Troy Cassar-Daley was the big winner at this year’s Australian Country Music Awards held in Tamworth last weekend. He won Song of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year with his song Born To Survive and also Vocal Collaboration of the Year.

Melinda Schneider won the Golden Guitar for Female Vocalist of the Year with her song The Story Of My Life.

Since being taken over by the Country Music Association of Australia in 1993, the Country Music Awards have been revitalised and elevated back to national and international prominence. Presented annually in January before an audience of 5,000 fans, artists, industry people and visitors, the Awards recognise and promote excellence in Australian country music songwriting, performance and recording. The awards are sponsored by Toyota.

The winners were:

APRA Song Of The Year

Born To Survive, Troy Cassar-Daley

Male Vocalist of the Year

Troy Cassar-Daley, Born To Survive

Female Vocalist of the Year

Melinda Schneider, The Story Of My Life

Album of the Year

Electric Rodeo, Lee Kernaghan

Vocal Group or Duo of the Year

Carter & Carter, Candlelight & Kisses

Vocal Collaboration of the Year

Troy Cassar-Daley & Paul Kelly, Wish I Was A Train

Bush Ballad of the Year

Just An Old Cattle Dog, Slim Dusty

Written by Norma O¹Hara Murphy

Heritage Song of the Year

The Anzac, Adam Brand

Instrumental of the Year

Mulga Dan, Michael Fix & Friends

New Talent of the Year

Travis Sinclair, Kick The Kenny

Top Selling Album of the Year

Electric Rodeo, Lee Kernaghan

Video Clip of the Year

Somebody Like You, Keith Urban