2022 Midwest CMO Award Nominees
It should be noted that this is the most geographically diverse set of nominees that we’ve ever had with artists from home states of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, & South Dakota all represented and we hope this is a trend that continues with the growth of our young organization!
We will soon turn it over to the members to cast their votes and we ask that YOU as a member utilize the same diligence that we used to finalize the nominees. We will be editing this page and providing you with some of the sample works and songs that these nominees are being judged by and we ask that you spend the time to familiarize yourself with their work, just as they would for you.
All votes will be tabulated and revealed for the first time
~Midwest CMO Nomination Selection Committee
Entertainer
Of The Year
Nominees
Anderson Daniels
Chris Kroeze
Jake Nelson Band
Monica Austin
Shane Martin Band
Brad Morgan
Chris Kroeze
Shalo Lee
Shane Martin Band
Tim Sigler
Male Vocalist
Of The Year
Nominees
Aaron Simmons
Anderson Daniels
Ben Johnson
Brad Morgan
Robert Deitch
Female Vocalist
Of The Year
Nominees
Ali Gray
Dariann Leigh
Hailey James
Julie Eddy
Sarah Morris
Band
Of The Year
Nominees
Cory Waller & The Wicked Things
Derek Jones & the 50 South
Lake & Lyndale
Pat Watters Band
Tim Sigler Band
Album
Of The Year
Nominees
Anything But Casual – Erin Grand
Country & Midwestern: Side A – Anderson Daniels
Bootleggin’ at the Flower Shoppe – Maygen & The Birdwatcher
Mama was a Bandit – The Foxgloves
Song
Of The Year
Nominees
A Tale of Two Mountains–Ben Johnson
I Gave It All To You– Ali Gray
Invisible–Dayna Koehn
Man on a Mountain–Danny Grause
Nobody’s Home in Wadena–Aaron Simmons
New Artist
Of The Year
Nominees
Adam Brandt
Angela Meyer
Bryan Anderson
Dan Lepien
Scott Kirkhart
Americana Artist
Of The Year
Nominees
Chad Johnson & The Minnesota Transplants
Frank Martin Busch
Gregg Hall
Maygen & The Birdwatcher
The Foxgloves
Songwriter
Of The Year
Nominees
Anderson Daniels
Ben Johnson
Danny Grause
Hailey James
Robert Deitch
Maverick
Award
Nominees
Jesse Wilson
Joe Flip
Red Dirt Renegade
Ted Hajnasiewicz
Zak “Poppa Bear” Norton
Tribute Act
Of The Year
Nominees
All Churched Up–Tim Sigler & Ali Gray
Folsom Prison Experience–Jay Ernest & Tom Pickard
Songs of the South–Shane Martin Band
The Music of Patsy Cline–Joyann Parker
Tribute To Stevie Ray Vaughan–Joe Flip
Studio Engineer
Of The Year
Nominees Announced Friday, March 31st
Live Sound Engineer
Of The Year
Nominees Announced Friday, March 31st
Content Creator
Of The Year
Nominees Announced Friday, March 31st
Radio Station
Of The Year
Nominees Announced Friday, March 31st
Venue
Of The Year
Nominees Announced Friday, March 31st
Event/Music Festival
Of The Year
Nominees Announced Friday, March 31st