CONGRATS! Waterloo's Shane Guse Wins 2017 Canadian Country Music Association Award

Congrats to Waterloo's Shane Guse (Western Swing Authority) for bringing home the Fiddle Player of the Year award at the Canadian Country Music Award Association Awards on September 10, 2017 at the SaskTel Centre. He won one last year too!

Links: Western Swing Authority, More WSA Stories, Video above courtesy of Serge Wolf

The big winners of the night were Brett Kissel and Dean Brody with 4 awards each.

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

Here is the complete list of winners.

• Fiddle Player: Shane Guse (Western Swing Authority)
• Male Artist: Brett Kissel
• Video: Brett Kissel: I Didn't Fall in Love With Your Hair
  
  
  
  Links: Brett Kissel, More Brett Kissel Stories, Video above courtesy of BrettKissel
  
• Country Music Program or Special: Brett Kissel, Home Movie
• Interactive Artist or Group: Brett Kissel
• Fans' Choice Award: Dean Brody
• Songwriter(s): Dean Brody: Time
• Recording Package: Dean Brody: Beautiful Freakshow
• Video Director: Stephano Barberis (Chad Brownlee: I Hate You For It + Somethin' we Shouldn't Do / Dallas Smith: One Little Kiss / Bucko and Toad: Summer Girl / Dean Brody: Time)
• Album: Dallas Smith: Side Effects
• Single: Dallas Smith: Autograph
  
  
  
  Links: Dallas Smith, More Dallas Smith Stories, Video above courtesy of Jonathan SK
• Female Artist: Meghan Patrick
• Rising Star: Meghan Patrick
• Record Producer(s): Chris Baseford, Vince Gill, Jeff Johnson, Chad Kroeger, Carly McKillip, Justin Niebank (Meghan Patrick: Grace and Grit)
• Roots Artist or Group: Washboard Union
• Group or Duo: Cold Creek County
• Guitar Player: Matt McKay
• Drummer: Ben Bradley
• Bass Player: Travis Switzer
• Keyboard Player: Bart McKay
• Steel Guitar Player: Mitch Jay
• Special Instrument Player: Denis Dufresne (banjo)
• Recording Studio: Bark McKay Productions, Saskatoon, Sask.
• Music Director (Large Market): Amanda Kingsland (CKBY-FM, Ottawa)
• Music Director (Medium/Small Market): Paul Ferguson (CHCQ-FM, Belleville, ON)
• Booking Agency: Invictus Entertainment Group
• Management Company: Invictus Entertainment Group
• Talent Buyer or Promoter: Jim Cressman, Invictus Entertainment Group
• Country Club: Ranchman's Cookhouse and Dancehall, Calgary
• Country Festival, Fair or Exhibition: Boots and Hearts Music Festival, Oro-Medonte, Ont.
• Music Publishing Company: ole
• Record Company: Warner Music Canada
• Record Company Person: Mike Denney, MDM Recordings Inc.
• Retailer: Apple Canada

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Canadian Country Music Association, More CCMA Stories

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CONGRATS! Tim Hicks and Jason Barry Win 2017 Country Music Association of Ontario Awards

Two local boys took home Country Music Association of Ontario Awards this year!  On June 11, 2047 at Centennial Hall (London), St. Catharines superstar Tim Hicks  and the talented Jason Barry from Waterloo won Male Artist of the Year and Record Producer of the Year awards respectively. Jason produced the work of Burlington's Tianna Woods and Waterloo's The Western Swing Authority, among others.

Links: Tim Hicks, More Tim Hicks Stories,  Video above courtesy of TimHicksVEVO, Video of Tim talking about his win

The big winner of the might was Bowmanville's Meghan Patrick, who 4 awards.



