31st CMAA
Country Music Awards Ceremony
2003 Golden Guitar Awards
Saturday, 25 Jan 2003
Tamworth Regional Entertainment
and Convention Centre (TRECC), NSW
The 2003 Country Music Awards honored country music artists for musical performances and other career achievements during the 2003 calendar year.
Toyota was the sponsor this year. “Golden Guitar” trophies were given to winners. Highlight of the Tamworth Country Music Festival, the Awards was organised by Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA). In 1993 the name changed from the Australasian Country Music Awards to its present name Country Music Awards of Australia.
Album of the Year Lee Kernaghan Electric Rodeo Produced by Garth Porter (ABC) APRA Song of the Year Troy Cassar-Daley Born To Survive (Essence) Top Selling Album of the Year Lee Kernaghan Electric Rodeo (ABC) Bush Ballad of the Year Slim Dusty Just An Old Cattle Dog Written by Norma O’Hara Murphy (Capitol Records/EMI) Heritage Song of the Year Adam Brand The Anzac (Compass Bros) Instrumental of the Year Michael Fix & Friends Mulga Dan (Fret Music) | Roll of Renown Frank Ifield Golden Guitar Winner of the Decade (Fan voted award) Kasey Chambers Male Vocalist of the Year Troy Cassar-Daley Born To Survive (Essence) Female Vocalist of the Year Melinda Schneider The Story Of My Life (Compass Bros) New Talent of the Year Travis Sinclair Kick The Kenny (Big Rig Music) Vocal Group or Duo of the Year Carter & Carter Candlelight & Kisses (Crestway Music) Vocal Collaboration of the Year Troy Cassar-Daley & Paul Kelly Wish I Was A Train (Essence) Video Clip of the Year Keith Urban Somebody Like You (Warner) |