Nominees for the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards, Including Local Musicians

As always, there were many local musicians among the nominees for the 2024 Canadian Country Music Awards. The main awards ceremony will be broadcast on TV on Saturday, September 14 at 8:00 p.m. ET through CTV. 

Two categories, Fans' Choice & Breakthrough Artist or Group, are voted on by the public. Click here to vote.

Below is a complete list of nominees. Local musicians are bolded.

Album of the Year 

• Complicated – Josh Ross (Waterdown)
• Dallas Smith – Dallas Smith
• Do It Anyway – Jade Eagleson
• Nobody’s Born With A Broken Heart – MacKenzie Porter
• Spillin’ My Truth – Tyler Joe Miller

Alternative Country Album of the Year

• 12 to 6 Central – The Western Swing Authority (Waterloo)
  
  
  
  Links: Western Swing Authority, More WSA Stories, Video above courtesy of TheWSAmusic
  
  
• BOOTCUT – Bahamas
• The Compass Project: West Album – Brett Kissel
• Stand In The Joy – William Prince
• A Way Through Time – JJ Shiplett

Creative Team or Designer of the Year

• Design Team: Mitchell Nevins (Guelph)
  EP: Burning Down The Barn (Artist: Hunter Brothers)
  Single: Yee To The Haw by Tim Hicks (St. Catharines)
  Albums: Throw Down (Deluxe Remastered – 10th Anniversary), Campfire Troubador Vol. 2, Talk To Time (Deluxe) by Tim Hicks (St. Catharines)
  Singles: The Way You Lie, This House by Dayna Reid
  
  
• Design Team: Dan Davidson, Travis Nesbitt
  Album: Nineteen Eighty Something by Dan Davidson
  
  
• Design Team: Kyle McKearney, Roberta Landreth, Chris Doi, Jeff Ojeda
  Single: Lonesome by Kyle McKearney
  
  
• Design Team: Bronwin Parks (Feisty Creative)
  Singles: Intruder, Flowers by Amanda Rheaume
  Album: Fire It Up by Gord Bamford
  EP: Ahead of Our Time by James Barker Ban
  Single: On The Water by James Barker Band ft. Dalton Dover
  Single: Things I Wish I Didn’t Know by Nice Horse
  
  
• Design Team: Michelle Spice, Joanne Howard (Michelle Spice Photography & Small Dog Design)
  Single: The Country Kind by Chad Brownlee

Entertainer of the Year 

• The Reklaws (Cambridge)
• Josh Ross (Waterdown)
• Jade Eagleson
• MacKenzie Porter
• Owen Riegling

Fans’ Choice (CLICK HERE TO VOTE)

• The Reklaws (Cambridge)
• Josh Ross (Waterdown)
• Dean Brody
• Jade Eagleson
• High Valley
• James Barker Band
• Tyler Joe Miller
• Steven Lee Olsen
• MacKenzie Porter
• Dallas Smith

Fiddle Player of the Year 

• Tyler Beckett (Brantford)
• Linsey Beckett (Brantford)
• Denis Dufresne
• Julie Kennedy
• Mike Sanyshyn

Group or Duo of the Year

• The Reklaws (Cambridge)
• High Valley
• Hunter Brothers
• James Barker Band
• The Washboard Union

Innovative Campaign of the Year 

• “Blinding Lights” Case Study (Tebey - Burlington)
• “Country Dance” Line Dance Campaign (Aaron Goodvin)
• “Do It Anyway” Album Setup & Release Campaign (Jade Eagleson)
• Festival Launch Campaign (Boots and Hearts Music Festival)
• “Right Round Here” Album Setup & Release Campaign, Canadian Tour of the Same Name (Dean Brody)

Male Artist of the Year

• Josh Ross (Waterdown)
• Dean Brody
• Jade Eagleson
• Owen Riegling
• Dallas Smith

Musical Collaboration of the Year

• Honky Tonkin’ About – The Reklaws (Cambridge), Drake Milligan
  
• Cowboy Boots (feat. Gord Bamford) – Chris Buck Band, Gord Bamford
• Day After Day – Dallas Smith, Shawn Austin
• Take Me Backroad – Tim & The Glory Boys feat. High Valley
• Two of Us – Brett Kissel, Cooper Alan

Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market)

• CFWC-FM (Brantford, ON)
• CHCQ-FM (Belleville, ON)
• CJGX-940 (Yorkton, SK)
• CKGY-FM (Red Deer, AB)
• CKXC-FM (Kingston, ON)

Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)

• CHKX-FM (Hamilton, ON)
• CFCW (Edmonton, AB)
• CJJR-FM (Vancouver, BC)
• CJKX-FM (Oshawa, ON)
• CKKL-FM (Ottawa, ON)

Record Producer(s) of the Year 

• Jeff Dalziel
  Single: Won’t Forget by Dan Davidson, Tim Hicks (St. Catharines), Max Jackson
  Single: Mind Of Its Own by New Moon Junction
  
  
• Gavin Slate 
  Single: Feel Like Home by Karli June feat. Ryan Langdon (Welland)
  
  
• Danick Dupelle
  Single: Hold Your Horses by Tebey (Burlington)
  Album: Spillin’ My Truth by Tyler Joe Miller),
  Single: Broken Man by Tyler Joe Miller)
  
  
• Joey Moi
  Album: Dallas Smith by Dallas Smith
  Album: One Thing At A Time by Morgan Wallen
  
  
• Dan Swinimer
  Single: Never Have I Ever by Elyse Saunders
  Single: Whiskey In Colorado by Tony Stevens

Single of the Year

• Trouble – Josh Ross (Waterdown)
  
  
  
  Links: Josh Ross, More Josh Ross Stories, Video above courtesy of JOSH ROSS
  
  
• Chasing Tornadoes – MacKenzie Porter
• Meet Your Mama – James Barker Band
• Outta Yours – Steven Lee Olsen
• Rodeo Queen – Jade Eagleson

Specialty Instrument Player of the Year

• Shane Guse (Western Swing Authority) (Waterloo)
• Denis Dufresne
• Johnny Gasparic
• Tyler Vollrath

Steel Guitar Player of the Year

• Chris Altmann (Hamilton)
• Doug Johnson
• Matt McKay
• Kevin Neal
• Marcus Ramsay

Video Director of the Year

• Ben Knechtel (Cambridge), Chad Tennies, Mac Grant
• Stephano Barberis
• Codi McIvor
• Travis Nesbitt
• Ryan Nolan

Video of the Year 

• Honky Tonkin’ About – The Reklaws (Cambridge), Drake Milligan
  
  
  
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• Chasing Tornadoes – MacKenzie Porter
• Take Me Backroad – Tim & The Glory Boys ft. High Valley
• Trouble Is – The Prairie States
• Two of Us – Brett Kissel & Cooper Alan

Bass Player of the Year

• Lisa Dodd
• Lisa Jacobs
• Justin Kudding
• Ben Miller
• Holt Stuart-Hitchcox

Booking Agency of the Year 

• Fame Group Agency
• The Feldman Agency
• Invictus Entertainment Group
• Paquin Entertainment Group
• Sakamoto Agency

Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year (CLICK HERE TO VOTE)

• Hailey Benedict
• Dax
• Teigen Gayse
• Matt Lang
• Owen Riegling

Country Club of the Year

• Cook County Saloon (Edmonton, AB)
• King Eddy (Calgary, AB)
• Ranchman’s Cookhouse and Dancehall (Calgary, AB)

Country Festival, Fair or Exhibition of the Year

• Big Valley Jamboree (Camrose, AB)
• Boots and Hearts Music Festival (Oro-Medonte, ON)
• Calgary Stampede (Calgary, AB)
• Cavendish Beach Music Festival (Cavendish, PEI)
• LASSO Montreal (Montreal, QC)

Country Music Program or Special of the Year

• Boomers Canadian Club (Rogers Sports & Media)
• Heartstrings & Honkytonks (CFCW & SILVERPLOW Productions)
• Home For The Holidays with High Valley (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.)
• Jess Moskaluke’s Winter Wonderland Radio Special (Gunfighter Productions)
• A Washboard Union Christmas Special (Washboard Union Prod Inc)

