British Country Music Association

The British Country Music Association, also known as the BCMA or the British CMA, is a music organization formed to promote and support UK country music artists and to increase the profile of the genre in the United Kingdom. The BCMA is best known for it's annual awards ceremony first held in 2006 that celebrates the achievements of both UK and international artists. Membership of the Association is made up of industry professionals, artists and members of the public. After being formed in the late 1960s, the BCMA acted not only as a force to further country music in the UK, but as a travel agency where tours to Nashville could be booked. However, interest began to wane in the 1990s and the BCMA was reduced to an occasional online bulletin before being revived in 2006, when the Hall of Fame was established, followed by the return of the awards show (which had been held at various stages up until the 1990s) in 2011.

BCMA Awards

UK Awards

International Awards

Country to Country

Main Article: C2C: Country to Country
In 2013, the BCMA, in collaboration with the American Country Music Association, the O2 Arena and SJM Concerts, developed the C2C: Country to Country festival which took place on 16–17 March 2013 in London. The festival allowed UK country fans to see some of the biggest names in US country music for the first time. In 2014, the festival expanded to include Dublin, added Oslo and Stockholm dates in 2015 and Glasgow dates in 2016. Despite the majority of main stage artists being American, C2C has a "Spotlight" stage and as well as pop-up stages in London. The BCMA have a stall at the festival each year where attendees can sign up to become BCMA members. C2C headliners include Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Zac Brown Band, Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Eric Church, Little Big Town, Faith Hill and Kacey Musgraves

Starting in 2017, the organisers of the C2C festival announced an annual Country Music Week, in which various UK and international artists would play various venues around London. The inaugural week was between October 2 and October 8 and featured artists such as Little Big Town, Marty Stuart, Kip Moore, Lindsay Ell, Randy Houser, Eric Paslay, Sonia Leigh, Drake White and Jace Everett.