Winners of the 2025 Country Music Association of Ontario Awards

Hamilton hosted the Country Music Association of Ontario Awards ceremony on June 1, 2025. Quite a few local acts brough home the hardware.

Below is a complete list of winners and nominees. Winners are bolded and at top of the category. Local artists are italicized.

COMPASS AWARD: Josh Ross (Waterdown)

Links: Josh Ross, More Josh Ross Stories, Video above courtesy of JOSH ROSS

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

• The Redhill Valleys (Hamilton)
  
  
  
  Links: Redhill Valleys, More Redhill Valleys Stories, Video above courtesy of The Redhill Valleys
  
  
• The Western Swing Authority (Waterloo)
• Amanda and James
• New Moon Junction
• River Town Saints
• Rosewood Ave

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR 

• Jeff Brown (Beamsville) plays with Kelsi Mayne, Washboard Union, Jason Blaine
• Adrian Juras (Niagara) plays with Karli June and Ryan Langdon (Niagara Falls)
• Joey DePaiva (Milton) plays with Mackenzie Leigh Meyer (Ancaster), Spencer Burns, Nicole Rayy (Oakville)
• Mackenzie Leigh Meyer (Ancaster) plays with Robyn Ottolini
• Jordan Honsinger plays with Tebey (Burlington)
• Ryan Cassar plays with Elyse Saunders, Kelsi Mayne, Paige Rutledge (Guelph)

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (LARGE MARKET) 

• KX94.7 (CHKX-FM, Hamilton)
• Country 106.7 (CIKZ-FM, Kitchener)
• Country 104 (CKDK-FM, London)
• KX96 (CJKX-FM, Ajax)
• Pure Country 93 (CJBX-FM, London)
• Pure Country 94 (CKKL-FM, Ottawa)

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (MEDIUM MARKET) 

• Hot Country 93.9 (CFWC-FM, Brantford)
• Cool 100.1 (CHCQ-FM, Belleville)
• Country 104.3 (CJQM-FM, Sault Ste. Marie)
• Country 105 (CKTG-FM, Thunder Bay)
• Country 92.9 (CFCO-FM, Chatham)
• HOT COUNTRY 88.5 (CKDX-FM, Newmarket)

ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR 

• Bruce County: Owen Riegling
• Break Up Rules: Paige Rutledge (Guelph)
• Golden Child: Meghan Patrick
• Growing up to Do: Robyn Ottolini
• L Is For: Andrew Hyatt
• Pathways: Julian Taylor

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Mackenzie Leigh Meyer  (Ancaster)
• The Redhill Valleys (Hamilton)
• The Western Swing Authority (Waterloo)
• Callie McCullough
• Emily Clair
• Julian Taylor

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Sully Burrows
• Olivia Mae Graham (Norfolk)
• Paige Rutledge (Guelph)
• Alexa Goldie
• Dayna Reid
• Spencer Burns

FANS’ CHOICE 

• Owen Riegling
• Tebey (Burlington)
• Josh Ross (Waterdown)
• The Reklaws Cambridge)
• Sacha
• Steven Lee Olsen

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Robyn Ottolini
• Jessie T (Kitchener)
• Dayna Reid
• Elyse Saunders
• Karli June
• Sacha

INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR

• Samantha Pickard, Strut Entertainment
• Elliott Deseure & Nick Marinac (Burlington), Adaptive Media
• AJ Astle, Roadhouse Productions
• Christine Wiley & Christine Stevens, C to C Music Insider
• Dave Woods, In the Country
• Sam Davs, Cosmic Alchemy Designs

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Owen Riegling
• Nate Haller (Waterloo)
• Ryan Langdon (Niagara Falls)
• Tim Hicks (St. Catharines)
• Andrew Hyatt
• Brian John Harwood

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Never Have I Ever: Elyse Saunders
  
  
  
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• Blinding Lights (Country Version): Tebey (Burlington)
• Guilty: Nicole Rayy (Oakville)
• Finding Firsts: Andrew Hyatt
• Moonshines: Owen Riegling
• Still Make Cowgirls: Karli June

