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Since their introduction into Country Music in 2000 Carter & Carter continue to make Australian music history and throughout their reasonably short yet highly successful career so far, it is not unusual for Carter & Carter to do something that stands them ‘ahead of the rest’.

After winning double TSA Song Salute Awards in Tamworth in January, and Merelyn winning both the Victorian and National Female Vocalist of the Year at the Victorian & National Country Music Awards held in Whittlesea in February, and following two national number one radio hits on the Top 30 Country Music Charts in 2007 (Runaway and The Best Things in Life Are Free), April 2008 sees Carter & Carter release Slow Dancing at Midnight from their current album Leap Before You Look. A music Clip for Slow Dancing at Midnight directed by Duncan Toombs will hit CMC in May.

And together with the release of the much anticipated single, comes the announcement that Carter & Carter’s first DVD simply titled Carter & Carter – Unchained will be launched mid year.

Directed by Duncan Toombs Carter & Carter – Unchained is more than your average music DVD. It will contain all their music clips so far, plus a preview which will be released officially later in the year. It will contain live footage of Carter & Carter winning their Golden Guitar, together with excerpts from their live album launches in Tamworth. It will contain candid interviews with producers Herman Kovac and Adrian Hannan, not to mention interviews with Carter & Carter family, friends and fans alike.

Exploring what it is like to be an Independent artist in Australian Country Music, Carter & Carter – Unchained is based around a live Lounge Room Concert held at David and Merelyn’s home in Kinglake, Victoria. With a tour around their small farm and exploring some of the things close to their hearts, Carter & Carter – Unchained is sure to be great entertainment as well as a candid look into the lives of two people who write songs about life itself.

And it’s these two people and these songs that continue to win the hearts of fans all around the world and continue to help Carter & Carter create Australian musical history.

In October 2007, Carter & Carter took home three prestigious awards from the 11^th Australian Independent Country Music Awards

This brings their total wins at the Australian Independent Country Music Awards to ten – more than any other independent country music artist in Australia.

With four albums now to their career credit, eight #1 country music hits, multi award winning albums and songs, together with their induction into the Hands of Fame in Tamworth in 2006, Carter & Carter continue to build their musical careers. Both David and Merelyn tutor and mentor up and coming new artists, both have put their hand to producing other artists and music clips, including Donna Boyd and Debra Byrnes.

Major awards include a 2003 Golden Guitar for 'Candlelight and Kisses', 2004 APRA Most Performed Country Work Award for 'Lead Me Home', the CMAA Industry Achiever Award for Independent Entertainer of the Year for three consecutive years, not to mention their 10 Australian Independent Country Music Awards, multiple TSA Songwriting, ACMLA People’s Choice and Victorian Country Music Awards and also accolades across other genres.

To date they have eight national #1 country music hits, on both the Country Tracks Top 30 chart and Music Network charts as well as six other Top 10 hits, certainly an impressive chart history. They have also charted in other genres of music both here in Australia and overseas.

Passionate songwriters as well as performers they have written many of their hits including Lead Me Home, Candlelight and Kisses, Dance Away The Night, One of Those Days and God Didn’t Make Mistakes, Runaway and The Best Things in Life are Free to name a few.

Having done all of this as independent, self managed artists, it is not surprising that Carter & Carter are now considered by fans and peers alike to be amongst the history making artists in Australian Country Music.

Their music is fresh, it's inspiring, and it will continue to create history for many years to come and stand them ‘ahead of the rest’.

January 2008 October 2007 January 2007	TSA Song Salute Award - Gospel Song of the Year (When God Takes a Photograph) - co-written with Brendon Walmsley - Contemporary Song of the Year (The Best Things in Life Are Free) Victorian & National Country Music Award - Victorian Female Vocalist of the Year - National Female Vocalist of the Year (Merelyn Carter with My Little Girl) 11^th Southern Stars Aust. Independent Country Music Awards 2007 Independent Artist of the Year 2007 Album Of The Year (Leap Before you Look) 2007 Group/Duo Of The Year (Run Away) TIARA – Country Duo of the Year Peoples Choice Career Recognition Award
January /February 2006	Hands of Fame Inductees - Tamworth 2006 TSA Song Salute Award - Gospel Song of the Year (God Didn't Make Mistakes) ACMLA Peoples Choice Award - Best Country Song (God Didn't Make Mistakes) Victorian & National CM Awards - Best Group/Duo - National & Best Group/Duo - Victorian
September 2004	CMAA Achiever Award Independent Entertainer of the Year (3 years running)
May 2004	APRA Award – for Most Played Country Song (Lead me Home)
February 2004	Victorian Country Music Awards - Victorian Album of the Year (Every Minute) Victorian Entertainers of the Year ( 3 years in a row)
January 2004	2004 ACMLA People’s Choice Award for Best Country Song (Lead Me Home)
November 2003	2003 Musicoz Award - Gospel Winner (Lead Me Home) Australian Gospel Songwriting Award (Lead Me Home)
October 2003	Telstra Country Wide Southern Stars - 7^th Aust. Independent Country Music Awards 2003 APRA/AMCOS Independent CM Single of the Year (Lead Me Home) 2003 Australian Independent Album of the Year (Every Minute) 2003 Independent Artists of the Year (3 years running)
September 2003	2003 CMAA Achiever Awards 2003 Independent Entertainers of the Year (two years running)
February 2003	Victorian Country Music Awards - Victorian Entertainers of the Year (2^nd consecutive year) Victorian Female Vocalist of the Year
January 2003	Golden Guitar winners for Best Vocal Group or Duo (Candlelight and Kisses) TSA Songwriters Salute Song of the Year (Candlelight and Kisses) TSA Songwriters Salute Contemporary Country Song of the Year (Candlelight and Kisses)
October 2002	Australian Independent Country Music Awards APRA/AMCOS Independent Country Music Single of the Year (Easy Making Love) Independent Artist of the Year (2^nd consecutive year)
July 2002	CMAA Achiever Award winners for Independent Entertainers of the Year
February 2002	Victorian Country Music Awards Victorian Entertainers of the Year 5EFM Australian Country Showcase Album of the Year (Dance Away the Night) Song of the Year (A Little Place Called Love)
January 2002	Golden Guitars Top 5 Finalist Nominations for Vocal Group/Duo & New Talent ACMLA People’s Choice Awards – Best Australian Country Song (A Little Place Called Love) Best Country Album (Dance Away the Night) TIARA Award Group/Duo
October 2001	Australian Independent Country Music Awards – Independent Artists of the Year Album of the Year (Dance Away The Night)
February 2001	Victorian Country Music Awards - Victorian Album of the Year (Dance Away the Night) Victorian Female Vocalist of the Year
January 2001	Golden Guitars Judges Top 10 in Group/Duo TSA Song of the Year (A Little Place Called Love) TSA Gospel Song of the Year (A Little Place Called Love)