Little Rock husband-and-wife duo Cliff & Susan Prowse took home Entertainer of the Year honors for the second year in a row at the ninth annual Arkansas Country Music Awards Monday at the University of Central Arkansas’ Reynolds Performance Hall in Conway
They also won in the Vocal Group/Duo category.
Kelsey Lamb was named Female Vocalist of the Year while Tyler Kinch nabbed Male Vocalist honors.
Album of the Year went to Waylon Wyatt for “Til the Sun Goes Down,” which was produced by Wyatt and Tommy Trautwein.
Here’s the full list of award recipients:
Entertainer of the Year: Cliff & Susan
Americana Artist: Jesse Welles
Bluegrass Artist: Sylamore Special
Country Artist: David Adam Byrnes
Female Vocalist: Kelsey Lamb
Male Vocalist: Tyler Kinch
Vocal Duo/Group: Cliff & Susan
Acoustic Act: Cam Shelton
Music Collaboration: “Sunday Supper” by Waylon Wyatt & Bayker Blakenship, produced by Brett Truitt.
Young Artist: Presley Shipp
Album: “Til the Sun Goes Down” by Waylon Wyatt, produced by Waylon Wyatt and Tommy Trautwein.
Song: “Dancing with a Cowboy” written by Darren Barry, performed by Tyler Kinch.
Songwriter: Lance Carpenter
Music Producer: Jeremy Huddleston
Sound Engineer: Jeremy Huddleston
Promoter: Rickey Crawford
Video: “All American” by Lance Carpenter, directed by Steve Batres.
Inspirational Recording: “I’m Going Up” by Boone & Company, featuring Jake Stogdill, Sam Cobb, Gary Cook, Roger Adams, Robbie Boone and Andrew Thompson; produced by Jake Stogdill.
Radio Station: KDXY-FM, “The Fox 104.9,” Jonesboro
Radio DJ: Jess Jennings, KSSN-FM, Little Rock
Publication/Blog/Podcast: AY Magazine
Venue: The Collins Theatre (Paragould)
Bass Player: Garrett Jones
Drummer: Quinn Hill
Fiddle Player: Jenee Fleenor
Guitar Player: Randall George
Specialty/Utility Musician: Josh Matheny
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Sean Clancy is a features reporter who also writes the weekly column “Paper Trails.” A native of Helena, he’s been with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 1999.
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