Hamilton Blues Lovers: GOOD LUCK! Country Music Association of Ontario Award Nominees (including local artists)

Recently, the nominees for the 2021 Country Music Association of Ontario Awards were announced and quite a number of local artists were given the nod. We're hoping a lot of them will win during the ceremony being held at the Ancaster Fairgrounds on May 30, 2021.

From the CMAO newsletter

The Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAOntario) is excited to announce the nominees for the 9th Annual CMAOntario Awards, taking place Sunday, May 30, 2021 as a drive-in style event at the Ancaster Fairgrounds in Hamilton, Ontario. Leading the nominations are 15 time CMAOntario Award winner Meghan Patrick, nine time CMAOntario Award winner Tim Hicks, and viral sensation Robyn Ottolini, with five nominations each.
Hosted by Jason McCoy and Beverley Mahood, the CMAOntario Award Show will close out the CMAOntario Festival & Awards Weekend May 28 – 30, 2021. After presenting the first ever, live, drive-in country music awards show in October 2020, CMAOntario is happy to do it all again this year in Hamilton. The CMAOntario Awards, presented by Slaight Music, will acknowledge the talent and achievements of Ontario’s country music industry across 18 categories.

Below is complete list of nominees. Local acts are bolded.

Single

“No Truck Song” – Tim Hicks (St. Catharines)

Links: Tim Hicks, More Tim Hicks Stories, Video above courtesy of Tim Hicks
“All I Can Do” – Buck Twenty
“F-150” – Robyn Ottolini
“Girls Like Me” – Meghan Patrick
“Thank Her For That” – Owen Barney

Album

All Woman – Nicole Rayy (Oakville)

Links: Nicole Rayy, More Nicole Rayy Stories, Video above courtesy of Nicole Rayy
Highway Mile – Aaron Allen
Jade Eagleson – Jade Eagleson
Love Wins – Kelly Prescott
The I’m Not Always Hilarious EP – Robyn Ottolini

Songwriter(s)

Tim Hicks (St. Catharines): “No Truck Song” (co-written by Bruce Wallace, Jeffrey Coplan)
Callie McCullough: “After Midnight” (co-written by, Scotty Kipfer)
Owen Barney: “Thank Her For That” (co-written by Jamie Appleby, Alyssa Reid, Dave Thomson)
Meghan Patrick: “Girls Like Me" (co-written by Jobe Fortner, Ryan Nelson)
Robyn Ottolini: “F-150” (co-writen by Mark Schroor, Erik Fintelman)

Female Artist

Tianna Woods (Burlington)

Links: Tianna Woods, More Tianna Woods Stories, Video above courtesy of TiannaWoods
Elyse Saunders
Kelsi Mayne
Meghan Patrick
Robyn Ottolini

Male Arist

Tim Hicks (St. Catharines)
Aaron Allen
Andrew Hyatt
Darcy John
David Boyd Janes

Group or Duo

The Reklaws (Cambridge)
The Western Swing Authority (Waterloo)
Buck Twenty
Jess and Tay
The Abrams

Music Video

“No Truck Song” – Tim Hicks
“Where I’m From” – The Reklaws

Links: Reklaws, More Reklaws Stories, Video above courtesy of The Reklaws
“Broken Boys” – Nicole Rayy (Oakville)
“All I Can Do” – Buck Twenty
“Girls Like Me” – Meghan Patrick

Fan's Choice

Tebey (Burlington)
The Reklaws (Cambridge)
Tim Hicks
Andrew Hyatt
Jade Eagleson
James Barker Band
Meghan Patrick
Steven Lee Olsen

Record Producer

J. Richard Hutt (Kitchener) – Jamie Warren, Sean Hogan, Jessie T (Kitchener), Tianna Woods (Burlington)
Dustin Olyan – Callie McCullough, Twin Kennedy, Mallory Johnson
Jeff Dalziel – Aaron Allen, David Boyd Janes, River Town Saints
Mark Schroor, Erik Fintelman – Robyn Ottolini, Alexa Goldie, Cory James Mitchell
Shawn Moore – Ben Hudson, Matt Teed, Emily Clair, Evan Farrell, Emily Kate

Roots Artist or Group