Texas Music Daily Update (6/13/25)

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Congratulations to Casey Donahew on his 28th #1 song with "Green in Colorado" from his Never Not Love You Album.

Casey Donahew pictured with Greg Sax of Saxis Music Group and Texas Music Daily and Tami Millspaugh of Texas Record Chick Promotions and Texas Music Daily.

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The Texas Country Music Association Celebrated 2025 Industry Award Winners

The Texas Country Music Association honored 27 outstanding industry professionals at the 2025 Texas Country Music Industry Awards last night. Held at Rhinestone Saloon in the Fort Worth Stockyards, the event celebrated the talent and dedication that drive Texas Country Music forward.

Among the winners, Texas Music Daily was named Texas Country Digital or Print Media Outlet of the Year, while Greg Sax received the prestigious Texas Country Music Industry Professional of the Year award.

Congratulations to all the winners!

The 2025 Texas Country Music Industry Awards Winners are:

Industry Professional of the Year

Greg Sax (Saxis Music Group)

Artist or Industry Professional Spouse, Partner or Significant Other of the Year

Vickie Sauceda (Sunny Sauceda)

Artist Manager of the Year

Len Snow (Billie Jo Jones)

Tour Manager of the Year

Daniel Clanton (Josh Ward)

Radio Promoter of the Year

Dillon Steen (Steen Entertainment)

All Around Musician of the Year

Hayden Baker

Podcast of the Year

Texas Toast Podcast (Helen Elshick)

Record Producer of the Year

Bart Rose (Fort Worth Sound)

Recording Studio of the Year

Stormy Cooper Media (Houston)

Music Festival of the Year

Brooke Graham Beach Bash (Port Aransas – Brooke Graham)

Charitable Music Event of the Year

Texas Ranch Roundup (North Texas Rehabilitation Center/West Texas Boys’ Ranch)

Music Video of the Year

It Ain’t Easy (Rustic Rose)

Booking Agent of the Year

Grant Fithen (Loud and Heavy Booking)

Talent Buyer of the Year (Venue or Festival)

Chris Smith (Rhinestone Saloon)

Radio Broadcast Team or Individual Personality of the Year

Carey Dean and JoJo (KRVF 106.9 The Ranch, Corsicana)

Radio Program Director of the Year

James Cook (KOLI 94.9 FM The Outlaw, Wichita Falls)

Texas Country Syndicated Radio Show of the Year

Red Dirt Proud (JB Cloud)

Texas Country Digital or Print Media Outlet of the Year

Texas Music Daily (Tami Millspaugh & Greg Sax)

Social Media Manager of the Year

Sierra Jade (Silver Saddle Saloon)

Publicist of the Year

Heidi Labensart (McGuckin Entertainment Public Relations)

Live Sound Engineer of the Year (Venue, Company, or Touring)

Christian Keep (CK Productions)

Live Music Venue Owner or Manager

Jeremy Pool & Chad Sargent (Rhinestone Saloon)

Lighting Engineer of the Year (Venue, Company, or Touring)

Dale Simpson (Extreme Sound Production)

Photographer of the Year

Greg Roach (Greg Roach Photography)

Videographer of the Year

Drew Mitchell (Drew Mitchell Media)

Band Merchandise of the Year

Dirt Road Troubadours

Single or Album Cover Graphics of the Year

Shawnessy Ransom (Fireflies by Payton Riley)

Kevin Fowler and Roger Creager's Dos Borrachos EP Uno Mas is out now. Listen HERE.

Got New Music, Album Releases, Tour Dates or News?

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Album/EP Releases

6/20/25

Lukas Nelson

American Romance

William Beckmann

Whiskey Lies and Alibis

6/27/25

Parker McCollum

Grant Gilbert

West of Fort Worth

7/4/25

Jesse Raub Jr.

What I Came To Do

7/11/25

Tanner Usrey

These Days

7/25/25

Cody Jinks

In My Blood

Hudson Westbrook

Texas Forever

8/8/25

Hayes Carll

We’re Only Human

Jake Bush

Bar Room Brothers and Sisters

9/26/25

Whiskey Myers

Whomp Whack Thunder

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New Music at Radio

Aaron Loy "God Made a Cowboy"

Billie Jo Jones "Flame"

Bottomland "Sorry State"

Caleb Young "Watch Me Go"

Casey Donahew "Green in Colorado"

Colby Lee Swift "John Deere Rust"

David Adam Byrnes "Last Cowboy Standing"

David Lewis "Livin' the Dream"

Dustin Lowe "Shake Your Copenhagen"

Grant Gilbert and Hudson Westbrook "Bad Reputation"

Guy Vincent "Burn"

Hudson Westbrook "Weatherman"

Jake Worthington "It Ain't the Whiskey"

Jason Breedlove "Take the Ex Out of Texas"

Joey Green feat. Payton Howie "Hold You To It"

Josh Weathers "Who's Hanging The Moon"

Kristen Kelly "Drink Myself Out of Love With You"

Lukas Nelson "Born Runnin' Outta Time"

Pat Green feat. Corey Kent "Two Hands"

Randall King feat. Braxton Keith "Cheatin' On My Honky Tonk"

Rich O'Toole "Fourth of July"

Sandee June "Hurricane"

Shane Smith & The Saints "Adeline"

Tilluride "Beer Don't Care"

Tori Martin "Cowgirls Ride"

Trevor Underwood "I Miss Us"

Tristan Roberson "One Night in Dallas"

Turnpike Troubadours "Ruby Ann"

Wade Bowen "Nothin But Texas"

Whiskey Myers "Time Bomb"

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Texas Radio & Artist Photos

GOOD TIMES AND GOOD FRIENDS: Greg Sax of Saxis Music Group and Texas Music Daily and Tami Millspaugh of Texas Record Chick Promotions and Texas Music Daily hang with friends Payton Riley, Nikki Lothlen of Shooter FM, Bubba Westly, Joe Rollica of IR Country and Mike Crow "Crowman" of Shooter FM at the 2025 Texas Country Music Industry Awards show in Fort Worth, TX.

JAMMIN' WITH JUSTIN: Texas Music artist Tristan Roberson hangs with Justin McClure at 99.1 The Buck in Kerrville, TX. Tristan's single "One Night in Dallas" jumped to 28 on the Texas Regional Radio Report.

TILLURIDE IS OK: Texas Music artist Tilluride, whose single "Beer Don't Care" jumped to 9* this week on T3R Week 10, is ok in Oklahoma with Barry Diamond at K95.5 in Hugo, OK.