Country Radio Personality(ies) of the Year

• Wendy Boomer (CKBY-FM)
• Dan Davidson & Stella Stevens (CFCW)
• Shannon Ella (Pure Country)
• Jackie Rae Greening (CFCW)
• Gregg Reynolds & Josie Balka (CKRY-FM)

Drummer of the Year 

• Matthew Atkins
• Spencer Cheyne
• Flavio Cirillo
• Rich DaSilva
• Brendan Lyons

Female Artist of the Year 

• Lindsay Ell
• Madeline Merlo
• MacKenzie Porter
• Tenille Townes
• Alli Walker

Guitar Player of the Year 

• Chris Bray
• Russell Broom
• Jay Buettner
• Ryan Davidson
• Brennan Wall

Industry Person of the Year

• Warren Copnick (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.)
• Lindsay Hyslop (BBR Music Group)
• Amanda Kingsland (Universal Music Canada)
• Samantha Pickard (Strut Entertainment)
• Bobby Wills (Willing Entertainment)

Keyboard Player of the Year

• Matt Koebel
• Brendon Schmidt
• Brendan Waters

Management Company of the Year

• Big Loud Management
• The Core Entertainment
• Invictus Entertainment Group
• Starseed Entertainment
• Willing Entertainment

Music Publishing Company of the Year

• Anthem Entertainment Group
• Big Loud Publishing
• Sony Music Canada Publishing
• Universal Music Publishing Canada
• Warner Chappell Music Canada

Record Company of the Year

• Big Loud Records
• Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
• Starseed Records
• Universal Music Canada
• Willing Records

Recording Studio of the Year

• 80A Studios (Toronto, ON)
• Barrytone Studios (Miramichi, NB)
• MCC Recording Studio (Calgary, AB)
• OCL Studios (Chestermere, AB)
• Revolution Recording (Toronto, ON)

Retailer or Commercial Platform of the Year

• Amazon Music
• Apple Music
• Spotify Canada Inc.

Songwriter(s) of the Year

• Country Dance (Artist: Aaron Goodvin) – Aaron Goodvin, Catt Gravitt, Skip Black
• Hey Mom I Made It (Artist: Sacha) – Sacha Visagie, Shawn Chambliss, Jake Saghi
• Old Dirt Roads (Artist: Owen Riegling) – Owen Riegling
• Rodeo Queen (Artist: Jade Eagleson) – Jade Eagleson, Daryl Scott
• Whiskey In Colorado (Artist: Tony Stevens) – Tony Stevens, Dan Swinimer, Wes Mack, David Borys

Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year

• Paul Biro (Sakamoto Agency)
• Dan Clapson (Blue Jay Sessions)
• Jim Cressman (Invictus Entertainment Group)
• Brooke Dunford (Republic Live)
• Adam Oppenheim (Stampede Entertainment)

Links: Canadian Country Music Association, More CCMA Stories

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GOOD LUCK! Local 2022 Canadian Country Music Award Nominees

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) 

Click here for the winners.

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

Male Artist

• Dean Brody
• Jade Eagleson
• Brett Kissel
• Tyler Joe Miller
• Dallas Smith

Management Company

• 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.

Links: Canadian Country Music Association, More CCMA Stories

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GOOD LUCK! Local Artists Nominated for Canadian Country Music Awards + Complete Nominee List

The 2020 CCMA Awards will feature a truckload of local talent. Many area artists were nominated this year. The ceremony will be broadcast on Global TV - Sept. 27.

From the Hamilton area, we have Chris Altmann (Steel Guitar Player of the Year) and Peter Walker of CHKX-FM (Radio Music Director of the Year - Large Market).



Links: Chris Altmann, More Chris Altmann Stories, Danny Medakovic, More Dan Medakovic Stories, Video above courtesy of Dan Medakovic

Representing Burlington is country superstar Tebey (Fan's Choice Award, Male Artists of the Year). His video director Raphael Mazzucco is up for Video Director of the Year.



