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AARON WATSON
Aaron Watson’s career is perhaps summed up best by Forbes, who says he’s “one of country music’s biggest DIY success stories.”
For the past 20 years, Watson has achieved success on his own terms, hand-building a lauded career through songwriting, relentless touring and more than a dozen self released albums. His independent Texas spirit and strong work ethic are emblematic of the western lifestyle; virtues which have taken him from humble honky-tonks of Texas to multiple sold-out tours around the world.
In 2019 he released Red Bandana — “his most ambitious album yet” (Taste of Country) —whose 20 songs were hailed by The Boot as “a pure expression of his traditional country ethos.”
FLO RIDA
Rapper, singer and Florida native Flo Rida, aka Tramar Lacel Dillard, was born in September 16, 1979 in Carol City. As a teenager, he toured with Fresh Kid Ice from 2 Live Crew and joined the rap group GroundHoggz in the ninth grade. In 2006, signed to Poe Boy Entertainment and Atlantic Records and began working on his debut album Mail on Sunday, which was released in March 2008, and spawned the hit singles “In The Ayer” with will.i.am and Low featuring T-Pain, which spent ten weeks atop the US charts. His sophomore album R.O.O.T.S. was released in March 2009, with its first single “Right Round” featuring Ke$ha again becoming the #1 song in the country for six weeks. This was followed by 2010’s One One Flo (Part 1) and 2011’s Wild Ones, containing singles “Good Feeling”, “Whistle”, and “Wild Ones”. Flo Rida has toured the country with the likes of Cee Lo and B.O.B., and played concerts for ticket holders across the world. He is currently working on his next studio album The Perfect 10, and has already released singles “Tell Me When You Ready” with Future and “Can’t Believe It” featuring Pitbull.


JORDAN DAVIS
MCA Nashville’s Jordan Davis has been named an “Artist to Watch” by Billboard, Rolling Stone, CMT, Pandora, Shazam, Amazon Music, Sounds Like Nashville, The Tennessean, SiriusXM, Whiskey Riff, and more. A Native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Davis graduated from LSU and briefly pursued the path of his degree working as an environmental consultant; however, his passion for music and songwriting eventually compelled him to move to Nashville in the summer of 2012. In 2018, Davis released his Gold-certified debut album, Home State, which features his three consecutive No. 1 hits: Platinum-Certified “Slow Dance In A Parking Lot,” the Double Platinum-Certified “Singles You Up” and Platinum-Certified “Take It From Me.” In 2019 Davis won Best New Country Artist at the iHeart Radio Music Awards and was a two-time nominee for ACM New Male Artist of the Year. He was also named Billboard’s Top New Country Artist of 2018 as well as Country Aircheck/Mediabase’s Most Heard New Artist of 2018. Davis has since accumulated over 2 billion streams worldwide. The hitmaker released a six-song, self-titled EP featuring a collaboration with pop superstar Julia Michaels titled, “Cool Anymore.”
TRACE ADKINS
In his 25-year career in Country music, Trace Adkins has sold over 11 MILLION albums, charted over 20 singles, earned numerous awards and GRAMMY nominations, and garnered over TWO BILLION streams. A Grand Ole Opry member for nearly two decades, the Louisiana native is known for dynamic baritone and fiery, always-memorable live performances, and has expanded his Country career to include film and TV acting. He broke out in 1996 with the debut album, DREAMIN’ OUT LOUD, cracking the Top 5 of Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with “Every Light In the House Is On” and following with the #1 smash, “This Ain’t (No Thinkin’ Thing).” Since then, Adkins has pioneered a mix of classic Country minded traditionalism and adventurous, good-natured showmanship, breaking open new avenues in modern Country through fun-filled hits like “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” and “Hillbilly Bone” (with Blake Shelton). He’ll celebrate the silver anniversary of his album debut in 2021 with THE WAY I WANNA GO, doing exactly what he always has – mixing pure-Country reverence with standout collaborations featuring Blake Shelton, Melissa Etheridge, Snoop Dogg, Stevie Wonder on harmonica and more. Adkins’ newest single “Where The Country Girls At” (featuring Luke Bryan and Pitbull) is available everywhere now.

