A number of area artists were nominated for 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMA). Hopefully, a few of them will return home with the hardware after the ceremony on September 11, 2022 in Calgary.
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!
Below is a complete list of nominees (local artists are bolded)
Creative Director(s)
- Austin Chaffe (Reklaws - Cambridge)
- Mitchell Nevins (Tim Hicks - St. Catharines)
- Alee
- Chris Cavill, Chris Doi, Kyle McKearney, Jeffrey Ojeda
- Bronwin Parks
Fan's Choice
- The Reklaws (Cambridge)
- Tenille Arts
- Dean Brody
- Jade Eagleson
- High Valley
- James Barker Band
- Brett Kissel
- Tyler Joe Miller
- Robyn Ottolini
- Dallas Smith
- Tenille Townes
Fiddle
- Linsey Beckett (Brantford)
- Tyler Beckett (Brantford)
- Denis Dufresne
- Julie Kennedy
- Mike Sanyshyn
Group or Duo
- The Reklaws (Cambridge)
- High Valley
- Hunter Brothers
- James Barker Band
- Tim & The Glory Boys
Interactive Artist
- The Reklaws (Cambridge)
- Hailey Benedict
- Aaron Goodvin
- Hunter Brothers
- James Barker Band
Radio Station (Large Market)
- CHKX-FM – Hamilton, ON
- CFCW – Edmonton, AB
- CJJR-FM – Vancouver, BC
- CJKX-FM – Oshawa, ON
- CKKL-FM – Ottawa, ON
Radio Station (Medium/Small Market)
- CKDK-FM – Woodstock, ON
- CHCQ-FM – Belleville, ON
- CJXL-FM – Moncton, NB
- CKGY-FM – Red Deer, AB
- CKLJ-FM – Olds, AB
Record Producer
- Danick Dupelle, Tebey Ottoh (Burlington) - Single: Tebey - What Was I Drinking
- Deric Ruttan - Single: Tim Hicks - Whiskey Does
- Dan Davidson - Single: Hailey Benedict - Wanted You To
- Danick Dupelle - Single: Tyler Joe Miller- Wild As Her
- Joey Moi- Single: Dallas Smith - Hide From A Broken Heart
Rising Star
- Nate Haller (Waterloo)
Links: Nate Haller, Reklaws, More Reklaws Stories, Brett Kissel, More Brett Kissel Stories, Video above courtesy of Nate Heller - Josh Ross (Burlington)
Links: Josh Ross, Video above courtesy of JOSS ROSS - Hailey Benedict
- Andrew Hyatt
- Sacha
Songwriter(s)
- Whiskey Does - Tim Hicks (St. Catharines) (Co-written by Monty Criswell, Deric Ruttan)
- Girl Who Didn’t Care - Tenille Townes) (co-written by Steph Jones, David Pramik)
- Pickup - MacKenzie Porter (co-written by Will Bundy, Lydia Vaughan)
- Rebel Phase - The Prairie States (written by Matthew Cardinal, Doc de Groot, Jay Der, Jeff Dick, Mike Nash, Aaron Pollock, Chris Yurchuck)
- Right On Time - Lindsay Ell (co-written by Jordan Schmidt, Geoffrey Warburton)
Specialty Instrument
- Shane Guse (Waterloo)
- Johnny Gasparic
- Mitch Jay
- Connor Riddell
- Katie Rox
Steel Guitar Player
- Chris Altmann (Hamilton)
- Doug Johnson
- Mitch Jay
Video
- Whiskey Does – Tim Hicks
Links: Tim Hicks, More Tim Hicks Stories, Video above courtesy of Tim Hicks - Girl Who Didn’t Care – Tenille Townes
- Heaven On Dirt – Gord Bamford
- High School – Nice Horse
- More Drinkin’ Than Fishin’ – Jade Eagleson, Dean Brody
- Pickup – MacKenzie Porter
- Relationship Goals – Steven Lee Olsen
Video Director
- Ben Knechtel (One of the videos: Somewhere To Drink by Nate Haller, The Reklaws - Cambridge, Brett Kissel)
- Stephano Barberis
- Codi McIvor
- Travis Nesbitt
- Ryan Nolan
Album
- Diamonds in a Whiskey Glass – Gord Bamford
- Heart On My Glass – Meghan Patrick
- Honkytonk Revival – Jade Eagleson
- Masquerades – Tenille Townes
- Nothing Is Meaningless – Don Amero
Alternative Country Album
- Diamonds In The Desert – Jason Blaine
- Down-Home – Kyle McKearney
- Homebound – Twin Kennedy
- Songs My Friends Wrote – Corb Lund
- Unreleased Songs From The Vault Collection. Vol 4: Let’s Smile Again – Stompin’ Tom Connors
Bass
- Lisa Dodd
- Justin Kudding
- Mark Rynkun
- Brandi Sidoryk
- Holt Stuart-Hitchcox
Booking Agency
- Action Entertainment Collaborative
- The Feldman Agency
- Invictus Entertainment Group
- Paquin Artists Agency
- Sakamoto Agency
Country Music Program or Special
- Christmas Time With Tenille Townes – Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.
