Youth 13-16 Alicia Marie McGill Dance Team of the Year ADULT Brandon Allen McGill & Debra Kay Catlett Horizon Award Songwriter ADULT Traditional Country "Hole In My Heart" Rick Sheets Rising Star Award Songwriter ADULT Traditional Country "My Last Goodbye" Carolyn Marie Leonard Songwriter of the Year ADULT New Country "A Song's Not A Song Without You" Clyde Plemmons Most Promisng Songwriter ADULT New Country "Here Comes The Rain" Joe Bristol Horizon Award Songwriter ADULT New Country "Journey of Life" Rick Sheets Horizon Award Songwriter ADULT Traditional Gospel "He's Given Me Everythig" Linda S. Hodge Horizon Award Songwriter ADULT New Gospel "A Feather From An Angels Wing" Jack Richard Hodge Songwriter of the Year ADULT Patriotic "Stand Up For America" Tony Rast Songwriter of the Year YOUTH 7-12 New Country "Speechless" Tres Penny Co-Writer of the Year ADULT Traditional Country "What Did You Have In Mind" Tony Rast & Terrance Alan Most Promising Co-Writer of the Year ADULT Traditional Country "Love Is Left" Hayden Baker & Brenda Craft Co-Writer of the Year ADULT New Country "I Can Dance" Tony Rast & Alan Shipston Most Promising Album ADULT Country "Three Sheets In The Wind" Rick Sheets Rising Star Award Album ADULT Country "Branson Legacy" Urelsa Branson Album of the Year ADULT Gospel "I Believe" Jack Richard Hodge Return to Home Page