Links: Meghan Patrick, More Meghan Patrick Stories, Video above courtesy of Meghan Patrick

Click here for the FYI Music News Story 

Here's the complete list of winners

• Male Artist: Tim Hicks
• Record Producer: Jason Barry (Dean Brody, Genevieve Fisher, The Western Swing Authority, Tianna Woods)
• Female Artist: Meghan Patrick
• Rising Star: Meghan Patrick
• Album: Meghan Patrick: Grace and Grit
• Music Video: Meghan Patrick: Bow Chicka Wow Wow
• Songwriter(s): Deric Ruttan, Craig Wiseman (Blake Shelton: Came Here to Forget)
• Fan's Choice: James Barker Band
• Roots Artists or Group: The Abrams
• Single: River Town Saints: Cherry Bomb
  
  
  
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• Group or Duo: Cold Creek County
• Industry Person: Steve Coady (Warner Music Canada)
• Radio Station (Major Market): BX 93 FM, London
• Radio Station (Medium Market): Cool 101.1, Belville
• Radio Station (Small Market): KICX 106, Orillia

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Country Music Association of Ontario, More CMAO Stories

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GOOD LUCK! Local Country Music Association of Ontario Award Nominees

There are many repeat local nominees at 2017's Country Music Association of Ontario Awards.  Artists from across the province will be on hand June 11th at Centennial Hall in London and hopefully, many of our area artists will be bringing home some hardware.

Hamilton country station KX 94.7 FM is once again up for Radio Station (Major Market) of the Year.

Just like last year, Burlington musicians are nominated in a few categories. Tebey (Male Artist of the Year and Fan's Choice) and Tianna Woods (Female Artist of Year). Tianna's Producer Jason Barry (from Waterloo) was nominated as Record Producer of the Year for his work with her and other bands as well.



Links: Tebey, More Tebey Stories, Video above courtesy of Tebey



Links: Tianna Woods, More Tianna Woods Stories, Video above courtesy of Tianna Woods

Down St. Catherines way, Tim Hicks  was given the nod in four categories (Album of the Year, Male Artistm of the Year, Fan's Choice and Songwriter of the Year) and Marshall Dane  is also up for Male Artist of the Year)



Links: Marshall Dane, More Marshall Dane Stories, Video above courtesy of Marshall Dane

Other local nominees include The Western Swing Authority from Waterloo (Roots Artist or Group and Woodstock's Country 104 FM (Radio Station - Major Market).

GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!

Here's the complete list of nominees

Album

• Tim Hicks: Shake These Walls
• The Lovelocks: Born to Love
• Jason Blaine: Country Side
• Meghan Patrick: Grace and Grit
• Cold Creek County: Til the Wheels Come Off

Songwriter(s)

• Tim Hicks, Todd Clark, Gavin Slate, Travis Wood (Tim Hicks: Stompin’ Ground)
• Deric Ruttan, Craig Wiseman (Blake Shelton: Came Here to Forget)
• James Barker, Gavin Slate, Travis Wood (James Barker Band: Lawn Chair Lazy)
• Jessica Mitchell, Dave Thomson, Patricia Conroy (Jessica Mitchell: Workin’ on Whiskey)
• Meghan Patrick, Patricia Conroy, Philip Barton (Meghan Patrick: Grace and Grit)

Female Artist

• Tianna Woods
• Genevieve Fisher
• Jessica Mitchell
• Leah Daniels
• Meghan Patrick

Male Artist

• Marshall Dane
• Tim Hicks
• Tebey
• Deric Ruttan
• Jason Blaine

Fan's Choice

• Tim Hicks
• Tebey
• Autumn Hill
• Cold Creek County
• Jason Blaine
• James Barker Band
• Meghan Patrick
• River Town Saints

Roots Artists or Group

• The Western Swing Authority
• Lindi Ortega
• Kelly Prescott
• Jessica Mitchell
• The Abrams

Record Producer

• Jason Barry (Dean Brody, Genevieve Fisher, The Western Swing Authority, Tianna Woods)
• Dan Brodbeck (Dani Strong)
• Dave Thomson (Jessica Mitchell)
• Gavin Brown (The Abrams)
• The Agenda, Leah Daniels (Leah Daniels)

Radio Station (Major Market)

• KX 94.7, Hamilton
• Country 104, Woodstock
• BX 93 FM, London
• KX 96, Oshawa
• Country 101.1, Ottawa
• New Country 94, Ottawa

