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ARTIST AWARDS

APPLE MUSIC FANS’ CHOICE AWARD

Gord Bamford, 
Dean Brody, 
Chad Brownlee, 
Tim Hicks, 
High Valley, 
James Barker Band 
Brett Kissel, 
Jess Moskaluke, 
Dallas Smith 
and Shania Twain

FORD ALBUM OF THE YEARCountry Music Made Me Do It - Meghan Patrick

Past The Past - Jess Moskaluke
The Project - Lindsay Ell
We Were That Song - Brett Kissel
What We're Made Of - The Washboard Union

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Lindsay Ell
Madeline Merlo
Jess Moskaluke
Meghan Patrick
Shania Twain

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Gord Bamford
Chad Brownlee
Brett Kissel
Dallas Smith
Bobby Wills

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

High Valley, 
Hunter Brothers, 
James Barker Band, 
The Reklaws and
The Washboard Union

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

The Lovelocks, 
Jessica Mitchell, 
Lindi Ortega, 
The Washboard Union and 
Donovan Woods 

SIRIUSXM RISING STAR

Dan Davidson, 
Aaron Goodvin, 
Hunter Brothers,
Leaving Thomas & 
The Reklaws 

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Chills - James Barker Band
Country Music Made Me Do It - Meghan Patrick
Drive Me Away - Jess Moskaluke
Lonely Drum - Aaron Goodvin
Side Effects - Dallas Smith 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

The Bad Guy - Meghan Patrick
Drive Me Away - Jess Moskaluke
Hometown Kids - The Reklaws
Sky Stays This Blue - Dallas Smith
We Were That Song - Brett Kissel 

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR

Dean Brody, Matt Rovey         
Song: 8th Day (Performed By: Dean Brody)

Dan Isbell, Meghan Patrick, Jeremy Stover      
Song: Country Music Made Me Do It (Performed By: Meghan Patrick)

Zach Abend, Corey Crowder, Jess Moskaluke   
Song: Drive Me Away (Performed By: Jess Moskaluke)

James Barker, Gavin Slate, Travis Wood          
Song: It’s Working (Performed By: James Barker Band)

Skip Black, Aaron Goodvin, Catt Gravitt
Song: Lonely Drum (Performed By: Aaron Goodvin)

INTERACTIVE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

Tenille Arts, Hunter Brothers, 
Brett Kissel, 
Leaving Thomas and 
Nice Horse. 

MUSICIAN AWARDS

BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Kirby Barber, 
Chris Byrne, 
Lisa Dodd, 
Justin Kudding
and Travis Switzer

DRUMMER OF THE YEAR

Matthew Atkins, 
Ben Bradley, 
Flavio Cirillo, 
Rich DaSilva
and Chad Melchert                                                                         

FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Denis Dufresne, 
Ali Raney, 
Mike Sanyshyn, 
Tyler Vollrath
and Mark Whitehead

GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Derek Caven, 
Paul Chapman, 
Matt McKay, 
Darren Savard
and Geoff Torrn

KEYBOARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Scott Galloway, 
Mike Little, 
Bart McKay, 
Dale Wallace, and 
Brendan Waters

SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT PLAYER OF THE YEAR

David Barber - Banjo
Denis Dufresne - Banjo
Shane Guse - Mandolin
Mitch Jay - Dobro
Connor Riddell - Banjo

STEEL GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Chris Altmann
John Ellis
Mitch Jay
Doug Johnson
Mark Whitehead

RADIO AWARDS

MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR- LARGE MARKET

Larry Donohue - CFCW - Edmonton, AB
Steph Hansen - CISN-FM/CKRY-FM - Edmonton, AB/Calgary, AB
Amanda Kingsland - CKBY-FM - Ottawa, ON
Peter Walker - CJKX-FM/CHKX-FM - Oshawa, ON/Hamilton, ON

** Less than five nominees

MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR- MEDIUM OR SMALL MARKET

Shilo Bellis - CJXL-FM - Moncton, NB
Jenn Dalen - CKGY-FM - Red Deer, AB
Paul Ferguson - CHCQ-FM - Belleville, ON
Cal Gratton - CJVR-FM - Melfort, SK
Cory Noel - CKFM-FM - Olds, AB

INDUSTRY AWARDS 

BOOKING AGENCY OF THE YEAR

APA Agency
The Feldman Agency
Invictus Entertainment Group
Sakamoto Agency
United Talent Agency

COUNTRY CLUB OF THE YEAR

Cook County Saloon - Edmonton, AB
The Dakota Tavern - Toronto, ON
Gabby's Country Cabaret - Langley, BC
Ranchman's Cookhouse and Dancehall - Calgary, AB
The Roxy - Vancouver, BC

COUNTRY FESTIVAL, FAIR, OR EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR

Big Valley Jamboree - Camrose, AB
Boots And Hearts Music Festival - Oro-Medonte, ON
Calgary Stampede - Calgary, AB
Cavendish Beach Music Festival - Cavendish, PE
Rockin' River Country Music Fest - Merritt, BC

COUNTRY MUSIC PROGRAM OR SPECIAL OF THE YEAR

Canadian Coast To Coast - Fabmar Communications
The Casey Clarke Country Countdown - Casey Clarke Productions
The Casey Clarke Show - Casey Clarke Productions
The Dungarees Christmas Special - Rogers Media and The Dungarees
Jess Moskaluke - Home Movie - Corus Entertainment

MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF THE YEAR

Big Loud Management LLC.
Invictus Entertainment Group,
MDM Artist Management Services, 
RGK Entertainment Group Inc.
Starseed Entertainment Inc.

MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY OF THE YEAR

ole 
Royalty Music Publishing Inc.
Sony/ATV Music Publishing 
CanadaUniversal Music Publishing Canada
Warner/Chappell Music Canada

RECORD COMPANY OF THE YEAR

MDM Recordings Inc.
ole red dot
Open Road Recordings Inc.
Universal Music Canada 
Warner Music Canada

INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR

Steve Coady - Vice President, Radio Promotions - Warner Music Canada
Jim Cressman – President - Invictus Entertainment Group
Mike Denney – President - MDM Recordings Inc.
Shannon McNevan – Director of A&R - Universal Music Canada
Robert Ott – Chairman, CEO - ole

CREATIVE DIRECTOR(S) OF THE YEAR

Design Team: Rory Gardiner, Loren Stevenson Photography: Doyle Smith
Interactive Video Brochure, Associate Booklet, Album: Be You (Artist: Rory Gardiner)

Design Team: Jason Graham, Photography: John Gaucher
Album: In Comes The Night (Artist: Bobby Wills)

Design Team: Mitchell Nevins, Photography: Margaret Malandruccolo
Single: Loud (Artist: Tim Hicks)

Design Team: Antoine Moonen and Mediavandals, Photography: Delaney Royer
Album: Past The Past (Artist: Jess Moskaluke)

Design Team: Mitchell Nevins, Photography: Phil Crozier
Album:The Squeeze (Artist: The Road Hammers)

RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR

Barrytone Studios - St. Clements, ON
Bart McKay Productions - Saskatoon, SK
MCC Recording Studio - Calgary, AB
OCL Studios - Chestermere, AB
Revolution Recording - Toronto, ON

RECORD PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR

Gord Bamford, Phil O'Donnell
Album: Neon Smoke (Artist: Gord Bamford)

Spencer Cheyne, Brett Kissel, Justin Kudding, Bart McKay, 
Matt McKay, Luke Wooten
Album: We Were That Song (Artist: Brett Kissel)

Jeff Dalziel
Album: What We’re Made Of (Artist: The Washboard Union)

Danick Dupelle, Tebey
Album: Love A Girl (Artist: Tebey)

Dan Swinimer
Album: Downtown Kids (Artist: David James)

RETAILER OF THE YEAR

Apple Music 
Spotify Canada Inc. 
Sunrise Records 

**Less than 5 nominees

RON SAKAMOTO TALENT BUYER OR PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

Paul Biro - Sakamoto Agency
Jim Cressman - Invictus Entertainment Group
Emmanuel Patterson - Live Nation Entertainment
Julia Rambeau - MRG Group
Denise Ross - Live Nation Entertainment

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Stephano Barberis
Video: The Bad Guy (Artist: Meghan Patrick), Video: Coming Clean (Artist: Shirley Gnome),
Video: Dirt Covered Rhinestone (Artist: Jade Mya),
Video: Heart Of A Woman (Artist: Johnny Reid),
Video: Hold The Line (Artist: Jesse Mast), Video: Might As Well Be Me (Artist: Chad Brownlee),
Video: Neon Smoke (Artist: Gord Bamford), Video: Out Of The Blue (Artist: Chad Brownlee),
 Video: Sky Stays This Blue (Artist: Dallas Smith), Video: Something To Wrap My Heart Around
(Artist: JoJo Mason), Video: What We’re Made Of (Artist: The Washboard Union)

Gavin Michael Booth
Video: Born and Raised (Artist: Hunter Brothers),
Video: Slide Over (Artist: Tim Hicks), Video: Sombrero (Artist: Scotty James),
Video: Those Were The Nights (Artist: Hunter Brothers),
Video: You Get To Me (Artist: River Town Saints)

Ben Knechtel
Video: Chills (Artist: James Barker Band),
Video: Drive Me Away (Artist: Jess Moskaluke), Video: Hometown Kids (Artist: The Reklaws)

Travis Nesbitt
Video: Anywhere With You (Artist: The Dungarees),
Video: Ring The Bells (Artist: The Dungarees), Video: Say We Did (Artist: Dan Davidson),
Video: Shine (Artist: The Washboard Union)

Joel Stewart
Video: All About Her (Artist: Paul Brandt), Video: In Comes The Night
(Artist: Bobby Wills), Video: Kill Your Love (Artist: Jess Moskaluke),
Video: Past The Past (Artist: Jess Moskaluke)

*On-Air Personality(s) of the Year (Large Market), On-Air Personality(s) of the Year
 (Medium or Small Market), Radio Station of the Year (Large Market) and Radio Station 
of the Year (Medium or Small Market) are submission-based awards.  The submissions are
juried by a nation-wide panel to determine the winner in each category. There are no nominees
in these categories. Winners will be announced during Country Music Week in Hamilton this
 September.

*The winners of the Top Selling Album of the Year,
Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year and
Top Selling Single of the Year are determined by sales.
There are no nominees for these categories.
Winners will be announced during Country Music Week in Hamilton this September.© 

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