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Who is Xcelsius Media?

Xcelsius Media is the only official news website for Affinity Publishing Group Inc a multimedia entertainment corporation located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The corporation was established in 1999 and incorporated in 2000, by Angela R Anderson, President & Ceo with C. Blake Parks as Secretary. Angela is also a Pega Certified Business Architect, Author, BMI Songwriter, Musician as well as Country Music Singer/TV Show Host / Producer /Actress Bryangela Dusti Roads, founder of Honky Tonk Music Association.

Affinity Publishing Group Inc. Divisions include Honky Tonk Music Association, The Dusti Roads Show, Honky Tonk Network, Xcelsius Media, Xcelsius Music, Affinity Ministries, Apocalypse of God, Tape To DVD Treasures, and Bryangela Entertainment Fashions (Jacket in photo is a Bryangela original from the “Charlie” line.)

What is Honky Tonk Music Association?

The Vintage Explosion is Lighting Up 2026!

The Vintage Explosion is lighting up 2026 with a new album coming soon. The album will sure to be a hit based on ever-changing stats. When a band’s popularity surges at the The Vintage Explosion new followers, it bodes well for a Happy 2026 for not only The Vintage Explosion, but their fans as well. The harmony from the The Vintage Explosion concerts just make people feel happy. It’s amazing.

Honky Tonk Music Association is a Dream Come True for Guardian Angel Cowboy Copus

Honky Tonk Music Association is a Dream Come True for Guardian Angel Cowboy Copus. Music Veteran comes out of the shadows and into the limelight and initiates a much needed and decisive change in the music industry with the launch of Honky Tonk Music Association.

Country Music Singer Bryangela Dusti Roads tells the music industry in her own words about this course correction implemented by her for the music industry.

“Honky Tonk Music Association didn’t just spring up. It began in 1994 when I came to Nashville with six bags of luggage and a microphone, and even before that when I used to watch Hee Haw and Grand Ole Opry as a little girl.

I chose Alan Jackson as the Grandfather of Honky Tonk Award winner because Alan has never failed to fight for country music. Honky Tonk Music Association is following Alan ‘s footsteps.

Murder was committed down on Music Row, and industry executives have operated with a whithered heart for more than 30 years now. Murder was committed when the industry left behind the heart of country music. The casualties are enormous. Even our most beloved artists have felt the disappointment of industry greed and a lifetime passion turn into sorrow over stolen songs and copyrights.

Honk Tonk Music Association is the heart of country music and the music industry with this course correction that will lead music industry back to a time when music was fun and focus on authenticity over money. It was Cowboy Copus’ dream to be able to start a record label by artists for artists. He knew that artists needed protection from industry greed and corruption. Most importantly, Cowboy Copas wanted to protect the music and the sound and songwriters.

Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copas, and Randy Hughes were country music stars whose lives tragically ended in a 1963 plane crash, collectively marking “the day the music died” for many, with their combined legacy shaping the genre through Cline’s pop crossover, Copas’s classic honky-tonk, Hawkins’s approaching breakthrough, and Hughes’s role as a talented manager/musician, leaving enduring impacts on country music’s sound and the industry’s future

Honky Tonk Music Association Horizon winners, Band of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year and Affinity Award winners are the beneficiaries Cowboy Copus ‘ dream to change the direction of the music industry. These winners are at different stages in their careers and Honky Tonk Music Association will provide opportunities for them to possibly quit their day jobs and use the Association’s resources to help promote their talents and help them earn money doing what they love. All winners were selected and hand picked by veteran country music singer Bryangela Dusti Roads.

One of Dusti’s first jobs in the music industry was working in “The Vault” at Acuff Rose Publishing/Opryland Music Group. Her task was to review the contracts and wills of the dead songwriters and make sure the correct beneficiary was receiving the royalties. Cowboy Copus wanted to help protect the songwriters and was taking steps to realize this dream before he died in the plane crash in 1963. Bryangela Dusti Roads as Founder of Honky Tonk Music Association, is following the footsteps of Cowboy Copus and all the Guardian Angels of Honky Tonk Music Association.

Below is the official list of Honky Tonk Music Association 2025-2026 Award Winners. Inaugural Awards Ceremony to be held in 2026.

Or, visit: honkytonkmusicassociation.com for official announcement .

