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 Country Music Association of Ontario Award Nominees + Full Nominee List

The 8th Annual Country Music Association of Ontario Awards is gonna be jam-packed with a lot of local flavour. When the ceremony hits on October 4, 2020 at the Centennial Hall in London, a ton of area artists will be vying for the top prizes.

Cambridge duo, the Reklaws top the nomination list with an impressive 6 nods (tied with Meghan Patrick).



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

Country superstars Tebey (Burlington) and Tim Hicks (St. Catharines) are up for 4 each.



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



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

Other nominees include Hamilton's Redhill Valleys, Tianna Woods from Burlington, and Waterloo's Western Swing Authority (their bandmate Jason Barry is also up for Producer of the Year).



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



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



Links: Western Swing Authority, More WSA Stories, Video above courtesy of The Western Swing Authority - Topic

Area radio station are also getting in on the action. CHKX KX 947- Hamilton, CKYY Country 89- Welland, and CKDK New Country 104 - Woodstock got the nod as well.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Click here for the press release.

Here's a full list of nominees.

Single

• “Old Country Soul” – The Reklaws
• “What A Song Should Do” – Tim Hicks
• “If You Met Me First” – Eric Ethridge
• “Keep It Simple” – James Barker Band
• “Wild As Me” – Meghan Patrick

Album

• Big Deal – The Western Swing Authority
• Freshman Year – The Reklaws
• Cain – Andrew Hyatt
• Singles Only – James Barker Band
• Wild As Me – Meghan Patrick

Songwriter(s)

• Jessica Mitchell – “Somebody Gonna Get Hurt”, Recorded By Jessica Mitchell ft Tim Hicks
• Stuart Walker, Jenna Walker, Brad Rempel, Ben Stennis – “I Do Too”, Recorded By the Reklaws
• Tebey Ottoh, Kylie Sackley, Matt Rogers – “The Good Ones”, Recorded By Tebey and Marie Mai
• Tim Hicks, Emma-Lee, Karen Kosowski – “What A Song Should Do”, Recorded By Tim Hicks
• Meghan Patrick, Jordan Rager, Michael Whitworth – “Wild As Me”, Recorded By Meghan Patrick

Female Artist 

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

Male Artist

• Tim Hicks
• Aaron Allen
• Andrew Hyatt
• Eric Ethridge
• Jade Eagleson
• Jim Cuddy

Group or Duo

• The Reklaws
• Western Swing Authority
• James Barker Band
• Jess and Tay
• The Abrams

Roots Artist or Group

• Redhill Valleys
• Western Swing Authority
• Jessica Mitchell
• Kelly Prescott
• The Abrams

Music Video

• “The Good Ones” – Tebey and Marie Mai
• “Feels Like That” – The Reklaws
• “If You Met Me First” – Eric Ethridge
• “Keep It Simple” – James Barker Band
• “Together” – Leah Daniels
• “Wild As Me” – Meghan Patrick

Fans’ Choice 

• Tebey 
• The Reklaws
• Tim Hicks
• Jade Eagleson
• James Barker Band
• Meghan Patrick

Record Producer(s)

• Jason Barry – Amanda Jordan, Charlie Major, Josh David, Western Swing Authority, Billy Ray Cyrus
• Tebey Ottoh and Danick Dupelle – Tebey and Marie Mai
• J.R. Hutt – Giselle Sanderson, Jamie Warren, Rebekah Stevens, Sean Hogan, Tianna Woods
• Jeff Dalziel – Aaron Allen, The Abrams, Dan Davidson, Chris Labelle, Ryan Langdon
• Mark Schroor and Erik Fintelman – David Boyd Janes, Robyn Ottolini, Emily Clair

Radio Station (Large Market)

• CHKX KX 947, Hamilton
• CKDK New Country 104, Woodstock
• CJBX Pure Country 93, London
• CJKX KX96, Oshawa
• CKBY Country 101.1, Ottawa

Radio Station (Medium Market) 

• CFCO Country 92.9, Chatham
• CHCQ-FM Cool 100.1 FM, Belleville
• CICS Pure Country 91.7, Sudbury
• CJQM-FM Country 104.3, Sault Ste Marie
• CKXC Country 93.5, Kingston

Radio Station (Small Market)

• CKYY Country 89, Welland
• CHAW Country 103, Little Current
• CJCX Pure Country 106, Orillia
• CJDL-FM Country 107.3, Tillsonburg
• CKYC Country 93, Owen Sound

Rising Star Award 

• Aaron Allen
• Alli Walker
• David Boyd Janes
• Dustin Bird
• Kelsi Mayne

Francophone Artist or Group

• Edouard Landry
• Kristine St-Pierre
• Les Rats D’Swompe
• Reney Ray
• Stef Paquette

Industry Person 

• Dave Woods, In The Country
• Johnathan Smalley, Rock N Horse
• KT Timmermans, Country 103/Manitoulin Country Fest
• Ron Kitchener, RGK Entertainment
• Shannon Ella, Pure Country/Complete Country

2020 Impact Award: Carroll Baker (Winner)

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Country Music Association of Ontario, More CMAO Stories

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