"I am really honored to receive the Modern Country Artists Award of the year at the recent Josie Music Awards. As an independent artist since day 1 of moving to Nashville, it is always humbling to be recognized for hard work. One of the highlights of my night was getting to perform on the Grand Ole Opry Stage during the show. One of eight artists selected to perform! Huge honor and I can't thank Tinamarie Passantino and Josie Passantino enough for the recognition and opportunity." - JD Shelburne
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." Taylorsville, Kentucky's own JD Shelburne was part of something REALLY big at this years JMA's selected as one of eight performers AND bringing home Artist of the Year honors in the Modern Country genre.
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.
Kentucky's presence on the circle on the Grand Ole Opry stage was frequent, heartfelt and definitely "something big" for all who had the opportunity to stand on the sacred and highly revered space to accept their award. Let's break it all down to just how BIG that was for Kentucky and for JD Shelburne on the evening of October 27, 2024.
JD Shelburne is that rare artist for whom the dream, the life, and the music have all come together.
Janet Reynolds Photography - Josie Music Awards - Grand Ole Opry
SOURCE: jdsheburne.com
JD’s journey has taken him from Taylorsville, Kentucky, to the iTunes Country Top Ten, landed him on CMT and the Circle Network, found him opening for ZZ Top, Miranda Lambert, and Marty Stuart, put him on the cover of Kentucky’s Official Visitor’s Guide, a recording session with the Legendary Oak Ridge Boys and made national news for the sheer size and exuberance of a crowd numbering in the tens of thousands at one of his hometown concerts.
Now, with his latest album, Neon Hallelujah, JD takes another major leap forward, one that locks down his position as one of modern country’s most exciting and accomplished singers.
The follow-up to his breakthrough Straight From Kentucky album, Neon Hallelujah finds JD at the top of his game as a singer and writer, with 14 new songs destined to join the ranks of fan favorites as they offer further peeks inside his heart and soul.
JD’s voice, honed through more than a decade of relentless touring, has never been stronger or more nuanced, and his writing has matured along with it.
The album is yet another crowning achievement in a life that began on a Taylorsville tobacco farm with his principal father and schoolteacher mother, as he learned “a strong work ethic, a love for family, and having a passion for what you do.”
At 19, when he returned from college for his grandmother’s funeral, he found a guitar in her closet and took it back to school. He began playing every day between classes, and when he came home for the summer, he practiced in his local church.
“That’s where it all started for me,” he says, “and it just all came naturally.” Friends urged him to play clubs, and it wasn’t long before he had a loyal following and sellout dates on his hands. He began playing in Louisville and then moved to Nashville after graduation.
Along the way, he has been featured in Country Weekly Magazine, debuted as the #1 trending artist on CMT.com, and performed at over a hundred fairs and festivals spanning the eastern U.S. He has been part of the CMA Music Festival, the NCAA Women’s Final Four, and the Quaker State 400 NASCAR Race, and has performed at SunTrust Park, Guaranteed Rate Field, Great American Ballpark, Freedom Hall, and Rupp Arena, to name just a few, sharing the stage with over fifty national acts.
He was featured as the Texas Roadhouse Artist of the Month nationwide in May 2020 in 580 restaurants, a feat shared with the likes of Kenny Chesney, George Strait, and Rodney Atkins. He has made numerous appearances at the Kentucky Derby and his outfits have been featured on display in the museum at historic Churchill Downs. He performed the Kentucky state song at the capital by request of the state’s Senate and House of Representatives, and he was part of Hometown Rising in Louisville, headlined by Tim McGraw, playing for a crowd of tens of thousands. He has been featured in Kentucky Monthly and Kentucky Alumni magazines and was named Most Outstanding Alumnus of the University of Kentucky’s College of Communication and Information in 2016. In 2019, The Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in his native state of Kentucky, unveiled an exhibit for Shelburne dedicated to his journey in music. One of Shelburne’s highest honors.
In addition, JD has raised thousands of dollars for charities including St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Blessings In a Backpack, and Susan G. Komen for the Cure to name a few.
A dedicated family man, JD loves giving his fans a taste of his home life with wife Amy and son Jax. That too is part of the sweet spot as his social media connects him to that growing fan base.
“I couldn’t ask for a better life,” he says, “and I try with every song I put out to share the blessings and offer encouragement along with the fun. I wouldn’t trade it.”
To learn more about JD Shelburne, visit https://jdshelburne.com/
Written by Renee Collins Cobb, M.Ed. and Warren Cobb. B.A., 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 serve as Executive VP's of Strategic Business Development and A & R and partners in Dreamland Entertainment Group and are co-owners of The Scribe TV Network.
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