Single

• Cold Creek County: Beer Weather
• River Town Saints: Cherry Bomb
• James Barker Band: Lawn Chair Crazy
• Meghan Patrick ft. Joe Nichols: Still Loving You
• Jessica Mitchell: Workin’ on Whiskey

Rising Star

• Buck Twenty
• Dani Strong
• Meghan Patrick
• River Town Saints
• The Abrams

Group or Duo

• Autumn Hill
• Cold Creek County
• James Barker Band
• River Town Saints
• The Abrams

Music Video

• Meghan Patrick: Bow Chicka Wow Wow
• River Town Saints: Cherry Bomb
• Jason Blaine: Dance With My Daughter
• James Barker Band: Lawn Chair Crazy
• Johnny Reid: What Love Is All About

Industry Person

• Amanda Kingsland (Rogers Radio)
• Catherine Faint (Catherine Faint Entertainment)
• Dave Woods (In The Country)
• Mike Denney (MDM Recordings)
• Steve Coady (Warner Music Canada)

Radio Station (Medium Market)

• Country 929, Chatham
• Cool 101.1, Belville
• Kicx91.7, Sudbury
• Country 104.3, Sault Ste Marie
• Country 93.5, Kingston

Radio Station (Small Market)

• Country 103, Little Current
• Star 96, Pembroke
• KICX 106, Orillia
• Country 107.3, Tillsonburg
• Country 93, Owen Sound

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Country Music Association of Ontario, More CMAO Stories

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1st Annual Jackie Washington Day!

Trebleclef went to the 1st Annual Jackie Washington Celebration at the Hamilton Public Library (Central). Click here for more photos from the event

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Local

• Barber Shop Podcast w Hanna Bech
  
  
  
  

  
  

  Links: Hanna Bech, More Hanna Bech Stories, More Barber Shop Podcasts, Video above courtesy of Barber Shop Podcast
  
  
• Kathryn Stachyra of Whiskey Concussion Passes
• Ben Caplan Up for ECMA Awards

Canada

• Concert promoter David Horodezky passes

Music Express Awards

• Canadian Country Artist: Meghan Patrick
• Canadian Female Vocalist: Meghan Patrick
• Record Album (Country): Meghan Patrick: Grace and Grit
• Back In The Spotlight: Lee Aaron
• Canadian Country Group: Cold Creek County
• Record Album (Pop/Rock): The Tragically Hip: Man Machine Poem
  
  
  
  Links: Tragically Hip, More Tragically Hip Stories, Video above courtesy of the Tragically Hip
  
  
• Canadian Group: The Tragically Hip
• Canadian Live Act/Artist: The Tragically Hip
• Canadian Male Vocalist: Gord Downie
• Canadian Single: Shawn Mendes: Treat You Better
• Emerging Artist/Group: Neon Dreams
• Record Album (RnB): Neon Dreams: To You
• Canadian RnB Group/Artist: Neon Dreams
• Top Record Album (International): David Bowie: Darkstar

Prism Prize Announces Top 20 Canadian Music Videos 

In alphabetical order. Top Ten​ will be announced on Tuesday, March 28, 2017.

• A Tribe Called Red(Six Nations)  feat. Black Bear: Stadium Pow Wow
• Aidan Knight: What Light (Never Goes Dim)
• Andy Shauf: The Magician
• BADBADNOTGOOD ft Kaytranada: Lavender
• Braids: Companion
• Dilly Dally: Snakehead
• Grimes: Kill V. Maim
• Harrison ft Clairmont The Second: It’s Okay, I Promise
• Holy Fuck: Tom Tom
• Jazz Cartier: Red Alert
• July Talk: Picturing Love
• Kaytranada: Lite Spots
• Lisa LeBlanc: Gold Diggin’ Hoedown
  
  
  
  Links: Lisa LeBlanc, More Lisa LeBlanc Stories, Video above courtesy of Lisa LeBlanc
  
  
• PUP: DVP
• PUP: Sleep in the Heat
• Ronley Teper’s Lipliners: Lucky and Finnegan
• Somewhere Else ft Majid Jordan: Move Together
• SonReal: Can I Get A Witness
• Tanya Tagaq: Retribution
• Wintersleep: Amerika

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CONGRATS! Local Country Music Association of Ontario Award Winners!

