Well after a day of slowly releasing nominees the final list for the CCMA Awards is out. It is interesting to see who all got nominations including the amount for the Peace River born, Vancouver Island raised Cameron Whitcomb who tied for the most with Josh Ross both getting 6 nominations. Other major getters were Brett Kissel and Owen Riegling each with 5, Jade Eagleson would secure 4. Local to the northern Alberta High Valley brought in 2 nominations for Group/Duo of the Year and Fans Choice, while just west of us from Fort St. John is Kyle McKearney would netted 3 nominations.
It will be interesting to see who will take home hardware in Kelowna come September.
Here is the full list of nominations:
ARTIST AWARDS
Entertainer of the Year (Award #1)
Jade Eagleson
MacKenzie Porter
Owen Riegling
Josh Ross
Cameron Whitcomb
Ford F-150® Album of the Year (Award #2)
All Night Longer – Matt Lang
Bruce County (From The Beginning) – Owen Riegling
Going Home – Tyler Joe Miller
Golden Child – Meghan Patrick
Let Your Horses Run – The Album – Brett Kissel
Fans’ Choice presented by Bud Light (Award #3)
Jade Eagleson
High Valley
Brett Kissel
Tyler Joe Miller
MacKenzie Porter
The Reklaws
Owen Riegling
Josh Ross
Dallas Smith
Cameron Whitcomb
Female Artist of the Year (Award #4)
Hailey Benedict
Madeline Merlo
Jess Moskaluke
MacKenzie Porter
Sacha
Francophone Artist of the Year (Award #5)
Francis Degrandpré
Fred Dionne
Sara Dufour
Vince Lemire
Salebarbes
Group or Duo of the Year (Award #6)
High Valley
James Barker Band
The Reklaws
Tim & The Glory Boys
The Washboard Union
Musical Collaboration of the Year (Award #7)
Broken Heart Thing – Madeline Merlo feat. Dustin Lynch
Do It Anyway – Jade Eagleson feat. Jake Worthington
Stoned Alone (feat. Caitlyn Smith) – Meghan Patrick, Caitlyn Smith
Want This Beer – Josh Ross feat. Julia Michaels
Won’t Forget – Dan Davidson, Tim Hicks & Max Jackson
Your Mama Would Hate Me – Dean Brody, James Barker Band
Male Artist of the Year (Award #8)
Jade Eagleson
Brett Kissel
Tyler Joe Miller
Josh Ross
Cameron Whitcomb
Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year presented by Birkenstock (Award #9)
Noeline Hofmann
Zach Mcphee
Sacha
Tony Stevens
Cameron Whitcomb
Alternative Country Album of the Year presented by National Music Centre (Award #10)
Chandler – Wyatt C. Louis
One More Dollar To Go – Jake Vaadeland
Purple Gas – Noeline Hofmann
Story To Tell – Riley Taylor
To The River – Kyle McKearney
Single of the Year (Award #11)
I Grew Up On A Farm – The Reklaws
Let Your Horses Run – Brett Kissel
Moonshines – Owen Riegling
Single Again – Josh Ross
Quitter – Cameron Whitcomb
Songwriter(s) of the Year presented by SOCAN (Award #12)
Kelly Archer, Travis Denning, Chris Stevens – I’m Gonna Love You (Artist: Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood)
Ryan Beatty, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Leven Kali, Raphael Saadiq, Shawntoni Ajanae Nichols – BODYGUARD (Artist: Beyoncé)
Ben Cottrill, David Schaeman, Nolan Sipe, Cameron Whitcomb – Quitter (Artist: Cameron Whitcomb)
Zach Crowell, Lalo Guzman, James McNair, Madeline Merlo, Michael Tyler – Broken Heart Thing (Artist: Madeline Merlo feat. Dustin Lynch)
