This master registry is the official public record for HTMA winners, nominees, Guardian Angels, Kings, Queens, Horizon Award winners, Pioneer Award winners, Affinity Awards, song categories, and special recognitions.
Registry Notice: HTMA is a multi-genre awards association recognizing honky tonk, country, gospel, pop, rock, bluegrass, roots, Americana, soul, R&B, hip-hop, and traditional entertainment. Standard HTMA awards are performance awards and have no cash value unless specifically identified as Affinity Awards.
| Name | Recognition | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Patsy Cline | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Hawkshaw Hawkins | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Cowboy Copus / Cowboy Copas | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Randy Hughes | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Loretta Lynn | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| George Jones | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Tammy Wynette | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Waylon Jennings | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Kenny Rogers | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Ernest Scruggs | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Bill Monroe | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Johnny Cash | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Keith Whitley | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Ernest Tubb | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Lester Flatt | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Hank Williams | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Conway Twitty | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Merle Haggard | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Freddy Fender | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Elvis Presley | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Marty Robbins | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Jeanie C. Riley | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Kitty Wells | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Minnie Pearl | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| June Carter Cash | Guardian Angel | Honored Legacy |
| Recipient | Award / Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
| George Strait | King of Honky Tonk | Winner |
| Randy Travis | King of Honky Tonk | Winner |
| Alan Jackson | King of Honky Tonk | Winner |
| Travis Tritt | King of Honky Tonk | Winner |
| Clint Black | King of Honky Tonk | Winner |
| Jordan McCullough | King of Gospel Music | Winner |
| Reba McEntire | Queen of Honky Tonk | Winner |
| Dolly Parton | Queen of Honky Tonk | Winner |
| Tanya Tucker | Queen of Honky Tonk | Winner |
| Lorrie Morgan | Queen of Honky Tonk | Winner |
| Deana Carter | Queen of Honky Tonk | Winner |
| Philomena Begley | Queen of Honky Tonk Music | Winner |
| Trisha Yearwood | Ballad Queen of Honky Tonk | Winner |
| William / Will Hitchell | King of Honky Tonk Music | Winner — “Crazy” and “Blue Moon of Kentucky” |
| King of Rock and Roll Award | To Be Announced | At 2026 Ceremony |
| New King of Honky Tonk | To Be Announced | At 2026 Ceremony |
| William / Will Hitchell | King of Soul Music | Winner — “A Change Is Gonna Come” |
| Recipient | Award / Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kameron Marlowe | Honky Tonk Horizon Award | Winner |
| Hunter Cook Band | Honky Tonk Horizon Award | Winner |
| Daniel Wheeler | Honky Tonk Horizon Award | Winner |
| Travis & Cris Mobley | Honky Tonk Horizon Award | Winner |
| Frank Ray | Honky Tonk Horizon Award | Winner |
| Hannah Marie Kelley | Honky Tonk Horizon Award | Winner |
| Lisa Freeman | Honky Tonk Horizon Award | Winner |
| Georgette Jones | Honky Tonk Horizon Award | Winner |
| Travis Yee | Honky Tonk Horizon Award | Winner |
| Ron Haynes | Honky Tonk Horizon Award | Winner |
| Makayla Renee | Honky Tonk Horizon Award | Winner |
| Grayson Marlow | Honky Tonk Horizon Award | Winner |
| Tre Twitty | Honky Tonk Horizon Award | Winner |
| Ron / Roy Caudill | Honky Tonk Horizon Award | Winner |
| Colton Bowlin | Honky Tonk Horizon Award | Winner |
| Tayla Lynn | Honky Tonk Horizon Award | Winner |
| Jordan McCullough | Gospel Horizon Award | Winner |
| Tyler Reese Tritt | Pop Horizon Award | Winner |
| Emmy Russell | Pop Horizon Award | Winner |
| Donna Marie Underwood | Pop Horizon Award | Winner |
| Lily Costner | Pop/Rock Horizon Award | Winner |
| Maurice R. Ross | R&B / Hip-Hop Horizon Award | Winner |
| Diana Bugg | R&B / Pop / Hip-Hop Horizon Award | Winner |
| Devlin Wayne | Gospel Hip-Hop Horizon Award | Winner |
| Recipient | Award / Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tracy Lawrence | Honky Tonk Music Pioneer Award | Winner |
