Country music fans will be celebrating tonight with the Country Music Honours taking place tonight.
The much-anticipated premiere event is set to take place at the Gore SBS St James Theatre.
At the event he finalists for the MLT Songwriting Award and APRA Best Country Music Song Award will be revealed, with some of those artists also there to perform for the event.
As an added treat for country music fans, the original queen of country in Aotearoa, Suzanne Prentice is performing.