2024 CMA Touring Awards Nominees Revealed

/by

The Country Music Association has unveiled the nominees for the 2024 CMA Touring Awards.

Now in its 19th year, the awards celebrate crucial behind-the-scenes members of the country music touring industry. The CMA Touring Awards will be hosted by Keith Urban for the third year in a row on Monday, March 3 in Nashville.

Ben Farrell, longtime concert promoter, will be posthumously honored with the CMA Touring Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes an individual who has positively impacted and contributed to the growth of touring throughout the years. The individual chosen has proven to have an unprecedented historical impact on country music fans and the industry alike, and whose presence will have a long-term positive impact on country music and CMA for generations to come.

“Taking the time to honor the outstanding work of our touring community is one of our most proud nights of the year,” shares Sarah Trahern, CMA CEO. “Our road warriors are the ones who take the soul of Nashville on the road and share it with the rest of the world in creative and exciting ways. Country music’s growth simply would not be possible without each and every one of our nominees, and we are so excited to celebrate them this coming March.”

The final round of voting will take place between Monday, Jan. 6–Thursday, Jan. 16. All balloting is tabulated by professional services organization Deloitte.

2024 CMA Touring Awards Nominees:

CATEGORY 1 – CREW OF THE YEAR
“The Beautifully Broken Tour” Crew – Jelly Roll
“Country’s Cool Again Tour” Crew – Lainey Wilson
“Gravel & Gold Tour” Crew – Dierks Bentley
“Growin’ Up And Gettin’ Old Tour” Crew – Luke Combs
“No Bad Vibes Tour” Crew – Old Dominion
“One Night At A Time Tour” Crew – Morgan Wallen
“Quit!! Tour” Crew – HARDY
“Sun Goes Down Tour” Crew – Kenny Chesney

CATEGORY 2 – BACKLINE TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR
Derek Benitez – Chris Stapleton
Dalton Brown – Lainey Wilson
William Coats – Eric Church
Allen Cothran – Jason Aldean
Terry Fox – Kenny Chesney
Dave Graef – Tim McGraw
Hunter Lamb – HARDY
Brian Love – Luke Combs

CATEGORY 3 – BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Stephanie Alderman – Farris, Self & Moore, LLC
Renee Allen – Arnie Barn, Inc.
Julie Boos – Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.
Kris Wiatr – Wiatr & Associates, LLC
Dwight Wiles – Wiles + Taylor & Co., PC

CATEGORY 4 – COACH/TRUCK DRIVER OF THE YEAR
Chad Allison – HARDY
Josh Easter – Morgan Wallen
Toby Eaton – Old Dominion
Rhett Evens – Thomas Rhett
Terry Ford – Kenny Chesney
Caleb Garrett – Luke Bryan
Wendy Holt – Lainey Wilson
Chris Sims – Jelly Roll

CATEGORY 5 – FOH (FRONT OF HOUSE) ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Ryan Dell – Lainey Wilson
Ron Gardner – Jelly Roll
Todd Lewis – Luke Combs
David Loy – Kane Brown
Evan Owen – HARDY
Jeff Parsons – Blake Shelton
Robert Scovill – Kenny Chesney
Ian Zorbaugh – Old Dominion

CATEGORY 6 – LIGHTING DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Zac Coren – Morgan Wallen
Trevor Drawdy – HARDY
Philip Ealy – Kenny Chesney
Andy Knighton – Jason Aldean
Mitch Mueller – Lainey Wilson
Kevin Northrup – Luke Combs
Chris Reade – Dierks Bentley
Alec Takahashi – Thomas Rhett

CATEGORY 7 – MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Elisabeth Ashley – Borman Entertainment
Enzo DeVincenzo – 377 Management
Martha Earls – Neon Coast
Kerri Edwards – KP Entertainment
Clint Higham – Morris Higham Management
Troy “Tracker” Johnson – Big Loud Mountain Management
Chris Kappy – Make Wake Artists

CATEGORY 8 – MONITOR ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Beau Alexander – Morgan Wallen
Brad Baisley – Blake Shelton
Cory Benson – Tyler Childers
Samuel Ferry – HARDY
Logan Hanna – Brothers Osborne
Jimmy Nicholson – Thomas Rhett
Dean Studebaker – Old Dominion
Michael Zuehsow – Luke Combs

