The West Coast Country Music Association hosted the Hot August Music Competition in Temecula, and more than 40 singers performed.“It went fantastic,” said West Coast Country Music Association president Gwyn Sanborn.The performances were held on August 15 and August 16 at the Promenade Temecula mall. The awards ceremony took place on August 17 at Peltzer Winery.The competition had New Country, Traditional Country, New Gospel, Traditional Gospel, and Bluegrass divisions. A contestant could enter as a vocalist, a group, a duo, an entertainer, or a songwriter. The individual competitions had categories for both male and female and also had age categories for performers ages 3‑6, 7‑12, 13‑16, 17-20, 21 and older adult, and 50 and over adult.A majority of the performers
