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Independent Music Network 2025 Nominees Announced
The Independent Music Network has announced its nominations for their annual Independent Music Network Awards 2025. The list is based on popularity, station affiliates & votes via the network’s site. Recording artist, nominee and radio personality Buck McCoy will host a special IMN Nominations 2025 Radio Special in both the Country & Mainstream formats from his Nashville studios where he will also provide detailed information on the well-deserved nominees. Artists and bands can now lobby their fans and friends to vote on the network’s website. Please contact talent director Debi Fee @ [email protected] or 310-877-9006 to secure a spot on this important syndicated radio show. The current list of the nominees is as follows:
Mainstream Nominations
Favorite Single:
“American Strong” DPB w/Ouiwey Collins
“Let Me Into Your Heart” Michael Damian
“Are You Happy?” Window Vain
“Measure Of My Love” Boni Jane
“Troble” Thadeus Project
“Everybody Loves A Circus” Michele Bettencourt w/Vampire Time
“Two Of A Kind” Kenneth Roy
Favorite Male Artist:
DPB
Michael Damian
Kenneth Roy
John Michael Ferrari
Harry Kappen
Eddy Mann
Favorite Female Artist:
Eileen Carey
Boni Jane
Miss Freddye
Julie Carter
Favorite Impact Artist:
DPB
Art James
Kenneth Roy
John Michael Ferrari
Harry Kappen
Favorite Group or Duo:
Thadeus Project
JS & TP
The Perfect Storm
Window Vain
Michele Bettencourt & Vampire Time
Mainstream Breakout Single:
“Everybody Loves A Circus” Michele Bettencourt & Vampire Time
“Just What My Heart Had In Mind” Tim Eckerman
“If I Was An Angel” Julie Carter
“American Rose” Digney Fignus
“Magic Feeling” The Perfect Storm
New Discovery Artist:
Michele Bettencourt
Digney Fignus
Julie Carter
Tim Eckerman
Wrangle Up
Window Vain
Country Nominees
Favorite Single:
“Distant Trains” Mike Kuster
“Wyoming Wind” Lee Sims
“Sunday Rider” Del Robbins
“I Keep Rollin On” John Michael Ferrari
“Happiest Days of Life” Tommy Rice/Michael Lusk
“Paris Texas Man” Buck McCoy
Favorite Male Artist:
Mike Kuster
Del Robbins
Lee Sims
Robert Ross
John Michael Ferrari
Favorite Female Artist:
Eileen Carey
Christine Van Hoy
Morgan Ridgely
Patricia Barrett
Favorite Duo or Band:
Tommy Rice & M. Ridgely
Wrangle Up
Midnight Sky
JS & TP
Favorite Impact Artist:
Lee Sims
Robert Ross
Mike Kuster
Del Robbins
Jeremy Parsons
Country Breakout Single:
“You Did Not Know” Ken Holt
“Story” JS & TP
“Paris Texas Man” Buck McCoy
New Discovery Artist Country:
Wrangle Up
JS & TP
Dust & Grace
Additional Nominations
Favorite Crossover Artist:
Eileen Carey
DPB
Wrangle Up
JS & TP
John Michael Ferrari
Inspirational Song Of The Year:
“If I Were An Angel” Julie Carter
“Hallelujah” Dust & Grace
“Who Was I” Jeremy Parsons
“Did I Ever” Eddy Mann
“Rise” John Preston
Songwriter Of The Year:
Mike Kuster
Michael Stover
Tommy Rice
John Michael Ferrari
Harry Kappen
Entertainer of the Year:
John Michael Ferrari
Gary Pratt
Christine Van Hoy
Eileen Carey
Mike Kuster
Perennial Hitmaker:
John Michael Ferrari
Christine Van Hoy
Thadeus Project
Eileen Carey
Del Robbins
Record Label of the Year:
MTS Records
Fame & Fortune Ent
Cappy Records
Thadeus Records
Producer of the Year:
Jim Cartwright
Michael Stover
Ted Putbress
Pepper Jay
Doctor Ryman
Photo: IMN Nominees Michele Bettencourt & Vampire Time Band
INDEPENDENT MUSIC NETWORK AWARD NOMINEES 2025