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2021 Winners

TOP40/CHR Song of the Year
“Blinding Lights” Weeknd

TOP40/CHR Male Artist of the Year
Justin Bieber

TOP40/CHR Female Artist of the Year
Billie Eilish

TOP40/CHR Group of the Year
Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande

TOP40/CHR New Artist of the Year
Pop Smoke

Top40/CHR New Group of the Year:
DaBaby w/Roddy Rich

TOP40/CHR Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Jesse Pepe

TOP40/CHR Radio Station of the Year
KSPI

TOP40/CHR Program Director of the Year
Jason Kranz

TOP40/CHR Music Director of the Year
Warren Lawrence

TOP40/CHR Promotion/Marketing of the Year
All Access

TOP40/CHR Record Label of the Year
RCA/RLG

AC Song of the Year
“Circles” Post Malone

AC Male Artist of the Year
Lewis Capaldi

AC Female Artist of the Year
Ava Max

AC Group of the Year
Justin Bieber & Benny Blanco

AC New Artist of the Year
Gavin James

AC New Group of the Year
Banners

AC Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Joe Taylor

AC Radio Station of the Year
KMFY

AC Program Director of the Year
Kathy Lynn/KMFY

AC Music Director of the Year
Sam Miller/WDNH

AC Record Label of the Year
Columbia

Country Song of the Year
“Hole In The Bottle” Kelsea Ballerini

Country Male Artist of the Year
Kane Brown

Country Female Artist of the Year
Maren Morris

Country Group of the Year
Dan + Shay

Country New Artist of the Year
Gabby Barrett

Country New Group of the Year
Charlie Kulis Band

Country Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Garrett Young

Country Radio Station of the Year
WMEV

Country Program Director of the Year
Lynn Rutledge/WMEV

Country Music Director of the Year
Cliff Beach/WYTI

Country Promotion of the Year
Jerry Duncan Promotions

Country Record Label of the Year
RCA/RLG

Crossover Artist/Band of the Year
John Michael Ferrari

Publicity/PR Firm of the Year
Elicity PR

Internet/Syndicated Radio of the Year
Absolute Radio Network

New Music Weekly has announced the winners for their 2020 New Music Awards. Maren Morris, Sam Smith & the Jonas Brothers are among the many major label artist winners while independent artists December Rose, Benny Marsella, and Linards Zarins are among numerous indie artists that elevated as NMA Winners.

New Music Awards administered an “open ballot” by which subscribers, music industry executives, radio programmers, and music fans had the opportunity to vote for their favorites. In addition to artists and song categories, there are new NMA winners at radio stations, radio programmers, record labels and music industry professionals.

New Music Weekly Magazine is now in pre-production for a special NMA Winners Edition. All recent New Music Awards winners and artists with new releases should contact New Music Weekly Magazine which will be offering special discount Ad rates to artists and their respective record labels.

Visit New Music Weekly or New Music Awards now to view a complete list of NMA Winners.

And the Winners are…

TOP40/CHR Song of the Year
“Bad Guy” Billie Eilish

TOP40/CHR Male Artist of the Year
Post Malone

TOP40/CHR Female Artist of the Year
Billie Eilish

TOP40/CHR Group of the Year
Jonas Brothers

TOP40/CHR New Artist of the Year
December Rose

TOP40/CHR New Group of the Year
Blue Danes

TOP40/CHR Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Linards Zarins

TOP 40 Radio Station of the Year
KSPI

TOP40/CHR PD of the Year
Jason Kranz

TOP40/CHR MD of the Year
Warren Lawrence

TOP40/CHR Promotion of the Year
All Access

TOP40/CHR Record Label of the Year
Capitol

AC/Hot AC Song of the Year
“Someone You Loved” Lewis Capaldi

AC/Hot AC Male Artist of the Year
Sam Smith

AC/Hot AC Female Artist of the Year
Eileen Carey

AC/Hot AC Group of the Year
Jonas Brothers

AC/Hot AC New Artist of the Year
Joe Taylor

AC/Hot AC New Group of the Year
Tower Circle

AC/Hot AC Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Benny Marsella

AC/Hot AC Radio Station of the Year
WVIN

AC/Hot AC PD of the Year
Vincent Wilson

AC/Hot AC MD of the Year
Mike Betten

AC/Hot AC Record Label of the Year
Columbia/Sony

Country Song of the Year
“10,000 Hours” Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber

