CMA Celebrates 2022 CMA Touring Awards Winners, With Kenny Chesney's And Luke Combs' Teams Winning Big

Winners Announced

The COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION (CMA) presented industry honors from 2022 at its CMA TOURING AWARDS MONDAY night (1/30), at MARATHON MUSIC WORKS in NASHVILLE after two years of the event being postponed due to the pandemic. Hosted by KEITH URBAN, the evening celebrated the second largest category of membership within CMA.

CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY (CAA) Music NASHVILLE co-head JOHN HUIE was honored with the CMA Touring Lifetime Achievement Award (NET NEWS 1/18), presented by CAA NASHVIILE co-head ROD ESSIG. The night's highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement award is given to an individual who has positively impacted and contributed to the growth of touring throughout the years.

Additionally, during the ceremony, URBAN took time to honor his longtime production manager, RANDY “BAJA” FLETCHER, who passed away while on the road in 2021. FLETCHER's daughter, NATALIE FLETCHER, spoke about her father’s legacy as well as her own experience on the road with URBAN this past year.

Winners in 15 categories were determined by CMA members in 15 categories, with four wins going to members of KENNY CHESNEY's road crew, three to members of LUKE COMBS' crew plus his manager, CHRIS KAPPY, and two to members of DIERKS BENTLEY's crew. All balloting was tabulated by DELOITTE.

The 2022 CMA Touring Awards winners are:

Business Manager Of The Year: STEPHANIE MUNDY SELF (FARRIS, SELF & MOORE, LLC)

Coach/Truck Driver Of The Year: JOHN STALDER (KENNY CHESNEY) 

Front Of House (FOH) Engineer Of The Year: ROBERT SCOVILL (KENNY CHESNEY)

Lighting Director Of The Year: CHRIS READE (DIERKS BENTLEY)

Manager Of The Year: CHRIS KAPPY (MAKE WAKE ARTISTS)

Tour Manager Of The Year: DAVID FARMER (KENNY CHESNEY)

Monitor Engineer Of The Year: MICHAEL ZUEHSOW (LUKE COMBS)

Production Manager Of The Year: JERRY SLONE (LUKE COMBS)

Publicist Of The Year: EBIE McFARLAND (ESSENTIAL BROADCAST MEDIA)

Talent Agent Of The Year: AUSTIN NEAL (THE NEAL AGENCY)

Talent Buyer/Promoter Of The Year: BRIAN O’CONNELL (LIVE NATION NASHVILLE)

Tour Videographer/Photographer Of The Year: JILL TRUNNELL (KENNY CHESNEY)

Tour Video Director Of The Year: TYLER HUTCHESON (LUKE COMBS)

Touring Musician Of The Year: DAN HOCHHALTER (DIERKS BENTLEY)

Venue Of The Year: RYMAN AUDITORIUM (NASHVILLE)

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