This past weekend in Saskatoon was the 2026 CCMA Awards awarding the best in Canadian country music. There was a nice mix of winners this year including Peace River born Cameron Whitcomb winning several including Entertainer of the Year and Male Artist of the year. Tenille Townes sadly didn’t win any solo awards but did win a couple for her team up with Nate Haller on the song “Backfire.” Sadly River Country didn’t take home Small/Medium Radio Station of the Year, but it is an honor to be nominated.
Check out the full list of winners from this weekend below:
Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year presented by FACTOR
Sully Burrows
Video of the Year
Parking Lot Prayers – Thelma & James
Ford F-150 Album of the Year
The Hard Way – Cameron Whitcomb
Male Artist of the Year
Cameron Whitcomb
Female Artist of the Year
Meghan Patrick
Musical Collaboration of the Year
Backfire – Nate Haller x Tenille Townes
Single of the Year
Hate How You Look – Josh Ross
Fans’ Choice
James Barker Band
Group or Duo of the Year
James Barker Band
Entertainer of the Year
Cameron Whitcomb
2026 CCMA Music Industry Gala Dinner & Awards
Francophone Artist of the Year presented by Spotify
Fred Dionne
Innovative Campaign of the Year
Hailey Benedict, Big Loud, Local Hay – “Carl Dean” Campaign
Creative Team or Designer of the Year
Design Team: Logan Dane Morrison, Shaina Stein
Album “The Hard Way” Artwork (Artist: Cameron Whitcomb)
Steel Guitar Player of the Year
Matt McKay
Specialty Instrument Player of the Year
Tyler Vollrath
Fiddle Player of the Year
Tyler Beckett
Keyboard Player of the Year
Amber Bauer
Bass Player of the Year (Tie)
Lisa Jacobs
Ben Miller
Drummer of the Year
Rich DaSilva
Guitar Player of the Year
Chris Bray
Country Music Program, Special, or Digital Feature of the Year
Pure Country Top 50 Countdown with Lainey Wilson, Russell Dickerson, And Shannon Ella (iHeartRadio Canada)
Country Club of the Year
Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, ON)
Country Festival, Fair, or Exhibition of the Year
Boots and Hearts Music Festival (Oro-Medonte, ON)
Alternative Country Album of the Year presented by National Music Centre
Starting Over – Thelma & James
Top Selling Album of the Year presented by Luminate
I’m The Problem – Morgan Wallen
Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year
Hate How You Look – Josh Ross
Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year
The Hard Way – Cameron Whitcomb
Recording Studio of the Year
80A Studios (Toronto, ON)
Record Producer(s) of the Year
Karen Kosowski – Single: Iron Man (Acoustic), Single: Safe Place To Break, Single: Jessica Jezebel (Artist: Meghan Patrick)
Record Company of the Year
Big Loud Records
Country Personality(ies) of the Year
Shannon Ella (Pure Country Radio National Midday)
Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market)
CHCQ-FM (Belleville, ON)
Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)
CFCW (Edmonton, AB)
Retailer or Commercial Platform of the Year
Apple Music
Songwriter(s) of the Year presented by SOCAN
Backfire – Michael August, Nate Hall, James Adam Shelley, Tenille Townes, Stuart Walker (Artist: Nate Haller x Tenille Townes)
Music Publishing Company of the Year presented by CMRRA
Big Loud Publishing
Booking Agency of the Year presented by Dolly’s
The Feldman Agency
Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year
Denise Ross (Live Nation Entertainment)
Management Company of the Year
The Core Entertainment
International Industry Person of the Year
Seth England
Industry Person of the Year
Lindsay Hyslop (BMG Canada)
– Everett