Country Male Artist of the Year
Thomas Rhett

Country Female Artist of the Year
Maren Morris

Country Group of the Year
Old Dominion

Country New Artist of the Year
Arvie Bennett Jr

Country New Group of the Year
Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins

Country Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Rob Georg

Country Radio Station of the Year
KDOL

Country PD of the Year
Jim Wolfe

Country MD of the Year
Mike Betten

Country Promotion of the Year
Ed Spacek/The Spacek Company

Country Record Label of the Year
Big Machine/Universal

Crossover Artist/Band of the Year
Billy F Otis

Record Pool of the Year
Soundworks

Publicity/PR of the Year
2911 Media

Internet/Syndicated Radio of the Year
TBN

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Little BIG Town:
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Little Big Town is one of our favorites here at New Music Weekly. This American country music group was founded in 1998 is, comprised the same four members since its founding: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman (née Roads), Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook. Their musical style relies heavily on four-part vocal harmonies, with all four members alternating as lead vocalists. After a recording deal with the Mercury Nashville Records label which produced no singles or albums, Little Big Town released its self-titled debut on Monument Records in 2002. It produced two minor country chart singles before the group left the label. By 2005, the group had been signed to Equity Music Group, an independent record label owned by Clint Black. Their second album, The Road to Here, was released that year, and received a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). A Place to Land,..

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New Music Weekly, has graced the pages of Billboard, R&R, Gavin, Friday Morning Quarterback, Music Connection, Inside Connection and most recently Soap Digest. NMW has found great industry success with its airplay charting system which includes the genres of Top40, Adult Contemporary, Country, College, Americana, and Rock radio stations. With the formation of cutting edge technology, the Spins Tracking System (STS) has already impacted thousands of radio stations since the beginning of 2005. New Music Weekly has also been honored as “Magazine of the Year” award at the Los Angeles Music Awards. The leading music trade magazine is the #1 chart breaking publication for new music and artists who score top honors during its annual New Music Awards event held in Hollywood, California. The magazine, founded in 1999, boasts over 1500 reporting radio stations in the genres of Top40, Adult Contemporary, Country, College, Jazz and Alternative/Rock. New Music Weekly has also found success with its Future Hits compilation CDs. This multi-format music sampler enables recording artists to get their music in the hands of radio station program directors which support new artists regardless of label affiliation. In addition, New Music Weekly operates the New Music Radio Network which services its syndicated radio specials to thousands of Country and Mainstream radio stations.

New Music Awards Announce 2020 NMA Nominees

New Music Weekly has announced the nominees for its annual New Music Awards 2020. Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish & Lizzo are among the many major artists while independent artists, Garrett Young, Eileen Carey & Joy Mover are among numerous indie artists which received nomination accolades. The popular music publication which provides weekly charts from Top40, Country to Hot AC has opened its open ballot by which subscribers and music fans will have the opportunity to vote for their favorites towards the final outcome of winners. In addition to artists and song categories, there are nominations for radio stations, programmers, labels and industry professionals.

New Music Weekly is also in pre-production for a special Nomination and New Artists 2020 issue. All nominees and artists with new releases should contact New Music Weekly which is offering special discounted ad rates to independent artists & their labels.

The complete list of nominees can be seen now by visiting NMA website.

Billie Eilish:
Leaps Into U.S. Radio & Comes Out Big Winner

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell was born December 18, 2001. This sudden superstar, an American singer and songwriter was born and raised in Highland Park, Los Angeles, she began singing at a young age. She gained a following in 2016, when she released her single “Ocean Eyes” on SoundCloud, subsequently released on the record labels Darkroom and Interscope Records. The song was written and produced by her brother Finneas, with whom she collaborates on music and live shows. Eilish is most known for her 2019 single “Bad Guy”, which topped the Hot 100. She has been nominated for six Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist. She is the youngest artist ever to have been nominated for the Big Four Grammy Awards. Her debut EP, Don’t Smile at Me (2017), reached the top 15.