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

St. Catherines nominees include Tim Hicks (Songwriter of the Year, Video of the Year) and his drummer Rob Wells (Drummer of the Year). Also, Peter Morena of CKYY-FM is in the running for Music Director of the Year (Medium/Small Market).



Links: Tim Hicks, More Tim Hicks Stories, Video above courtesy of Tim Hicks

Out Brantford way, we have Linsey Beckett and Tyler Beckett who are both up for Fiddle Player of the Year and Doug Johnson (Steel Guitar Player of the Year).




Links: Linsey Beckett, Beckett Family, More Linsey Beckett Stories, Video above courtesy of Chris Scerri CSP

In Cambridge, the Reklaws were nominated for two awards: Fan's Choice Award and Entertainer of the Year). Their video director, Ben Knechtel (Video Director of the Year) received a nod.



Links: Reklaws, More Reklaws Stories, Dean Brody, More Dean Brody Stories, Video above courtesy of Dean Brody

Members of Waterloo's  Western Swing Authority got in on the action as well: Paul Chapman (Guitarist of the Year) and Jason Barry's Barrytone Studios (Recording Studio of the Year).



Links: Western Swing Authority, More WSA Stories, Video above courtesy of Weare1world

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Click here for the winners

Below is a complete list of nominees.

Fan's Choice

• Tebey
• The Reklaws
• Dean Brody
• Jade Eagleson
• Hunter Brothers
• James Barker Band
• Brett Kissel
• MacKenzie Porter
• Dallas Smith
• Tenille Townes

Male Artist

• Tebey
• Dean Brody
• Jade Eagleson
• Brett Kissel
• Dallas Smith

Entertainer

• The Reklaws
• Dean Brody
• Brett Kissel
• Dallas Smith
• Tenille Townes

Group or Duo

• The Reklaws
• High Valley
• Hunter Brothers
• James Barker Band
• The Washboard Union

Songwriter(s)

• The Reklaws - I Do Too (co-written w Brad Rempel + Ben Stennis)
• Tim Hicks - No Truck Song (co-written w Jeff Coplan, Bruce Wallace)
• Aaron Goodvin - Good Ol’ Bad Days (co-written with Skip Black + Matt Nolen)
• Tenille Townes - Jersey On The Wall (I’m Just Asking) (co-written w Tina Parol, Gordie Sampson)
• MacKenzie Porter - These Days (co-written w Jordan Sapp, Parker Welling)

Video

• No Truck Song – Tim Hicks
• Country Thunder – The Washboard Union
• Drink About Me – Brett Kissel
• Jersey On The Wall (I’m Just Asking) – Tenille Townes
• Silver Lining – Hunter Brothers

Guitar Player

• Paul Chapman (Western Swing Authority)
• Ryan Davidson
• Matt McKay
• Chad Murphy
• Darren Savard

Drummer

• Rob Wells (Tim Hicks)
• Matthew Atkins
• Ben Bradley
• Spencer Cheyne
• Flavio Cirillo
• Greg Williamson

Steel Guitar Player

• Chris Altmann
• Doug Johnson
• Mitch Jay

Fiddle Player

• Linsey Beckett
• Tyler Beckett
• Denis Dufresne
• Matt Piche
• Mike Sanyshyn
• Tyler Vollrath

Radio Music Director (Large Market)

• Peter Walker – CJKX-FM/CHKX-FM – Oshawa, ON/Hamilton, ON
• Steph Hansen – CISN-FM/CKRY-FM – Edmonton, AB/Calgary, AB
• Jaxon Hawks – CJJR-FM – Vancouver, BC
• A.J. Keller – CFCW – Edmonton, AB
• Amanda Kingsland – CKBY-FM – Ottawa, ON

Radio Music Director (Medium/Small Market)

• Peter Morena – CKYY-FM – St. Catharines, ON
• Shilo Bellis – CJXL-FM – Moncton, NB
• Paul Ferguson – CHCQ-FM – Belleville, ON
• Cal Gratton – CJVR-FM – Melfort, SK
• Luca James – CKGY-FM – Red Deer, AB

Recording Studio

• Barrytone Studios – Miramichi, NB
• Bart McKay Productions – Saskatoon, SK
• MCC Recording Studio – Calgary, AB
• Noble Street Studios – Toronto, ON
• OCL Studios – Chestermere, AB

