Best of the best
2018
NEW SHOW of the YEAR
The Johnson Strings
Janice Martin Cirque
Ozark Bluegrass Jubilee
Doo- Wop and the Drifters
Crooners and Divas the Legends
VARIETY SHOW of the YEAR
#1 Hits of the 60’s and 50’s too
Hamners Unbelievable Variety Show
Patsy Cline and Friends
Clay Cooper Country Express
Comedy Jamboree
Morning Show of the Year
Down Home Country
Doug Gabriel #1 Hits Tribute Show
50 Years of Kenny Rogers
Tribute to John Denver
Buck Trent
Matinee Show of the Year
#1 hits of the 60’s and 50’s too
Janice Martin Cirque
Forever Young
Blake Shelton Style Home Country
Puttin’ On the Ritz
Dinner Show of the Year
Wade and Teresa Landry @The Wheelhouse
Tribute to George Strait
Branson Murder Mystery
Kenny Parrott @ Buckingham’s
Show of the Year
Clay Coopers Country Express
#1 Hits of the 60’s And 50’s Too
Raiding the Country Vault
Haygoods
It
Tribute Show of the Year
Conway Remembered
Patsy Cline and Friends
Legend In Concert
Carpenters Once More
Elvis Live Madison Square Garden
Comedy Show of the Year
Smoke on the Mountain
Comedy Jamboree
Sons of Britches
Buckets and Boards
Patsy Cline and Friends
Family Show of the Year
Amazing Pets
Acrobats Of China
#1 Hits of the 60’s And 50’s Too
Amazing Acrobats of Shanghai
Hamners Unbelievable Variety
Tribute Artist of the Year
Mike Walker
Diana Lynn
Leroy New
C.J. Newsom
Jerry Presley
Keith Allyn
Theatrical Production of the Year
Forever Young
Smoke on the Mountain
Moses
Million Dollar Quartet
New Jersey nights
Limited Engagement Show of the Year
The Brett Family
Raiding the Rock Vault
Texas Tenors
Patriotic Salute of the Year
All Hands on Deck
Clay Cooper’s Country Express
Baldknobbers
Grand Jubilee
Hank Williams Revisited
Female Vocalist of the Year
Maggie Moore
Jackie Brown
Kari Garrison
Tiffany Thompson Sassanella
Tammy Beebe
Male Vocalist of the Year
Rob Quibell
Doug Gabriel
Mike Walker
George Dyer
Todd Bradshaw
Singing Group of the Year
Million Dollar Quartet
Temptations Motown Legends
Irish Tenors and Celtic Ladies
Liverpool Legends
Ayo
Female Singing Group of the Year
Celtic Ladies
#1 Hits of the 60’s And 50’s Too
New Jersey Nights
Ozark Gospel
Ozark Country
Male Singing Group of the Year
SIX
Doo-Wop and the Drifters
Motown Downtown
Pierce Arrow
New South
Quartet of the Year
New South
Million Dollar Quartet
Motown Downtown
Pierce Arrow
The Statler brothers Revisited
Band of the Year
Raiding the Country Vault
Country Express Band
Rhinestone Mafia
All Hands on Deck Orchestra
Steel Horses
Instrumentalist of the Year
Jamie Haage
Dr. Scott Kwapiszeski
Timothy Dutton
Luke Johnson
Jonathan Black
Lead Guitar of the Year
Josh Carroll
Steve Ragsdale
Dino Strunk
Trent Duggar
Leroy New
Bass/Upright of the Year
Michelle Poe
Todd Brumley
Larry Allred
Mark Evans
Marty Wilhite
Drummer of the Year
Rob Blackburn
Dino Phillips
Josh Gabriel
Bobby Blackwood
Peter Generous
Violinist of the Year
Karen Johnson
Amy Dutton Arambulo
Janice Martin
Luke Johnson
Hannah Hughes
Fiddler of the Year
Melody Hart
Nathan Agdeppa
Wayne Massengale
Wade Landry
Louis Darby
Horn of the Year
Jonathan Black
Ray Harris
Katherine Haygood
Doyle Miller
Darryl Ecsedy
Steel Player of the Year
Tim Prososki
Robbie Springfield
Gene Mulvaney
Kevin Clemmons
Dr, Scott Kwapiszeski
Keyboard/Piano of the Year
Jim Garstang
Michael W. Davis
Tracy Heaston
Darryl Croy
Janice Martin
Impressionist of the Year
Mike Walker
Matt Gumm
Terry Sanders
Jeff Brandt
Comedian of the Year
Jarrett Dougherty
James Sibley
Terry Sanders
Jerl Adams
Matt Gumm
Dance Troupe of the Year
Irish Tenors /Celtic Ladies
#1 Hits Of The 60’s And 50’s Too
Country Express Dancers
Legends In Concert
Puttin’ On The Ritz
Male Dancer of the Year
Jay McManus
Nathan Applegate
Matt Snow
Chad Ruden
Nate Bittner
Female Dancer of the Year
Tina Cooper
GiGi Hutchinson
Jennifer Turner
Tami Griffith
Maggie Moore
Male Entertainer of the Year
Clay Cooper
Jamie Haage
Mike Walker
Doug Gabriel
Terry Sanders
Female Entertainer of the Year
Tamra Tinoco
Amber Campbell
Janice Martin
Melody Hart
Heather Gentry
Male Entertainer 11-17 of the Year
Timothy Dutton jr
Colt Cooper
Ben Hughes
William Hughes
Female Entertainer 11-17 of the Year
Hannah Hughes
Ezra Noelle
Talya Tinoco
Nadia Cole
Magic Show of the Year
Illusionist Rick Thomas
Hamners Unbelievable Variety
Taylor Reed
Brad Ross Illusions
Duet of the Year
Jamie Haage/Melody Hart
Shane Vorhaben/Heather Gentry
Mike Walker/Tiffany Woolridge
George Geisser/Hillary Keith
Tammy Bilyeu/Tonya Bilyeu
Emcee of the Year
Justin Sifford
Terry Sanders
Heather Gentry
Clay Cooper
Mike Patrick
Gospel Show of the Year
Ozark Gospel
Oh Happy Day
Blackwood Singers
New South
Elvis Live Jerry Presley Gospel
Songwriter of the Year
Josh Carroll
Avery Cole
Prince Ivan
Jade
Entertainers of the Year
Raiding the Country Vault
#1 Hits of the 60’s And 50’s Too
IT
Clay Cooper’s Country Express
Haygoods