Country Music People April 2019 | Page 5

Honky Tonk Female Winner Whitney Rose Honky Tonk Male Winner Jesse Daniel Honky Tonk Group Winner Two Tons Of Steel Outlaw Female Winner Summer Dean Outlaw Male Winner Ray Wylie Hubbard Outlaw Group Winner Mike & The Moonpies Western Swing Female Winner Grace Adele Western Swing Male Winner Justin Trevino Rockabilly Male Winner Jimmy Dale Rockabilly Group Winner The Delta Bombers Western Swing Group Winner Big Cedar Fever Rockabilly Female Winner Tammi Savoy The 6th Annual Ameripolitan Awards were announced on Monday 25th Februaury (winners pictured above). They took place for a second year in Memphis, Tennessee, this time at the Guesthouse Theatre, Graceland with Ameripolitan founder Dale Watson MC-ing.The event also included showcase gigs all around Memphis of which Watson said he wanted to give something back “so the fans and artists can get out and experience this great city and its musical history.” Among those performing on the night were James Hand, Gary P. Nunn (who played What I Like About Texas,) Ray Wylie Hubbard, Wayne Hancock, and The Reeves Brothers.The full event can be streamed on-line. Search: ‘Ameripolitan Awards 2019’ Want To Hear Country Hits? Bauer Media - the German based media group with a portfolio including magazines, digital products and 50 radio and TV stations around the world and the people behind recent classical station Scala radio - are behind the launch of a new DAB radio channel called Country Hits. Due to launch on April 5th with a target audience of 25-44 year olds, it promises in its first week to include guest appearances from Chase Rice, Carly Pearce, Ashley McBryde, Brett Eldredge, and Jimmie Allen. (Sounds like they were busy during C2C) The presenters include Baylen Leonard, known from his work with Chris Country and BBC and a connection with The Long Road Festival; and bizarrely, former Saturdays singer Una Healy who is presenting a weekend show. Country Hits goes up against Chris Country which has been running since 2013. APRIL 2019 - cmp 5