Lee Kernaghan leads the 2014 Golden Guitar nominations
THE Boy from the Bush Lee Kernaghan leads this year's Golden Guitar nominations.
The former Australian of the Year received seven nominations for the 2014 Country Music Awards of Australia, to be held in Tamworth on January 25.
But hot on his tail with six nods each are acclaimed singer songwriter Sarah Storer with her album Lovegrass and country music gentlemen Troy Cassar-Daley and Adam Harvey with their hit record The Great Country Songbook.
Troy Cassar-Daley was the toast of last year's awards, taking home four Golden Guitars for his eighth studio album Home.
Husband-and-wife duo O'Shea and Australia's Got Talent finalists The Wolfe Brothers secured four nominations each and petite powerhouse Jasmine Rae is up for three awards.
Famous Aussie country music export Keith Urban is up for four awards for his album Fuse including Album of the Year, Male Artist of the Year and Top Selling Album of the Year.
Pete Denahy and Colin Buchanan will host the 42nd annual awards, which honour the best in Australian country music and take place during the Tamworth Country Music Festival.
January's awards ceremony will include performances by nominees Troy Cassar-Daley, Adam Harvey and Sarah Storer as well as beloved bush balladeer John Williamson.
The full list of finalists for the 2014 CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Beautiful Noise - Lee Kernaghan, produced by Garth Porter
Fuse - Keith Urban, produced by Keith Urban & various (Dan Huff, Butch Walker, Zach Crowell, Stargate for 45th & 3rd Music, Mike Elizondo, Nathan Champman, Jay Joyce, Ross Copperman)
If I Want To - Jasmine Rae, produced by Luke Wooten
Lovegrass - Sara Storer, produced by Matt Fell
The Great Country Songbook - Troy Cassar Daley & Adam Harvey, produced by Troy Cassar Daley & Adam Harvey
ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
A Side B Side Seaside - Karl Broadie, produced by Karl Broadie
Australian Songbook Three-The Bushwackers, produced by Roger Corbett
Black Coffee - Lachlan Bryan and The Wildes, produced by Lachlan Bryan, Mat Duniam, Shaun Ryan and Rod McCormack
Powerlines - Mustered Courage, produced by Jimi Maroudas
Sweetheart of the Sun - The Greencards, produced by Gary Paczosa
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Keith Urban - Little Bit Of Everything
Lee Kernaghan - Flying With The King
Luke Austen - Let's Just Go With It
Pete Denahy - Sayonara Nakamura
Russell Morris - Squizzy
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Aleyce Simmonds - Believe
Ashleigh Dallas - Me
Dianna Corcoran - Therapy
Jasmine Rae - If I Want To
Sara Storer - Lovegrass
GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Kaylens Rain - Waiting On A Bus
O'Shea - Thank You Angels
The Greencards - Black, Black Water
The Sunny Cowgirls - Green and Gold
The Wolfe Brothers - The Girl, The Bottle, The Memory
VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Beyond These City Lights - Jayne Denham & Shannon Noll
Lights On The Hill - Troy Cassar Daley & Adam Harvey
Pozie - Sara Storer & John Williamson
There's No Place Like Home - O'Shea & McAlister Kemp
Turn The Page - Travis Collins, Luke Austen, Luke Dickens & Liam Brew
TOYOTA HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR
Ballad Of Les Darcy - written by Russell Morris & Garry Paige, recorded by Russell Morris
Flying With The King - written by Lee Kernaghan, Colin Buchanan, Garth Porter, recorded by Lee Kernaghan
Lady of the Land - written by Luke O'Shea & Drew McAlister, recorded by Luke O'Shea
Lights On The Hill - written by Joy McKean, recorded by Troy Cassar-Daley & Adam Harvey
Pozie - written by Sara Storer, Greg Storer, Tom McCullough, recorded by Sara Storer & John Williamson
BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR
Akubras in the Snow -written by Peter Simpson, recorded by Dianne Lindsay
Brumby- written by Dean Perrett & Shirrelle Jackman, recorded by Dean Perrett
I Love Australia - written by Keith Jamieson, recorded by Jeff Brown
Old Time Timber Men-written by Brian K Kelly, recorded by John Smith
The Stockman - written by Ray Rose, recorded by Tom Maxwell
INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR
Allegheny - Mustered Courage
Blackberry Blossom - Bob Corbett & The Roo Grass Band
Cotton Eyed Joe - Pete Denahy
I Won't Last A Day Without You - Tommy Emmanuel & Martin Taylor
Paddle the Torrens - The Greencards
QANTASLINK NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR
Adam Eckersley Band - Long Enough to Disappear
Ashleigh Dallas - Me
Kaylee Bell (2013 Toyota Star Maker) - Heart First
Kaylens Rain - Waiting On A Bus
The Wolfe Brothers - The Girl, The Bottle, The Memory
APRA SONG OF THE YEAR
Come On Rain - written by Sara Storer & Greg Storer, recorded by Sara Storer
Flying With The King - written by Lee Kernaghan, Colin Buchanan, Garth Porter, recorded by Lee Kernaghan
Lady of the Land - written by Luke O'Shea & Drew McAlister, recorded by Luke O'Shea
Thank You Angels - written by Mark & Jay O'Shea & Matt Scullion, recorded by O'Shea
The Girl, The Bottle, The Memory - written by Nick Wolfe, recorded by The Wolfe Brothers
CMC VIDEO CLIP OF THE YEAR
Flying With The King - Lee Kernaghan, directed by Duncan Toombs
Harder To Tame - McAlister Kemp, directed by Matt Inglis
Lights On The Hill - Troy Cassar-Daley & Adam Harvey, directed by Mick Jones
Thankyou Angels - O'Shea, directed by Duncan Toombs
Two Worlds Collide - The McClymonts, directed by Duncan Toombs
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Flying With The King - Lee Kernaghan
If I Want To - Jasmine Rae
Lights On The Hill - Troy Cassar-Daley & Adam Harvey
Little Bit Of Everything - Keith Urban
Lovegrass - Sara Storer
INTERNATIONAL TOP SELLING ALBUM OF THE YEAR
40 Years of Pride - Charley Pride (Sony Music)
Based on a True Story - Blake Shelton (Warner Music)
Golden - Lady Antebellum (Universal Music)
Red - Taylor Swift (Universal Music)
Thirty Miles West - Alan Jackson (Sony Music)
SANITY AUSTRALIAN TOP SELLING ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Beautiful Noise - Lee Kernaghan (ABC Music)
Fuse - Keith Urban (EMI)
It's On - The Wolfe Brothers (ABC Music)
Life is a Highway - Jason Owen (Song Music)
The Great Country Songbook - Troy Cassar-Daley & Adam Harvey (Sony Music)