Owen Riegling, Daryl Scott, Jesse Slack – Moonshines (Artist: Owen Riegling)
Video of the Year (Award #16)
Hey Mom I Made It – Sacha
Let Your Horses Run – Brett Kissel
Life for Me – Jess Moskaluke
Ride It Out – Alli Walker
Single Again – Josh Ross
MUSICIAN AWARDS
Bass Player of the Year (Award #17)
Lisa Dodd
Lisa Jacobs
Ben Miller
Brandi Sidoryk
Holt Stuart-Hitchcox
Drummer of the Year (Award #18)
Matt Atkins
Flavio Cirillo
Rich DaSilva
Brendan Lyons
Joseph Poulin
Greg Williamson
Fiddle Player of the Year (Award #19)
Linsey Beckett
Tyler Beckett
Denis Dufresne
Jesse Grandmont
Catherine Robertson
Guitar Player of the Year presented by PRS Guitars (Award #20)
Chris Bray
Russell Broom
Ryan Davidson
Marcus Ramsay
Brennan Wall
Keyboard Player of the Year (Award #21)
Ben Cottrill
Matt Koebel
Brendon Schmidt
Brendan Waters
Specialty Instrument Player of the Year (Award #22)
Denis Dufresne
Johnny Gasparic
Shane Guse
Tyler Vollrath
Steel Guitar Player of the Year (Award #23)
Michael Eckert
Bruce Hoffman
Matt McKay
Kevin Neal
Marcus Ramsay
RADIO AWARDS
Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)(Award #24)
CFCW (Edmonton, AB)
CHKX-FM (Hamilton ON)
CISN-FM (Edmonton, AB)
CJJR-FM (Vancouver, BC)
CKKL-FM (Ottawa, ON)
Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market)(Award #25)
CFCH-FM (North Bay, ON)
CHAT-FM (Medicine Hat, AB)
CHCQ-FM (Belleville, ON)
CICX-FM (Orillia, ON)
CIGV-FM (Kelowna, BC)
INDUSTRY AWARDS
Booking Agency of the Year (Award #26)
Action Entertainment Collaborative
Fame Group Agency
The Feldman Agency
Invictus Entertainment Group
Paquin Entertainment Group
Country Club of the Year (Award #27)
Cook County Saloon (Edmonton, AB)
King Eddy (Calgary, AB)
Ranchman’s Cookhouse and Dancehall (Calgary, AB)
Country Festival, Fair or Exhibition of the Year (Award #28)
Big Valley Jamboree (Camrose, AB)
Boots and Hearts Music Festival (Oro-Medonte, ON)
Calgary Stampede (Calgary, AB)
Cavendish Beach Music Festival (Cavendish, PEI)
LASSO Montréal (Montréal, QC)
Country Music Program, Special, or Digital Feature of the Year (Award #29)
Heartstrings & Honky Tonks (CFCW, Silverplow Productions & Design Co.)
A Kane Brown Christmas Special (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.)
A Kissel Country Christmas (Brett Kissel, Abbey White)
On the Porch with Front Porch Music (Front Porch Music)
Pure Country Top 50 Countdown (iHeartRadio Canada)
Country Personality(ies) of the Year (Award #30)
Dan Davidson & Stella Stevens (CFCW)
Tracy Lynn (CFWC-FM)
Jason McCoy (CICX-FM)
Sam McDaid (CIKZ-FM)
Paul McGuire (CFXJ-FM)
Management Company of the Year (Award #31)
The Core Entertainment
MDM Artist Management Services
RLive Management
Starseed Entertainment
Willing Entertainment
Music Publishing Company of the Year presented by CMRRA (Award #32)
Anthem Entertainment Group
Big Loud Publishing
Sony Music Canada Publishing
Universal Music Publishing Group
Warner Chappell Music Canada
Record Company of the Year (Award #33)
Big Loud Records
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Starseed Records
Universal Music Canada
Willing Records
Industry Person of the Year (Award #34)
Justin Clark (Big Loud Records)
Warren Copnick (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.)
