Country Music Association Announces Nominees For 2019 CMA Touring Awards

NASHVILLE (CelebrityAccess) – The Country Music Association has announced the nominees for the 2019 CMA Touring Awards.

Created by the CMA Board of Directors in 1990, the CMA Touring Awards honor the outstanding professional achievements of the vital behind-the-scenes members of the touring industry.

Final voting for the 2019 CMA Touring Awards opens Thursday, November 7 and closes Wednesday, November 20.

CMA members in the following membership groups are eligible to vote on the 15 categories up for awards: Advertising/Public Relations/Media, Affiliated, Artist, Entertainment Services, Marketing/Digital, Musician, Personal Manager, Record Label, Talent Agent, Talent Buyer/Promoter, Touring, and Venue.

All balloting is tabulated by the professional services organization, Deloitte & Touche LLP.

This year’s Touring Awards will take place Tuesday, January 21 at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works.

Final nominees for the 2019 CMA Touring Awards are as follows:

• Renee Allen – Arnie Barn, Inc.
• David Boyer – Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.
• Duane Clark – Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.
• Mary Ann McCready – Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.
• Dwight Wiles – Wiles + Taylor & Co., PC

• Kelley Beck – Blake Shelton
• Caleb Garrett – Luke Bryan
• Ronnie Goodwin – Eric Church
• Larry Phye, Jr. – Chris Stapleton
• Rob Shepherd – Darius Rucker

• Jared Blumenberg – Florida Georgia Line
• Billy Moore – Eric Church
• Chris Rabold – Kenny Chesney
• Arpad Sayko – Chris Stapleton
• Ian Zorbaugh – Old Dominion

• Michael “Sparky” Anderson – Blake Shelton
• Scott Cunningham – Florida Georgia Line
• Gavin Lake – Eric Church
• Chris Reade – Dierks Bentley
• Alec Takahashi – Thomas Rhett

• Clint Higham – Morris Higham Management
• Mary Hilliard Harrington – Red Light Management
• Jason Owen – Sandbox Entertainment
• Chris Parr – Maverick
• John Peets – Q Prime South

• Todd Bunch – Eric Church
• Kevin Canady – Blake Shelton
• Tommy Garris – Old Dominion
• Jason Hecht – Chris Stapleton
• Mike Kelly – Darius Rucker

• Bryan “Opie” Baxley – Kenny Chesney
• Wesley Crowe – Thomas Rhett
• Stuart Delk – Rascal Flatts
• Marc Earp – Eric Church
• Scott Tatter – Dierks Bentley

• Jay Ballinger – Dierks Bentley
• Todd Ortmeier – Florida Georgia Line
• Jason Parkin – Darius Rucker
• Kevin Twist – Thomas Rhett
• Ed Wannebo – Kenny Chesne

• Tyne Parrish – The GreenRoom
• Carla Sacks – Sacks & Co.
• Jessie Schmidt – Schmidt Relations
• Jensen Sussman – Sweet Talk Publicity
• Wes Vause – Warner Music Nashville

• Marc Dennis – CAA
• Darin Murphy – CAA
• Aaron Tannenbaum – CAA
• Nate Towne – WME
• Jay Williams – WME

• Ben Farrell – Lon Varnell Enterprises
• Ali Harnell – Live Nation Nashville
• Patrick McDill – Live Nation Nashville
• Louis Messina – Messina Touring Group
• Ed Warm – Joe’s Bar

• Zach Belcher – Dierks Bentley
• Jeff Johnson – Carrie Underwood
• Michael Monaco – Luke Bryan
• Matt Paskert – Jake Owen
• Jill Trunnell – Kenny Chesney

• Brian Carico – Blake Shelton
• Milojko Dobrijevich – Jason Aldean
• Chris Jones – Eric Church
• Ryan Rushing – Luke Bryan
• Mark Willcox – Chris Stapleton

• Wyatt Beard – Kenny Chesney
• Tyler Chiarelli – Florida Georgia Line
• Dan Hochhalter – Dierks Bentley
• Bennett Lewis – Maren Morris
• Pete Sternberg – Brothers Osborne 

• Ascend Amphitheater – Nashville, TN
• Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion – Gilford, NH
• Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
• Joe’s Bar – Chicago, IL
• Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO