Country NI 2025 Music Award Nominees and Winners

Female Entertainer of the Year

Caoimhe Murney x 3985

Amber Campbell x 3781

Mary Hoey x 3691

Dee Morrisey x 3226

Katelynn Marie x 2421

 

Female Vocalist of the year

Mary Hoey x 4582

Bernie Heanie x 4259

Caoimhe Murney x 3624

Tammy Meehan x 3469

Amber Campbell x 3266
 

Male Entertainer of the Year

Alastair Spence x 3625

Colin Kenny x 3313  

Kelan Browne x 2384

Alastair Coyles x 2466

Colin Harney x 2298

 

Male Vocalist of the Year

Stephen Bennett x 3288

Alastair Spence x 2587

Eddie Gallagher x 2377  

Colin Harney x 2422

John Rafferty x 2365
 

Duo / Band of the year

Thomas Maguire & Fiona Ennis x 3289

Stephen Smyth Band x 2587

Glenshane Country x 2415

Ryan Turner Band x 2321

Geri Kane & Steve Farlow x 2266

 

Contribution to Country Music (Singer / Artist)

Louise Morrisey x 2388

Brian Kerrigan x 2380

Norman Borland x 2158

Billy McFarland x 2085

Alastair Coyles x 2085

 

Contribution to Country Music (Associated)

Phillip White (The Music Room) x 4829

Raymond Watters (Events) x 2488

Mary Mooney (Irelands Eye) x 2365  

Gerry Flynn (Events) x 2488

James McGarrity (Events) x 1544

 

Radio Presenter Of The Year

Lauren Higgins (Keltic Country) x 3723
Callum Slater (Country NI) x 3582
Conor Clarke (Country NI) x 2801
Sean Green (Country NI / The Irish Connection) x 2459

Ross Molloy (Studio 15) x 2328

 

Original Song Of The Year

Lorraine McCauley (Dear Lord, lay your gentle hands down) x 3355

Lexi Rose (I Just Wanna Be Me x 2289

Melissa Hamilton (Blackbird) x 1322

Michelle Murphy (Moon in the water) x 1259

Anne Biddie (Queen of Secrets) x 1155

 

Music Video of the Year

Dee Morrisey (Ireland's Green Shore) x 4651

Lexi Rose (I just wanna be me) x 2487
Katelynn Marie (Bring on the good times) x 2414
Lauren Eva Rose (Cowboy Yodle) x 1266
Lorraine McCauley (Dear Lord, lay your gentle hands down) x 1188
 

Country Music Venue of the Year

The Ryandale (The Moy) x 3589
The Ramble Inn (Antrim) x 3465
The Abbey Hotel (Donegal) x 2255
Watters Old Coach Inn (Castleblaney) x 2145
Rhu Glenn Hotel (Waterford) x 1145
 

Facebook Live of the year

Mary Hoey x 2488

Philip White x 2201

Billy Martin x 1012
Colin Harney x 466
John Hogan x 456
 

Uk Country Artist of the Year 

Gary Quinn x 1258

Raintown x 322
First Time Flyers x 156
Emilia Quinn x 211
Stevie O'Connor x 132
 

Song of the year

Lexi Rose (I just wanna be me) x 13145

Gundy Humphries & Friends of Country (Do they know its Christmas x 12658
Alastair Spence (Bad Apple) x 1625
Katelynn Marie (Blue Jean Country Queen) x 1442
Rachel McConnell (The County of Fermanagh) x 1235
 

Album of the Year

Gundy Humphries (My Journey) x 3655

Mary Hoey (Not a Princess after all) x 2857
Eddie Gallagher (Tell me again about old Ireland) x 1455
Katelynn Marie (Bring on the good times) x 1322
Glen Levi (All good things must have an end) x 245
 

Most Promising New Artist

Amber Campbell x 3850

Caoimhe Murney x 3725
Lexi Rose x 2445
Stephen Bennett x 2123
Alastair Spence x 3844
 

Uncle Tom Ousley Memorial Award

Caoimhe Murney

Inspirational Artist of The Year

Martin Finn