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Busby Marou, Hayley Marsten nominated for 2020 Golden Guitars

Jodie van de Wetering

Two Central Queensland acts are among the nominees for the 2020 Golden Guitars.

Gladstone-raised singer songwriter Hayley Marsten is one of five nominees for Alt Country Album of the Year, for her debut album Spectacular Heartbreak.

Alt Country Album of the Year Nominations

  • Brad Butcher – Travelling Salesman

  • Hayley Marsten – Spectacular Heartbreak

  • Jenny Mitchell – Wildfires

  • Kevin Bennett & The Flood – Blood Red Ties

  • Michael Waugh – The Weir

The second single from my debut album 'Spectacular Heartbreak' pre-order the album here: https://HayleyMarsten.lnk.to/SpectacularHeartbreak Buy the single here: https://HayleyMarsten.lnk.to/RedWineWhiteDress Director - Duncan Toombs Hair & Make up: Reanin Glah Song Written by: Hayley Marsten & Brad Btucher Song Produced By - Matt Fell Spectacular Heartbreak Tour tickets on sale now: https://linktr.ee/hayleymarsten

Meanwhile Rockhampton’s favourite sons Busby Marou are up for two awards: Contemporary Country Album of the Year for The Great Divide, and Group or Dup of the Year.

Contemporary Country Album of the Year Nominations

  • Amber Lawrence – Spark

  • Busby Marou – The Great Divide

  • Cornell & Carr – We Go Way Back

  • Lee Kernaghan – Backroad Nation

  • Morgan Evans – Things That We Drink To

" "Naba Norem" means "let's go to the reef" in the Torres Strait Meriam Mer language. We have always known and spoken about the strong Torres Strait influences I bring to the Busby Marou relationship. in this song we sing about it and we literally tried to capture the essence of my beautiful culture.

Country Music Capital News Group or Duo of the Year Nominations

  • Busby Marou

  • Cornell & Carr

  • Jetty Road

  • Kevin Bennett & The Flood

  • The Viper Creek Band

'Lucky Stars' is the new single by Busby Marou. This is the third taste from their fourth studio album 'The Great Divide', available everywhere now.

The winners will be announved on Saturday 25 January 2020 at the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

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