{"id":2148673,"date":"2025-11-11T11:48:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2148673"},"modified":"2025-11-11T11:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:48:17","slug":"shasta-and-tehama-singer-songwriter-wins-country-artist-of-the-year-at-jmas-in-nashville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/shasta-and-tehama-singer-songwriter-wins-country-artist-of-the-year-at-jmas-in-nashville\/","title":{"rendered":"Shasta and Tehama singer songwriter wins Country Artist of the Year at JMAs in Nashville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redding.com\/story\/entertainment\/2020\/03\/05\/rising-country-music-artist-hails-red-bluff-meet-chad-bushnell\/4760036002\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:country singer-songwriter Chad Bushnell returned to his Shasta County home;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">country singer-songwriter Chad Bushnell returned to his Shasta County home<\/a> from the 11th annual Josie Music Awards in Nashville, he carried a prize he couldn\u2019t wait to show his dad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 35-year-old Anderson man won the independent music organization\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/11\/04\/winners-list-of-11th-annual-josie-music-awards-2025-in-nashville\/87069658007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Country Artist of the Year award;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Country Artist of the Year award<\/a> at the JMAs on Nov. 2 at the Grand Ole\u2019 Opry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His father, Wade Bushnell of Red Bluff, was \u201cpretty excited,\u201d said the soft-spoken music artist, who worked at shoeing horses in his youth. \u201cHe shook my hand and said, \u2018Good job.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bushnell \u201cjust got off the boat \u2026 and headed straight to Nashville\u201d after performing on a country music themed cruise with Royal Caribbean in late October. \u201cI got three nominations\u201d \u2014 the other two for Vocalist of the Year and Extended Play of the Year \u2014 \u201cso I thought I\u2019d go attend,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Shasta County country music singer songwriter Chad Bushnell and his wife Stephanie Bushnell attend the 11th annual Josie Music Awards at the Grand Ole\u2019 Opry in Nashville on Nov. 2, 2025. A Red Bluff native, Chad Bushnell won Country Artist of the Year at the awards show after garnering three JMA nominations for his music.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Note to readers: If you appreciate the work we do here at the Redding Record Searchlight, please <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.redding.com\/offers?gps-source=CPMASTHEAD&amp;itm_campaign=2024BCKFRDY&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE&amp;itm_content=CPMASTHEAD&amp;gnt-eid=control\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:consider subscribing yourself;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">consider subscribing yourself<\/a> or giving the gift of a subscription to someone you know.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As has been the case throughout his career, his mother Donna Vann Bushnell and wife of 7 years Stephanie were at his side at the awards ceremony. \u201cAfter, we went to the Scoreboard music bar in downtown Nashville \u2026 to get a bite to eat and watch some music,\u201d Bushnell said.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Red Bluff native Chad Bushnell&#8217;s rise to country music fame<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 2025 award marks <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redding.com\/story\/news\/2020\/09\/17\/red-bluff-country-singer-wins-vocalist-year-josie-music-awards\/3463770001\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bushnell\u2019s third Josie in five years. He won vocalist of the year 2020;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bushnell\u2019s third Josie in five years. He won vocalist of the year 2020<\/a>, and modern country song of the year for his hit \u201cFallin\u2019 in Love\u201d in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 2020 win caught him off guard. He was so sure he wouldn&#8217;t win, he sat down with the other nominees when they called his name. So his mother Donna jolted him out of his musings. &#8220;I said, \u2018Chad, they announced your name!\u2019 He got up again,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redding.com\/story\/news\/2020\/09\/17\/red-bluff-country-singer-wins-vocalist-year-josie-music-awards\/3463770001\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:she told the Record Searchlight;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">she told the Record Searchlight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"At the kickoff of Kool April Nites, Chad Bushnell, center, and his band members perform on stage during the Spring Fest Car and Bike Show in downtown Redding on April 19, 2024.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/zZK01HO7CzT5P2mdeE4spQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/redding-record-searchlight\/353320b65fe4969ea224f69d59a51f5d\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>At the kickoff of Kool April Nites, Chad Bushnell, center, and his band members perform on stage during the Spring Fest Car and Bike Show in downtown Redding on April 19, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>Meet Chad Bushnell: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redding.com\/story\/entertainment\/2020\/03\/05\/rising-country-music-artist-hails-red-bluff-meet-chad-bushnell\/4760036002\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rising country music artist hails from Red Bluff;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rising country music artist hails from Red Bluff <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bushnell became a national name in country music when his song \u201cWhat Would Jesus Do?