Album

• Black Sheep – Dean Brody
• Love, Heartbreak, & Everything In Between – Tenille Arts
• Now Or Never – Brett Kissel
• Singles Only – James Barker Band
• Wild As Me – Meghan Patrick

Female Artists

• Lindsay Ell
• Jess Moskaluke
• Meghan Patrick
• MacKenzie Porter
• Tenille Townes

Interactive Artist or Group

• Dan Davidson
• Lindsay Ell
• Aaron Goodvin
• Nice Horse
• Tenille Townes

Rising Star

• Tenille Arts
• Matt Lang
• Tyler Joe Miller
• Emily Reid
• Sons Of Daughters

Roots Album

• Everbound – The Washboard Union
• Fingers Crossed – JJ Shiplett
• Kalsey Kulyk – Kalsey Kulyk
• Love Wins – Kelly Prescott
• The Other Way – Donovan Woods

Single

• Count The Ways – Jade Eagleson
• Drop – Dallas Smith
• Keep It Simple – James Barker Band
• Single Man – High Valley
• Whiskey In A Teacup – Dean Brody

Bass Player

• Kirby Barber
• Lisa Dodd
• Curtis Ebner
• Doug Elash
• Matt Genereux
• Justin Kudding

Keyboard Player

• Mike Little
• Brendan Waters
• Scott Wilkinson

Specialty Instrument Player

• Mitch Jay
• Connor Riddell
• Tyler Vollrath

Country Personality

• Wendy Boomer – CKBY-FM
• Shannon Ella – Pure Country
• Paul McGuire – Stingray
• Randy Owen – CJDL-FM
• Sarah Scott – CFXO-FM

Radio Station (Large Market)

• CFCW – Edmonton, AB
• CJKX-FM – Oshawa, ON
• CKBY-FM – Ottawa, ON
• CKKL-FM – Ottawa, ON
• CKRY-FM – Calgary, AB

Radio Station (Small/Medium Market)

• CFXO-FM – High River, AB
• CHCQ-FM – Belleville, ON
• CICX-FM – Orillia, ON
• CJXL-FX – Moncton, NB
• CKGY-FM – Red Deer, AB

Booking Agency 

• The Feldman Agency
• Invictus Entertainment Group
• Paquin Artist Agency
• Sakamoto Agency
• United Talent Agency

Country Club

• Cook County Saloon – Edmonton, AB
• Cowboys Roadhouse – Winnipeg, MB
• King Eddy – Calgary, AB
• Ranchman’s Cookhouse And Dancehall – Calgary, AB
• Rock ‘N’ Horse Saloon – Toronto, ON

Country Festival

• Boots And Hearts Music Festival – Oro-Medonte, ON
• Calgary Stampede – Calgary, AB
• Cavendish Beach Music Festival – Cavendish, PE
• Centerfield Music Festival – St. Paul, AB
• Diesel Bird Digital Music Festival – Online

Country Music Program

• A Kissel Country Christmas – BAK 2 BAK Entertainment Inc./Stingray
• Canada Together: In Concert – Corus Entertainment
• Casey Clarke Country Countdown – Casey Clarke Productions
• Girl Power Hour – Rogers Media
• The Paul McGuire Show – Stingray

Management Company

• Big Loud Management
• Invictus Entertainment Group
• MDM Artist Management Services
• RGK Entertainment Group
• Starseed Entertainment

Music Publishing Company

• Anthem Entertainment
• Big Loud Publishing
• Sony / ATV Music Publishing
• Universal Music Publishing Group
• Warner Chappell Music Canada

Record Company

• MDM Recordings Inc.
• Open Road Recordings
• Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
• Universal Music Canada
• Warner Music Canada

Industry Person

• Steve Coady – Warner Music Canada – Vice President, Radio Promotion
• Warren Copnick – Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. – Director of National Promotion
• Mike Denney – MDM Recordings Inc – President
• Brianne Deslippe – Big Loud Records – Vice President of Promotion/General Manager Canada
• Anya Wilson – Anya Wilson Promotion – Radio Promoter

