2025 CBMA Nominees

Nominees for #2025CBMA Female Vocalist

• Deb Browning
• Karen Clayton (The Castaways)
• Laura Kepley (The Tonez)
• Lesa Hudson
• Rhonda McDaniel (Carolina Coast Band)
• Sharon Woodruff (Main Event Band)
• Terri Gore (Classic Soul)

Nominees for #2025CBMA Male Vocalist

• Allen Pier (Rivermist)
• Dustin Ahkuoi (Band of Oz)
• Gary Lowder (Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot)
• Jackie Gore
• Jim Quick (Jim Quick & Coastline)
• Rick Strickland
• Steve Long (Too Much Sylvia)

Nominees for #2025CBMA Rising Star(s)

• Andy & Oneida
• Evan Wright (The Pink Slips)
• I-42 Band
• Mac Daddy’s Band
• Pepper Creek Band
• Steve Cheek

Nominees for #2025CBMA Song of the Year

• A Jukebox Playing 45’s – Too Much Sylvia
• All Because Of You – Rick Strickland & Lesa Hudson
• Flip Flop – The Tonez
• Hit Me With The Horns – Swinging Medallions
• Pretty Women Everywhere – Craig Woolard
• Sad Girl – Rhonda McDaniel
• Unforgettable – Jackie Gore & Terri Gore Lemonds

Nominees for #2025CBMA National Dance Song

• Honey – Lenny Kravitz
• I Love This Beach – Niko Moon
• My True Love – The Tams
• One More Time – California Honeydrops
• Somethin’ Bout A Woman – Teddy Swims & Thomas Rhett
• Stop Drop & Roll – Dion & Valerie Tyson

Nominees for #2025CBMA Album of the Year

• Christmastime Memories – Embers ft. Craig Woolard
• Power of Two – Rick Strickland & Lesa Hudson
• Reaching For The Top – Rhonda McDaniel
• Right Place Right Time – Rivermist
• That’s The Life – Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot
• Tribute To General Johnson – Various Artists

Nominees for #2025CBMA Group of the Year

• Band of Oz
• Embers ft. Craig Woolard
• Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot
• Jim Quick & Coastline
• Swinging Medallions
• The Tonez
• Too Much Sylvia

Nominees for #2025CBMA Entertainer of the Year

• Craig Woolard (Embers ft. Craig Woolard)
• Dustin Ahkuoi (Band of Oz)
• Gary Lowder (Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot)
• Jim Quick (Jim Quick & Coastline)
• Laura Kepley (The Tonez)
• Lesa Hudson (Rick Strickland Band)
• Townsend Link (The Pink Slips)

Nominees for #2025CBMA Smoothie/Ballad

• All Because Of You – Rick Strickland & Lesa Hudson
• Can’t Drive Me Away – Jim Quick & Coastline
• Drowning In A Sea Of Love – Holiday Band
• Keep Reaching For The Top – Rhonda McDaniel
• Patience – Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot
• Unforgettable – Jackie Gore & Terri Gore Lemonds

Nominees for #2025CBMA Internet Show

• Beach Bound and Down – Townsend Link
• Carolina Beach Party – Johnny B
• Deckerz Deck Party ft. Ray Scott – Ray Scott
• Highway 17 – Ben Morris
• Rhythm And Waves – Justin Rubow
• Shaggin’ On The Boulevard – Tim Johnson

Nominees for #2025CBMA Internet Station

• Back To The Beach Radio – Rock Hall
• Beach Waves Radio – Townsend Link, Ben Morris, & Scott Walker
• Flip Flop Live – Andy Lucy & Jonathon Sharpe
• Jukin’ Oldies – Steve Baker
• RIPTIDE Radio – Scott, Henriksen & Dennis

Nominees for #2025CBMA Radio DJ (Larry Crockett Award)

