Not all CCMA awards are televised, mainly the industry awards get handed out the night before at the Gala Dinner. I sadly was not in attendance to witness this but was fun to hear the stories. Some like Brandi and Nice Horse as a whole were not in attendance as well (due to a show in Moose Jaw) but had funny reaction videos on social media. For five of these people/groups they are officially first time CCMA Award winners with one person taking home their fifth guitarist of the year. Tune in tonight 8pm (ET) on Global to see who else takes home some hardware and see some great performances.
Here is a list of all the winners at the Gala:
CCMA Hall of Fame Inductions
George Fox, Randall Prescott
Songwriter(s) of the Year presented by SOCAN
Steph Jones, David Pramik, Tenille Townes
Song: Girl Who Didn’t Care (Performed By: Tenille Townes)
Record Producer(s) of the Year
Joey Moi
Single: Hide From A Broken Heart (Artist: Dallas Smith)
Video Director of the Year
Ben Knechtel
Video: More Drinkin’ Than Fishin’ (Artist: Jade Eagleson & Dean Brody), Video: Pretty Please (Artist: SACHA), Video: She Don’t Know (Artist: Jade Eagleson), Video: Somewhere To Drink (Artist: Nate Haller, The Reklaws, Brett Kissel), Video: Trust Issues (Artist: Robyn Ottolini)
Video of the Year
High School – Nice Horse
Alternative Country Album of the Year
Songs My Friends Wrote – Corb Lund
Top Selling Album of the Year
Dangerous: The Double Album – Morgan Wallen
Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year presented by Music Canada
Honkytonk Revival – Jade Eagleson
Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year
What The Truck – The Reklaws & Sacha
Drummer of the Year
Matthew Atkins
Fiddle Player of the Year
Denis Dufresne
Specialty Instrument Player of the Year
Mitch Jay
Bass Player of the Year
Brandi Sidoryk
Steel Guitar Player of the Year
Mitch Jay
Keyboard Player of the Year
Brendan Waters
Guitar Player of the Year presented by PRS Guitars
Matt McKay
Country Music Program or Special of the Year
Pure Country Top 50 Of 2021 Hosted By Shannon Ella With Special Guests Dustin Lynch & MacKenzie Porter – Bell Media
Creative Director(s) of the Year
Design Team: Austin Chaffe
Brand Identity (Artist: Dean Brody), Album: Honkytonk Revival (Artist: Jade Eagleson), Single: More Drinkin’ Than Fishin’ (Artist: Jade Eagleson, Dean Brody) Brand Identity (Artist: Nate Haller), Single: What The Truck (Artist: The Reklaws & Sacha), Ad Material: Winter’s A Beach (Artist: The Reklaws)
Management Company of the Year
Starseed Entertainment
Recording Studio of the Year
MCC Recording Studio – Calgary, AB
Music Publishing Company of the Year presented by CMRRA
Anthem Entertainment
Interactive Artist or Group of the Year presented by ACTRA RACS
Hailey Benedict
Booking Agency of the Year
Sakamoto Agency
Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year
Paul Biro – Sakamoto Agency
Industry Person of the Year
Brianne Deslippe – Big Loud Records – VP International
Country Personality(ies) of the Year
Paul Ferguson – CHCQ-FM
Record Company of the Year
Warner Music Canada
Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market)
CHCQ-FM – Belleville, ON
Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)
CFCW – Edmonton, AB
Retailer of the Year
Apple Music
Gary Slaight Music Humanitarian Award
The Unison Fund
Hank Smith Award of Excellence
Ollie Strong
-Everett
