(13
July 2016)
It was a big day for Canadian country music artists as the Final
Nominees are announced for the 2016 CCMA Awards. #CCMAnomday
The Canadian Country
Music Association® (CCMA®) is pleased
to announce the final nominees in thirty-four (34) CCMA Award categories today,
eight (8) of which will be presented during the 2016 CCMA Awards Show on
Sunday, September 11; which will once again be hosted by the talented Canadian
television personality Jessi Cruickshank, and broadcast on CBC at 8 p.m. (8:30
p.m. NT) with an encore airing on CMT (Canada) at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
On the
heels of a successful year, Dean Brody heads
into the 2016 CCMA Awards season with five nominations: Fans' Choice, Male
Artist of the Year, Single of the Year, Video of the Year and Songwriter of the
Year.
Brett Kissel also boasts five nominations; four in the artist award category: Fans' Choice, Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year and Interactive Artist of the Year, and one industry nomination for Record Producer of the Year.
Brett Kissel also boasts five nominations; four in the artist award category: Fans' Choice, Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year and Interactive Artist of the Year, and one industry nomination for Record Producer of the Year.
With an impressive four nominations each are Gord Bamford (Album of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year and Songwriter of the Year); Johnny Reid (Fans' Choice, Male Artist of the Year, Video of the Year and Producer of the Year); Dallas Smith (Fans' Choice, Male Artist of the Year,Single of the Year and Interactive Artist of the Year) and The Washboard Union (Group or Duo of the Year, Rising Star, Video of the Year and Roots Artist of the Year).
And with three nominees each are Cold Creek County (Group or Duo of the Year, Rising Star and Video of the Year); Jess Moskaluke (Female Artist of the Year, Video of the Year and Interactive Artist of the Year) and Bobby Wills (Album of the Year, Single of the Year and Songwriter of the Year).
ARTIST AWARDS
FANS' CHOICE
Dean Brody; Brett Kissel; Johnny Reid; Dallas Smith;
Yoan
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Gord Bamford; Dean Brody; Brett Kissel; Johnny Reid;
Dallas Smith
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Lindsay Ell; Kira Isabella; Madeline Merlo; Jess
Moskaluke; MacKenzie Porter
GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Autumn Hill; Cold Creek County; High Valley; The Road
Hammers; The Washboard Union
RISING STAR
Alee; Cold Creek County; David James; River Town
Saints; The Washboard Union
ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Lovelocks; Jessica Mitchell; Lindi Ortega; The
Washboard Union; The Western Swing Authority
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Edge of the Storm (Wes Mack); Hearts On Fire (Chad
Brownlee); I Got This (George Canyon); Tin Roof (Gord Bamford); Tougher Than
Love (Bobby Wills)
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Airwaves (Brett Kissel); Bring Down The House (Dean
Brody); Cheap Seats (Dallas Smith);
Don't Let Her Be Gone (Gord Bamford); Won't You Be Mine
(Bobby Wills)
SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR - Presented by olé
Chad Kroeger, Meghan Patrick
Song: Bow Chicka Wow Wow (Performed By: Meghan Patrick)
Dean Brody
Song: Bring Down The House (Performed By: Dean Brody)
Deric Ruttan, Craig Wiseman
Song: Came Here To Forget (Performed By: Blake Shelton)
Gord Bamford, Wade Kirby, Phil O'Donnell
Song: Heard You In A Song (Performed By: Gord Bamford)
Matt Johnson, Michael Pyle, Bobby Wills
Song: Won't You Be Mine (Performed By: Bobby Wills)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Bring Down The House (Dean Brody); Hearts On Fire (Chad
Brownlee); Kiss Me Quiet (Jess Moskaluke); Maybe It's The Moonshine (The
Washboard Union)
Our Town (Cold Creek County); What Love Is All About (Johnny
Reid)
INTERACTIVE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Leah Daniels; Tim Hicks; Brett Kissel; Wes Mack; Jess
Moskaluke; Dallas Smith
MUSICIAN AWARDS
BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Luanne Carl; Lisa Dodd; Doug Elash; Justin Kudding; Travis
Switzer
DRUMMER OF THE YEAR
Jimmy Boudreau; Ben Bradley; Rich DaSilva; Chad
Melchert; Rob Wells
FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Denis Dufresne; Shane Guse; Julie Kennedy; Ali Raney; Tyler
Vollrath
GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jason Barry; Ryan Davidson; Matt McKay; Darren Savard; Brennan
Wall
KEYBOARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Scott Galloway; Darryl Havers; Mike Little; Bart McKay;
Carly McKillip
SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Dave Barber (Banjo); Denis Dufresne (Mandolin); Shane
Guse (Mandolin); Robin Pelletier (Mandolin); Tyler Vollrath (Mandolin)
STEEL GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
John Ellis; Smokey Fennell; Mitch Jay; Doug Johnson; Ed
“Pee Wee Charles” Ringwald
For a complete list of the Radio and Industry Nominees
go here
The Washboard Union announce CCMA
‘Video of the Year’ nominees on Globalnews.ca Video:
Official video for "Shot Of Glory" by The
Washboard Union. (published July 10, 2016)
Download/Stream the "In My
Bones" EP (release July 10, 2015)
Members: David Roberts, Washboard, (Vocals) Aaron Grain
aka Brett Ellis (Acoustic Guitar, Vocals), Chris Duncombe (Banjo, Dojo, Vocals)
Genre: Country, Badass Outlaw Country, Bluegrass
Home Town: Vancouver, British Columbia
Press RELEASE:
RGK Entertainment & Open Road Recordings Head into the 2016
CCMA Awards with 21 Nominations - LINK
The MDM Recordings “Road Family” Celebrate 22 Canadian Country Music Association® 2016 Nominations
“I am continuously amazed by our incredibly talented roster of artists! When I started MDM I never could have anticipated the road ahead, and what a wild ride it has been. We love being part of the country music community, and are honoured to receive these nominations today. Congratulations to all nominees, look out London, it’s going to be a party!” exclaims Mike Denney, President of MDM.