• Andy Lucy – 97.9 WTRG FM, Gaston, NC
• Craig Woolard – 107.9 FM/WNCT, Greenville, NC
• Eric Bowman – 99.1 FM/WDZD, Monroe, NC
• Jay Kinlaw – 94.9 FM/WVCO, Loris, SC
• Jim Morgan – 94.9 FM/WVCO, Loris, SC
• Jim Quick – 94.9 FM/WVCO, Loris, SC
• Mike Brooks – 98.3 FM/WLUS, Oxford, NC
• Randy Davis – 101.5 FM/WOHS, Shelby, NC
• Shaun Lamm – 99.3 FM/WZAX, Nashville, NC

Nominees for #2025CBMA Syndicated Radio Show

• At the Beach w/ Pat Gwinn – Gwinn, Benningfield, Ryan, Douglas
• John Hook’s Beach Music Top 40 – John Hook
• On the Beach w/ Charlie Brown – Charlie Brown & Chris Beachley
• Swamp Soul – Jim Quick & Bo Gilbert

Nominees for #2025CBMA Internet DJ

• Ben Morris – Beach Waves Radio
• Johnny B – Riptideradio.com
• Justin Rubow – Riptideradio.com
• Scott Smith – Beach Trip Radio
• Tim Johnson – Beach Waves Radio
• Townsend Link – Beach Waves Radio

Nominees for #2025CBMA Club (Bill Griffin Award)

• Loafers Dance Club – Raleigh, NC
• Lynn’s Dance Club – Charlotte, NC
• Memories Beach Club – Atlantic Beach, NC
• OD Arcade – N. Myrtle Beach, SC
• OD Pavilion – N. Myrtle Beach, SC

Nominees for #2025CBMA Live Music Venue (Cecil Corbett Award)

• Blackmon Amphitheatre – Mt. Airy, NC
• Deckerz – N. Myrtle Beach, SC
• Scallywag’s Bar & Grill – New London, NC
• Spanish Galleon – N. Myrtle Beach, SC

Nominees for #2025CBMA Event of the Year

• Carolina Beach Music Festival 2025 – Carolina Beach, NC
• NC Beach Blast Festival 2024 – King’s Mountain, NC
• Rick & Lesa’s New Year’s Party At Sea 2024 – Tampa, FL
• Making Waves Cruise 2025 – Port Canaveral, FL
• Ocean Drive Beach Music Festival 2025 – N. Myrtle Beach, SC
• Shaggin’ For A Cause 2025 – South Hill, VA
• TR’s Cancer Fighters 17th Annual Oyster Roast – North Myrtle Beach, SC

Nominees for #2025CBMA Club / Mobile DJ (Richard Nixon Award)

• Andy Lucy
• Eric Bowman
• Jay Kinlaw
• Justin Rouse
• Justin Rubow
• Pat Patterson
• Shaun Lamm

Nominees for #2025CBMA Live Production

• Bob Blair – Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot
• Daniel Medley – The Tonez
• Steve Davis – The Band of Oz
• Steve Jones – Rivermist
• Steven Edwards – The Embers ft. Craig Woolard
• Timm Denning – Jim Quick & Coastline

Nominees for #2025CBMA Radio Station of the Year

• 91.7 FM WSGE – Dallas, NC
• 96.5 FM WPCC – Clinton, SC
• 97.9 FM WTRG – Gaston, NC
• 98.3 FM WLUS – Oxford, NC
• 99.1 FM WDZD – Monroe, NC
• 99.3 FM WZAX – Nashville, NC
• 101.5 FM WOHS – Shelby, NC
• 102.9 FM WELS – Kinston, NC

Nominees for #2025CBMA Concert Series of the Year

• Blackmon Amphitheatre Concert Series – Mt. Airy, NC
• Calabash Concert Series – Calabash, NC
• Lake Life – Clarksville, VA
• Midtown Concert Series (North Hills) – Raleigh, NC
• Music on Main (Horseshoe) – N. Myrtle Beach, SC
• Oak Island Concert Series – Oak Island, NC