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New Music Weekly, has graced the pages of Billboard, R&R, Gavin, Friday Morning Quarterback, Music Connection, Inside Connection and most recently Soap Digest. New Music Weekly has found great industry success with its airplay charts which includes the genres of Top40, Adult Contemporary, Country, College, to name a few. New Music Weekly has also been honored as “Magazine of the Year” award at the Los Angeles Music Awards. The leading music trade magazine is the #1 chart breaking publication for new music and artists who score top honors during its annual New Music Awards event held in Hollywood, California. The magazine, founded in 1999, covers the genres of Top40, Adult Contemporary, Country, College, Jazz and Alternative/Rock. New Music Weekly’s motivation is owed to the philosophy of radio pioneer and legend Bill Gavin, who started Gavin as a weekly tip-sheet for radio programmers in the 1950s. It wasn’t until the early 1990’s that Gavin’s philosophy was finally archived with the bureaucracy of label politics. .thus the founding of New Music Weekly magazine.

ABOUT NMA:

New Music Weekly is proud to be the first and only award show not weighted down with the politics of the corporate world, but an award show showing the true talent which exists in the music industry today. The New Music Awards determine nominations as a result of the highest votes received by open ballot by fans, music industry executives, radio personnel and industry insiders. The New Music Awards is an honor given by New Music Weekly, a publication encompassing music charts within the music industry.

NMA Winners & A Spring Music Preview

Welcome to a very special Spring Music Preview that showcases many new artists & songs that are at radio during this very special and musical time of year. We have been inundated with new artists and music and it’s so exciting to see all of the magic coming back to radio this year. In this issue we will be highlighting many of the movers and shakers that are really making things happen already in 2019. You can see it in the charts and by the songs building at each and every format. This is an indicator that things are about to get pretty exciting with a lead into the Summer music and the touring season.

We are also putting the spotlight on the Winners for our 2019 New Music Awards. For months now our music subscribers, industry professionals and the general public have had a hand in helping us choose both our nominees and winners for our annual event. A record numbers of votes were cast in multiple categories and it really opened the entire process up to new and exciting artists and bands from both the major label and independent arena. NMW would like to thank all of those that participated in this grand event and to especially send a big congratulations to all of our winners and nominees.

Post Malone, Camila Cabello, 5 Seconds Of Summer & the red hot Khalid are among the many major label recording artists that received New Music Awards. Many independent recording artists were also singled out from Breakthrough artists Garrett Young, Eileen Carey to crossover winners Al & Trey among others. We also have some amazing radio station winners that also include program and music directors. Industry professionals and record labels are also among the winners and even Internet Radio was singled out as well among the many making the winners list.

Spring music is exploding over at Country radio with the likes of brand-new releases from Blake Shelton and his best pal and American Idol judge Luke Bryan. Scotty McCreery and Dierks Bentley are also breaking fast along with new Country independent artists Mason Marek to Ashley Best also making the list of new Spring music releases. With a special focus on the Summer touring season, it’s easy to see that the Country format is leading the charge by getting new music released just in time to help make a difference in packing venues.

Pop music is also feeling a resurgence with new music from Lil Nas X, Panic! At The Disco to new rising star Mabel. Independent artists abound from the likes of Joy Mover, Gramma Rikki, Billy F. Otis to Doug Ferony to name just a few breaking with brand new and exciting music. All you have to do is look at our music charts to see the movement from artists both major and independent. All of them deserve your immediate attention and there is a hope that many of the newcomers will be nominees and winners for our next awards event. Through the continued support from our radio stations and programmers many of the new upstarts are getting the attention they so deserve.

Now that the NMA winners have finally been announced, it’s time to get “back to business” and focus on the artists that are now making their way up our music charts. Please take the time to find out more about many of them in this issue and to see just how they are doing. Some artists are also sending out a special “thank you” to the fans and radio who have had a hand in helping them achieve success over the past year. We applaud them for making that move and they deserve your continued support.

New Music Weekly continues to offer the very best “tools of the trade” when it comes to breaking new artist and bands whether they be major label artist or from the independent arena. Through our STS tracking systems, you have the very best tool for keeping watch on how your songs are moving at radio. NMW also delivers daily information to the entire industry on fast breaking music news. Make sure to visit us online to see what else is going on in the music world by visiting our website . Spring is in the air and new music and winners abound here and around the world.

