Porter, Eagleson top Canadian award nominations

Thursday, July 18, 2024 – Jade Eagleson and MacKenzie Porter top the Canadian Country Music Awards with six each with both nominated for Entertainer of the Year.

The Reklaws and Josh Ross followed with five apiece.

The awards will be handed out in Edmonton on Sept. 14. Porter will host the awards show along with Thomas Rhett.

Entertainer of the Year presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels (Award #1)

• Jade Eagleson
• MacKenzie Porter
• The Reklaws
• Owen Riegling
• Josh Ross

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

• Complicated – Josh Ross
• Dallas Smith – Dallas Smith
• Do It Anyway – Jade Eagleson
• Nobody's Born With A Broken Heart – MacKenzie Porter
• Spillin' My Truth – Tyler Joe Miller

Fans' Choice (Award #3)

• Dean Brody
• Jade Eagleson
• High Valley
• James Barker Band
• Tyler Joe Miller
• Steven Lee Olsen
• MacKenzie Porter
• The Reklaws
• Josh Ross
• Dallas Smith

Female Artist of the Year (Award #4)

• Lindsay Ell
• Madeline Merlo
• MacKenzie Porter
• Tenille Townes
• Alli Walker

Group or Duo of the Year (Award #5)

• High Valley
• Hunter Brothers
• James Barker Band
• The Reklaws
• The Washboard Union

Musical Collaboration of the Year (Award #6)

• Cowboy Boots (feat. Gord Bamford) – Chris Buck Band, Gord Bamford
• Day After Day – Dallas Smith, Shawn Austin
• Honky Tonkin' About – The Reklaws, Drake Milligan
• Take Me Backroad – Tim & The Glory Boys feat. High Valley
• Two of Us – Brett Kissel, Cooper Alan

Male Artist of the Year (Award #7)

• Dean Brody
• Jade Eagleson
• Owen Riegling
• Josh Ross
• Dallas Smith

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

• Hailey Benedict
• Dax
• Teigen Gayse
• Matt Lang
• Owen Riegling

Alternative Country Album of the Year (Award #9)

• 12 to 6 Central – The Western Swing Authority
• BOOTCUT – Bahamas
• The Compass Project: West Album – Brett Kissel
• Stand In The Joy – William Prince
• A Way Through Time – JJ Shiplett

Single of the Year (Award #10)

• Chasing Tornadoes – MacKenzie Porter
• Meet Your Mama – James Barker Band
• Outta Yours – Steven Lee Olsen
• Rodeo Queen – Jade Eagleson
• Trouble – Josh Ross

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

• Country Dance (Artist: Aaron Goodvin) – Aaron Goodvin, Catt Gravitt, Skip Black
• Hey Mom I Made It (Artist: Sacha) – Sacha Visagie, Shawn Chambliss, Jake Saghi
• Old Dirt Roads (Artist: Owen Riegling) – Owen Riegling
• Rodeo Queen (Artist: Jade Eagleson) – Jade Eagleson, Daryl Scott
• Whiskey In Colorado (Artist: Tony Stevens) – Tony Stevens, Dan Swinimer, Wes Mack, David Borys

Video of the Year (Award #15)

• Chasing Tornadoes – MacKenzie Porter
• Honky Tonkin' About – The Reklaws, Drake Milligan
• Take Me Backroad – Tim & The Glory Boys ft. High Valley
• Trouble Is – The Prairie States
• Two of Us – Brett Kissel & Cooper Alan

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MUSICIAN AWARDS

Bass Player of the Year (Award #16)

• Lisa Dodd
• Lisa Jacobs
• Justin Kudding
• Ben Miller
• Holt Stuart-Hitchcox

Drummer of the Year (Award #17)

• Matthew Atkins
• Spencer Cheyne
• Flavio Cirillo
• Rich DaSilva
• Brendan Lyons

Fiddle Player of the Year (Award #18)

• Linsey Beckett
• Tyler Beckett
• Denis Dufresne
• Julie Kennedy
• Mike Sanyshyn

Guitar Player of the Year (Award #19)

• Chris Bray
• Russell Broom
• Jay Buettner
• Ryan Davidson
• Brennan Wall

Keyboard Player of the Year (Award #20)

• Matt Koebel
• Brendon Schmidt
• Brendan Waters

Specialty Instrument Player of the Year (Award #21)

• Denis Dufresne
• Johnny Gasparic
• Shane Guse
• Tyler Vollrath

Steel Guitar Player of the Year (Award #22)

• Chris Altmann
• Doug Johnson
• Matt McKay
• Kevin Neal
• Marcus Ramsay

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RADIO AWARDS

Country Personality(ies) of the Year (Award #23)

• Wendy Boomer (CKBY-FM)
• Dan Davidson & Stella Stevens (CFCW)
• Shannon Ella (Pure Country)
• Jackie Rae Greening (CFCW)
• Gregg Reynolds & Josie Balka (CKRY-FM)

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

• CFCW (Edmonton, AB)
• CHKX-FM (Hamilton, ON)
• CJJR-FM (Vancouver, BC)
• CJKX-FM (Oshawa, ON)
• CKKL-FM (Ottawa, ON)

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

• CFWC-FM (Brantford, ON)
• CHCQ-FM (Belleville, ON)
• CJGX-FM (Yorkton, SK)
• CKGY-FM (Red Deer, AB)
• CKXC-FM (Kingston, ON)

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INDUSTRY AWARDS

 

Booking Agency of the Year (Award #26)

• Fame Group Agency
• The Feldman Agency
• Invictus Entertainment Group
• Paquin Entertainment Group
• Sakamoto Agency

Country Club of the Year (Award #27)

• Cook County Saloon (Edmonton, AB)
• King Eddy (Calgary, AB)
• 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 Montreal (Montreal, QC)

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

• Boomers Canadian Club (Rogers Sports & Media)
• Heartstrings & Honkytonks (CFCW & SILVERPLOW Productions)
• Home For The Holidays with High Valley (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.)
• Jess Moskaluke's Winter Wonderland Radio Special (Gunfighter Productions)
• A Washboard Union Christmas Special (Washboard Union Prod Inc)

Management Company of the Year (Award #30)

• Big Loud Management
• The Core Entertainment
• Invictus Entertainment Group
• Starseed Entertainment
• Willing Entertainment

Music Publishing Company of the Year presented by CMRRA (Award #31)

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

Record Company of the Year (Award #32)

• Big Loud Records
• Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
• Starseed Records
• Universal Music Canada
• Willing Records

Industry Person of the Year (Award #33)

• Warren Copnick (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.)
• Lindsay Hyslop (BBR Music Group)
• Amanda Kingsland (Universal Music Canada)
• Samantha Pickard (Strut Entertainment)
• Bobby Wills (Willing Entertainment)

Creative Team or Designer of the Year (Award #34)

• Design Team: Dan Davidson, Travis Nesbitt – Album: Nineteen Eighty Something (Artist: Dan Davidson)
• Design Team: Kyle McKearney, Roberta Landreth, Chris Doi, Jeff Ojeda – Single: Lonesome (Artist: Kyle McKearney)
• Design Team: Mitchell Nevins – EP: Burning Down The Barn (Artist: Hunter Brothers), Single: Yee To The Haw (Artist; Tim Hicks), Album: Throw Down (Deluxe Remastered – 10th Anniversary) (Artist: Tim Hicks), Album: Campfire Troubador Vol. 2 (Artist: Tim Hicks), Album: Talk To Time (Deluxe) (Artist: Tim Hicks), Single: The Way You Lie (Artist: Dayna Reid), Single: This House (Artist: Dayna Reid)
• Design Team: Bronwin Parks (Feisty Creative) – Single: Intruder (Artist: Amanda Rheaume), Single: Flowers (Artist: Amanda Rheaume), Album: Fire It Up (Artist: Gord Bamford), EP: Ahead of Our Time (Artist: James Barker Band), Single: On The Water (Artist: James Barker Band ft. Dalton Dover), Single: Things I Wish I Didn't Know (Artist: Nice Horse)
• Design Team: Michelle Spice, Joanne Howard (Michelle Spice Photography & Small Dog Design) – Single: The Country Kind (Artist: Chad Brownlee)

Recording Studio of the Year (Award #35)

• 80A Studios (Toronto, ON)
• Barrytone Studios (Miramichi, NB)
• MCC Recording Studio (Calgary, AB)
• OCL Studios (Chestermere, AB)
• Revolution Recording (Toronto, ON)

Record Producer(s) of the Year (Award #36)

• Jeff Dalziel – Single: Mind Of Its Own (Artist: New Moon Junction), Single: Won't Forget (Artist: Dan Davidson, Tim Hicks, Max Jackson)
• Danick Dupelle – Album: Spillin' My Truth (Artist: Tyler Joe Miller), Single: Broken Man (Artist: Tyler Joe Miller), Single: Hold Your Horses (Artist: Tebey)
• Joey Moi – Album: Dallas Smith (Artist: Dallas Smith), Album: One Thing At A Time (Artist: Morgan Wallen)
• Gavin Slate – Single: Feel Like Home (Artist: Karli June feat. Ryan Langdon)
• Dan Swinimer – Single: Never Have I Ever (Artist: Elyse Saunders), Single: Whiskey In Colorado (Artist: Tony Stevens)

Retailer or Commercial Platform of the Year (Award #37)

• Amazon Music
• Apple Music
• Spotify Canada Inc.

Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year (Award #38)

• 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 (Award #39)

• Stephano Barberis
• Ben Knechtel, Chad Tennies, Mac Grant
• Codi McIver
• Travis Nesbitt
• Ryan Nolan

Innovative Campaign of the Year presented by TD (Award #40)

• "Blinding Lights" Case Study (Tebey)
• "Country Dance" Line Dance Campaign (Aaron Goodvin)
• "Do It Anyway" Album Setup & Release Campaign (Jade Eagleson)
• Festival Launch Campaign (Boots and Hearts Music Festival)
• "Right Round Here" Album Setup & Release Campaign, Canadian Tour of the Same Name (Dean Brody)