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Billboard Country Power Players Honors Tom Douglas, Tucker Wetmore, More

June 4, 2026/by Lorie Hollabaugh

Tucker Wetmore at the Billboard Country Power Players 2026 held at Category 10 on June 03, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Tibrina Hobson/Billboard

Billboard held its Country Power Players event last night (June 3) at Category 10. The event recognized the most influential executives and industry tastemakers shaping the trajectory of the genre today, and the night featured several major honors, including the Icon Award, which was presented to Miranda Lambert by Tom Douglas.

Additional honorees included Tucker Wetmore, who received the Rising Star award from HARDY, and The Red Clay Strays, who were honored with the Groundbreaker Award by Matt Rife. Austin Neal was named Executive Of The Year, presented by his father Kevin Neal following an introduction by Silvio Pietroluongo, while Riley Green took home the Hitmaker Award, presented by Clint Black.

Billboard Country Live will feature a full slate of notable names and surprise guests throughout the weekend. Both days are free and open to the public.

Drew Nix, Andrew Bishop, Brandon Coleman, John Hall, Zachary Rishel and Sevans Henderson of The Red Clay Strays at the Billboard Country Power Players 2026 held at Category 10 on June 03, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Tibrina Hobson/Billboard

Silvio Pietroluongo at the Billboard Country Power Players 2026 held at Category 10 on June 03, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Tibrina Hobson/Billboard

Austin Neal at the Billboard Country Power Players 2026 held at Category 10 on June 03, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Tibrina Hobson/Billboard

Tom Douglas at the Billboard Country Power Players 2026 held at Category 10 on June 03, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Tibrina Hobson/Billboard

Miranda Lambert at the Billboard Country Power Players 2026 held at Category 10 on June 03, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Tibrina Hobson/Billboard

Riley Green and Clint Black at the Billboard Country Power Players 2026 held at Category 10 on June 03, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Tibrina Hobson/Billboard

Hardy at the Billboard Country Power Players 2026 held at Category 10 on June 03, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Tibrina Hobson/Billboard

Dani Rose at the Billboard Country Power Players 2026 held at Category 10 on June 03, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Tibrina Hobson/Billboard

Maddox Batson and Blake Whiten at the Billboard Country Power Players 2026 held at Category 10 on June 03, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. Photo: Tibrina Hobson/Billboard

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Lorie Hollabaugh
Lorie Hollabaugh
Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.
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