In September the CCMA Awards will come to Edmonton for the first time in a long time and now we know who will be up for the awards. This is the closest the awards will likely come to the Peace/Mackenzie region and our regions have secured some nominations. Tenille Townes goes for history by trying to secure her 6th straight Female Artist of the Year award, which would make her the most decorated in the category. Other locals to the Peace and Mackenzie getting nominations includes High Valley (5), Aaron Goodvin (2) Plus some surprising nominations in the major televised categories. Co-host for the awards MacKenzie Porter has numerous nomination totaling 6, whereas Owen Riegling a relative new comer only a few radio singles to his name has accumulated 4 nominations including the coveted entertainer of the year. A couple names from River Country Rising Stars are nominated as well with past headliners Hailey Benedict, Teigen Gayse, The Prairie States and Tony Stevens all receiving nominations while others featured on the show like Alli Walker, Josh Ross, The Western Swing Authority, as well as the aforementioned Owen Riegling.
Here is the full list of nominations:
ARTIST AWARDS
Entertainer of the Year presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels (Award #1)
Jade Eagleson
MacKenzie Porter
The Reklaws
Owen Riegling
Josh Ross
Ford F-150 Album of the Year (Award #2)
Complicated – Josh Ross
Dallas Smith – Dallas Smith
Do It Anyway – Jade Eagleson
Nobody’s Born With A Broken Heart – MacKenzie Porter
Spillin’ My Truth – Tyler Joe Miller
Fans’ Choice (Award #3)
Dean Brody
Jade Eagleson
High Valley
James Barker Band
Tyler Joe Miller
Steven Lee Olsen
MacKenzie Porter
The Reklaws
Josh Ross
Dallas Smith
Female Artist of the Year (Award #4)
Lindsay Ell
Madeline Merlo
MacKenzie Porter
Tenille Townes
Alli Walker
Group or Duo of the Year (Award #5)
High Valley
Hunter Brothers
James Barker Band
The Reklaws
The Washboard Union
Musical Collaboration of the Year (Award #6)
Cowboy Boots (feat. Gord Bamford) – Chris Buck Band, Gord Bamford
Day After Day – Dallas Smith, Shawn Austin
Honky Tonkin’ About – The Reklaws, Drake Milligan
Take Me Backroad – Tim & The Glory Boys feat. High Valley
Two of Us – Brett Kissel, Cooper Alan
Male Artist of the Year (Award #7)
Dean Brody
Jade Eagleson
Owen Riegling
Josh Ross
Dallas Smith
Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year (Award #8)
Hailey Benedict
Dax
Teigen Gayse
Matt Lang
Owen Riegling
Alternative Country Album of the Year (Award #9)
12 to 6 Central – The Western Swing Authority
BOOTCUT – Bahamas
The Compass Project: West Album – Brett Kissel
Stand In The Joy – William Prince
A Way Through Time – JJ Shiplett
Single of the Year (Award #10)
Chasing Tornadoes – MacKenzie Porter
Meet Your Mama – James Barker Band
Outta Yours – Steven Lee Olsen
Rodeo Queen – Jade Eagleson
Trouble – Josh Ross
Songwriter(s) of the Year (Award #11)
Country Dance (Artist: Aaron Goodvin) – Aaron Goodvin, Catt Gravitt, Skip Black
Hey Mom I Made It (Artist: Sacha) – Sacha Visagie, Shawn Chambliss, Jake Saghi
Old Dirt Roads (Artist: Owen Riegling) – Owen Riegling
Rodeo Queen (Artist: Jade Eagleson) – Jade Eagleson, Daryl Scott
Whiskey In Colorado (Artist: Tony Stevens) – Tony Stevens, Dan Swinimer, Wes Mack, David Borys
Video of the Year (Award #15)
Chasing Tornadoes – MacKenzie Porter
Honky Tonkin’ About – The Reklaws, Drake Milligan
Take Me Backroad – Tim & The Glory Boys ft. High Valley
Trouble Is – The Prairie States
Two of Us – Brett Kissel & Cooper Alan
MUSICIAN AWARDS
Bass Player of the Year (Award #16)
Lisa Dodd
Lisa Jacobs
Justin Kudding
Ben Miller
Holt Stuart-Hitchcox
Drummer of the Year (Award #17)
Matthew Atkins
Spencer Cheyne
Flavio Cirillo
Rich DaSilva
Brendan Lyons
Fiddle Player of the Year (Award #18)
Linsey Beckett
Tyler Beckett
Denis Dufresne
Julie Kennedy
Mike Sanyshyn
Guitar Player of the Year (Award #19)
Chris Bray
Russell Broom
Jay Buettner
Ryan Davidson
Brennan Wall
Keyboard Player of the Year (Award #20)
Matt Koebel
Brendon Schmidt
Brendan Waters
Specialty Instrument Player of the Year (Award #21)
Denis Dufresne
Johnny Gasparic
Shane Guse
Tyler Vollrath
Steel Guitar Player of the Year (Award #22)
Chris Altmann
Doug Johnson
Matt McKay
Kevin Neal
Marcus Ramsay
RADIO AWARDS
Country Personality(ies) of the Year (Award #23)
Wendy Boomer (CKBY-FM)
Dan Davidson & Stella Stevens (CFCW)
Shannon Ella (Pure Country)
Jackie Rae Greening (CFCW)
Gregg Reynolds & Josie Balka (CKRY-FM)
Radio Station of the Year (Large Market) presented by AdmitOne (Award #24)
CFCW (Edmonton, AB)
CHKX-FM (Hamilton, ON)
CJJR-FM (Vancouver, BC)
CJKX-FM (Oshawa, ON)
CKKL-FM (Ottawa, ON)
Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market) (Award #25)
CFWC-FM (Brantford, ON)
CHCQ-FM (Belleville, ON)
CJGX-FM (Yorkton, SK)
CKGY-FM (Red Deer, AB)
CKXC-FM (Kingston, ON)
INDUSTRY AWARDS
Booking Agency of the Year (Award #26)
Fame Group Agency
The Feldman Agency
Invictus Entertainment Group
Paquin Entertainment Group
Sakamoto Agency
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 Montreal (Montreal, QC)
Country Music Program or Special of the Year (Award #29)
Boomers Canadian Club (Rogers Sports & Media)
Heartstrings & Honkytonks (CFCW & SILVERPLOW Productions)
Home For The Holidays with High Valley (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.)
