ARTIST AWARDS 

Entertainer of the Year (Award #1)

• James Barker Band
• Brett Kissel
• Owen Riegling
• Josh Ross
• Cameron Whitcomb

Ford F-150® Album of the Year (Award #2)

• The Hard Way – Cameron Whitcomb
• In the Feeling – Owen Riegling
• Later Tonight – Josh Ross
• Starting Over – Thelma & James
• One of Us – James Barker Band

Fans’ Choice (Award #3)

• Jade Eagleson
• James Barker Band
• Morgan Griffiths
• Brett Kissel
• Tyler Joe Miller
• The Reklaws
• Owen Riegling
• Josh Ross
• Josh Stumpf
• Cameron Whitcomb

Female Artist of the Year (Award #4)

• Madeline Merlo
• Jess Moskaluke
• Meghan Patrick
• Sacha
• Tenille Townes

Francophone Artist of the Year presented by Spotify (Award #5)

• Francis Degrandpré
• Fred Dionne
• Gab Forest
• Vince Lemire
• Laurence St-Martin

Group or Duo of the Year (Award #6)

• High Valley
• James Barker Band
• The Prairie States
• The Reklaws
• Thelma & James

Musical Collaboration of the Year (Award #7)

• Backfire – Nate Haller x Tenille Townes
• Drunk Right Now (Na Na Na) – Josh Ross & Akon
• How Do You Miss Me – Dallas Smith feat. Alexandra Kay
• Shooting Star – Sacha with Restless Road
• Till The Wheels Fall Off – The Road Hammers feat. Tyler Connelly & Ian Thornley

Male Artist of the Year (Award #8)

• Jade Eagleson
• Tyler Joe Miller
• Owen Riegling
• Josh Ross
• Cameron Whitcomb

Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year presented by FACTOR (Award #9)

• Sully Burrows
• Morgan Griffiths
• Brock Phillips
• Zach McPhee
• Josh Stumpf

Alternative Country Album of the Year presented by National Music Centre (Award #10)

• The Acrobat – Tenille Townes
• Chapter 1 – Shawnee Kish
• Further From the Country – William Prince
• The Hard Way – Cameron Whitcomb
• Starting Over – Thelma & James

Single of the Year (Award #11)

• Backfire – Nate Haller x Tenille Townes
• Bourbon – Morgan Griffiths
• Hate How You Look – Josh Ross
• Options – Cameron Whitcomb
• You Didn’t Hear It From Me – James Barker Band

Songwriter(s) of the Year presented by SOCAN (Award #12)

• Alternate Ending – Maggie Chapman, Jake Etheridge, Josh Jenkins, MacKenzie Porter (Artist: Thelma & James)
• Backfire – Michael August, Nate Hall, James Adam Shelley, Tenille Townes, Stuart Walker (Artist: Nate Haller x Tenille Townes)
• Kingdom Of Fear – Jack Riley, Cal Shapiro, Nolan Winfield Sipe, Cameron Whitcomb (Artist: Cameron Whitcomb)
• One Of Us – James Barker, Jim McCormick, Gavin Slate, Travis Wood (Artist: James Barker Band)
• Safe Place to Break – Zach Kale, Shane Minor, Meghan Patrick (Artist: Meghan Patrick)

Video of the Year (Award #16)

• Cowboys & Dreamers – Brett Kissel (Video Director: Travis Nesbitt)
• Golden Child – Meghan Patrick (Video Director: Ford Fairchild)
• I Ain’t Country – Jess Moskaluke (Video Director: Connor Scheffler)
• Later Tonight – Josh Ross (Video Director: Jack Owens)
• Parking Lot Prayers – Thelma & James (Video Director: Caleb Donato)

MUSICIAN AWARDS

Bass Player of the Year (Award #17)

• Tyson Goodvin
• Lisa Jacobs
• Ben Miller
• Brandi Sidoryk
• Alex St. Kitts

Drummer of the Year (Award #18)

• Spencer Cheyne
• Flavio Cirillo
• Rich DaSilva
• David Larocque
• Brendan Lyons
• Greg Williamson

Fiddle Player of the Year (Award #19)

• Talia Beckie
• Tyler Beckett
• Denis Dufresne
• Julie Jasmin
• Catherine Robertson

Guitar Player of the Year (Award #20)

• Chris Bray
• Russell Broom
• Ryan Davidson
• Étienne Joly
• Brennan Wall

Keyboard Player of the Year (Award #21)

• Amber Bauer
• Jared Brake
• Cam Buie
• Matt Koebel

Specialty Instrument Player of the Year (Award #22)

• Derek Caven
• Marcel Rousseau
• Tyler Vollrath

Steel Guitar Player of the Year (Award #23)

• Matty Mckay
• Kevin Neal
• Francis Veillette

RADIO AWARDS

Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)(Award #24)

• CFCW (Edmonton, AB)
• CFXJ-FM (Toronto, ON)
• CHKX-FM (Hamilton, ON)
• CJJR-FM (Vancouver, BC)
• CKRY-FM (Calgary, AB)

Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market)(Award #25)

• CFWC-FM (Brantford, ON)
• CHCQ-FM (Belleville, ON)
• CICX-FM (Orillia, ON)
• CJGX (Yorkton, SK)
• CKYL-FM (Peace River, AB)

INDUSTRY AWARDS

Booking Agency of the Year presented by Dolly’s (Award #26)

