DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas — Austin area's own self-proclaimed "anti-bro" band, Midland, may not have won any Country Music Association awards, but they are still on their way up.
This year, Midland was nominated for three Country Music Association awards: Single of the Year with "Drinkin' Problem," New Artist of the Year, and Vocal Group of the Year. The band consists of Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, and Jess Carson.
Chris Stapleton's "Broken Halos" took Single of the Year, Luke Combs won New Artist of the Year and Old Dominion took the award for Vocal Group of the Year.
Known for their stylish, southern attire, Midland has a few ties to Austin. You could say the Dripping Springs band is dripping in style with their kicks from Heritage Boots of Austin and their suits from Austin's RBennett & Co. with embroidered embellishments by the famed company Ft. Lonesome.
They started at Austin-area bars like Poodie’s Roadhouse, Broken Spoke and the White Horse, before making their way to the ears of executives at Big Machine Records (Taylor Swift, Reba, Sugarland) and lassoing a record deal.
KVUE spoke with Broken Spoke owner James White about Midland, Willie Nelson and much more.
Check out their debut 2017 album "On The Rocks" here. Then, learn more about their Austin connections in their Rolling Stone interview here.
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood hosted the CMA Awards, which aired Wednesday on KVUE.
Other Texans nominated included:
- Miranda Lambert of Longview
- Maren Morris of Arlington
- Kacey Musgraves of Golden
- Maddie Marlow of Marlow and Tae is from Sugar Land
- Shane McAnally of Mineral Wells
- Brandon Kinney of Lameda