Country Queer All-Star Poll Nominees
Voting Now Open In Eight Categories
Welcome to the inaugural Country Queer All-Star Poll, y’all. The staff of Country Queer, after due deliberation and a minimum of bloodshed, has arrived at the final list of nominees in each of eight categories.
Now the choice is in your hands. Take a gander at the nominees and cast your ballot here. Voting ends on December 9. (If you’re not sure which artist to vote for, we have helpfully provided a playlist at the end of this article. We’ve also linked to CQ pieces on each artist to further acquaint you with their work.)
[Sound: drum roll.] And the nominees for the 2020 Country Queer All-Star Poll are:
Artist of the Year:
Album of the Year:
- Electric Park Ballroom, Paisley Fields
- Show Pony, Orville Peck
- Blue Eyes, The Harlot, The Queer, The Pusher & Me, Waylon Payne
- Walkin’ Through This World, Cidny Bullens
Song of the Year:
- “Who You Thought I Was,” Brandy Clark
- “Neon Cross,” Jaime Wyatt
- “The Gender Line,” Cidny Bullens
- “Bad Car,” Brandy Clark
New Artist of the Year:
Music Video of the Year:
- “Legends Never Die,” Orville Peck feat. Shania Twain
- “Look the Other Way,” Katie Pruitt
- “No Sound,” Amelia White
- “Burn the Floor,” Drake Jensen
Songwriter of the Year:
Instrumentalist of the Year:
Lifetime Achievement:
Here’s a Spotify playlist to get you reacquainted with some of the artists. Don’t forget to vote by Dec. 9!
Special thanks to Sydney Miller, our Associate Editor, who dreamed this thing up and drove it the whole way. Thanks, Syd!