Guardian Angels

Patsty Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Cowboy Copus, Randy Hughes, Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Waylon Jennings, Kenny Rogers, Ernest Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash, Keith Whitley, Ernest Tubb, Lester Flatt, Hank Williams, Conway Twitty, Merele Haggard, Freddy Fender, Elvis Presley, Marty Robbins, Jeanie C. Riley, Kitty Wells, Minnie Pearl, June Carter Cash

Honky Tonk Horizon Awards

Kameron Marlowe, Hunter Cook Band, Daniel Wheeler, Travis & Cris Mobley, Frank Ray, Hannah Marie Kelley, Lisa Freeman, Travis Yee, Ron Haynes, Makayla Renee

Kameron Marlowe

Travis & Cris Mobley

Makayla Renee

Frank Ray

Hunter Cook Band

Travis Yee

Five Kings of Honky Tonk Awards

George Strait, Randy Travis, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, Clint Black,

Best Honky Tonk Female Artist Award

Hannah Marie Kelley

Five Queens of Honky Tonk Awards

Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, Tanya Tucker, Lorrie Morgan, Deana Carter,

Band of the Year Award
The Vintage Explosion

Honky Tonk Music Association will also be honoring Will Hitchel with the coveted Affinity Radio Award which is a lifetime award. Dusti states that those awards for The Vintage Explosion are given at this moment and time because she believes that The Vintage Explosion will chart the future direction of the music industry. Dusti on behalf of Affinity Publishing Group Inc and Honky Tonk Music Association has no regrets in selecting The Vintage Explosion as 2026 Band of the Year and 2026 Entertainer of the Year.

No-one can sing over The Vintage Explosion at this moment and time. All of the Band collectively make the sound the fans like to hear. All of your concerts are timeless and authentic. It is The Vintage Explosion original authenticity that will elevate you to the level of followers befitting, according to Honky Tonk Music Association, the best band in the world at this moment and time. Just have fun!

Honky Tonk Pioneer Awards

Tracy Lawrence, Pam Tillis, Reba McEntire, Lorrie Morgan, Mark Wills, Trace Adkins, Travis Tritt, Billy Dean, Tracy Byrd, Garth Brooks, Hank Williams Jr., Deana Carter, Ricky Van Shelton, Mark Chesnut, Doug Stone, LeAnn Rimes, John Berry

Heart of Honky Tonk Awards

Travis Tritt
Tracy Lawrence
Brad & Kimberly Williams Paisley

Entertainer of the Year
William Hitchell

Golden Cowboy Awards

Willie Nelson
Billy Dean
Clint Black

Sunshine Awards

Barbara Mandrell
Faith Hill
Randy Travis

Best Affinity Demo Singer Award

Josh Leonard

Best All Time Honky Tonk Dance Song Awards

Tracy Bird – Watermelon Crawl
Brooks & Dunn – Boot Scootin’ Boogie

Kenny Rogers Award

Ron Haynes

Best Honky Tonk Actors Awards

Reba McEntire
Tim McGraw

Miss Minnie Award

Lisa Freeman

Best New Affinity Christmas Song Award

Written By: Jonathan S. Lingle
Performed By: Jonathan Lingle & Tammy Lynn Ports

Best All Time Honky Duo Award

Brooks & Dunn

Grandfather of Honky Tonk Lifetime Award

Alan Jackson

Affinity Radio Award

The Vintage Explosion

Best Male Honky Tonk Artist Award

Zach Top

Best All Time Honky Tonk Outlaw Awards

Travis Tritt & Marty Stuart

Best Affinity Gospel Songwriter Award
Betty Jones

Best Performance of a Country Gospel Song Award
Daniel Wheeler – I Can’t Even Walk Without You Holding My Hand

Ballad King of Honky Tonk Award
Vince Gill

Ballad Queen of Honky Tonk Award
Trisha Yearwood

Honky Tonk Romeo Award
Eric Church – Like a Wrecking Ball

Affinity Top Honky Tonk Songwriter Award
Ernest C. Finch

Best Female Performance of A Classical Country Song Award
Lani Taylor

Awards to be anounced at ceremony
Best Male Performance of a Classical

Best Female Performance of a Country Gospel SongAward
First Lady of Honky Tonk Award
Golden Cowgirl Award
Best New Artist Award
Best New Song Award
Honky Tonk Music Association First Daughter Award

Celebrating 30 Years in Country Music
Congratulations to all winners!
All awards winners are being contacted. Additional awards may be announced at Inaugural Awards Ceremony in Spring 2026 in Murfreesboro, TN.

Honky Tonk Music Association is a division of
Affinity Publishing Group, Inc.
All award winners were decided by Country Music Singer Bryangela Dusti Roads
Congratulations to our winners! We celebrate You!

For More Information
Contact:
Angela Renee’
Xcelsius Media News
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Visit honkytonkmusicassociation.com to see official awards presentation.

Xcelsius Media News: Murfreesboro, TN – Official News

Honky Tonk Music Association Announces 2025 – 2026 Inaugural Award Winners! The Association is now contacting all winners directly.

For more information contact
Angela Renee Xcelsius Media News news@xcelsiusmedia.org