The final nominees are officially out for the 2026 Texas Regional Radio Music Awards, presented by the Texas Regional Radio Music Association. The Round 3 Finals ballot highlights artists, bands, songs, albums, venues, festivals, and radio professionals from across the Texas and Red Dirt music scene who made an impact over the past year.
The 2026 Texas Regional Radio Music Awards will take place March 22–23, 2026, in Arlington, Texas, with the awards show happening Monday night, March 23, at Texas Live!. The awards weekend brings together artists, radio, industry members, and fans from all over for one of the biggest celebrations of Texas music each year.
Tickets and full event information, including seating options and weekend passes, are available now through the official TRRMA website at trrma.net.
We’re especially grateful to be part of this year’s finalist list. KOKE is honored to be nominated for Radio Station of the Year – Internet, and Amber Sorensen, Scotty Bennett, and Rita Ballou are finalists for On-Air Personality of the Year – Internet. Being included alongside so many respected stations, personalities, and artists is something we don’t take lightly, and it means a lot to our entire team.
Below is the complete list of Round 3 Finals nominees for the 2026 Texas Regional Radio Music Awards:
Entertainer of the Year
Aaron Watson
Bri Bagwell
Josh Weathers
Randy Rogers Band
Wade Bowen
Male Vocalist of the Year
Aaron Watson
Cody Johnson
Josh Weathers
Randall King
Sundance Head
Wade Bowen
Female Vocalist of the Year
Amanda Kate Ferris
Billie Jo Jones
Bri Bagwell
Cynthia Rausch
Kylie Frey
Payton Howie
Group/Band of the Year
Brodie Lane
Flatland Cavalry
Josh Abbott Band
Randy Rogers Band
The Wilder Blue
Vocal Duo/Event of the Year
Bri Bagwell & Bo Brumble
Dos Borrachos
Grant Gilbert & Hudson Westbrook
Kylie Frey & Randall King
Love & Chaos
Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen
New Male Vocalist of the Year
Bubba Westly
Chaser Crouch
David Lewis
John Swat Swantner
Trevor Underwood
Tristan Roberson
New Female Vocalist of the Year
Adysen Malek
Brooke Graham
Payton Howie
Payton Riley
Sandee June
Sheila Marshall
New Vocal Duo/Event of the Year
Calamity Janes
David Lewis & Randall King
Dirt Road Troubadours
Proud Country Roses & Weeds
Texas High Road
New Group/Band of the Year
Ghosts Of Hill County
Isaac Jacob Band
Justin Hewitt Band
The Lowdown Drifters
Tilluride
Single of the Year
“Are You A Real Cowboy” – Amanda Kate Ferris
“Break Itself” – Randy Rogers Band
“Hit The Highway” – Bri Bagwell
“Nothin But Texas” – Wade Bowen
“Pontiac” – Aaron Watson
Album of the Year
“Corazon Y Cabeza” – Bri Bagwell
“Flyin'” – Wade Bowen
“Starting Again” – Sundance Head
“The Going” – Randy Rogers
“Whiskey, Lies & Alibis” – William Beckmann
Brandon Jenkins Memorial Songwriters Award
“Break Itself” – Randy Rogers Band
“Hit The Highway” – Bri Bagwell
“Last Cowboy Standing” – David Adam Byrnes
“Long Live Longnecks” – Kevin Fowler
“Turquoise and Silver” – Billie Jo Jones
Music Video of the Year
“Are You A Real Cowboy” – Amanda Kate Ferris
“Damn Baby” – Bubba Westly
“Is This Thing Workin'” – Randy Rogers & Parker McCollum
“John Deere Rust” – Colby Lee Swift
“Nothin But Texas” – Wade Bowen
Record Producer of the Year
AJ Vallejo
Bart Rose
Rachel Loy
Stormy Cooper
Trent Willmon
Recording Studio of the Year
Fort Worth Sound – Ft. Worth
Gruene Studios – New Braunfels
Stormy Cooper Media – Houston
The Chicken House – San Antonio
yellowDOGstudios – San Marcos