SUMMARY OF FACTS:
MDM is currently the 2015 CCMA® Record
Company of the year, as well as Denney is the consecutive 2014 and 2015 CCMA® Record
Person of the Year. With business partner Mitch Merrett, the label
today received nominations in both aforementioned categories, in addition to
Management Company of the Year…..Read More Press Release
Mike Stevens To Receive The 2016 Slaight Music Humanitarian Award
The Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA®) Board
of Directors are pleased to announce Mike Stevens, founder of the
charity ArtsCan Circle, as the recipient of the 2016 Slaight Music Humanitarian Award.
From the small community of Brights Grove, just outside
of Sarnia, Ontario, multi-talented harmonica player and musician, Mike Stevens,
has brought his music and life experiences to the world’s stage. Having
performed on the famed Grand Ole Opry stage more than 300 times, and toured
through locales in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and even the North Pole; it
was visiting the isolated communities in Northern Ontario and Labrador that had
a profound impact on Stevens, and inspired him to create the charity, ArtsCan
Circle.
Amy Nelson Announced As 2016 Ccma Spotlight Performance Contest Winner
The Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA®) is
pleased to announce that Saskatchewan’s Amy Nelson is the winner of
the 2016 CCMA Spotlight Performance Contest. Amy was selected to represent the
Saskatchewan Country Music Association (SCMA) in this fan-voted contest hosted
online by the CCMA.
The highlight of winning the CCMA Spotlight Performance Contest is securing a performance spot at an official CCMA-sanctioned event during Country Music Week, taking place this year in London, Ontario from September 8 – 11. Amy will perform at an ALL NEW public Country Music Week event, which will be unveiled later this summer.
“This is the sixth year for the CCMA Spotlight Performance Contest. It’s been amazing for us to watch the initiative grow, and to see how the participating Music Industry Associations and finalists rally around the opportunity,” said Don Green, President of the Canadian Country Music Association. “We’re so proud of Amy and this accomplishment, and can’t wait to see her perform in London.”
From early in her career Amy has performed at events
across Canada such as the Calgary Stampede, Craven Country Jamboree, and even
opened for country stars like Terri Clark and George Canyon. She has also
performed internationally in the United States and in Mexico. A career
highlight for Amy was performing at the Canada Day celebrations in London, England. While on stage,
representing all of Canada in Trafalgar Square, she says will never forget the
feeling facing a sea of people dressed in red and white. Amy continues on to
say that performance was the first time when she was covered in goose bumps and
reminded of why all her hard work is worth it. Amy never loses sight of that
connection with her audience and always gives a performance to remember.
Connect with Amy: Website | Facebook | Twitter
Who Is YOAN? That Has Been The Big Question On Social Media!
This nomination has caused a little stir on social
media. The question is simple Who is Yoan?
FANS' CHOICE
Dean Brody; Brett Kissel; Johnny Reid; Dallas Smith; Yoan
Aaron Pritchett wrote this on Facebook:
Who is Yoan? And
how does he get a Fan's Choice nomination? I apologize if I've missed
something, folks, but he's not on any country radar (or chart) I know of.....
Jason Blaine, Tebey, Cold Creek County, Jess Moskaluke, High Valley, Madeline
Merlo, Chad Brownlee, George Canyon, Emerson Drive, Gord Bamford, . Sitting
here very surprised that any one of those names aren't on that list. At least I
know of them. Again, if there's something I've missed here.... oops. But I
think the majority of you out there will agree.
Aaron got some flack however I think he is right in
saying that maybe some of the names he mentioned above are deserving of a spot
on the Fan Choice Awards because they have
had national success. Yoan has had success but it seems only in Quebec.
About Yoan:
Yoan Garneau, also known as Yoan, is a Canadian pop,
rock and country singer from Ferme-Neuve, Quebec. The winner of Season 2 of the
reality television series La Voix in 2014, he released his self-titled debut
album in 2015.
His debut album Yoan, released on March 25, 2015,
featured duets with Isabelle Boulay, his coach on La Voix, and country singer
Brett Kissel. The album features material in both English and French, mixing both
original compositions and covers; its lead single is a cover of Jimmy Reed's
"Baby What You Want Me to Do".
The album debuted at #1 on Billboard's Canadian Albums Chart for the week of
April 11, 2015, retaining that spot for the weeks of April 18 and April 25. In
two months of release, the album has sold approximately 90,000 copies. He has
sold a total of 110,000 copies of his Album.
On April 8th 2015 he was awarded a Platinum Album and
he went Gold March 25th 2015.
His Facebook account shows he has just over 6,100 likes
and his YouTube account looking at his video's and English songs he has as an
example a cover of Waylon's Good Hearted Woman with Brett Kissel.
Well Yoan may have talent it seems he does not have a
huge fan base across Canada but does in Quebec. Now in 2015 Yoan won a CCMA
award as follows: Top Selling Canadian Album Of The Year Yoan – Yoan.
If he was to be nominated in say Rising Star category
that may have made much more sense. The Fan Choice award is like Entertainer of
The Year at the CMA Awards only the Fan Choice Award is based on the fans voting.
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