Jess Moskaluke’s Winter Wonderland Radio Special (Gunfighter Productions)
A Washboard Union Christmas Special (Washboard Union Prod Inc)
Management Company of the Year (Award #30)
Big Loud Management
The Core Entertainment
Invictus Entertainment Group
Starseed Entertainment
Willing Entertainment
Music Publishing Company of the Year presented by CMRRA (Award #31)
Anthem Entertainment Group
Big Loud Publishing
Sony Music Canada Publishing
Universal Music Publishing Canada
Warner Chappell Music Canada
Record Company of the Year (Award #32)
Big Loud Records
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Starseed Records
Universal Music Canada
Willing Records
Industry Person of the Year (Award #33)
Warren Copnick (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.)
Lindsay Hyslop (BBR Music Group)
Amanda Kingsland (Universal Music Canada)
Samantha Pickard (Strut Entertainment)
Bobby Wills (Willing Entertainment)
Creative Team or Designer of the Year (Award #34)
Design Team: Dan Davidson, Travis Nesbitt – Album: Nineteen Eighty Something (Artist: Dan Davidson)
Design Team: Kyle McKearney, Roberta Landreth, Chris Doi, Jeff Ojeda – Single: Lonesome (Artist: Kyle McKearney)
Design Team: Mitchell Nevins – EP: Burning Down The Barn (Artist: Hunter Brothers), Single: Yee To The Haw (Artist; Tim Hicks), Album: Throw Down (Deluxe Remastered – 10th Anniversary) (Artist: Tim Hicks), Album: Campfire Troubador Vol. 2 (Artist: Tim Hicks), Album: Talk To Time (Deluxe) (Artist: Tim Hicks), Single: The Way You Lie (Artist: Dayna Reid), Single: This House (Artist: Dayna Reid)
Design Team: Bronwin Parks (Feisty Creative) – Single: Intruder (Artist: Amanda Rheaume), Single: Flowers (Artist: Amanda Rheaume), Album: Fire It Up (Artist: Gord Bamford), EP: Ahead of Our Time (Artist: James Barker Band), Single: On The Water (Artist: James Barker Band ft. Dalton Dover), Single: Things I Wish I Didn’t Know (Artist: Nice Horse)
Design Team: Michelle Spice, Joanne Howard (Michelle Spice Photography & Small Dog Design) – Single: The Country Kind (Artist: Chad Brownlee)
Recording Studio of the Year (Award #35)
80A Studios (Toronto, ON)
Barrytone Studios (Miramichi, NB)
MCC Recording Studio (Calgary, AB)
OCL Studios (Chestermere, AB)
Revolution Recording (Toronto, ON)
Record Producer(s) of the Year (Award #36)
Jeff Dalziel – Single: Mind Of Its Own (Artist: New Moon Junction), Single: Won’t Forget (Artist: Dan Davidson, Tim Hicks, Max Jackson)
Danick Dupelle – Album: Spillin’ My Truth (Artist: Tyler Joe Miller), Single: Broken Man (Artist: Tyler Joe Miller), Single: Hold Your Horses (Artist: Tebey)
Joey Moi – Album: Dallas Smith (Artist: Dallas Smith), Album: One Thing At A Time (Artist: Morgan Wallen)
Gavin Slate – Single: Feel Like Home (Artist: Karli June feat. Ryan Langdon)
Dan Swinimer – Single: Never Have I Ever (Artist: Elyse Saunders), Single: Whiskey In Colorado (Artist: Tony Stevens)
Retailer or Commercial Platform of the Year (Award #37)
Amazon Music
Apple Music
Spotify Canada Inc.
Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year (Award #38)
Paul Biro (Sakamoto Agency)
Dan Clapson (Blue Jay Sessions)
Jim Cressman (Invictus Entertainment Group)
Brooke Dunford (Republic Live)
Adam Oppenheim (Stampede Entertainment)
Video Director of the Year (Award #39)
Stephano Barberis
Ben Knechtel, Chad Tennies, Mac Grant
Codi McIver
Travis Nesbitt
Ryan Nolan
Innovative Campaign of the Year presented by TD (Award #40)
“Blinding Lights” Case Study (Tebey)
“Country Dance” Line Dance Campaign (Aaron Goodvin)
“Do It Anyway” Album Setup & Release Campaign (Jade Eagleson)
Festival Launch Campaign (Boots and Hearts Music Festival)
“Right Round Here” Album Setup & Release Campaign, Canadian Tour of the Same Name (Dean Brody)
– Everett
