2019 CCMA Award Nominees + Winners
ARTIST AWARDS
Entertainer of the Year
Paul Brandt
Dean Brody
Tim Hicks
Brett Kissel
Dallas Smith - WINNER
Album of the Year
The Fall - Dallas Smith
Feels Like That - The Reklaws - WINNER
The Journey BNA Vol. 2 - Paul Brandt
Love A Girl - Tebey
New Tattoo - Tim Hicks
State Of Mind - Hunter Brothers
Apple Music Fans' Choice
Gord Bamford
Paul Brandt
Dean Brody
Tim Hicks
Hunter Brothers
James Barker Band
Brett Kissel - WINNER
The Reklaws
Dallas Smith
Guylaine Tanguay
Female Artist of the Year
Lindsay Ell
Jess Moskaluke
Meghan Patrick
Guylaine Tanguay
Tenille Townes - WINNER
Group or Duo of the Year
High Valley
Hunter Brothers
James Barker Band
The Reklaws
The Washboard Union - WINNER
Interactive Artist or Group of the Year
Lindsay Ell - WINNER
Aaron Goodvin
James Barker Band
Brett Kissel
Nice Horse
MNP Male Artist of the Year
Paul Brandt
Dean Brody
Tim Hicks
Brett Kissel
Dallas Smith - WINNER
Rising Star
Shawn Austin
Jade Eagleson - WINNER
Eric Ethridge
JoJo Mason
Sons of Daughters
Roots Album of the Year
Black Mountain Whiskey Rebellion - Black Mountain Whiskey Rebellion
Both Ways - Donovan Woods - WINNER
Heart Of Glass - Jessica Mitchell
Juliet - Dan Davidson
What We're Made Of - The Washboard Union - WINNER
Single of the Year
Criminal - Lindsay Ell
Dive Bar - Gord Bamford
Good Together - James Barker Band
Somebody's Daughter - Tenille Townes - WINNER
Walls Come Down - Meghan Patrick
Anthem Entertainment Songwriter(s) of the Year
Brett Kissel, Seth Mosley, Brad Rempel
Song: Cecilia (Performed By: Brett Kissel)
Gord Bamford, Bart Butler, Brice Long
Song: Down (Performed By: Gord Bamford)
James Barker Band, Todd Clark, Gavin Slate, Travis Wood
Song: Keep It Simple (Performed By: James Barker Band)
Corey Crowder, Jess Moskaluke, Jared Mullins
Song: Save Some Of That Whiskey (Performed By: Jess Moskaluke)
Barry Dean, Luke Laird, Tenille Townes - WINNER
Song: Somebody’s Daughter (Performed By: Tenille Townes)
Video of the Year
Camouflage - Jess Moskaluke
Criminal - Lindsay Ell
Feels Like That - The Reklaws
Somebody’s Daughter - Tenille Townes - WINNER
Walls Come Down - Meghan Patrick
MUSICIAN AWARDS
Bass Player of the Year
Kirby Barber
Lisa Dodd - WINNER
Curtis Ebner
Doug Elash
Justin Kudding
Drummer of the Year
Ben Bradley
Flavio Cirillo
Rich DaSilva
Chad Melchert - WINNER
Rob Wells
Fiddle Player of the Year
Linsey Beckett
Tyler Beckett
Denis Dufresne
Mike Sanyshyn
Tyler Vollrath - WINNER
Guitar Player of the Year
Paul Chapman
Ryan Davidson
Matt McKay - WINNER
Darren Savard
Geoff Torrn
Keyboard Player of the Year
Mike Little
Bart McKay - WINNER
Brendan Waters
Specialty Instrument Player of the Year
David Barber
Denis Dufresne
Shane Guse
Mitch Jay - WINNER
Connor Riddell
Steel Guitar Player of the Year
Darrek Anderson
Mitch Jay - WINNER
Doug Johnson
RADIO AWARDS
Music Director of the Year (Large Market)
Steph Hansen - CISN-FM/CKRY-FM - Edmonton, AB/Calgary, AB
A.J. Keller - CFCW - Edmonton, AB
Amanda Kingsland - CKBY-FM - Ottawa, ON - WINNER
Rebecca Lafrance - CKKL-FM - Ottawa, ON
Peter Walker - CJKX-FM/CHKX-FM - Oshawa, ON/Hamilton, ON
Music Director of the Year (Medium or Small Market)
Shilo Bellis - CJXL-FM - Moncton, NB
Paul Ferguson - CHCQ-FM - Belleville, ON - WINNER
Luca James - CKGY-FM - Red Deer, AB
Cory Noel - CKLJ/CKVG - Olds, AB/Vegreville, AB
Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)
CKBY-FM – Red Deer, Alberta - WINNER
Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market)
CKGY-FM – Red Deer, Alberta - WINNER
On-Air Personality(ies) of the Year (Large Market)
CISN in the Mornings with Chris, Jack & Matt - CISN-FM – Edmonton, Alberta - WINNER
On-Air Personality(ies) of the Year (Medium or Small Market)
The Real Wake Up with Vinnie & Randi - CKGY-FM – Red Deer, Alberta - WINNER
INDUSTRY AWARDS
Booking Agency of the Year
The Feldman Agency - WINNER
Invictus Entertainment Group
Paquin Artists Agency
Sakamoto Agency
United Talent Agency
Country Club of the Year
Cook County Saloon – Edmonton, AB
OK Corral & Cabaret – Kelowna, BC
Ranchman's Cookhouse and Dancehall – Calgary, AB
Rock 'N' Horse Saloon – Toronto, ON - WINNER
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 - WINNER
Havelock Country Jamboree – Havelock, ON
Country Music Program or Special of the Year
CBC q Live At The Grand Ole Opry - CBCq
The Dungarees Christmas Special - Rogers Media and The Dungarees
Girl Power Hour - Rogers Media - WINNER
Jess Moskaluke's A Small Town Christmas - MDM Recordings Inc.
Paul McGuire’s Country Countdown - ole TV
Management Company of the Year
Big Loud Management
Cache Entertainment
Invictus Entertainment Group - WINNER
MDM Artist Management Services
Starseed Entertainment
Music Publishing Company of the Year
BMG Rights Management Canada
ole/Anthem Entertainment - WINNER
Royalty Records Publishing
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Warner Chappell Music Canada
Record Company of the Year
MDM Recordings Inc.
Open Road Recordings
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Universal Music Canada
Warner Music Canada - WINNER
Industry Person of the Year
Steve Coady - Vice President, Radio Promotions - Warner Music Canada - WINNER
Mike Denney – President - MDM Recordings Inc.
Brianne Deslippe - Vice President of Promotion/General Manager - Canada - Big Loud Records
Ron Kitchener - President, CEO - RGK Entertainment Group Inc.
Shannon McNevan - Director of A&R - Universal Music Canada
Creative Director(s) of the Year
Design Team: Bronwin Parks
Album: All In, Artist Merchandise (Artist: Chris Buck Band)
Design Team: Alee, Photography: Uryelle Dimailig
Single: Don't Make Me Miss You (Artist: Alee)
Design Team: Buckspring Inc., Photography: Andrik Langfield, Tanner Wendell Stewart, Jonathan Taylor Sweet, Paul Tellefsen - WINNER
Albums: The Journey YYC Vol. 1, The Journey BNA Vol. 2, The Journey YYC-BNA Deluxe Volume;
Single: Bittersweet feat. Lindsay Ell, Tour Graphics: The Journey Tour (Artist: Paul Brandt)
Design Team: Bronwin Parks
Album: Sides, EP: Side A + Side B (Digital Release), Single: Danger Danger, Artist Merchandise (Artist: KIRA)
Design Team: Scotty Kipfer, Photography: Brad Kelly
Taking My Time (Artist: Scotty Kipfer)
Recording Studio of the Year
Barrytone Studios - St. Clements, ON
Bart McKay Productions - Saskatoon, SK
MCC Recording Studio - Calgary, AB
OCL Studios - Chestemere, AB
Revolution Recording - Toronto, ON - WINNER
Record Producer(s) of the Year
Jeff Dalziel - WINNER
Album: Juliet (Artist: Dan Davidson)
Danick Dupelle, Tebey
Single: Who's Gonna Love You (Artist: Tebey)
Adam Gregory, Bart McKay
Album: Perfect World (Artist: Adam Gregory)
Mitch Merrett, F. Reid Shippen
Album: Black Mountain Whiskey Rebellion (Artist: Black Mountain Whiskey Rebellion)
Joey Moi, Dave Cohen
Album: The Fall (Artist: Dallas Smith)
Retailer of the Year
Amazon Music
Apple Music - WINNER
Spotify Canada Inc.
Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year
Paul Biro - Sakamoto Agency - WINNER
Jim Cressman - Invictus Entertainment Group
Adam Oppenheim - Stampede Entertainment Inc.
Lisa Zechmeister - Republic Live
Video Director of the Year
Stephano Barberis
Video: 20 Dollars In My Pocket (Artist: The Lovelocks), Video: 24 Reasons (Artist: Kadooh), Video: Dive Bar (Artist: Gord Bamford), Video: Downtown Kids (Artist: David James), Video: Everything Girl (Artist: Dave Hartney), Video: Make ‘Em Like You (Artist: Dallas Smith), Video: Walls Come Down (Artist: Meghan Patrick);
Ben Knechtel - WINNER
Video: Ain’t My Fault (Live From Toronto / 2019) (Artist: Jade Eagleson), Video: Count The Ways (Artist: Jade Eagleson), Video: Dear Drunk Me (Artist: Chad Brownlee ), Video: Feels Like That (Artist: The Reklaws), Video: Forever's Gotta Start Somewhere (Artist: Chad Brownlee ), Video: Got Your Name On It (Artist: Jade Eagleson), Video: Keep It Simple (Artist: James Barker Band) Video: Long Live The Night (Artist: The Reklaws), Video: Lost (Artist: Hunter Brothers) Video: Never Be The Same (Artist: James Barker Band), Video: Save Some Of That Whiskey (Artist: Jess Moskaluke), Video: The Worst Kind feat. Lindsay Ell (Artist: Tim Hicks);
Wes Mack
Video: Camouflage (Artist: Jess Moskaluke), Video: Never Have I Ever feat. Sons of Daughters (Artist: Wes Mack), Video: PBR State of Mind (Artist: Wes Mack);
Travis Nesbitt
Video: Can’t Help Myself (Artist: Dan Davidson), Video: Don't Hold Back (Artist: The Dungarees), Video: I’ll Get Along (Artist: Danny Hooper), Video: Little Log Cabin (Artist: Danny Hooper), Video: These Are My People (Artist: Dan Davidson);
Joel Stewart
Video: Feel Like That (Artist: The Washboard Union), Video: She Gets Me (Artist: The Washboard Union), Video: You Are (Artist: Aaron Goodvin), Video: Zamboni (Artist: The Road Hammers).