The 5th edition of the world’s largest independent music awards will be held on September 21st, 2019 at the Celebrity Theater in Dollywood Theme Park.

MTS Management Group is proud to announce their clients, Richard Lynch and Across The Board have been nominated for the 2019 Josie Music Awards. Lynch, a previous JMA winner, is nominated for Traditional Male Artist and Traditional Male Vocalist. Across The Board, a previous JMA nominee, is nominated for Best Rock Band. MTS is nominated for 3 JMAs, including Record Label, Promotion Company, and Management Company, an award they have previously won. Nominees were chosen from more than 23,000 submissions. Additional nominees will be announced in two weeks, in these categories: Best Musical Collaboration, Album of the Year, EP of the Year, Song of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, and the new Songwriter Achievement Award. For a full list of announced nominees, please visit https://www.josiemusicawards.com/official-2019-nominations.html.

“When you think of how many submissions were sent in, to have our artists recognized is really something to celebrate. Good luck to everyone!”
— Michael Stover, President of MTS Management Group

The Josie Music Awards are the world’s largest independent music awards show. This year’s red-carpet ceremony will be held on Saturday, September 21st, 2019, in the Celebrity Theater at Dollywood, located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Previous locations have included Nissan Stadium and the Schermerhorn Symphony Hall, both in Nashville. This year’s awards will be hosted by country radio legend and hit songwriter, Devon O’Day.

“So honored, blessed, and humbled by these nominations,” said MTS President, Michael Stover. “When you think of how many submissions were sent in, to have our artists recognized is really something to celebrate. There are so many talented artists among the nominees, and I think this year’s awards are going to be the best ever. Thank you to the JMAs, Josie and Tinamarie Passantino and the nomination committee. Good luck to everyone!”

The Josie Music Awards is a brand of The Josie Network, LLC owned by the highly-respected partnership team of Josie Passantino and Tinamarie Passantino. This team set out and successfully created an award show where winners are selected on their talent, skill, material, professionalism, and more and NOT by button pressing voting. Nominee suggestions go through a lengthy review process by a team of industry leaders and the official nomination list is created from their final decisions. Winners are also selected by this industry leader team (this review team has no connection to independent artists).
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The Josie Music Awards is an all genre music award show ceremony which includes a lavish red carpet and many performances. Since its inaugural celebration in 2015, the Josie Music Awards was, is, and remains the largest independent artist award show globally. Certainly, the most gala from the red carpet to the breathtaking venues the award show has been held in such as The Gaylord Opryland Resort “The Springs” building and the world-renowned Schermerhorn Symphony Center Concert Hall, The Nissan Stadium (all located in Nashville, Tennessee) and The Celebrity Theater in Dollywood (Pigeon Forge, Tennessee). Thousands of people from around the globe attend such as independent artists, songwriters, record labels, talent agencies, promotion companies, producers, engineers, management companies, press, music industry businesses, family/friends/fans, and more come out each year to enjoy the performances, award recognition, and the elaborate celebration.

The Josie Music Awards was created solely to celebrate those in the independent music industry that work so hard every day and deserve to have a night of their own. For more information, please visit http://www.josiemusicawards.com.