Northwest CMA - 2023 Nominees & Results

2023 Nominees & RESULTS!

TOP 5 AMAZING PERFORMANCES AT THE BING ON 11/5

LOCAL ACOUSTIC ACT
Fiddlin’ Sarah Jean / Hunny Soup / Honey & Rose
Jovie & The Honey Chuckle 1st runner up
Luke Yates / Luke & Christy Lee
Rusty & Ginger (Sara & Jesse James Brown)
Rusty Jackson w/ Harry Batty, et al
The Midnight Juliets
Third Avenue WINNER
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Aaron Ball Band
Brandon Jackson Band
Cody Bartels and the Evergreen Playboys
Copper Mountain Band WINNER
Dakota Poorman
Joel Gibson, Jr. 1st runner up
Tamarack Ridge Band
Trent Beaver
FEMALE VOCALIST
Carli Osika
Jacque Jolene
Lynette Ferguson WINNER
Payton Rae
Sara Brown
Stevie Lynne 1st Runner up
Theresa Edwards
LOCAL SOLO ARTIST
Carli Osika 1st runner up
Dallas Kay
Hunter Stiles
Joel Haugen
Joey Anderson
Kitty Mae
Tanner Laws WINNER
LOCAL FULL BAND
Desert Highway Band
Evergreen Playboys 1st runner up
Jesse Quandt Band
Steve Starkey Band
Tamarack Ridge Band WINNER
Theresa Edwards Band
Wild Wooly Band
MALE VOCALIST
Aaron Ball
Aaron Crawford
Brandon Jackson
Joel Gibson, Jr. 1st runner up
Rico Gallarza
Tanner Laws WINNER
Trent Beaver
NEWCOMER
Cody Bartels and the Evergreen Playboys
Haystack Slim & The Broken Arrow
Jaden Decker 1st runner up
Kitty Mae WINNER
Neon Interstate
Roll on: Tribute to Alabama
Sydney Dale
GOLD REGIONAL/TOURING ACT
Copper Mountain Band WINNER
Jaden Decker
Kelly Hughes
Last Chance Band
Sam Leyde Band
The Hankers
Trent Beaver 1st runner up
PLATINUM REGIONAL/TOURING ACT
Aaron Ball Band
Aaron Crawford 1st runner up
Brandon Jackson Band
Dakota Poorman
Devon Wade
Joel Gibson, Jr. WINNER
Saltwater Sky
SONGWITER OF THE YEAR
Aaron Ball
Brandon Jackson
Carli Osika
Joey Anderson 1st Runner up
Scott Tecca
Tanner Laws WINNER
Trent Beaver

FAVORITE RADIO PERSONALITY
Amy James - K102 Country
Heather Ryan - 93.7 The Mountain, Spokane
Jamie Patrick - 93.7 The Mountain, Spokane WINNER
Jay - 99.9 Coyote, Spokane
Kevin James - 99.9 Coyote, Spokane
Slim - 99.9 Coyote, Spokane
TC - 93.7 The Mountain, Spokane 1st runner up
FAVORITE LARGE VENUE
Arbor Crest - Spokane Valley, WA
Beck's Harvest House - Colbert, WA
Bing Crosby Theater - Spokane, WA
Curley's Hauser Junction - Hauser, ID
Fox Theater - Spokane, WA
Nashville North - Stateline, ID WINNER
Ponderosa Lounge & Grill - Portland, OR 1st runner up
FAVORITE SMALLER VENUE
Barrister Winery - Spokane, WA
Great Northern Bar and Grill - White Fish, MT
Iron Horse Bar & Grill - Spokane Valley, WA WINNER
Little Red Hen - Seattle, WA 1st runner up
Mill Haus Cider Co. - Eatonville, WA
Parallel 47 - Hayden, ID
Pritchard Tavern - Pritchard, ID
FAVORITE COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Cheyenne Frontier Days - Cheyenne, WY
FarmJam - Colville, WA 1st runner up
Headwaters Country Jam - Three Forks, MT
Hwy 30 Music Fest - Twin Falls, ID
Oregon Jaboree - Sweet Home, OR
Rogue Music Feat - Central Point, OR
Watershed - George, WA WINNER
BEST VIDEO
Black Sheep - Dakota Poorman
Certainties - Aaron Ball
Damn Sure for me - Joel Gibson, Jr WINNER
Doesn't Make a Difference-Aaron Crawford 1st runner
Hard Working Man - Trent Beaver
Somebody Here is Walking - Leah Justine
You - Outwest
SONG OF THE YEAR
Black Sheep - Dakota Poorman 1st runner up
Emotion Sickness - Carli Osika
Hard Working Man - Trent Beaver
Montana Kind of High - Scott Tecca
New Strings - Aaron Ball
Strings of this guitar - Aaron Crawford WINNER
Tacoma Creek - Brandon Jackson
Waitin on a Train - Cody Bartels
TOP DRUMMER
Erin Stephens
Jake West
Jamey Cunningham
Jared Smith - 1st runner up
Kenny Sager
Kevin Olsenberg
Rico Gallarza - WINNER
TOP BASS PLAYER
Ben Vogel
Bob McClure
Harry Batty
Keven Franklin - 1st runner up
Nate Norman - WINNER
Seth Humphrey
Shawn Ball
TOP LEAD GUITARIST
Aaron Ball - 1st runner up
Cody Norman - WINNER
Cody Parker
Dave Calhoun
Keith Niehenke
Kent Nelson
Steve Starkey
TOP OTHER INSTRUMENTALIST
David Bowman
Debbi Hahn
Duane Becker - 1st runner up
Fiddlin' Sarah Jean - WINNER
Keith Niehenke
Kevin Shay
Stevie Lynne