CREW OF THE YEAR

WINNER: “Whirlwind World Tour” Crew – Lainey Wilson

“All-American Road Show Tour” Crew – Chris Stapleton
“Am I Okay? Tour” Crew – Megan Moroney
“Broken Branches Tour” Crew – Dierks Bentley
“I’m The Problem Tour” Crew – Morgan Wallen
“Jim Bob World Tour” Crew – HARDY
“Live On Tour” Crew – Kelsea Ballerini
“On The Road Tour” Crew – Tyler Childers

BACKLINE TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Dalton Ray Brown – Lainey Wilson

Patrick Boyle – Tyler Childers
William Coats – Eric Church
Casey Ervin – Jelly Roll
Terry Fox – Kenny Chesney
Matt Kennedy – Morgan Wallen
Hunter Lamb – HARDY
Chris Miller – Keith Urban

BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Jen Conger – Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.

Stephanie Alderman – Farris, Self & Moore, LLC
Renee Allen – Arnie Barn, Inc.
Legina Chaudoin – O’Neil Hagaman, LLC
Duane Clark – Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.
Stephanie Mundy-Self – Farris, Self & Moore, LLC
Kris Wiatr – Wiatr & Associates, LLC
Dwight Wiles – Wiles + Taylor & Co., PC

COACH/TRUCK DRIVER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Caleb Garrett – Luke Bryan

Chad Allison – HARDY
Tim Barrett – Kane Brown
Dustin Bringham – Parker McCollum
Steve Carmack – Megan Moroney
Greg Cook – Riley Green
Jason Humphrey – Jason Aldean
Nick Wagner – Morgan Wallen

FOH (FRONT OF HOUSE) ENGINEER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Ryan Dell – Lainey Wilson

Chris Diener – Kelsea Ballerini
David Loy – Kane Brown
James “Pugs” McDermott – Dierks Bentley
Jeff “Pig” Parsons – Blake Shelton
Robert Scovill – Kenny Chesney
Todd Wines – Miranda Lambert
Ian Zorbaugh – Old Dominion

LIGHTING DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Zac Coren – Morgan Wallen

Ben Bearden – Chris Stapleton
Nick Chang – Kelsea Ballerini
Justin Kitchenman – Luke Bryan
Andy Knighton – Rascal Flatts/Jason Aldean
Kevin Lichty – Old Dominion
Alex Sanchez – Parker McCollum
Alec Takahashi – Thomas Rhett

MANAGER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Kerri Edwards – KP Entertainment

Narvel Blackstock – Starstruck Entertainment
Hayley Corbett – PunchBowl Entertainment
Enzo DeVincenzo – 377 Management
Troy “Tracker” Johnson – TRACK Management
Chris Kappy – Make Wake Artists
Mandelyn Monchick – Red Light Management
Zach Sutton – Red Light Management

MONITOR ENGINEER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Curt Armstead – Lainey Wilson

Beau Alexander – Morgan Wallen
Brad Baisley – Blake Shelton
Cory Benson – Tyler Childers
Chris Daniels – Luke Bryan
Logan Hanna – Brothers Osborne
Chris Newsom – Kelsea Ballerini
Phil Wilkey – Keith Urban

PRODUCTION MANAGER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Chad Guy – Morgan Wallen

Chris Alderman – Blake Shelton
John Garriott – Chris Stapleton
Jeff “Goofy” Greeninger – Jon Pardi
Adam Groeninger – Dierks Bentley
Brent Maxon – Parker McCollum
Earl Neal – Jason Aldean
Ed Wannebo – Kenny Chesney

STAGE MANAGER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Allison Noah – Carly Pearce / Lainey Wilson

Shaun Carswell – Dierks Bentley
Alex Church – Megan Moroney
Sam “Sambo” Coats – Eric Church
Todd Green – Chris Stapleton
Matt Hornbeck – Luke Combs
Josh “Dude” Marcus – Jason Aldean
Lonnie Taylor – Jon Pardi

SUPPORT SERVICES COMPANY OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Clair Global – Nashville, TN

ASCOT Travel Services – Nashville, TN
Bandit Lites – Nashville, TN
Crom Tidwell Merchandising – Nashville, TN
Moo TV – Nashville, TN
Pioneer Coach – Nashville, TN
Richards & Southern – Goodlettsville, TN
Sound Image – Nashville, TN

TALENT AGENT OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Becky Gardenhire – WME

Chad Kudelka – CAA
Keith Levy – Wasserman Music
Braeden Rountree – WME
Adi Sharma – The Neal Agency
Elisa Vazzana – UTA
Hunter Williams – CAA
Jay Williams – WME

TALENT BUYER/PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Ed Warm – Joe’s Bar

Bridget Bauer – Messina Touring Group
Todd Boltin – Variety Attractions
Patrick McDill – Live Nation Nashville
Brian O’Connell – Live Nation Nashville
Rich Schaefer – AEG Presents
Aaron Spalding – Live Nation Nashville
Stacy Vee – Goldenvoice

TOUR MANAGER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Meg Miller – Lainey Wilson

Matt Anderson – Old Dominion
Kyle Crownover – Tyler Childers
Dustin DeRosier – Kelsea Ballerini / Little Big Town
Jeff Gossett – Morgan Wallen
Mike McGrath – Keith Urban
Mark Oglesby – Post Malone
Chelsae Partosan – Megan Moroney

TOURING MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Kurt Ozan (Multi-Instrumentalist) – Luke Combs

Mark “Taco” Annino (Drums) – Morgan Wallen
Jody Bartula (Fiddle) – Cody Johnson
JT Cure (Bass Guitar) – Chris Stapleton
Jenee Fleenor (Fiddle) – George Strait
Aslan Freeman (Guitar) – Lainey Wilson
Kenny Greenberg (Guitar) – Kenny Chesney
Jesse Wells (Multi-Instrumentalist) – Tyler Childers

TOUR VIDEOGRAPHER/PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Catherine Powell – Kelsea Ballerini

Mason Allen – Old Dominion
Alex Alvga – Kane Brown
Zach Belcher – Dierks Bentley
Caleb Cockrell – Jordan Davis
Sam Crabtree – Riley Green
Tanner Gallagher – HARDY
Zack Massey – Luke Combs

TOUR VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Dave Bergfeld – Lainey Wilson

Houston Creswell – Dierks Bentley
Adam Cline – Morgan Wallen
Milojko Dobrijevich – Little Big Town
Ron Etters – Chris Stapleton
Jordan Karow – HARDY
Justin Stein – Parker McCollum
Jake Zobrist – Cody Johnson

VENUE OF THE YEAR

WINNER: The Pinnacle – Nashville, TN

BankNH Pavilion – Gilford, NH
Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
Fenway Park – Boston, MA
Grand Ole Opry House – Nashville, TN
Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
Moody Center – Austin, TX
Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO

UNSUNG HERO OF THE YEAR

WINNER: Diana “Lemonade” McBride (Backstage Hospitality) – Grand Ole Opry

Holly Atherton (Production Assistant) – Chris Stapleton
Chase Butler (Road Manager) – Riley Green
Michael Corcoran (General Manager) – mtheory
Kayla Carter Greear (Production Assistant) – Luke Bryan
Jeff “Bean” Griffin (Road Manager) – HARDY
Lolo Kinser (Logistics Coordinator) – Post Malone
Mel Murphy (Road Representative) – Live Nation Nashville