Country music favourite, Troy Cassar-Daley has taken home an impressive four Golden Guitars from his seven nominations at tonight’s 2013 Country Music Awards of Australia.

Troy proved that he is a hands down favourite with Australian audiences, taking out ‘Male Artist Of The Year’, the prestigious ‘Album of the Year’ award for his album Home, ‘Single of the Year’ for Country Is and ‘APRA Song of the Year’ for the title track from the album, Home.

Performing live on the night, country music sweetheart Catherine Britt, won the coveted ‘Female Artists of the Year’ award while charismatic duo Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson won ‘Group or Duo of the Year’. Chelsea Basham took out the ‘Telstra New Talent of the Year’ award for Laugh It Off.

The star studded evening featured not only performances by Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson, Troy Cassar-Daley, Catherine Britt, McAlister Kemp and Chelsea Basham, but a host of star presenters and special tributes to Geoff Mack and the late Jimmy Little AO who passed away in April.

A surprise appearance at the 2013 Country Music Awards of Australia, was Lucky Starr, who joined the Sunny Cowgirls and Pete Denahy on stage in an upbeat finale performance of Geoff Mack’s I’ve Been Everywhere.

Lucky Starr recorded the first hit version of I’ve Been Everywhere in 1962. It has since been recorded by over 130 artists including Johnny Cash.

The full list of winners for the 2013 Country Music Awards of Australia are:

SINGLE OF THE YEAR Country Is – Troy Cassar-Daley

TELSTRA NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR Chelsea Basham – Laugh It Off

VIDEO CLIP OF THE YEAR Piece Of Me – The McClymonts, directed by Duncan Toombs

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Adam & Eve

INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR Yackandandah1852 – Pete Denahy

TOP SELLING INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR Blown Away – Carrie Underwood (Sony)

SANITY TOP SELLING ALBUM OF THE YEAR Two Worlds Collide – The McClymonts

APRA SONG OF THE YEAR Home – written and recorded by Troy Cassar-Daley

ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR – Big Days & Little Years – Camille and Stuie, produced by Stuie French

BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR Looking Back – written and recorded by Graham Rodger

VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR Women in Song – Tamara Stewart, Sara Storer, Felicity Urquhart

HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR The Drovers Wife – written by Luke O-Shea & Peter Gabrielides, recorded by Luke O’Shea

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Troy Cassar-Daley – Home

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Catherine Britt – Charlestown Road

ALBUM OF THE YEAR Home – Troy Cassar-Daley, produced by Troy Cassar-Daley