We asked our readers to nominate who they thought were the best acts in several categories for 2023. The rules were simple: the artists must either be from West Virginia or living in the state, creating original music and they had to have released new music between December 1, 2002 and November 30, 2023.
We were blown away by the number of responses. Our readers came out in force to nominate their favorite act. We were then responsible for sifting through the hundreds of nominations and making sure they matched the criteria. Several nominations were for cover bands or for artists that haven’t released music, which we removed. We also had to make sure they released original new music in that window. The voting in each category will begin on Monday, December 11, 2023. So without further ado here are The Nominees For Best West Virginia Born & Bred Country Act For 2023.
1. Josh Pantry released his album, Smilin’ From Beer To Beer on Music April 21, 2023.
2. Nathan Bartgis Band released Haulin on April 14, 2023.
3. Corey Hager released Honky Tonk Addiction on May 12, 2023.
4. Davisson Brothers Band released their full length album Home on April 28, 2023.
5. Kate Boytek released her single Anywhere on April 7, 2023.
6. Charles Wesley Godwin released his full length album Family Ties on September 22, 2023.
7. Brad Paisley released his four song ep Son Of The Mountains on September 29, 2023.
8. A.M. Benson released Fly Me To Austin April 22, 2023.
9. Philip Bowen released his album Old Kanawha on August 18, 2023.
10. Joe Crites released his song Almost Summertime on June 3, 2023.
11. Noah Freeman released his single Win Some, Lose Some on October 1, 2023.
12. Bretton Lee & The Memphis Rundown released their album Better Days on October 31, 2023.
13. Logan Halstead released his full length album Dark Black Coal on May 5, 2023.
14. Ryan Brandenburg released his album Feels Like Morning on March 3, 2023.
15. Chris Weaver Band released his single Fast Car Days on September 1, 2023.
16. David Morris released his album Bored In The USA on November 10, 2023.
17. Taylor Leanna released 6 String on April 18, 2023.
18. Khegan McLane released his single Old Flame September 29, 2023.
19. Brayden Williamson released his four song ep, Country EP 1 on October 18, 2023.
20. Tiffani Green released her single Joanie & Chachi on December 7, 2022.
21.Kelsey Jeffries released her single Drive A Man To Drinkin’ on June 30, 2023.
22. Caleb Lovely released one of his singles Some You Burn on September 15, 2023.
23. George Shingleton released his single I Can’t Let You Go on June 9, 2023.