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (SMALL MARKET)

• Pure Country 106 (CICX-FM, Orillia)
• Country 89 (CKYY-FM, Welland)
• Country 103 (CHAW-FM, Little Current)
• Country 93 (CKYC-FM, Owen Sound)
• K Country 93.7 (CKOU-FM, Georgina)
• The Ranch 100.1 (CHLP-FM, Listowel)

THE REAL McCOY  AWARD: Jason McCoy 

RECORD PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR

• Adam Newcomb: Sacha, Elyse Saunders, Riley Taylor
• Douglas Romanow: Nicole Rayy (Oakville)
• Matthew Koebel (Waterloo): Jessie T (Kitchener), Paige Rutledge (Guelph), Jessica Sole
• Shawn Moore (Waterloo): Spencer Burns, Bradley Hale (Elmira), Brothers Wilde, Tim Albertson
• The Agenda: Angelica Appelman (Kitchener), David Madras, Kasey Nugent, Patrick James Clark, Peter Peres
• Deric Ruttan: Karli June – Still Make Cowgirls

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

• Moonshines: Owen Riegling
• Blinding Lights (Country Version): Tebey (Burlington)
• Race To The Bottom: Nate Haller (Waterloo)
• Finding Firsts: Andrew Hyatt
• Hey Mom I Made It: Sacha
• Never Have I Ever: Elyse Saunders

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR

• Owen Riegling, Daryl Scott, Jesse Slack: Moonshines
• Tebey (Burlington), G. Palmer, S. Walker, D. Dupelle: Hangover at My Place
• Tim Hicks (St. Catharines) , Deric Ruttan, Monty Criswell: Quits
• Chrystal Oudijk, Douglas Romanow, Nicole Rayy (Oakville): Guilty
• Elyse Saunders, Jason Blaine: Never Have I Ever
• Karli June, Deric Ruttan: Still Make Cowgirls

FRANCOPHONE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Kristine St-Pierre
• Les Rats D’Swompe
• Mitch Jean
• Reney Ray
• Sugar Crush
• Vincent Bishop

Links: Country Music Association of Ontario, More CMAO Stories

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Winners of the 2024 Country Music Association of Ontario Awards

A number of local acts took home some hardware at the Country Music Association of Ontario Awards ceremony held in Mississauga on Sunday, June 2, 2024.

Here's a complete list of winners

• Breakthrough Artist Of The Year (Tie): Owen Riegling / Dirty – Nicole Rayy (Oakville)
  
  
  
  Links: Nicole Rayy, More Nicole Rayy Stories, Video above courtesy of Nicole Rayy
  
  
• Fans’ Choice: Tim Hicks (St. Catharines)
  
  
  
  Links: Tim Hicks, More Tim Hicks Stories, Video above courtesy of Tim Hicks
  
  
• Generous Spirit Award: Walter Nowakowski (Hamilton)
• Musician Of The Year: Shane Guse (Waterloo)
• Music Video Of The Year: Honky Tonkin About – The Reklaws (Cambridge) Ft. Drake Milligan
  
  
  
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• Record Producer(s) Of The Year: Shawn Moore (Waterloo)
• Album Of The Year: Greatest Show On Dirt – Meghan Patrick
• Compass Award: James Barker Band
• Female Artist Of The Year: Elyse Saunders
• Francophone Artist Or Group Of The Year: Reney Ray
• Group Or Duo Of The Year:James Barker Band
• Industry Person Of The Year: Dave Woods
• Impact Award: Charlie Major
• Male Artist Of The Year: Owen Riegling
• Roots Artist Or Group Of The Year: Mackenzie Leigh Meyer
• Single Of The Year: The Road That Raised You Up – Jason Blaine
• Songwriter(s) Of The Year: Jason Blaine, The Road The Raised You Up, Recorded By Jason Blaine

Links: Country Music Association of Ontario, More CMAO Stories

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Country Music Association of Ontario Awards Winners!

Hamilton went country last weekend during the Country Music Association of Ontario Awards celebration. The awards ceremony itself was at the Westdale Theatre on Sunday, June 4.