Creative Director(s)

• Design Team: Mitchell Nevins, Madeline Merlo, Photography: Emma-Lee
  Digital Single Packaging: Kiss Kiss, If You Never Broke My Heart, It Didn’t, Digital Singles, Newsletter Template, Zoom Digital Background Filter, Instagram Filter, Website (Artist: Madeline Merlo)
• Design Team: Bronwin Parks
  Single: Just Let Go (Artist: Gord Bamford), Album, Vinyl and Artist Merchandise: It Was A Song (Artists: Ryan Langlois) Singles: (Country Thunder, Country Thunder Acoustic, Dock Rock, Artist Branding (Artist: The Washboard Union)
• Design Team: Wes Mack, Kyle Bottoms
  Album: Soul (Artist: Wes Mack)
• Design Team: Nick Perreault, James Murdoch, Ben Shillabeer
  Album: Twenty Something, Single: Homesick For The Holidays, Social Graphics (Artist: The Dungarees)
• Design Team: Brett Kissel, Connor Schefler
  Album: Now Or Never (Artist: Brett Kissel)

Record Producer (s)

• Jeff Dalziel   
• Jacob Durrett, Brett Kissel, Bart McKay
• Karen Kosowski
• Scott Moffatt
• Joey Moi, Dave Cohen

Retailer

• Amazon Music
• Apple Music
• Spotify Canada Inc.

Talent Buyer or Promoter

• Paul Biro – Sakamoto Agency
• Jim Cressman – Invictus Entertainment Group
• Adam Oppenheim – Stampede Entertainment Inc.

Video Director

• Stephano Barberis 
• Emma Higgins
• Ben Knechtel
• Raphael Mazzucco
• Travis Nesbitt

Click here for the winners.

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Canadian Country Music Association, More CCMA Stories

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GOOD LUCK! Local 2019 Canadian Country Music Award Nominees

Many local areas are filled with hometown pride as some of their own were nominated for the 2019 CCMA Awards. You can watch the ceremony on Global TV where it'll be broadcast live from Calgary, AB on Sept. 8 at 9 p.m.

Peter Walker, the director for Hamilton's CHKX-FM is nominated for Music Director of the Year.

Burlington's Tebey is one of three local acts vying for Album of the Year and Producer of the Year with his co-producer Danick Dupelle.



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

St. Catharines Country superstar Tim Hicks is also up for Album of the Year as well as Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year and the Fan's Choice Award. His bandmate Rob Wells, also from St. Catharines, received a nod for Drummer of the Year.



Links: Tim Hicks, More Tim Hicks Stories, Lindsay Ell, More Lindsay Ell Stories, Video above courtesy of Tim Hicks

Cambridge duo the Reklaws have four nods to their credit: Album of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year, Video of the Year and the Fan's Choice Award. Another Cambridge boy, Rich DaSilva was nominated for Drummer of the Year.



Links: Reklaws, More Reklaws Stories, Video above courtesy of The Reklaws



Links: Rich DaSilva, More Rich DaSilva Stories, Leah Daniels, Video above courtesy of Rich DaSilva

Ben Knechtel, who directed videos for Tim Hicks and the Reklaws is up for Video Director of the Year.

Brantford's Linsey Beckett earned a nod for Fiddle Player of the Year. Also from Brantford, Doug Johnson is up for steel Guitar Player of the Year.



Links: Linsey Beckett, South Mountain, Video above courtesy of rwhmoto



Links: Doug Johnson, Muir Family Band, Video above courtesy of angussss10

Down Waterloo way, member of the Western Swing Authority are getting a lot of recognition.  Shane Guse is nominated for Specialty Instrument Player of the Year. Paul Chapman is up for Guitarist of the Year and Jason Barry's Barrytone Studios is in the running for Recording Studio of the Year.



Links: Western Swing Authority, More WSA Stories, Video above courtesy of Ranch Radio

Here's a complete list of nominees.

