Australian Concert Promoter Michael Chugg Receives CMA International Award

Australian concert promoter Michael Chugg of Chugg Entertainment was given the Country Music Association's Jo Walker-Meador International Award on June 10 during the CMA Music Festival in Nashville.

 

The Award was presented by Steve Moore, CMA Board Chairman. Board members Jeff Walker, President of AristoMedia/Marco Promotions, and Rob Potts, CEO of Rob Potts Entertainment Edge, were in attendance.

 

"To receive such a wonderful award from CMA during their Festival week in Nashville was a great honor, and will take pride of place in my office in Sydney," Chugg said. "To be able to play a part in spreading music to the world is very special, and I thank the Board of the CMA on behalf of all the Australian Country Music fans."

 

The Jo Walker-Meador International Award is given to an individual or company for outstanding achievement in advocating and supporting Country Music outside of the U.S.

 

Chugg’s 45-year career makes him one of the most respected and experienced concert promoters in Australia. He received the CMA International Talent Buyer/Promoter of the Year Award in 2006 and has won many music/entertainment awards in Australia. He is a member of the CMA Australian Advisory group. Chugg has worked to establish Australia as a market for international artists such as Brooks & Dunn, Dixie Chicks, Willie Nelson, Sugarland, Taylor Swift and Keith Urban. Chugg Entertainment will co-promote a Tim McGraw tour with Entertainment Edge later this year.