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

Album

• Party in the Back – Nate Haller
• Talk to Time – Tim Hicks (St. Catharines)
• Diamonds in the Desert – Jason Blaine
• Where You Come From – Karli June

Compass Award

• WINNER: The Reklaws (Cambridge)

Fan's Choice

• WINNER: Jade Eagleson
• Tebey (Burlington)
• The Reklaws (Cambridge)
• Tim Hicks (St. Catharines)
• Josh Ross (Waterdown)
• James Barker Band
• Meghan Patrick
• Nate Haller
• Robyn Ottolini
• Steven Lee Olsen

Female Artist

• WINNER: Robyn Ottolini
• Nicole Rayy (Oakville)
• Elyse Saunders
• Genevieve Fisher
• Sacha

Francophone Artist

• WINNER: Reney Ray
• Gabrielle Goulet
• Kristine St. Pierre
• Les Rats d’Swompe
• Vincent Bishop

Group or Duo

• WINNER: The Reklaws (Cambridge)
• The Western Swing Authority (Waterloo)
• James Barker Band
• River Town Saints
• Rosewood Ave.

Impact Award

• WINNER: Family Brown

Male Artist

• WINNER: Tim Hicks (St. Catharines)
• Tebey (Burlington)
• Josh Ross (Waterdown)
• Andrew Hyatt
• Nate Haller

Music Industry Person of the Year

• Winner: Dave Woods from In The Country

Music Video

• WINNER:“Genes” – Elyse Saunders
  
  
  
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•  “Sink With The Sun” – Tebey
• “Country Like You” – Ryan Langdon (Welland)
• “Busy” – Robyn Ottolini
• “Somedays” – Graham Scott Fleming

Radio Station (Large Market)

• WINNER: KX-947, Hamilton
• Country 106.7, Kitchener
• Country 104, London
• KX96, Oshawa
• Pure Country 94, Ottawa

Radio Station (Medium Market)

• WINNER: Pure Country 105, Peterborough
• Hot Country 93.9, Brantford
• COOL 100.1, Belleville
• Country 92.9, Chatham
• Country 93.5, Kingston

Radio Station (Small Market)

• WINNER: 100.1 FM The Ranch, Listowel
• Country 89, Welland
• Country 103, Manitoulin
• Country 93, Owen Sound
• Pure Country 106, Orillia

Record Producer

• WINNER: Karen Kosowski – Karli June
• Tebey and Danick Dupelle – Tebey 
• Jeff Dalziel – New Moon Junction
• Mark Schroor & Erik Fintelman – Robyn Ottolini
• The Agenda – Graham Scott Fleming

Rising Star

• WINNER: Josh Ross (Waterdown)
  
  
  
  Links: Josh Ross, More Josh Ross Stories, Video above courtesy of JOSH ROSS
  
  
• Amanda Jordan
• Graham Scott Fleming
• Karli June
• Owen Riegling

Roots Artist

• WINNER: Mackenzie Leigh Meyer (Hamilton)
• The Western Swing Authority (Waterloo)
• Callie McCullough
• Julian Taylor
• The Abrams

Single

• WINNER: “Say It” – Robyn Ottolini
  
  
  
  Links: Robyn Ottolini, More Robyn Ottolini Stories, Video above courtesy of Robyn Ottolini
  
  
• “What Was I Drinking” – Tebey (Burlington)
• “First Taste Of Gone” – Josh Ross (Waterdown)
• “She Don’t Know” – Jade Eagleson
• “We Did” – Sacha

Songwriters

• WINNER: Steven Lee Olsen, Brandon Day – Nashville or Nothing (recorded by Steven Lee Olsen)
• Deric Ruttan, Tim Hicks (St. Catharies), Monty Criswell – Whiskey Does (recorded by Tim Hicks)
• Josh Ross (Waterdown), Grady Block, Mason Thornley – On a Different Night (recorded by Josh Ross)
• Karli June, Karen Kosowski, Tori Tullier – Makes You Pretty (recorded by Karli June)
• Robyn Ottolini, Nate Miles, Emily Falvey – Say It (recorded by Robyn Ottolini)