| Pam Tillis | Honky Tonk Music Pioneer Award | Winner |
| Reba McEntire | Honky Tonk Music Pioneer Award | Winner |
| Lorrie Morgan | Honky Tonk Music Pioneer Award | Winner |
| Mark Wills | Honky Tonk Music Pioneer Award | Winner |
| Trace Adkins | Honky Tonk Music Pioneer Award | Winner |
| Travis Tritt | Honky Tonk Music Pioneer Award | Winner |
| Billy Dean | Honky Tonk Music Pioneer Award | Winner |
| Tracy Byrd | Honky Tonk Music Pioneer Award | Winner |
| Garth Brooks | Honky Tonk Music Pioneer Award | Winner |
| Deana Carter | Honky Tonk Music Pioneer Award | Winner |
| Ricky Van Shelton | Honky Tonk Music Pioneer Award | Winner |
| Mark Chesnutt | Honky Tonk Music Pioneer Award | Winner |
| Doug Stone | Honky Tonk Music Pioneer Award | Winner |
| LeAnn Rimes | Honky Tonk Music Pioneer Award | Winner |
| John Berry | Honky Tonk Music Pioneer Award | Winner |
| Jason Sanders | Honky Tonk Music Pioneer Award | Winner |
| Jools Holland | 2026 Affinity Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Music, Television & Entertainment | Winner |
| THE VINTAGE EXPLOSION | Affinity Radio Lifetime Award | Winner |
| Alan Jackson | Grandfather of Honky Tonk Lifetime Award | Winner |
| Willie Nelson | Golden Cowboy Award | Winner |
| Billy Dean | Golden Cowboy Award | Winner |
| Clint Black | Golden Cowboy Award | Winner |
| Golden Cowgirl Award | To Be Announced | Makayla Renee nominated |
| Recipient | Award / Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
| THE VINTAGE EXPLOSION | 2025-2026 Band of the Year | Winner |
| Hannah Marie Kelley | Best Honky Tonk Female Artist | Winner |
| Zach Top | Best Male Honky Tonk Artist | Winner |
| Ernie Lynn | Best Male Performance of a Classical Country Song | Winner — “Troubadour” |
| Lani Taylor | Best Female Performance of a Classical Country Song | Winner — “Sweet Dreams” |
| Travis Tritt | Heart of Honky Tonk | Winner |
| Tracy Lawrence | Heart of Honky Tonk | Winner |
| Brad & Kimberly Williams Paisley | Heart of Honky Tonk | Winner |
| Randy Travis | Sunshine Award | Winner |
| Barbara Mandrell | Sunshine Award | Winner |
| Faith Hill | Sunshine Award | Winner |
| Tayla Lynn | Sunshine Award | Winner |
| Vince Gill | Ballad King of Honky Tonk | Winner |
| Eric Church | Honky Tonk Romeo | Winner — “Like a Wrecking Ball” |
| Tanya Tucker | First Lady of Honky Tonk | Winner |
| Tre Twitty | First Son Award | Winner |
| Tayla Lynn | First Daughter Award | Winner |
| Brooks & Dunn | Best All-Time Honky Tonk Duo | Winner |
| Tracy Byrd | Best All-Time Honky Tonk Dance Song | Winner — “Watermelon Crawl” |
| Brooks & Dunn | Best All-Time Honky Tonk Dance Song | Winner — “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” |
| Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart | Best All-Time Honky Tonk Outlaw | Winner |
| Travis Tritt | 2026 Heart of Honky Tonk for Work with Veterans Administration | Winner |
| Recipient | Award / Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan McCullough | 2026 King of Gospel Music Award | Winner |
| Jordan McCullough | 2026 Gospel Horizon Award | Winner |
| Daniel Wheeler | Best Performance of a Country Gospel Song | Winner — “I Can’t Even Walk Without You Holding My Hand” |
| Work In Progress Quartet | Best Gospel Quartet | Winner |
| Betty Jones | Best New Gospel Songwriter | Winner — “Climbing Faith Mountain” |
| Daniel Wheeler | Best New Gospel Songwriter | Winner — “I Need You Lord” |
| Tayla Lynn | Best New Gospel Songwriter | Winner — “Lord Don’t Give Up On Me” |
| Betty Jones | Best Affinity Gospel Songwriter | Winner |
| Recipient | Award / Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Reese Tritt | Best New Pop/Rock Artist | Nominee |
| Lily Costner | Best New Pop/Rock Artist | Nominee |
| Emmy Russell | Best New Pop/Rock Artist | Nominee |
| Bryan Touney | Best New Pop/Rock Artist | Nominee |
| Kevin Costner | Best New Rock Song | Nominee — “Stand Strong” |
| Donna Marie Underwood | Pop Horizon Award | Winner |
| Diana Bugg | R&B / Pop / Hip-Hop Horizon Award | Winner |
| Maurice R. Ross | R&B / Hip-Hop Horizon Award | Winner |
| Devlin Wayne | Gospel Hip-Hop Horizon Award | Winner |
| William / Will Hitchell | Best New Pop Song | Winner — “Thinkin’ of You” |
| William Hitchell | Best New Rock Song | Nominee — “Take My Troubles Away” |
| Recipient / Nominee | Award / Category | Song / Status |
|---|---|---|
| THE VINTAGE EXPLOSION | Best Male Performance of a Classical Country Song | Nominee — “Crazy” |
| THE VINTAGE EXPLOSION | Best Male Performance of a Classical Country Song | Nominee — “Blue Moon of Kentucky” |
| Alan Jackson & Ali Jackson | Best Father/Daughter Duet | Nominee — “You’ll Always Be My Baby” |
| Travis Tritt & Tyler Reese Tritt | Best Father/Daughter Duet | Nominee — “Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough” |
