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

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).