Links: Country Music Association of Ontario, More CMAO Stories

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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)
  
  
  
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• “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) 
  
  
  
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• 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

• The Redhill Valleys (Hamilton)
  
  
  
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• The Western Swing Authority (Waterloo)
• Kelly Prescott
• The Abrams
• The Good Brothers

Radio Station (Large Market)

• CHKX KX 94.7, Hamilton
• CIKZ COUNTRY 106.7, Kitchener
• CKDK COUNTRY 104, Woodstock
• CJKX KX 96, Oshawa
• CKKL PURE COUNTRY 94, Ottawa

Radio Station (Small Market)

• CKYY COUNTRY 89, Welland
• CFDC COUNTRY 105, Shelburne
• CHAW COUNTRY 103, Little Current
• CHVR PURE COUNTRY 96.7, Pembroke
• CICX PURE COUNTRY 106, Orillia
• CJDL COUNTRY 107.3, Tillsonburg

Francophone Artist

• Kristine St-Pierre
• Les Rats D’Swompe
• Melissa Ouimet
• Reney Ray
• Stef Paquette

Rising Star

• Buck Twenty
• Callie McCullough
• Elyse Saunders
• Robyn Ottolini
• Sacha

Music Industry Person

• Amanda Kingsland, Country 92.3/Rogers Communications
• Dave Woods, In The Country
• Randy Owen, Radio Host/Personality
• Steve Coady, Warner Music Canada
• Tommy KW Lam, Reve Music Group Inc.

Radio Station (Medium Market)

• CFCO COUNTRY 92.9, Chatham
• CHCQ-FM COOL 100.1 FM, Belleville
• CJQM COUNTRY 104.3, Sault Ste. Marie
• CKQM PURE COUNTRY 105, Peterborough
• CKXC COUNTRY 93.5, Kingston

Links: Country Music Association of Ontario, More CMAO Stories

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GOOD LUCK! Local Country Music Association of Ontario Award Nominees

Many of our incredible area musicians will be heading down to London for the Country Music Association of Ontario Awards on June 3, 2018. There were quite a few local nominees and hopefully they'll pick up some hardware.

Hamilton boasts a few nominees: Blue Rodeo (which has Hamilton's Colin Cripps in its current lineup) and radio station KX 94.7 FM are up for awards.



Links: Blue Rodeo, More Blue Rodeo Stories, Video above courtesy of Blue Rodeo

The Halton region also has a few artists in the running: Burlington's Tianna Woods and Tebey along with Oakville's Nicole Rayy.



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



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



Links: Nicole Rayy, More Nicole Rayy Stories, Video above courtesy of Nicole Rayy

As for Niagara, there's St. Catherines Country superstar Tim Hicks and CKYY Country 89 (Welland).



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

Other local artists include The Western Swing Authority and Jason Barry from Waterloo, Shae Dupuy (Cambridge).



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



Links: Shae Dupuy, More Shae Dupuy Stories, Video above courtesy of Shae Dupuy

GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!

Leading the pack with nominations is the James Barker Band with 6.

Below is a complete list of nominees.

Single

• Tim Hicks: Slide Over
• Jason Blaine: Born To Love 
• James Barker Band: Chills
• Meghan Patrick: Country Music Made Me Do It
• Genevieve Fisher: You Me We

Female Artist

• Tianna Woods
• Dani Strong
• Genevieve Fisher
• Jessica Mitchell
• Meghan Patrick

Male Artist

• Tebey
• Tim Hicks
• Andrew Hyatt
• Anthony Tullo
• Jason Blaine

Group/Duo

• Blue Rodeo (ft Hamilton's Colin Cripps)
• Cold Creek County
• James Barker Band
• Runaway Angel
• The Lovelocks
• Andrew Hyatt

Roots Artist/Group

• The Western Swing Authority
• Jessica Mitchell
• Lindi Ortega
• The Abrams
• The Lovelocks

