Keith Urban and Beccy Cole Sweep Tamworth - Noise11.com
Beccy Cole at Noise11.com

Beccy Cole at Noise11.com

Keith Urban and Beccy Cole Sweep Tamworth

by Paul Cashmere on January 29, 2012

in News,Noise Pro

Australia’s Keith Urban and Beccy Cole are the country music stars of the year after picking up the big Golden Guitar awards at the 40th Country Music Awards in Tamworth.

Beccy Cole at Noise11.com

Beccy Cole at Noise11.com

Keith Urban won Male Artist of the Year and his ‘Get Closer’ album was the Top Selling Album of the Year.

Beccy Cole won Female Artist of the Year as well as Vocal Collaboration of the Year with Kasey Chambers for her song ‘Millionaires’ on her ‘Waitress’ album.

Beccy now has nine Golden Guitar awards to her name. Keith has 11.

The full list of winners for the 40th Jayco CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia are:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR Falling Into Place – Adam Harvey, produced by Rod McCormack (Sony Music)

SANITY TOP SELLING ALBUM OF THE YEAR Get Closer – Keith Urban (EMI Music Australia)

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Keith Urban – Long Hot Summer (EMI Music Australia)

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Beccy Cole – Waitress (Core Music)

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR Jetty Road – Serves You Right
VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR Millionaires – Beccy Cole & Kasey Chambers (Core Music)

TELSTRA NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR O’Shea – Smash (Sony Music)

APRA SONG OF THE YEAR Bad Machines – Written & recorded by Shane Nicholson (Liberation Music)

VIDEO CLIP OF THE YEAR Children Of The Gurindji – Sara Storer & Kev Carmody, directed by Duncan Toombs (ABC Music)

SINGLE OF THE YEAR Sweet Emmylou – Catherine Britt (ABC Music)

TOYOTA HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR I Am Australian – The Bushwackers

FENDER INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR OMFG – Davidson Brothers

BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR Channel Country Ground – Written by Merv Maltman, recorded by Dean Perrett & Lee Kernaghan

2011 PRODUCER OF THE YEAR- Matt Fell

2011 ENGINEER OF THE YEAR- Ted Howard

2011 MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR – Mark Punch

Watch Beccy Cole perform three songs at Noise11.com:

Beccy Cole at Noise11.com, watch the interview with Paul Cashmere:

Related Posts

Faithless announce 2026 Australia and New Zealand tour
Faithless Return To Australia And New Zealand In 2026 For First Shows In 15 Years

British electronic innovators Faithless will return to Australia and New Zealand in March 2026, marking their first visit to the region in fifteen years, as they bring their signature mix of house, trip-hop and dub to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland. Their last appearance on Australian soil was at the Good Vibrations festival in 2011, a moment remembered for showcasing one of the most influential acts in global club culture.

3 days ago
Belinda Carlisle photo by Josef Jasso
Belinda Carlisle Announces Farewell Australian Tour: G’Day & Goodbye

Belinda Carlisle will return to Australia in March 2027 for her final national run, the G'Day & Goodbye Tour.

November 25, 2025
Tool announce exclusive 2025 arena shows in Adelaide and Perth
Tool Play Rarities And A Debut At Two New Zealand Shows

Tool's return to New Zealand has offered Australian fans a preview of what to expect when the band arrives later this month. The Los Angeles progressive metal innovators performed two consecutive nights in Auckland on 22 and 23 November, delivering setlists that diverged sharply across the two shows and included a remarkable selection of rarely played catalogue deep cuts. For a group renowned for its precision, its disciplined touring cycles, and its aversion to nostalgia, this was a significant display of musical archival excavation.

November 24, 2025
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings performing live with acoustic guitars during their Australian tour
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Announce Australian Tour Leg For 2026

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings will return to Australia in February and March 2026 for a second run of their Woodland tour following a completely sold-out stretch earlier this year. After packing the Sydney Opera House across three nights and filling Hamer Hall in Melbourne across five performances, the Americana folk icons will once again bring their acclaimed two-guitar, two-voice format to Australian audiences.

November 11, 2025
Eddie Izzard performing one-person Hamlet live on stage
Eddie Izzard To Stage One-Person Hamlet Across Australia In 2026

Eddie Izzard will return to Australia in June 2026 to present a daring one-person staging of The Tragedy Of Hamlet, an ambitious theatrical feat that sees the Emmy-winning and Tony-nominated performer embody all 23 characters in Shakespeare's most enduring drama. The production arrives following sold-out runs across the United States and United Kingdom and a wave of acclaim for Izzard's transformation of the classic tragedy into a modern, intimate showcase of performance craft.

November 7, 2025
Sofi Tukker announce 2026 Australian tour
Sofi Tukker Announce First Australian Tour In Four Years For 2026

Grammy-nominated New York duo Sofi Tukker will return to Australia in 2026 for their first headline tour in four years, bringing their colourful, high-energy live show to Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Brisbane.

October 23, 2025
Wu-Tang Clan performing live during their Final Chamber Tour farewell
Wu-Tang Clan To Say Farewell To Australia With ‘Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber Tour’ In 2026

Wu-Tang Clan, the world's most influential hip-hop collective, will return to Australia for the last time in March 2026 with Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber Tour. The shows will mark the end of an era for fans who have followed the Clan's groundbreaking 30-year journey from the streets of Staten Island to the global stage.

October 21, 2025