The Country Music Awards of Australia also known as the Golden Guitar Awards (originally named Australasian Country Music Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, in Tamworth, New South Wales, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry.
The awards show is presented in front of a live audience made up of the media, the music industry and the public.
The award winners are given a Golden Guitar trophy.
These are cast in solid bronze on a base of polished Tasmanian Blackwood.
Since 1976, the Australian Roll of Renown is an award to honour Australian and New Zealander country music artists who have shaped the industry by making a significant and lasting contribution to country music.