This year’s finalists have been announced for the prestigious UK Country Music Awards presented by UKCountryRadio.com. The Awards are open to all British and Irish country music artists – or artists of other nationalities who are based in either the UK or Ireland.
The Awards are:
- UK Country Artist Of The Year – the top award for a country music artist
- UK Country Album Of The Year
- UK Female Country Singer Of The Year
- UK Male Country Singer Of The Year
- UK Country Duo Of The Year
- UK Country Group Of The Year – for an artist comprising three or more individuals
- The UKCountryRadio.com Song Award
- The Gary Perkins Angel Award
The Award winners are decided by two rounds of voting. In round one, anyone can vote for any artist. This determines the Finalists. In round two, the Finalists will be voted on by UKCountryRadio.com’s long-term Gold, Silver and Bronze Subscribers, the Award Sponsors and UKCountryRadio.com’s team of presenters.
UK Country Artist Of The Year Finalists 2023
| Dave Sutherland | Guy Surtees | Helena Mace |
| Kezia Gill | Laura Aston | Liz Clarke |
| Luke Flear | Preston D Barnes | Robyn Red |
| Sarah Louise | Sarah Riches |
UK Country Album of the Year Finalists 2023
| Echoes by Helena Mace | Looks Country to Me by Luke Flear | Dreamer’s Country by Sarah Louise |
| I Don’t Give Up Easily by Sarah Riches | Something Better by The Heartland Roots Band |
UK Female Country Singer of the Year Finalists 2023
| Helena Mace | Laura Aston | Robyn Red |
| Sarah Louise | Sarah Riches |
UK Male Country Singer Of The Year Finalists 2023
| Dan Russell | Dave Sutherland | Guy Surtees |
| Luke Flear | Paul Jupe | Preston D Barnes |
UK Country Duo Of The Year Finalists 2023
UK Country Group Of The Year Finalists 2023
| Badlands | Morganway | The Heartland Roots Band |
| The Westlands | Tupelo Lime |
The UKCountryRadio.com Song Award Finalists 2023
| Dave Sutherland: Damaged | Luke Flear: Looks Country to Me | Rebecca Richards: I Love It When Your Smile |
| The Shucks: Riding Low | WDR Band: The Bridge |
The Awards Show
The winners will be announced at the UK Country Music Awards Show on Saturday 28th October 2023. The event will be held at the Radisson Blu, East Midlands Airport.
The show includes a 3 course celebratory dinner with performances from UK Country Music stars. Artists confirmed include Sapphire Storm, Kendal Moody and James Dunne with more to follow.
Booking is essential and tickets can be purchased from https://ukcountrymusicawards.com/