2023 Canadian Country Music Association Awards Winners

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ARTIST AWARDS

Entertainer of the Year

Dean Brody
Jade Eagleson - WINNER
Dallas Smith
Tenille Townes
Shania Twain

Album of the Year

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 - WINNER

TD Aeroplan Visa Fans’ Choice

Dean Brody
Jade Eagleson
Tim Hicks
High Valley
James Barker Band - WINNER
Brett Kissel
The Reklaws
Josh Ross
Dallas Smith
Tenille Townes

Female Artist of the Year

Tenille Arts
Lindsay Ell
MacKenzie Porter
Tenille Townes - WINNER
Shania Twain

Group or Duo of the Year

High Valley
Hunter Brothers
James Barker Band - WINNER
The Reklaws
Tim & The Glory Boys

Musical Collaboration of the Year

11 Beers – The Reklaws feat. Jake Owen
Do This Life – High Valley, Alison Krauss - WINNER (TIE)
I Ain’t Drunk – Gord Bamford ft. Terri Clark
Never Met A Beer – Tyler Joe Miller, Matt Lang
One Too – Dallas Smith & MacKenzie Porter - WINNER (TIE)

Male Artist of the Year

Dean Brody
Jade Eagleson - WINNER
Brett Kissel
Josh Ross
Dallas Smith

Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year

Dax
Nate Haller
Griffen Palmer
Orville Peck
Josh Ross - WINNER

Alternative Country Album of the Year

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 - WINNER

Single of the Year

11 Beers – Reklaws feat Jake Owen
On A Different Night – Josh Ross
Right On Time – Lindsay Ell - WINNER
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

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 - WINNER
Trouble (Artist: Josh Ross) – Josh Ross, Mason Thornley

Video of the Year

Float – Tim & The Glory Boys - WINNER
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 - WINNER
Mark Rynkun
Holt Stuart Hitchcox

Drummer of the Year

Matthew Atkins
Flavio Cirillo
Rich DaSilva - WINNER
Brendan Lyons
Greg Williamson

Fiddle Player of the Year

Tyler Beckett
Denis Dufresne
Julie Kennedy - WINNER
Ben Rutz
Mike Sanyshyn

Guitar Player of the Year

Jeff Brown
Ryan Davidson
Johnny Gasparic
Chad Murphy
Brennan Wall - WINNER

Keyboard Player of the Year

Matt Koebel
Brendon Schmidt
Brendan Waters - WINNER
Scott Wilkinson

Speciality Instrument of the Year

Johnny Gasparic
Shane Guse
Mitch Jay - WINNER

Steel Guitar Player of the Year

Chris Altmann
Michael Eckert
Doug Johnson - WINNER
Marcus Ramsay

Country Personalitie(s) of the Year

Wendy Boomer (CKBY-FM) - WINNER
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) - WINNER
CKDK-FM (London, ON)
CKKL-FM (Ottawa, ON)

Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market)

CHCQ-FM (Belleville, ON) - WINNER
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 - WINNER

Country Club of the Year

Cook County Saloon (Edmonton, AB)
The King Eddy (Calgary, AB) - WINNER
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) - WINNER
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) - WINNER
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 - WINNER
MDM Artist Management Services
Simkin Artist Management
Starseed Entertainment

Music Publishing Company of the Year

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

Record Company of the Year

Big Loud Records - WINNER
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) - WINNER
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) - WINNER
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) - WINNER
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 Year[/b]s (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) - WINNER
Joey Moi – Single: One Too (Artist: Dallas Smith, MacKenzie Porter)

Retailer or Commercial Platform of the Year

Apple Music
Amazon Music
Spotify Canada Inc. - WINNER

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) - WINNER
Adam Oppenheim (Stampede Entertainment)

Video Director of the Year

AJ Astle
Ben Knechtel
Travis Nesbitt - WINNER
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) - WINNER
“Surprise Party” Album Release – (Mallory Johnson)
“What Colour You Drive” Content and Fan Contest – (Hunter Brothers)

Top Selling Album of the Year
One Thing At A Time – Morgan Wallen

Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year, presented by Anthem Entertainment
Good Ol’ Days – The Reklaws

Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year
Dear Alcohol – Dax

2023 Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame® Inductees
Brian Edwards (Stan Klees Builder)
Jason McCoy (Artist)

2023 Gary Slaight Music Humanitarian Award
Dean Brody