Album

• Love A Girl - Tebey
• New Tattoo - Tim Hicks
• Feels Like That - The Reklaws
• The Fall - Dallas Smith
• The Journey BNA Vol. 2 - Paul Brandt
• State Of Mind - Hunter Brothers

Drummer

• Rich DaSilva
• Rob Wells
• Ben Bradley
• Flavio Cirillo
• Chad Melchert

Entertainer

• Tim Hicks
• Paul Brandt
• Dean Brody
• Brett Kissel
• Dallas Smith

Fan's Choice
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• Tim Hicks
• The Reklaws
• Gord Bamford
• Paul Brandt
• Dean Brody
• Hunter Brothers
• James Barker Band
• Brett Kissel
• Dallas Smith
• Guylaine Tanguay

Fiddle Player

• Linsey Beckett
• Tyler Beckett
• Denis Dufresne
• Mike Sanyshyn
• Tyler Vollrath

Group or Duo

• The Reklaws
• High Valley
• Hunter Brothers
• James Barker Band
• The Washboard Union

Guitar Player

• Paul Chapman
• Ryan Davidson
• Matt McKay
• Darren Savard
• Geoff Torrn

Male Artist

• Tim Hicks
• Paul Brandt
• Dean Brody
• Brett Kissel
• Dallas Smith

Music Director (Large Market)

• Peter Walker - CJKX-FM/CHKX-FM - Oshawa, ON/Hamilton, ON
• Steph Hansen - CISN-FM/CKRY-FM - Edmonton, AB/Calgary, AB
• A.J. Keller - CFCW - Edmonton, AB
• Amanda Kingsland - CKBY-FM - Ottawa, ON
• Rebecca Lafrance - CKKL-FM - Ottawa, ON

Recording Studio

• Barrytone Studios - St. Clements, ON
• Bart McKay Productions - Saskatoon, SK
• MCC Recording Studio - Calgary, AB
• OCL Studios - Chestemere, AB
• Revolution Recording - Toronto, ON

Record Producer

• Danick Dupelle, Tebey / Single: Who's Gonna Love You (Tebey)
• Jeff Dalziel /Album: Juliet (Dan Davidson) 
• Adam Gregory, Bart McKay / Album: Perfect World (Adam Gregory)
• Mitch Merrett, F. Reid Shippen / Album: Black Mountain Whiskey Rebellion (Black Mountain Whiskey Rebellion)
• Joey Moi, Dave Cohen /Album: The Fall (Dallas Smith)

Specialty Instrument Player

• Shane Guse
• David Barber
• Denis Dufresne
• Mitch Jay
• Connor Riddell

Steel Guitar Player

• Doug Johnson
• Darrek Anderson
• Mitch Jay

Video

• Feels Like That - The Reklaws
• Camouflage - Jess Moskaluke
• Criminal - Lindsay Ell
• Somebody’s Daughter - Tenille Townes
• Walls Come Down - Meghan Patrick

Video Director

• Ben Knechtel / Feels Like That (The Reklaws), Long Live The Night (The Reklaws), The Worst Kind  (Tim Hicks ft Lindsay Ell), more
• Stephano Barberis
• Wes Mack
• Travis Nesbitt
• Joel Stewart

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Bass Player

• Kirby Barber
• Lisa Dodd
• Curtis Ebner
• Doug Elash
• Justin Kudding

Booking Agency

• The Feldman Agency
• Invictus Entertainment Group
• Paquin Artists Agency
• Sakamoto Agency
• United Talent Agency

Country Club

• Cook County Saloon – Edmonton, AB
• OK Corral and Cabaret – Kelowna, BC
• Ranchman's Cookhouse and Dancehall – Calgary, AB
• Rock 'N' Horse Saloon – Toronto, ON

Country Festival, Fair or Exhibition

• Big Valley Jamboree – Camrose, AB
• Boots And Hearts Music Festival - Oro-Medonte, ON
• Calgary Stampede – Calgary, AB
• Cavendish Beach Music Festival – Cavendish, PE
• Havelock Country Jamboree – Havelock, ON

Country Music Program or Special

• CBC q Live At The Grand Ole Opry - CBCq
• The Dungarees Christmas Special - Rogers Media and The Dungarees
• Girl Power Hour - Rogers Media
• Jess Moskaluke's A Small Town Christmas - MDM Recordings Inc.
• Paul McGuire’s Country Countdown - ole TV