A number of locals brought home Country Music Association of Ontario Awards on May 29, 2016 at the kickin' ceremony hosted by  Edward Village Hotel in Markham.

Hamilton country station KX 94.7 FM took home Radio Station of the Year (Major Market) for the second year in a row! Burlington's Tebey won for Single of the Year, thanks to his incredible tune, When the Buzz Wears Off. Record Producer of the Year, Jason Barry was another repeat winner.  He produces the Waterloo group The Western Swing Authority.

Links: Tebey, More Tebey Stories, Video above courtesy of CISNFM

The big winners of the night were Jason Blaine and Cold Creek County, who won 3 awards each.

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

Here's a complete list of  winners:

• Single: Tebey: When the Buzz Wears Off
• Radio Station (Major Market): KX 94.7 FM, Hamilton
• Record Producer(s) Jason Barry (The Western Swing Authority, Runaway Angel)
• Roots Artist Or Group: The Good Family
  
  
  
  Links: The Good Family, More Good Family Stories, Video above courtesy of ICI Musique
  
  
• Album: Johnny Reid; What Love Is All About
• Songwriter(s): Jason Blaine and Deric Ruttan
• Female Artist : Leah Daniels
• Male Artist: Jason Blaine
• Group Or Duo: Cold Creek County
• Rising Star Award: Cold Creek County
• Video: Jason Blaine: Country Side
  
  
  
  Links: Jason Blaine, More Jason Blaine Stories, Video above courtesy of Jason Blaine
  
  
• Fans’ Choice: Cold Creek County 
• Radio Station (Secondary Market): Country 107.3, Tillsonburg
• Impact Award: Prairie Oyster

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Country Music Association of Ontario, More CMAO Stories

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GOOD LUCK! Hamilton's Whitehorse Earns a Canadian Radio Music Award Nomination!

Hamilton folk rock duo, Whitehorse keep racking up the awards and now they're up for a 2016 Canadian Music Radio Award for their amazing song, Downtown.  On Friday, May 5th in Toronto, they'll find out if there'll be another statue to their mantle.  GOOD LUCK!



Links: Whitehorse, More Whitehorse Stories,  Video above courtesy of Six Shooter Records

Here is a complete list of nominees.

New Group Or Solo Artist: Modern Rock

• Whitehorse: Downtown
• Brave Shores: Never Come Down
• Coleman Hell: 2 Heads
• Elwins: So Down Lo

New Group Or Solo Artist: Adult Contemporary

• Coleman Hell: 2 Heads
• Francesco Yates: Better To Be Loved
• Jocelyn Alice: Jackpot
• Ria Mae: Clothes Off
• Scott Helman: Bungalow

New Group Or Solo Artist: Contemporary Hit Radio

• Alessia Cara: Here
• Coleman Hell: 2 Heads
• Dan Talevski: Guilty As Sin
• Francesco Yates: Better To Be Loved
• Jocelyn Alice: Jackpot

New Group Or Solo Artist: Mainstream Rock

• Saint Asonia: Better Place
• Standstills: Orleans
• The Wild!: Slow Burn

New Group Or Solo Artist: Country

• Cold Creek County: Our Town
  
  
  
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• David James: What We Weren’t Looking For
• Jojo Mason: It’s All Good
• Leah Daniels: Go Back
  
  
  
  Links: Leah Daniels, More Leah Daniels Stories , Video above courtesy of Leah Daniels
  
  
• Petric: Here Goes Everything

SOCAN Song Of The Year

• Can’t Feel My Face: The Weeknd
• Earned It: The Weeknd
• Something Big: Shawn Mendes
• Sound Of Your Heart: Shawn Hook
• Stitches: Shawn Mendes

Fans Choice 

• Justin Bieber
• Magic!
• Shawn Hook
• Shawn Mendes
• The Weeknd
• Trevor Guthrie

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Canadian Music Radio Awards, More CMRA Stories

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