Lindsay Hyslop (BBR Music Group)
Joelle Proulx (Agence Ranch)
Kevin White (Universal Music Canada)
Creative Team or Designer of the Year (Award #35)
Design Team: Robert Adam, Bryan Francisco, Brandynn L.P, Alyssa Gibson (Doutone Studio) – Single: Bailing Twine (Artist: Robert Adam)
Design Team: Austin Chaffe – 3 Pack Single: All The Time, If I Drink Enough, One Beer Away (Artist: The Reklaws), EP: Outliving (For Mom)(Artist: The Reklaws), Single: Worth The Double (Artist:Jade Eagleson), Single: Silverado-si-do (Artist:Jade Eagleson), Single: Race To The Bottom (Artist: Nate Haller), Single: Drive (Artist: Nate Haller), Brand Identity: Country Rising, Promotional Material: Lucknow’s Music In The Fields
Design Team: Stephane Lamontagne, JF Galipeau – Album: All Night Longer (Artist: Matt Lang)
Design Team: Kyle McKearney, Jeff Ojeda, Roberta Landreth – Album: To The River (Artist: Kyle McKearney), Single: Tomorrow (Artist: Kyle McKearney), Single: Hold On Goodbye (Artist: Kyle McKearney), Single: Fight This Fire (Artist: Kyle McKearney)
Design Team: Connor Scheffler, Andrew Parry – Single: Life For Me (Artist: Jess Moskaluke)
Recording Studio of the Year (Award #36)
80A Studios (Toronto, ON)
Manicdown Studios (Vancouver, BC)
MCC Recording Studio (Calgary, AB)
OCL Studios (Chestermere, AB)
Revolution Recording (Toronto, ON)
Record Producer(s) of the Year (Award #37)
Russell Broom, Kyle McKearney – Album: To The River (Artist: Kyle McKearney)
Danick Dupelle – Album: All Night Longer (Artist: Matt Lang)
Karen Kosowski – Single: First Time Living (feat. Gretchen Wilson)(Artist: Alli Walker), Single: Whether You Love Me or Not (Artist: Meghan Patrick)
Joey Moi – Album: Quit!! (Artist: HARDY)
Dan Swinimer – Single: He’s The One (Artist: Savannah Jade), Single: When I Hear That Song (Artist: Tony Stevens)
Retailer or Commercial Platform of the Year (Award #38)
Amazon Music
Apple Music
SiriusXM Canada
Spotify Canada Inc.
Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year (Award #39)
Paul Biro (Sakamoto Agency)
Jim Cressman (Invictus Entertainment Group)
Brooke Dunford (Republic Live)
Adam Oppenheim (Stampede Entertainment Inc.)
Denise Ross (Live Nation Entertainment)
Video Director of the Year (Award #40)
Gord Bamford, Codi McIvor – Just Getting’ Started (Artist: Gord Bamford)
Alexandre Blais, Alexandre Charron – He’s the One (Artist: Savannah Jade)
Ben Knechtel – Outliving (Artist: The Reklaws), Remind Me Again (Artist: Zach McPhee), Youth (Artist: Sully Burrows)
Travis Nesbitt – Won’t Forget (Artist: Dan Davidson, Tim Hicks & Max Jackson)
Alex P. Smith – You Didn’t Hear It From Me (Artist: James Barker Band)
Innovative Campaign of the Year presented by TD (Award #41)
“Wheels of Steel”- A Cross Canada Journey on the Open Rails (Cameron Nickerson)
“Golden Child: The Making of” (Meghan Patrick)
“SOUTHERN DRAW(L)” The Broadway Interviews (Paige Penney and W/FRNDS)
Outliving (For Mom) EP Launch Campaign (The Reklaws, Starseed Entertainment)
“Ride It Out” – A Cultural Moment, Not Just a Song (Alli Walker)
– Everett