New Music Awards Announce Nominations For 2019 NMAs

New Music Weekly has announced the 2019 New Music Award nominations. New Music Weekly pays tribute to both major and independent artists and bands at their annual music award event. Included on the nomination list are radio stations, programmers, record labels and industry professionals. Now the process of moving nominees to winners will be open to the public over the next few weeks as they will once again allow for the music fans, stations and subscribers to have a helping hand with the New Music Awards’ process. The leading radio/music publication will be setting its sights on potential winners and are now in pre-production for their annual CRS (Country Radio Seminar) edition as well. To participate and be a part of the voting process please cast your ballot here:

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The 2019 NMA Nominees are . . .

Top40 Single of the Year:
“Mine” Bazzi
“I Like It” Cardi B
“My Oh My” Garrett Young
“Never Be The Same” Camila Cabello
“The Middle” Zedd w/Maren Morris & Grey
“Psycho” Post Malone w/Ty Dolla $ign
“Back To You” Selena Gomez
“In My Blood” Shawn Mendes
“Delicate” Taylor Swift

Top40 Male Artist of the Year:
Bazzi
Charlie Puth
Kehlani
Khalid
Post Malone
Shawn Mendes

Top40 Female Artist of the Year:
Ariana Grande
Anne Marie
Camila Cabello
Dua Lipa
Pink
Taylor Swift

Top40 Group of the Year:
5 Seconds Of Summer
Foster The People
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Panic At The Disco

New Top40 Artist of the Year:
Abigail Scott
Barley Station
Bazzi
Bebe Rexha
Dua Lipa
Kehlani
Khalid
Mateo Luka
Steve Obando

New Top40 Group of the year:
Lovelytheband
NF
Panic At The Disco
Picture This

Top40 Breakthrough Artist of the Year:
Barley Station
Brandy Moss Scott
Garrett Young
Mateo Luka
Modern Hype

Top40 Radio Station of the Year:
KKCK – Marshall, MN
KLZY – Salina, KS
KPLT – Paris, TXWEDB – Dublin, GA
KSPI – Stillwater, OK
WAKQ – Paris, TN
WKNY – Kingston, NY
WMQT – Marquette, MI

Top40 PD of the Year:
Bobby Dee/WEDB
Dustin Williams/KMJY
Jay McRae/KSPI
Jim Koski/WMQT
Mike Garcia/KDUC

Top40 MD of the Year:
Dano Dodd/KPLT
Monnie Dodd/KPLT
Russ Berreth/KKCK
Terry Hailey/WWKF
Warren Lawrence/WKNY

Top40 Promotion of the Year:
All Access
KLM
Protocol Entertainment
Team Clermont Promotions

Top40 Record Label of the Year:
Capitol
Epic/Sony
Interscope
RCA/RLG
Universal Republic

AC/Hot AC Single of the Year:
“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” Backstreet Boys
“The Way I Am” Charlie Puth
“Read My Mind” Dianne Meinke
“My Oh My” Garrett Young
“Have It All” Jazon Mraz
“Shallow” Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
“In My Blood” Shawn Mendes
“Africa” Weezer

AC/Hot AC Male Artist of the Year:
Brynn Elliott
Charlie Puth
Garrett Young
George Ezra
Lukas Graham

AC/Hot AC Female Artist of the Year:
Ariana Grande
Brandy Moss Scott
Camila Cabello
Dianne Meinke
Eileen Carey
Selena Gomez

AC/Hot AC Group of the Year:
Barley Station
HoneyChrome
Maroon 5
Twenty One Pilots

New AC/Hot AC Artist of the Year:
Abigail Scott
Brynn Elliott
Dean Lewis
Kehlani
Mateo Luka
Steve Obando
Zayn

New AC/Hot AC Group of the Year:
Barley Station
Cher & Andy Garcia
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Swansons

AC/Hot AC Breakthrough Artist of the Year:
Brandy Moss Scott
Devi
Dianne Meinke
Eileen Carey
Garrett Young