| Ernest / Ernie Lynn & Tayla Lynn | Best Father/Daughter Duet | Nominee — “Sweet Thang” |
| Kevin Costner & Lily Costner | Best Father/Daughter Duet | Nominee — “Let Me Be The One” |
| Travis & Cris Mobley | Best Honky Tonk Duet | Nominee — “Missing You Tonight” |
| Colton Bowlin & Kelsey Keith | Best Honky Tonk Duet | Nominee — “Missed the Dance” |
| Tre Twitty & Tayla Lynn | Best Honky Tonk Duet | Nominee — “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man” |
| Ernie & Tayla Lynn | Best Honky Tonk Duet | Nominee — “Sweet Thang” |
| Makayla Renee | Best New Honky Tonk Song | Nominee — “Don’t Mind Me” |
| Colton Bowlin | Best New Honky Tonk Song | Nominee — “On My Way” |
| Roy / Ron Caudill | Best New Honky Tonk Song | Nominee — “Memory” |
| Colton Bowlin | Best New Honky Tonk Song | Nominee — “Time For Sale” |
| Donna Marie Underwood | Best New Song | Nominee — “Lift Me Up” |
| Roy Caudill | Best New Song | Nominee — “Memory” |
| Customer | Best New Song | Nominee — “Three More Chances” |
| Colton Bowlin | Best New Song | Nominee — “Time for Sale” |
| Travis & Cris Mobley | Best New Song | Nominee — “Missing You Tonight” |
| Jonathan S. Lingle & Tammy Lynn Ports | Best New Affinity Christmas Song | Winner — “All I Want For Christmas” |
| William Hitchell & Daughter | Best Father/Daughter Duet | Nominee — “Love Hurts” |
| Nominee | Award / Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Grayson Marlow | Best New Artist | Nominee |
| Colton Bowlin | Best New Artist | Nominee |
| Travis Yee | Best New Artist | Nominee |
| Roy Caudill | Best New Artist | Nominee |
| Kameron Marlowe | Best New Artist | Nominee |
| Bryan Touney | Best New Artist | Nominee |
| Makayla Renee | Best New Artist | Nominee |
| Tyler Reese Tritt | Best New Artist | Nominee |
| Emmy Russell | Best New Artist | Nominee |
| THE VINTAGE EXPLOSION | Best New Honky Tonk Artist Award | Nominee |
| Recipient / Nominee | Award / Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Leonard | Best Affinity Demo Singer | Winner |
| Ernest C. Finch | Affinity Top Honky Tonk Songwriter | Winner |
| Michael Henderson | MC of the Year | Winner |
| Take It To The Limit | Best New Tribute Band | Winner |
| Country Rebel | Best Honky Tonk Social Media Page / Channel | Winner |
| We Are The Country Music Lovers | Best Honky Tonk Social Media Page / Channel | Winner |
| Grindhouse Nashville | Best Honky Tonk Social Media Page / Channel | Winner |
| George Strait | Best Honky Tonk Actor | Nominee — “Pure Country” |
| Tim McGraw | Best Honky Tonk Actor | Nominee — “The Blind Side” |
| Lainey Wilson | Best Honky Tonk Actor | Nominee — “Yellowstone” |
| Reba McEntire | Best Honky Tonk Actor | Nominee — “Reba” |
| Dolly Parton | Best Honky Tonk Actor | Nominee — “Joyful Noise” |
| Recipient | Award / Category | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Betty Jones | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner — In Loving Memory |
| Donna Marie Underwood | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| Josh Leonard | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| Elizabeth Jordan Shoemaker | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| Justin Whitaker | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| Josh Martin | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| Clint Newsom | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| Jason Sanders | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| Ernest C. Finch | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| Josh Yohe | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| Lani Taylor | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| Jonathan S. Lingle | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| Tammy Lynn Ports | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| Bryan Touney | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| James Wade | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| Diana Bugg | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| Devlin Wayne | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| Maurice R. Ross | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| Michael Henderson | Affinity Top Artists / Musicians Award | Winner |
| Name | Connection | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Makayla Renee | Middle Tennessee / Nashville-area winner and nominee | HTMA Registry |
| Hannah Marie Kelley | Middle Tennessee / Nashville-area winner | HTMA Registry |
| Jordan McCullough | Middle Tennessee / Nashville-area winner | HTMA Registry |
| Affinity Publishing Group, Inc. | Murfreesboro’s 1st Music Publisher | Corporate Reference |
| Honky Tonk Music Association | 2025-2026 Inaugural Awards Ceremony | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
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