Venue/Night Club of the Year
Gruene Hall – New Braunfels
Hoots Hall – Burleson
Madam Pearl’s Saloon – Ft. Worth
Rhinestone Saloon – Ft. Worth
Schoepf’s BBQ – Belton
Texas Live! – Arlington
Festival of the Year
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo – Houston
Larry Joe Taylor’s Texas Music Festival – Stephenville
Outlaws and Legends – Abilene
The Levitt Pavilion- Arlington
The Music Fest at Steamboat
Radio Station of the Year – Super Market
KFWR 95.9 The Ranch – Ft. Worth
KHYI 95.3 The Range – Dallas
KIKK 100.3-HD3 – Houston
KKMJ-HD3 95.9 –
Austin Radio Station of the Year – Large Market
KFTX 97.5 Real Country – Corpus Christi
KMWX 92.5 The Ranch – Abilene
KRBL 107.1 Red Dirt Rebel – Lubbock
KRMX 104.9 ShooterFM – Waco
KVMK 100.9 Maverick Bryan/College Station
Radio Station of the Year – Medium Market
KEOK 102.1 – Tahlequah
KKCN 103.1 – San Angelo
KRVF 106.9 – Corsicana
KVST 99.7 – Montgomery
KZAH 99.1 – Kerrville
Radio Station of the Year – Small Market
KHOS 92.1 – Sonora
KMOO 99.9 – Mineola
KNES 99.1 – Fairfield
KSNY 101.5 – Snyder
KTTX 106.1 – Brenham
Radio Station of the Year – Out of Region
KBRY 92.3 – Broken Bow, NE
KERP 96.3 – Dodge City, KS
KKMV 106.1 – Rupert, ID
KKOW 96.9 – Pittsburg, KS
KXRD 96.7- Fayetteville, AR
Radio Station of the Year – Internet
KOKEFM.com – Austin
RealTexasRadio.com
RedDirtTexasCountry.com
TexasBestCountry.com
TexasRedHotRadio.com
UvaldeRadio.net
Radio Station of the Year – Syndicated/Specialty
CDTEX Radio Show- Bill Green Cook and Corliss
Red Dirt Proud – JB Cloud
Sunday Morning Coming Down – Crowman
Texas Countdown Show – Chuck Taylor
On Air Personality of the Year – Super Market
Chuck Taylor – KHYI – Dallas
Eric Raines & Bob Cole – KKMJ – Austin
Nick Russo – KIKK – Houston
Shayne Hollinger – KFWR – Ft. Worth
On Air Personality of the Year – Large Market
Austin Daniels – KFTX – Corpus Christi
Corliss – KVMK – Bryan College Station
Crowman & Nikki – KRMX – Waco
JR & DeLacey – KRBL – Lubbock
Rudy Fernandez – KMWX – Abilene
On Air Personality of the Year- Medium Market
Ashli Dansby – KMHT – Marshall
Carey Dean & JoJo – KRVF – Corsicana
Justin McClure – KZAH – Kerrville
Lou Kelly & Michelle – KEOK – Tahlequah
Rudy Fernandez – KKCN – San Angelo
On Air Personality of the Year – Small Market
Buzz Russell – KNES – Fairfield
Jeff Duncan – KOXE – Brownwood
Kayla Kay – KSNY – Snyder
Mama T – KMOO – Mineola
Will Payne/Barry Diamond – KITX – Hugo
On Air Personality – Out of Region of the Year
Adam Smith-KBRY – Broken Bow, NE
Joshua Roesener – KERP – Dodge City, KS
Liz & JP – KXRD – Fayetteville, AR
Scotty Cameron – KKMV – Rupert, ID
On Air Personality of the Year – Internet
Amber Sorensen, Scotty Bennett, Rita Ballou – KOKEFM – Austin
Jody Lee Caudle – TexasHomegrownRadio – Stephenville
Michael White – RealTexasRadio – Weatherford
Robert Miguel – Uvalde Radio – Uvalde
Tim Shipman – TexasRedHotRadio – Burleson
If you have a few favorites on the ballot, now’s the time to show them some love! Being included in this year’s final nominees means a lot to us, and we’re genuinely thankful for the continued support from KOKE Nation and the Texas music community.
Final round voting is open now through January 31, 2026, and only one ballot per person is allowed. The process is simple. Head to trrma.net and register for a free Bronze membership. Once you’re logged in, click VOTE from the website menu and complete your ballot.
See y’all at Texas Live in March!
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