Rising Star

• Shae Dupuy
• Nicole Rayy
• Andrew Hyatt
• Eric Ethridge
• Andrew Hyatt

Music Video

• Tim Hicks: Slide Over
• James Barker Band: Chills
• Meghan Patrick: Country Music Made Me Do It
• The Road Hammers: Haulin’ Ass
• Cold Creek County: Homemade
• River Town Saints: Woke Up Like This

Fan's Choice

• Tim Hicks
• James Barker Band
• Meghan Patrick
• River Town Saints
• The Road Hammers

Songwriter (s)

• Justin Moore: Somebody Else Will (written by Kelly Archer, Adam Hambrick, Tebey)
• The Road Hammers: Crazy About You (written by Clayton Bellamy, Chris Byrne, Jason McCoy)
• Meghan Patrick: Country Music Made Me Do It (co-written by Dan Isbell, Jeremy Stover)
• James Barker Band: Chills, (co-written by Gavin Slate, Travis Wood, Donovan Woods)
• Jessica Mitchell: Don’t Love Me (co-written by Matthew Tishler)

Record Producer(s)

• Jason Barry (Runaway Angel, Western Swing Authority, Dean Brody)
• David “Dwave” Thomson (Jason Blaine)
• Jeff Dalziel (Washboard Union, Dan Davidson; River Town Saints)
• Karen Kosowski (Jessica Mitchell, Madeline Merlo)
• Scott Cooke, Doug Oliver (Cold Creek County)
• The Agenda (Justine Chantale)

Radio Station (Large Market)

• KX 94.7 FM (Hamilton)
• Country 104 FM (Woodstock)
• CJBX BX 93 (London)
• CJKX KX96 (Oshawa)
• CKBY County 101.1 (Ottawa)

Radio Station (Small Market)

• CKYY Country 89 (Welland)
• CHAW Country 103 (Little Current)
• CICX KICX 106 (Orillia)
• CJDL-FM Country 107.3 (Tillsonburg)
• CKAT, Country 600 (North Bay)
• CKYC Country 93 (Owen Sound)

Album

• James Barker Band: Game On
• Cold Creek County: Homemade
• Andrew Hyatt: Iron and Ashes
• River Town Saints: River Town Saints
• The Road Hammers: The Squeeze

Industry Person

• Amanda Kingsland (County 101.1)
• Anya Wilson (Anya Wilson Promotion and Publicity)
• Mike Denney (MDM Recordings)
• Ron Kitchener (RGK Entertainment)
• Steve Coady (Warner Music Canada)

Radio Station (Medium Market)

• CFCO Country 92.9 (Chatham)
• CHCQ-FM Cool 100.1 FM (Belleville)
• CICS KICX 91.7 (Sudbury)
• CKQM Country 105 (Peterborough)
• CKXC Country 93.5 (Kingston).

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Country Music Association of Ontario, More CMAO Stories

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News Roundup (Monkees on CHCH, Nicole Rayy, Jesse O'Brien, Passings)

Monkees TV Show on Every Weekday at 5pm on CHCH TV

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News

Local

• CHCH Video: Nicole Rayy
  
  
  
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• Burlington Engineer Charles Moniz Wins Grammy
• Angela McKay Passes

Canada

• Jazz Pianist Tommy Banks Passes
  
  
  
  Links: Tommy Banks, Al Muirhead, Video above courtesy of National Music Centre
  
  
• Canadian Country Music Manager Janice Starodub Passes
• Denise Donlon to Receive Special Achievement Award at Junos

World

• Neil Diamond to Retire from Touring After Parkinson's Diagnosis
• Elmore James' 100th Birthday

Passings

• Dave Holland (ex-Judas Priest Drummer)
• Eddie Shaw (Blues Sax Legend)
  
  
  
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• Billy Hancock (Rockabilly Legend)
• Hugh Masekela (South African Jazz Legend)

• Archies to Meet the Monkees in new comic

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Music Loving Monkey

Trebleclef once again popped by the Corktown Pub in Hamilton. This time, he saw Trickbag teaming up with the amazing Jesse O'Brien.

Click here for more pictures from the event



Links: Trickbag, More Trickbag Stories, Jesse O'Brien, More Jesse O'Brien Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

MORE NEWS ROUNDUPS

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