- A Kissel Country Christmas – Bak 2 Bak Entertainment Inc., CFCW
- Pure Country Top 50 Of 2021 Hosted By Shannon Ella With Special Guests Dustin Lynch & MacKenzie Porter – Bell Media
- The Road Less Travelled – Stingray
- Wise Woman, The Show – Mallory Johnson, Twin Kennedy
Country Personality
- Wendy Boomer – CKBY-FM
- Shannon Ella – Pure Country
- Paul Ferguson – CHCQ-FM
- Jason McCoy – Pure Country
- Greg Shannon, Stella Stevens – CFCW
Drummer
- Matthew Atkins
- Spencer Cheyne
- Flavio Cirillo
- Rich DaSilva
- Krista Wodelet
Entertainer
- Tenille Arts
- James Barker Band
- Brett Kissel
- Dallas Smith
- Tenille Townes
Female Artist
- Tenille Arts
- Lindsay Ell
- Robyn Ottolini
- Meghan Patrick
- MacKenzie Porter
- Tenille Townes
Guitar
- Ryan Davidson
- Matt McKay
- Tara McLeod
- Chad Murphy
- Brennan Wall
Industry Person
- Paul Biro – Sakamoto Agency – Vice President and Operating Partner
- Steve Coady – Warner Music Canada – Vice President, Radio Promotion
- Mike Denney – MDM Recordings Inc. – President
- Brianne Deslippe – Big Loud Records – VP International
- Bobby Wills – Willing Entertainment – Director and General Manager
Keyboard
- Mike Little
- Brendan Waters
- Scott Wilkinson
- Dean Brody
- Jade Eagleson
- Brett Kissel
- Tyler Joe Miller
- Dallas Smith
- Big Loud Management
- The Core Entertainment
- Invictus Entertainment Group
- MDM Artist Management Services
- Starseed Entertainment
Music Publishing Company
- Anthem Entertainment
- Big Loud Publishing
- Sony ATV Music Publishing
- Warner Chappell Music Canada
Record Company
- Big Loud Records
- MDM Recordings Inc.
- Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.
- Universal Music Canada
- Warner Music Canada
Recording Studio
- Barrytone Studios – Miramichi, NB
- Bart McKay Productions – Saskatoon, SK
- MCC Recording Studio – Calgary, AB
- OCL Studios – Chestermere, AB
- Revolution Recording – Toronto, ON
Retailer
- Amazon Music
- Apple Music
- Spotify Canada Inc.
Single
- All Night To Figure It Out – Jade Eagleson
- Boy Like Me – Aaron Goodvin
- Girl Who Didn’t Care – Tenille Townes
- Make A Life, Not A Living – Brett Kissel
- More Drinkin’ Than Fishin’ – Jade Eagleson, Dean Brody
- Over All Over Again – James Barker Band
- Tailgate To Heaven – Shawn Austin (Feat. Chris Lane)
Talent Buyer or Promotor
- Paul Biro – Sakamoto Agency
- Dan Clapson – Blue Jay Sessions
- Jim Cressman – Invictus Entertainment Group
- Brooke Dunford – Republic Live
- Adam Oppenheim – Stampede Entertainment Inc.
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