• Fame Group Agency
• The Feldman Agency
• Invictus Entertainment Group
• Paquin Artists Agency
• Rosemarie Records

Country Club of the Year (Award #27)

• Cook County Saloon (Edmonton, AB)
• Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, ON)
• LANJEU — Lounge & Spectacle (Montréal, QC)
• 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 Montréal (Montréal, QC)

Country Music Program, Special, or Digital Feature of the Year (Award #29)

• Dallas Smith & His Band (Unplugged) Tour (Behind The Scenes) (Brandon Ferguson)
• Heartstrings & Honky Tonks Broadcasting LIVE on 840 CFCW (CFCW and SILVERPLOW)
• On the Porch with Front Porch Music (Front Porch Music)
• Pure Country Top 50 Countdown with Lainey Wilson, Russell Dickerson and Shannon Ella (iHeartRadio Canada)
• Russell Dickerson Holiday House Party (Warren Copnick and Ron Tarrant)

Country Personality(ies) of the Year (Award #30)

• Shannon Ella (Pure Country Radio National Midday)
• Tracy Lynn (CFWC-FM)
• Jason McCoy (CICX-FM)
• Sam McDaid (CIKZ-FM)
• Logan Miller & Jenna Weishar (On The Porch With Front Porch Music)

Management Company of the Year (Award #31)

• The Core Entertainment
• MDM Artist Management Services
• Red Light Management Services
• Starseed Entertainment
• Strut Entertainment

Music Publishing Company of the Year presented by CMRRA (Award #32)

• Anthem Music Publishing
• Big Loud Publishing
• Sony Music Canada Publishing
• Universal Music Publishing Group
• Warner Chappell Music Canada

Record Company of the Year (Award #33)

• Big Loud Records
• BMG Canada
• MDM Recordings Inc.
• Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.
• Universal Music Canada

Industry Person of the Year (Award #34)

• Justin Clark (Big Loud Records)
• Warren Copnick (Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.)
• Lindsay Hyslop (BMG Canada)
• Emilie Pallick (604 Records)
• Craig Senyk (SkySong Records, Craig Senyk Initiatives)

International Industry Person of the Year (Award #35)

• Seth England
• Sina Hall
• Baylen Leonard
• Justin Thomson
• Frank Varrasso

Creative Team or Designer of the Year (Award #36)

• Design Team: Chris Doi, Roberta Landreth, Kyle McKearney, Jeff Ojeda – Single: “Wildflower” Artwork (Artist: Kyle McKearney), Single: “Rearview” Artwork (Artist: Kyle McKearney)
• Design Team: Mikey Lavi, Kaity Panayotopoulos, Collin Steinz, Tenille Townes, Jackson Tupper – Album: “The Acrobat” Vinyl Packaging (Artist: Tenille Townes)
• Design Team: Bronwin Parks, Amanda Rheaume, Jen Squires – Album: “The Truth We Hold” Campaign Materials (Artist: Amanda Rheaume)
• Design Team: Logan Dane Morrison, Shaina Stein – Album: “The Hard Way” Artwork (Artist: Cameron Whitcomb)
• Design Team: Mitch Nevins – Single: “Going Somewhere” Campaign Materials (Artist: Tim Hicks)

Recording Studio of the Year (Award #37)

• 80A Studios (Toronto, ON)
• Manicdown Studios (Vancouver, BC)
• MCC Recording Studio (Calgary, AB)
• OCL Studios (Chestermere, AB)
• Wildflower Studios (Airdrie, AB)

Record Producer(s) of the Year (Award #38)

• Derek Hoffman – Single: Going Somewhere (Artist: Tim Hicks), Single: Good To Drive (Artist: Jessica Sevier), Single: Rally Around (Artist: Sully Burrows), Single: Sad Eyes (Artist: Andrew Hyatt)
• Karen Kosowski – Single: Iron Man (Acoustic)(Artist: Meghan Patrick), Single: Jessica Jezebel (Artist: Meghan Patrick), Single: Safe Place To Break (Artist: Meghan Patrick)
• Bart McKay – Single: Jesus Drank Whiskey (Artist: Julia Vos), Single: Leavin’ Town (Artist: Rosewood Ave.), Single: She’ll Come Back Around (Artist: Chevy Beaulieu)
• Joey Moi – Album: I’m The Problem (Artist: Morgan Wallen)
• Dan Swinimer – Album: Days Like This (Artist: Tony Stevens), Single: Feels Like Forever (Artist: The Prairie States), Single: Listen (Artist: Chad Brownlee), Single: Man Outta Me (Artist: Savannah Jade)

Retailer or Commercial Platform of the Year (Award #39)

• Amazon Music
• Apple Music
• SiriusXM Canada
• Spotify Canada Inc.

Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year (Award #40)

• Jim Cressman (Invictus Entertainment Group)
• Dan Clapson (Blue Jay Sessions)
• Brooke Dunford (Republic Live)
• Chris Melnychuk (SILVERPLOW Productions Inc.)
• Denise Ross (Live Nation Entertainment)

Innovative Campaign of the Year (Award #41)

• “The Backroad of Memory Lane” Campaign (Delta Sweet)
• “Carl Dean” Campaign (Hailey Benedict, Big Loud, Local Hay)
• “Growing Down” Campaign (Robyn Ottolini)
• “Killer Instinct” Montreal Canadiens Playoff Campaign (Rick Duff and Rosemarie Records)
• “Later Tonight” Album Roll Out (Josh Ross and Universal Music Canada)