The 10th Annual Josie Music Awards were held in Nashville at the Grand Ole Opry on October 27, 2024. The Josie Music Awards are the largest, most respected, revered award and prestigious events and association in the independent music industry. Their theme is "Chase Your Dreams - Be a Part of Something Big." On that evening, two members of Lexington, KY's The Goodwin Brothers, William Goodwin and Jonathan Goodwin were a part of something BIG as Will took Bluegrass Vocalist of the Year honors and Jonathan was named Christian/ Gospel/ Inspirational Vocalist of the Year. Following last year's win by another Goodwin Brother Chase Bush for Vocalist of the Year, all three of the founding members have been awarded in this category. In 2022, The Goodwin Brothers were selected as one of eight acts to perform during The Josie Music Awards on The Grand Ole Opry Stage.
In addition to Will and Jonathan Goodwin's honors at this years ceremony, three other Kentuckians were named Vocalist of the Year - Don Suiters for Rock Vocalist, Taylor Hughes as Multi-Genre Vocalist and Haleigh Martin as JMA Alumni Vocalist, Country. At the end of the evening, 16 Kentucky artists had garnered honors across a broad base of genre and categories in music, media and business.
Pictured from left to right: Top Row - Darrell Pittman, Andrew Moore, Haleigh Martin, Hailey Newman, Renee and Warren Cobb. 2nd Row- JD Shelburne, Brando Vanschoyck, Joe Clark and Taylor Hughes. 3rd Row - Melissa Deaton, Danny and Natalie Micoff, Kid Kentucky - Don Suiters, Will Goodwin and Jonathan Goodwin.
Although Jonathan is a guitarist and vocalist in the bluegrass band The Goodwin Brothers, he has a long storied history in the Christian/ Gospel/ Inspirational genre as both a producer and in a solo career.
Over the past 20 years, Jonathan Goodwin has proven to be a strategic business professional experienced in impacting business direction with successful leadership decisions. Beginning his studio work in 2004, Goodwin was privileged to learn from and be mentored by to learn some of the world’s greatest producers. As a multi-instrumentalist, (keys, guitars, bass, drums, banjo, mandolin, violin, dobro,
harmonica-) it wasn’t long before he began getting calls to play on recordings for leading artists of every genre. In a short time, he became consistently hired as a session musician, to then soon engineering and producing master sessions.
By 2007, Goodwin was being hired as the producers of countless projects. While most of his work can be heard on the 200+ Christian recordings he has produced or appeared on, he continues to work fearlessly in other genres as well.
In 2008 launched his own label and management company ‘C&C Music Group’ along with a CCM Division, ‘Redemption World Records.’
By 2010, Nashville TODAY said it to be “the fastest growing label in gospel music.”
Not long thereafter, Goodwin began traveling the world teaching business practices within the music industry and training others to become music professionals. Goodwin’s very first intern is now a teacher at one of Nashville’s leading recording schools and has now won a Grammy™ Award for engineering the artist KEB MO. Goodwin’s long association and close relationships with the elite in the industry has provided him access to the best musicians, singers, engineers, and studios in the world.
Ashley Smyth and Jonathan Goodwin on The Josie Music Awards Red Carpet Experience at The Grand Ole Opry
Outside of the recording studio, Goodwin proved his gift at providing key plan development and implementation within the companies he has started. He has quickly assembled a stellar team to help catapult artists careers.
Today Goodwin is known amongst his peers as a veteran creator of successful music and video projects, chart topping songs, sell-out events, business plans and strategic development initiatives. He is a motivational speaker having led music-business classes and seminars around the world. His reputation as a gifted entrepreneur has made him a sought-after speaker and consultant for numerous businesses, ministries, and organizations. He has served as the keynote speaker for multiple leading Music, Business and Ministry education events at conference throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Bahamas, and the UK.
You can learn more about Jonathan Goodwin at thegoodwinbrothers.com
Preview Film from The Award Winning Film "Overtones LIVE Presents The Goodwin Brothers "Working in Concert"
Renee Collins Cobb, M.Ed. and Warren Cobb. B.A. are Executive Producers of Overtones LIVE and Co-Owners of Listen Locally, LLC, as well as Executive Directors and Founders of Room 17 Productions, a non-profit 501c3 organization. We are also partners in Dreamland Entertainment Group and The Scribe TV Network.
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