The finalists for the 2016 Country Music Association of Australia Awards were announced at a gala event held at the Sydney Opera House.
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The finalists are:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Boneshaker: Catherine Britt Producer: Ryan Hadlock
- Freedom Ride: Troy Cassar-Daley Producer: Troy Cassar-Daley
- Spirit Of The Anzacs: Lee Kernaghan Producer: Garth Porter
- Sweet Rebecca: Beccy Cole Producer: Shane Nicholson
- The Famine and The Feast: O'Shea Producer: Jay O'Shea, Mark O'Shea, Ilya Toshinsky, Mark Moffatt
ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Come On In: James Blundell. Producer: Nick Howard, Theo Posthumus & Karen Waters
- Hell Breaks Loose: Shane Nicholson. Producer: Matt Fell
- Skin: Kevin Bennett and The Flood. Producer: Glen Hannah
- The Mountain: Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes. Producer: Lachlan Bryan, Mat Duniam, Shaun Ryan, Damian Cafarella
- White Lies & Melodies: Mustered Courage. Producer: Forrester Savell
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Cowboys & Sunsets: Roo Arcus
- Freedom Ride: Troy Cassar-Daley
- Hell Breaks Loose: Shane Nicholson
- Spirit Of The Anzacs: Lee Kernaghan
- Wired: Travis Collins
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Boneshaker: Catherine Britt
- Heartbeat: Jasmine Rae
- Other Side Of Town: Ashleigh Dallas
- Silver Lining: Tori Darke
- Sweet Rebecca: Beccy Cole
COUNTRY MUSIC CAPITAL NEWS GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
- Hearts On Fire: Jetty Road
- Skin: Kevin Bennett and The Flood
- The Famine and The Feast: O'Shea
- The Second Album: Adam Eckersley Band
- White Lies & Melodies: Mustered Courage
VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
- Catch You Luke O'Shea Performers: Luke O'Shea & Amber Lawrence
- Precious Times Beccy Cole Performers: Beccy Cole, Sara Storer, Gina Jeffreys
- Spirit Of The Anzacs Lee Kernaghan & Special Guests Performers: Lee Kernaghan & Special Guests (Guy Sebastian, Jessica Mauboy, Jon Stevens, Amy & George Sheppard, Shannon Noll, Megan Washington)
- Two Weeks On, Two Weeks Off Troy Cassar-Daley Performers: Troy Cassar-Daley & Jimmy Barnes
- You And Me Against The World Catherine Britt Performers: Catherine Britt & Steve Earle
BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR
- Bundarra Dust: Norma O'Hara Murphy Songwriters: Norma O'Hara Murphy
- Just Drift Back In Time: Tom Maxwell Songwriter: Ray Rose
- Lorraine: Dean Perrett Songwriter: Ian Quinn
- One Last Muster: Allan Caswell Songwriters: Allan Caswell & Manfred Vijars
- Territory Man: Graham Rodger Songwriters: Graham Rodger & Merv Maltman
TOYOTA HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR
- Broken Soldiers: Beccy Cole. Songwriter: Beccy Cole
- Freedom Ride: Troy Cassar-Daley. Songwriter: Troy Cassar-Daley
- Hermannsburg: Shane Nicholson. Songwriter: Shane Nicholson
- Teddy Sheean - Forever Eighteen: Lee Kernaghan. Songwriters: Garth Porter, Colin Buchanan, Lee Kernaghan
- Turn My Hand To: Roo Arcus. Songwriters: Roo Arcus & Allan Caswell
INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR
- Blood Brothers: Tommy Emmanuel
- Broken Hill: 8 Ball Aitken & Pete Denahy
- Cluck Old Hen: Pete Denahy
- Two Time Shuffle: Michael Fix
- Unleashed: Mickey Pye
BHP BILLITON BLUEGRASS RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Bumcrack: Beccy Cole
- Can't Hide From The Moonshine: Mustered Courage
- Lonesome and Blue: Runaway Dixie
- Rabbit in a Log: The Hillbilly Goats
- Singin' Shoes: Pete Denahy
QANTASLINK NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR
- Broken Record: Christie Lamb
- Brothers Never Part: Brothers3
- She's Getting Stronger: Seleen McAlister
- Shoot Out The Lights: Caitlyn Shadbolt
- When She's Drinkin': Mickey Pye
APRA AMCOS SONG OF THE YEAR
- Boneshaker: Catherine Britt Songwriters: Catherine Britt, Tony Buchen
- Freedom Ride: Troy Cassar-Daley (feat. Paul Kelly) Songwriter: Troy Cassar-Daley
- Joshua: Aleyce Simmonds Songwriter: Aleyce Simmonds
- Secondhand Man: Shane Nicholson Songwriters: Shane Nicholson
- Spirit Of The Anzacs: Lee Kernaghan & Special Guests Songwriters: Garth Porter, Colin Buchanan, Lee Kernaghan
VIDEO CLIP OF THE YEAR
- Boneshaker: Catherine Britt Director: Lisa Camillo
- Parade: O'Shea Director: Mark O'Shea
- Secondhand Man: Shane Nicholson Director: Josh Favaloro
- Spirit Of The Anzacs: Lee Kernaghan & Special Guests Director: Duncan Toombs
- Take A Walk In My Country: Troy Cassar-Daley Director: Duncan Toombs
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
- Boneshaker: Catherine Britt
- Heartbeat: Jasmine Rae
- Secondhand Man: Shane Nicholson
- Spirit Of The Anzacs: Lee Kernaghan
- Take A Walk In My Country: Troy Cassar-Daley
SANITY TOP SELLING AUSTRALIAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR
- Hell Breaks Loose: Shane Nicholson Producer: Matt Fell
- Spirit Of The Anzacs: Lee Kernaghan & Special Guests Producer: Garth Porter
- Sweet Rebecca: Beccy Cole Producer: Shane Nicholson
- The Famine and The Feast: O'Shea Producer: Jay O'Shea, Mark O'Shea, Ilya Toshinsky, Mark Moffatt
- Wired: Travis Collins Producer: Travis Collins
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