Press Release
ANNOUNCING! 2021 Texas Sounds International Country Music Awards results.
Entertainer of the Year – Peter Donegan – United Kingdom
Virtual Entertainer of the Year – Lyia Meta – Malaysia
Female Vocalist of the Year – Lyia Meta – Malaysia
Male Vocalist of the Year – Peter Donegan – United Kingdom
Virtual Male Vocalist of the Year – Rúnar Eff – Iceland
Band of the Year – Dusty Boots Band – U.S.A
Virtual Band of the Year – HeilaKlabbid (Rúnar Eff) – Iceland
Duo/Trio of the Year – Jarod Sterrett and The Hired Guns – U.S.A.
Virtual Duo/Trio of the Year – Karen Lee Batten/John Tucker – Canada
Instrumentalist of the Year – Henrik Johannessen – Denmark
Rising Star of the Year – Brooklynn Bradley LaFleur – U.S.A.
Virtual Rising Star of the Year –Shota Adamashvili – Republic of Georgia
Original Song of the Year – “Texas Bound” Rúnar Eff – Iceland
Acoustical Performer of the Year – Axel O – Iceland
Traditional Country Artist of the Year (Texas Heritage Award) – Jarrod Sterrett and The Hired Guns – U.S.A.
Virtual Traditional Country Artist of the Year (Texas Heritage Award) – Axel O
Personality of the Year– Huey Buxton (Sugarmoons) – U.S.A.
Virtual Personality of the Year– Andrea Toušová (Country Sisters) – Czech Republic
Texas Spirit of the Year – Che Orton – New Zealand
Producer’s Choice of the Year – Shota Adamashvili – Republic of Georgia
Congratulations to all our 2021 award winners!
Contestants are judged by six individual judges based solely upon the one performance set done for Texas Sounds. It is not a popularity contest. The public does not vote. Contestants are chosen by invitation/nomination from the Texas Sounds Selection committee.
Because of the worldwide disruption caused by Covid, we have now added virtual performances to the live acts that perform at our event.
We acknowledge that live performances tend to illicit more favorable impressions than do video performances, so we judge them separately. In each award category we award two separate awards, Live and Virtual, although when a virtual act is dominant in a category, we award only one overall title for that category.
Find photos of the event online at JeffersonJimplecute.com