\u201d topped\u00a0Christian Music Weekly\u2019s country music chart in December 2019. The song sat in the top 20 for two months. Three more of his songs have topped charts since then, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bushnell had another surprise this year. He and his wife are expecting a baby in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Red Bluff-raised cowboy, Bushnell said he likes living in Anderson because it\u2019s 15 minutes in either direction to Redding and his parents home in Tehama County.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Country singer-songwriter and Red Bluff native Chad Bushnell poses at the Anderson River Park amphitheater on March 2, 2020. He's been performing at North State venues, including at the amphitheater, and elsewhere for more than 15 years.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1273\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/CIi2tLYNZomdi5V44lLErg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyNzM7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/redding-record-searchlight\/5d7e47a10fd6e08648ae86a0e5dec0fc\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Country singer-songwriter and Red Bluff native Chad Bushnell poses at the Anderson River Park amphitheater on March 2, 2020. He&#8217;s been performing at North State venues, including at the amphitheater, and elsewhere for more than 15 years.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He\u2019ll return to his hometown this weekend to perform at the Red Bluff State Theatre. His <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/statetheatreredbluff.com\/event\/chad-bushnell-4th-annual-honky-tonk-throwdown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:fourth annual Honky Tonk Throwdown;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">fourth annual Honky Tonk Throwdown<\/a> opens at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15. Guest artists include Craig Lynn Boyde, season seven winner on &#8220;The Voice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Not one to stay on the road 24\/7, he still shoes horses in his spare time, he said; \u201cIt gives me a breather.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">JMAs honor more than 240 indie music artists at awards show<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The largest independent music award show in the world, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redding.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/11\/04\/winners-list-of-11th-annual-josie-music-awards-2025-in-nashville\/87069658007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the JMAs honor the best in the independent music across genres;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the JMAs honor the best in the independent music across genres<\/a>, handing out 244 awards this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redding.com\/story\/news\/2020\/09\/17\/red-bluff-country-singer-wins-vocalist-year-josie-music-awards\/3463770001\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Red Bluff man wins Vocalist of the Year at JMAs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Red Bluff man wins Vocalist of the Year at JMAs<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The JMAs were created in 2015 by mother-daughter team Josie Passantino-Boone and Tinamarie Passantino for independent music artists, songwriters and industry professionals to celebrate their work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Jessica Skropanic is a features reporter for the Record Searchlight\/USA Today Network. 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Thank you.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Redding Record Searchlight: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redding.com\/story\/news\/2025\/11\/11\/shasta-musician-chad-bushnell-wins-country-artist-of-the-year-josie\/87197396007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Shasta musician Chad Bushnell wins Country Artist of the Year Josie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Shasta musician Chad Bushnell wins Country Artist of the Year Josie<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When country singer-songwriter Chad Bushnell returned to his Shasta County home from the 11th annual Josie Music Awards in Nashville, he carried a prize he couldn\u2019t wait to show his dad. The 35-year-old Anderson man won the independent music organization\u2019s Country Artist of the Year award at the JMAs on Nov. 2 at the Grand [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2148674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[410805,22846,381922,410808,352343,23510,410806,321258,410807],"class_list":["post-2148673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-chad-bushnell","tag-country-music","tag-independent-music","tag-jmas","tag-music-artist","tag-nashville","tag-red-bluff","tag-royal-caribbean","tag-wade-bushnell"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Shasta-and-Tehama-singer-songwriter-wins-Country-Artist-of-the.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2148673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2148673"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2148673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2148675,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2148673\/revisions\/2148675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2148674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2148673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2148673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2148673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}