AC/Hot AC Radio Station of the Year:
KQCR – Hampton, IA
WATD – Marshfield, MA
WBHC – Hampton, SC
WDNH – Honesdale, PA
WVIN – Bath, NY
WWRR – Scanton, PA

AC/Hot AC PD of the Year:
George Schmitt/WDNH
John Wada/KFMN
Nikki Thunder/KCHE
Ray Ross/WVIN

AC/Hot AC MD of the Year:
John Shea/WATD
Mike Betten/KQCR
Steve Wiley/KTDY

AC/Hot AC Record Label of the Year:
Capitol
Columbia/Sony
RCA/RLG
Reprise/WEA

Country Single of the Year:
“I Lived It” Blake Shelton
“Hide The Wine” Carly Pierce
“Tequila” Dan & Shay
“I Was Jack” Jake Owen
“Girl Like You” Jason Aldean
“Get Along” Kenny Chesney
“Kiss Somebody” Morgan Evans
“Up Down” Morgan Wallen

Country Male Artist of the Year:
Blake Shelton
Jason Aldean
Justin Moore
Kenny Chesney
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
Tim McGraw

Country Female Artist of the Year:
Carrie Underwood
Irlene Mandrell
Kelsea Ballerini
Lauren Alaina
Maren Morris
Miranda Lambert

Country Group of the Year:
Al & Trey
Dan & Shay
Dierks Bentley w/Brothers Osborne
Florida Georgia Line
Grayson
Little Big Town
LoCash
Midland
Old Dominion
Rebel Hearts

New Country Artist of the Year:
Jeff Clayborn
Jimmie Allen
Kim Lewis
Luke Combs
Mitchell Tenpenny
Morgan Wallen
Richard Lynch
Riley Green
Taylor Hatchell

New Country Group of the Year:
Barley Station
Big Time Grain Company
Chris Lane & Tori Kelly
Southern Halo
Swansons

Country Breakthrough Artist of the Year:
Eileen Carey
Garrett Young
Irlene Mandrell
Kim Lewis
Mary Ann Markarian
Raelynn
Taylor Hatchell

Country Radio Station of the Year:
KFGE – Lincoln, NE
KGKL – San Angelo, TX
KLMJ – Hampton, IA
KTNN – Window Rock, AZ
KQBA – Sante Fe, NM
WAGS – Bishopville, SC
WPPL – Blue Ridge, GA

Country PD of the Year:
Angele Yohn/KCGW
Ed Carter/WLLX
Jim Wolfe/KDOL
Larry Kaszynski/WOCO
Ron Mosley/WKUL
Steve Albertsen/KFGE
Steve Stevens/KDKD
Thurston Clary/WISK

Country MD of the Year:
Michael Daugherty/KWWR
Mike Betten/KLMJ
Nate Chester/KTNN

Country Promotion of the Year:
Alan Young/Alan Young Promotions
Al Brock/Spin Doctors Promotion
Ed Spacek/The Spacek Company
James Williams/James Williams Promotions
Jerry Duncan/Jerry Duncan Promotions
Nancy Tunick/Grassroots Promotion

Country Record Label of the Year:
Atlantic Nashville
Big Machine/Universal
Capitol Nashville
EMI
RCA Nashville
Republic Nashville
WB/WEA

Crossover Artist/Group of the Year:
Al & Trey
Barley Station
Brandy Moss Scott
Eileen Carey
Garrett Young
James Manning
Steve Obando
Swansons

College Promotion of the Year:
AAM
Break Thru Promotions
Howard Rosen Promotion
Planetary Group
Team Clermont
Tinderbox Music

College Record Label of the Year:
Elektra/Asylum
Lava/Republic
Razor & Tie
Vanguard

Record Pool of the Year:
Bigcity DJS
Next Music Group
Pacific Coast DJ Association
Soundworks
Starfleet

Publicity Firm of the Year:
Aristo Media
Hot Schatz PR
Kore PR
Music City Media
Rogers & Cowans
So Much Moore Media
Sweet Talk PR

Internet/Synidcated Radio of the Year:
Breeze
Country Bear
EMM
Hot Country 102
Music 1 Radio
Music Corner
Sound Machine Country
TBN
W&C
Wide Music Country

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