Creative Directors

• Design Team: Bronwin Parks / Album: All In, Artist Merchandise (Chris Buck Band) 
• Design Team: Alee, Photography: Uryelle Dimailig /Single: Don't Make Me Miss You (Alee)  
• Design Team: Buckspring Inc., Photography: Andrik Langfield, Tanner Wendell Stewart, Jonathan Taylor Sweet, Paul Tellefsen / Albums: The Journey YYC Vol. 1, The Journey BNA Vol. 2, The Journey YYC-BNA Deluxe Volume / Single: Bittersweet feat. Lindsay Ell; Tour Graphics: The Journey Tour (Paul Brandt)
• Design Team: Bronwin Parks / Album: Sides, Single: Danger Danger, Artist Merchandise (KIRA)
• Design Team: Scotty Kipfer, Photography: Brad Kelly / Taking My Time (Scotty Kipfer)

Female Artists

• Lindsay Ell
• Jess Moskaluke
• Meghan Patrick
• Guylaine Tanguay
• Tenille Townes

Industry Person

• Steve Coady - Vice President, Radio Promotions - Warner Music Canada  
• Mike Denney – President - MDM Recordings Inc.
• Brianne Deslippe - Vice President of Promotion/General Manager - Canada - Big Loud Records  
• Ron Kitchener - President, CEO - RGK Entertainment Group Inc.
• Shannon McNevan - Director of AnR - Universal Music Canada

Interactive Artist/Group

• Lindsay Ell
• Aaron Goodvin
• James Barker Band
• Brett Kissel
• Nice Horse

Keyboard Player

• Mike Little
• Bart McKay
• Brendan Waters

Management Company

• Big Loud Management
• Cache Entertainment
• Invictus Entertainment Group
• MDM Artist Management Services
• Starseed Entertainment

Music Director (Medium/Small Market)

• Shilo Bellis - CJXL-FM - Moncton, NB
• Paul Ferguson - CHCQ-FM - Belleville, ON
• Luca James - CKGY-FM - Red Deer, AB
• Cory Noel - CKLJ/CKVG - Olds, AB/Vegreville, AB

Music Publishing Company

• BMG Rights Management Canada
• ole
• Royalty Records Publishing
• Sony/ATV Music Publishing
• Warner/Chappell Music Canada

Record Company

• MDM Recordings Inc.
• Open Road Recordings
• Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
• Universal Music Canada
• Warner Music Canada

Retailer

• Amazon Music
• Apple Music
• Spotify Canada Inc.

Rising Star

• Shawn Austin
• Jade Eagleson
• Eric Ethridge
• JoJo Mason
• Sons Of Daughters

Roots Album

• Black Mountain Whiskey Rebellion - Black Mountain Whiskey Rebellion
• Both Ways - Donovan Woods
• Heart Of Glass - Jessica Mitchell
• Juliet - Dan Davidson
• What We're Made Of - The Washboard Union

Single

• Criminal - Lindsay Ell
• Dive Bar - Gord Bamford
• Good Together - James Barker Band
• Somebody's Daughter - Tenille Townes
• Walls Come Down - Meghan Patrick

Songwriters of the Year

• Brett Kissel, Seth Mosley, Brad Rempel -  Cecilia (Brett Kissel)
• Gord Bamford, Bart Butler, Brice Long - Down (Gord Bamford)
• James Barker, Todd Clark, Gavin Slate, Travis Wood - Keep It Simple (James Barker Band)
• Corey Crowder, Jess Moskaluke, Jared Mullins - Save Some Of That Whiskey (Jess Moskaluke)
• Barry Dean, Luke Laird, Tenille Townes - Somebody’s Daughter (Tenille Townes)

Talent Buyer or Promoter

• Paul Biro - Sakamoto Agency
• Jim Cressman - Invictus Entertainment Group
• Adam Oppenheim - Stampede Entertainment Inc.
• Lisa Zechmeister - Republic Live

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Canadian Country Music Association, More CCMA Stories

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