Specialty Acts
Justin Rumford
Born on the back of pick-up horse in a summer haze, Justin Rumford is a third-generation rodeo cowboy and one of the top barrelmen in the PRCA.
Justin has straddled the fence of the business on both sides of the arena chutes working as a contestant and pick-up man in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association since 1999. He qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo, in steer wrestling and saddle bronc riding, three of his four years of college. In 2010, his rodeo career took a different direction when he was asked by a friend to fill-in as the barrelman for a rodeo in Kansas. One month later, he received his PRCA card to be a rodeo entertainer and he’s been on the vertical rise ever since!
Justin has been blessed with a deep family rodeo history and a bright future in the sport he loves, “the greatest show on dirt.”


Bobby Reid
National Music History
Year | Music Act |
2022 | Aaron Watson, Flo Rida, Jordan Davis, Trace Adkins |
2021 | Nelly, Tyler Rich, Craig Morgan, Cole Swindell |
2020 | Canceled due to Pandemic |
2019 | Michael Ray, Tracy Lawrence, Justin Moore |
2018 | Jake McVey, Randy Houser and Jake Owen |
2017 | Cody Johnson, Smash Mouth, Jon Pardi |
2016 | Granger Smith, Tyler Farr, Frankie Ballard |
2015 | Chase Rice, Brett Eldredge |
2014 | Lee Brice, Easton Corbin |
2013 | Little Big Town, Rodney Atkins |
2012 | Chris Young, Billy Currington |
2011 | Luke Bryan, Casey Donahew Band |
2010 | Travis Tritt, Jake Owen |
2009 | Blake Shelton, Bad Company |
2008 | Jason Aldean, 38 Special. Cross Canadian Ragweed |
2007 | Joe Nichols, Restless Heart |
2006 | Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton |
2005 | Charlie Daniels Band, Josh Gracin |
2004 | Gary Allan, Buddy Jewell, Dierks Bentley |
2003 | Montgomery Gentry, 2003 Honky Tonk Party Tour |
2002 | Lonestar, Steve Holy |
2001 | Toby Keith, Chris Cagle |
2000 | Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley |
1999 | Clay Walker, Ty Herndon |
1998 | Neal McCoy, David Kersch |
1997 | Bryan White, Chris .LeDoux |
1996 | Tracy Byrd, David Lee Murphy |
1995 | Toby Keith, Doug Supernaw |
1994 | Little Texas, Boy Howdy |
1993 | Neal McCoy, Highway 101, Collin Raye |
1992 | John Anderson, Eddie Raven, Joe Diffie |
1991 | Gene Watson, Mark Chesnutt, Holly Dunn |
1990 | Mel McDaniel, Becky Hobbs |
1989 | Mickey Gilley |
1988 | Jerry Reed |
1987 | John Schneider, Sweethearts of the Rodeo |
1986 | Red Steagall, Helen Cornelius, Ed Bruce |
1985 | Sawyer Brown, Rex Allen Jr., Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
1984 | Reba McEntire |
1983 | Moe Bandy |
1982 | Ronnie McDowell |
1981 | Jim Ed Brown |
1980 | Bill Anderson |
1979 | Jeannie C. Riley |
1978 | Sonny James |
1977 | Red Steagall |
1976 | Billy Walke |
1975 | Jody Miller |
1974 | Judy Lynn |
1973 | Tanya Tucker |
1972 | Tommy Cash |
1971 | Jimmy Dean |
1970 | Ken Curtis (Festus, Gunsmoke) |
1969 | Doug McClure (Trampas) |
1968 | Ken Curtis (Festus, Gunsmoke) |
1967 | Robert Conrad (Jim West, Wild Wild West) |
1966 | Fess Parker |
1965 | Doc and Festus (Gunsmoke) |
1964 | Michael Landon |
1963 | Chuck Connors |
1962 | Clu Gulager |
1961 | Robert Horton |
1960 | Rex Allen |
1959 | Dale Robertson |
1958 | Rex Allen and Koko |
1957 | Gene Autry and Annie Oakley |
1956 | Johnny Mack Brown |
1955 | Rin-Tin-Tin |
1954 | Range Rider and Dick West |
1953 | Hendricks Brothers |
1952 | Roy Rogers Liberty Horses |
1951 | Ray Whitley |
1950 | Leo Carrillo |
1949 | Gene Autry |