CATEGORY 9 – PRODUCTION MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Chris Alderman – Blake Shelton
Jeff Greeninger – Jon Pardi
Chad Guy – Morgan Wallen
Meesha Koscioleck – Eric Church
Earl Neal – Jason Aldean
Jerry Slone – Luke Combs
Emily Waller – Lainey Wilson
Ed Wannebo – Kenny Chesney

CATEGORY 10 – PUBLICIST OF THE YEAR
Janet Buck – Essential Broadcast Media
Carla Sacks – Sacks & Co.
Jessie Schmidt – Schmidt Relations
Jensen Sussman – Sweet Talk Publicity
Wes Vause – Press On Publicity
Jennifer Vessio – 1220 Entertainment Publicity

CATEGORY 11 – STAGE MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Sam “Sambo” Coats – Eric Church
Donnie Floyd – Morgan Wallen
Matt Hornbeck – Luke Combs
Josh “Dude” Marcus – Jason Aldean
Tom Nisun – Kenny Chesney
Allison Noah – Carly Pearce
Richard Rossey – Old Dominion
Fred Yanda – Dan + Shay

CATEGORY 12 – SUPPORT SERVICES COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Bandit Lites
Dega Catering
Master Tour By Eventric
Moo TV
Pioneer Coach
Richards & Southern
Rising Star Travel
Spectrum Sound

CATEGORY 13 – TALENT AGENT OF THE YEAR
Mike Betterton – Wasserman Music
Rod Essig – CAA
Becky Gardenhire – WME
Meredith Jones – CAA
Austin Neal – The Neal Agency
Braeden Rountree – WME
Adi Sharma – The Neal Agency
Elisa Vazzana – UTA

CATEGORY 14 – TALENT BUYER/PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
Todd Boltin – Variety Attractions
Brad Garrett – Police Productions
Bradley Jordan – Peachtree Entertainment
Brian O’Connell – Live Nation Nashville
Aaron Spalding – Live Nation Nashville
Ed Warm – Joe’s Bar
Adam Weiser – AEG Presents

CATEGORY 15 – TOUR MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Matt Anderson – Old Dominion
David Farmer – Kenny Chesney
Jeff Gossett – Morgan Wallen
Jason Hecht – Chris Stapleton
Mike McGrath – Tim McGraw
Ethan Strunk – Luke Combs
Taylor Watson – HARDY

CATEGORY 16 – TOURING MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Kurt Allison (Guitar) – Jason Aldean
Nick Buda (Drums) – Kenny Chesney
Jerry Flowers (Bass Guitar) – Keith Urban
Aslan Freeman (Guitar) – Lainey Wilson
Kurt Ozan (Guitar) – Luke Combs
Mickey Raphael (Harmonica) – Chris Stapleton
Tyler Tomlinson (Guitar) – Morgan Wallen
Charlie Worsham (Guitar) – Dierks Bentley

CATEGORY 17 – TOUR VIDEOGRAPHER/PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Mason Allen – Old Dominion
Alex Alvga – Kane Brown
Andy Barron – Chris Stapleton
Becky Fluke – Little Big Town
Tanner Gallagher – HARDY
Jeff Johnson – Carrie Underwood
David Lehr – Morgan Wallen
Jill Trunnell – Kenny Chesney

CATEGORY 18 – TOUR VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Josh Clark – Miranda Lambert
Jay Cooper – Kenny Chesney
Houston Creswell – Dierks Bentley
Ron Etters – Chris Stapleton
Tyler Hutcheson – Luke Combs
Jordan Karow – HARDY
Mike Tinsley – Tim McGraw
Jake Zobrist – Cody Johnson

CATEGORY 19 – VENUE OF THE YEAR
Ascend Amphitheater – Nashville, TN
BankNH Pavilion – Gilford, NH
Billy Bob’s Texas – Fort Worth, TX
Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
Grand Ole Opry House – Nashville, TN
Joe’s on Weed St. – Chicago, IL
Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN

CATEGORY 20 – UNSUNG HERO OF THE YEAR
Holly Atherton – Chris Stapleton
Kayla Carter Greear – Luke Bryan
Mindy Grabowski – Live Nation Entertainment
Jeff “Bean” Griffin – HARDY
Lolo Kinser – Tim McGraw
Robin Majors – Kenny Chesney
Mel Murphy – Live Nation Nashville
Katie Wilkinson – Chris Stapleton

Madison Hahnen
Latest posts by Madison Hahnen (see all)