Nominees for #2025CBMA Radio Show of the Year (Charlie Byrd Award)

• Best Day Ever Show – Jim Quick
• Carolina Ocean Drive – Mike Brooks & Alan D
• Friday Night Beach Blast – Andy Lucy
• Morgan In the Morning – Jim Morgan
• Surf Countdown – Jay Kinlaw & Bo Gilbert
• The Beat of The Beach – Pat Patterson
• The Wave Beach Music Countdown – Eric Bowman

Nominees for #2025CBMA Engineer(s)

• Brad Cox – My True Love (The Tams)
• David Rhyne – A Jukebox Playing 45’s (Too Much Sylvia)
• Dirty K, Buchan, McElrath, Cervantes – Hit Me With The Horns (Swinging Medallions)
• David Rhyne – Unforgettable (Jackie Gore & Terri Gore Lemonds)
• Keith Houston – Reaching For The Top (Rhonda McDaniel)
• Rick Strickland – Groovalicious (Lesa Hudson)

Nominees for #2025CBMA Producer(s)

• Brad Cox – Me, Myself & The Blues (Calypso Joe & The Coconuts)
• Casey Meyer – Can’t Drive Me Away (Jim Quick & Coastline ft. Albert Rogers)
• David Rhyne – A Jukebox Playing 45’s (Too Much Sylvia)
• Jonathan Treece – Flip Flops (The Tonez)
• Keith Houston – Reaching For The Top (Rhonda McDaniel)
• Rick Strickland – Groovalicious (Lesa Hudson)
• Freddy Tripp and Ocean Drive Productions – Unforgettable (Jackie Gore & Terri Gore Lemonds)

Nominees for #2025CBMA Collaboration or Duo

• Back By Popular Demand – Dustin Ahkoui & Sharon Hyler Woodruff
• I Never Wanted To – Deb Browning & Michael Fite
• Ladies Man – Sylvia Johns Ritchie & Laura Kepley
• Someday At Christmas – Craig Woolard & Jackie Gore
• Unforgettable – Jackie Gore & Terri Gore Lemonds

Nominees for #2025CBMA Song Writer(s)

• Casey Meyer – Can’t Drive Me Away (Jim Quick & Coastline)
• Charlie Sattenfield – My True Love (The Mighty Tams)
• Charlie Sattenfield – Oceans Apart (Rivermist)
• Jonathan Treece – Flip Flops (The Tonez)
• John Buchon, Jayson Free, Shawn McElrath – Hit Me With The Horns (Swinging Medallions)
• Rick Strickland – All Because Of You (Rick Strickland & Lesa Hudson)
• Sylvia Johns Ritchie – My Heart Knows You By Heart (Sylvia Johns Ritchie)

Nominees for #2025CBMA Michael Branch Award

• Andy Lucy & Jonathan Sharpe – Flip Flop Live
• Bo Gilbert – Grand Strand Marketing
• Julian B. Fowler – Little Peddler Productions
• Wayne Troutman – Ocean Drive Productions
• Pat Patterson – Beach Music 45
• Renee Chesson – Beach Music Cafe

Nominees for #2025CBMA Instrumentalist

• Art Amaral – Sax (Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot)
• Clark Stern – Keyboard (Jim Quick & Coastline)
• Daniel Morris – Sax (Band of Oz)
• Greg Adair – Drums (Rivermist)
• Jeff Alspaugh – Drums (Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot)
• Rick Strickland – Guitar (Rick Strickland Band)
• Rhonda McDaniel – Keyboard (Carolina Coast Band)

Nominees for #2025CBMA Live Music Video of the Year

• A Jukebox Playing 45’s – Too Much Sylvia
• Hustlin’ – Jim Quick & Coastline ft. Albert Rogers
• I Never Wanted To – Deb Browning & Michael Fite
• My Heart Knows You By Heart – Sylvia Johns Ritchie
• Right Place Right Time – Rivermist
• That’s The Life – Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot