ARTIST AWARDS

Entertainer of the Year (Award #1):

• Dean Brody

• Jade Eagleson

• Dallas Smith

• Tenille Townes

• Shania Twain

Album of the Year (Award #2):

• Four Good Years – Andrew Hyatt

• Good Ol’ Days -The Reklaws

• Planes Don’t Wait – Shawn Austin

• Talk To Time – Tim Hicks

• Tim & The Glory Boys – Tim & The Glory Boys

TD Aeroplan Visa Fans’ Choice (Award #3):

• Dean Brody

• Jade Eagleson

• Tim Hicks

• High Valley

• James Barker Band

• Brett Kissel

• The Reklaws

• Josh Ross

• Dallas Smith

• Tenille Townes

Female Artist of the Year (Award #4):

• Tenille Arts

• Lindsay Ell

• MacKenzie Porter

• Tenille Townes

• Shania Twain

Group or Duo of the Year (Award #5):

• High Valley

• Hunter Brothers

• James Barker Band

• The Reklaws

• Tim & The Glory Boys

Musical Collaboration of the Year (Award #6):

• 11 Beers – The Reklaws feat. Jake Owen

• Do This Life – High Valley, Alison Krauss

• I Ain’t Drunk – Gord Bamford ft. Terri Clark

• Never Met A Beer – Tyler Joe Miller, Matt Lang

• One Too – Dallas Smith & MacKenzie Porter

Male Artist of the Year (Award #7):

• Dean Brody

• Jade Eagleson

• Brett Kissel

• Josh Ross

• Dallas Smith

Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year (Award #8):

• Dax

• Nate Haller

• Griffen Palmer

• Orville Peck

• Josh Ross

Alternative Country Album of the Year (Award #9):

• Come Morning – The Bros. Landreth

• I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying – Whitehorse

• Surprise Party – Mallory Johnson

• Time Traveller – Jason Benoit

• A Traveler’s Lament – Kyle McKearney

Single of the Year (Award #10):

• 11 Beers – Reklaws feat Jake Owen

• On A Different Night – Josh Ross

• Right On Time – Lindsay Ell

• Wastin’ Whiskey – James Barker Band

• Where’d You Learn How To Do That – Dean Brody

• Wild As Her – Tyler Joe Miller

Songwriter(s) of the Year (Award #11):

• Back To Drinkin’ Whiskey (Artist: Tyler Joe Miller) -Kelly Archer, Danick Dupelle, Tyler Joe Miller

• Float (Artist: Tim & The Glory Boys) -Rodney Clawson, Tim Neufeld, Allen Salmon

• Greatest Show On Dirt (Artist: Meghan Patrick) -Trannie Anderson, Matt McGinn, Jake Mitchell, Meghan Patrick

• The Thing That Wrecks You (Artist: Tenille Townes feat. Bryan Adams) -Bryan Adams, Daniel Tashian, Tenille Townes, Kate York

• Trouble (Artist: Josh Ross) – Josh Ross, Mason Thornley

Video of the Year (Award #15):

• Float – Tim & The Glory Boys

• One Too – Dallas Smith & MacKenzie Porter

• She Don’t Know – Jade Eagleson

• The Thing That Wrecks You – Tenille Townes feat. Bryan Adams

• Trouble – Josh Ross

INDUSTRY AWARDS

Bass Player of the Year

• Lisa Dodd Watts

• Lisa Jacobs

• Justin Kudding

• Mark Rynkun

• Holt Stuart Hitchcox

Drummer of the Year

• Matthew Atkins

• Flavio Cirillo

• Rich DaSilva

• Brendan Lyons

• Greg Williamson

Fiddle Player of the Year

• Tyler Beckett

• Denis Dufresne

• Julie Kennedy

• Ben Rutz

• Mike Sanyshyn

Guitar Player of the Year

• Jeff Brown

• Ryan Davidson

• Johnny Gasparic

• Chad Murphy

• Brennan Wall

Keyboard Player of the Year

• Matt Koebel

• Brendon Schmidt

• Brendan Waters

• Scott Wilkinson

Speciality Instrument of the Year

• Johnny Gasparic

• Shane Guse

• Mitch Jay

Steel Guitar Player of the Year

• Chris Altmann

• Michael Eckert

• Doug Johnson

• Marcus Ramsay

Country Personalitie(s) of the Year

• Wendy Boomer (CKBY-FM)

• Shannon Ella (Pure Country)

• Paul McGuire (Stingray)

• Greg Shannon & Stella Stevens (CFCW)

• Toff & Melissa (CHKX-FM)

Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)

• CFCW (Edmonton, AB)

• CHKX-FM (Hamilton, ON)

• CJJR-FM (Vancouver, BC)

• CKDK-FM (London, ON)

• CKKL-FM (Ottawa, ON)

Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market)

• CHCQ-FM (Belleville, ON)

• CJXL-FM (Moncton, NB)

• CKGY-FM (Red Deer, AB)

• CKLJ-FM (Olds, AB)

• CKXC-FM (Kingston, ON)

Booking Agency of the Year

• Action Entertainment Collaborative

• The Feldman Agency

• Invictus Entertainment Group

• Paquin Artists Agency

• Sakamoto Agency

Country Club of the Year

• Cook County Saloon (Edmonton, AB)

• The King Eddy (Calgary, AB)

• Ranchman’s Cookhouse and Dancehall (Calgary, AB)

• Rock ‘N’ Horse Saloon (Toronto, ON)

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, PEI)

• LASSO Montreal (Montreal, QC)

Country Music Program or Special of the Year

• Boomers Canadian Club (Rogers Digital Media)

• Canada’s Country Radio (Apple Music)

• Christmas Time with Tenille Townes 2022 (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc)

• The Road Less Travelled (Stingray)

• A Washboard Union Christmas Special (Washboard Union Prod Inc)

Management Company of the Year

• Big Loud Management

• The Core Entertainment

• MDM Artist Management Services

• Simkin Artist Management

• Starseed Entertainment

Music Publishing Company of the Year

• Anthem Entertainment Group

• Big Loud Publishing

• Sony Music Publishing

• Universal Music Publishing

• Warner Chappell Music Canada

Record Company of the Year

• Big Loud Records

• MDM Recordings Inc.

• Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.

• Universal Music Canada

• Warner Music Canada

Industry Person of the Year

• Paul Biro (Sakamoto Agency)

• Warren Copnick (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc)

• Mike Denney (MDM Recordings Inc.)

• Brianne Deslippe (Big Loud Records)

• Amanda Kingsland (Universal Music Canada)

Creative Team or Designer of the Year

• Design Team: Austin Chaffe -Single: Beer Me (Artist: James Barker Band), Shakin’ In Them Boots (Artist: Jade Eagleson) Marketing Campaign: Dean Brody x NHLPA (Artist: Dean Brody) Tour Marketing/Live Show Element: Northern Anthem (Artist: Dean Brody), Brand Launch: EPK (Artist: Griffen Palmer), Album Marketing: Good Ol’ Days (Artist: The Reklaws), Merch: (Artist: The Reklaws)

• Design Team: Devin Cooper, Chad Murphy -Album: Good Things Deluxe Album Package, Brand Guide, Limited Edition Record Book (Artist: Devin Cooper)

• Design Team: Chris Doi, Roberta Landreth, Kyle McKearney, Jeff Ojeda – Album, single art: A Traveler’s Lament (Artist: Kyle McKearney)

• Design Team: Brandon Ferguson, Lloyd Norman – Some Things Never Change Tour, Tour Photography Album, Tour Videography Assets, Tour Merch Promo (Artists: Dallas Smith, Shawn Austin, Jojo Mason, Andrew Hyatt, Kelly Prescott)

• Design Team: Mitchell Nevins – Album: Talk To Time (Artist: Tim Hicks), Tour Poster: Zero To Sixty Tour (Artist: Tim Hicks), Album: Back To The Trailer, Marketing Assets (Artist: Dayna Reid)

Recording Studio of the Year

• Barrytone Studios (Miramichi, NB)

• Bart McKay Productions (Saskatoon, SK)

• MCC Recording Studio (Calgary, AB)

• OCL Studios (Chestermere, AB)

• Revolution Recording (Toronto, ON)

Record Producer(s) of the Year

• Russell Broom, Kyle McKearney – Album: A Traveler’s Lament (Artist: Kyle McKearney)

• Scott Cooke – Album: Four Good Years (Artist: Andrew Hyatt)

• Jeff Coplan, Deric Ruttan – Album: Talk To Time (Artist: Tim Hicks)

• Danick Dupelle – Single: Back To Drinkin’ Whiskey (Artist: Tyler Joe Miller), Single: Never Met A Beer (Artist: Tyler Joe Miller, Matt Lang)

• Joey Moi – Single: One Too (Artist: Dallas Smith, MacKenzie Porter)

Retailer or Commercial Platform of the Year

• Apple Music

• Amazon Music

• Spotify Canada Inc.

Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer of the Year

• 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

• AJ Astle

• Ben Knechtel

• Travis Nesbitt

• Ryan Nolan

• OUDi (Crystal Leigh)

Innovative Campaign of the Year

• “Let ‘Em Lie” Release Highlights – (Kyle McKearney & Don Amero)

• Mastering of “Master of Puppets” – (Hailey Benedict)

• “She Don’t Know” Wedding Contest – (Jade Eagleson)

• “Surprise Party” Album Release – (Mallory Johnson)

• “What Colour You Drive” Content and Fan Contest – (Hunter Brothers)