In an historic night, Troy was named Male Artist of the Year. His album The World Today claimed gold in the Top Selling Album of the Year category, while his track “South” with Ian Moss was named Vocal Collaboration of the Year. Troy has now claimed 40 Golden Guitar Awards, surpassing fellow country legends Slim Dusty and Lee Kernaghan, to claim the greatest number of Golden Guitars Awards ever won by an individual artist. He performed “Back On Country,” the lead-single from his award-winning album The World Today.