2025 Canadian Country Music Association Awards Winners

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ARTIST AWARDS

1. Entertainer of the Year

Jade Eagleson
MacKenzie Porter
Owen Riegling
Josh Ross - WINNER
Cameron Whitcomb

2. Ford F-150 Album of the Year

All Night Longer – Matt Lang
Bruce County (From The Beginning) – Owen Riegling - WINNER
Going Home – Tyler Joe Miller
Golden Child – Meghan Patrick
Let Your Horses Run – The Album – Brett Kissel

3. Fans’ Choice
presented by Bud Light

Jade Eagleson
High Valley
Brett Kissel
Tyler Joe Miller
MacKenzie Porter
The Reklaws
Owen Riegling
Josh Ross
Dallas Smith
Cameron Whitcomb - WINNER

4. Female Artist of the Year

Hailey Benedict
Madeline Merlo
Jess Moskaluke
MacKenzie Porter - WINNER
Sacha

6. Group or Duo of the Year

High Valley
James Barker Band - WINNER
The Reklaws
Tim & The Glory Boys
The Washboard Union

7. Musical Collaboration of the Year

Broken Heart Thing – Madeline Merlo feat. Dustin Lynch - WINNER
Do It Anyway – Jade Eagleson feat. Jake Worthington
Stoned Alone (feat. Caitlyn Smith) – Meghan Patrick, Caitlyn Smith
Want This Beer – Josh Ross feat. Julia Michaels
Won’t Forget – Dan Davidson, Tim Hicks & Max Jackson
Your Mama Would Hate Me – Dean Brody, James Barker Band

8. Male Artist of the Year

Jade Eagleson - WINNER
Brett Kissel
Tyler Joe Miller
Josh Ross
Cameron Whitcomb

9. Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year
presented by Birkenstock

Noeline Hofmann
Zach McPhee
Sacha
Tony Stevens
Cameron Whitcomb - WINNER

10. Alternative Country Album of the Year
presented by National Music Centre

Chandler – Wyatt C. Louis
One More Dollar To Go – Jake Vaadeland - WINNER
Purple Gas – Noeline Hofmann
Story To Tell – Riley Taylor
To The River – Kyle McKearney

11. Single of the Year

I Grew Up On A Farm – The Reklaws
Let Your Horses Run – Brett Kissel
Moonshines – Owen Riegling
Single Again – Josh Ross - WINNER
Quitter – Cameron Whitcomb

12. Songwriter(s) of the Year
presented by SOCAN

Kelly Archer, Travis Denning, Chris Stevens – I’m Gonna Love You (Artist: Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood) - WINNER
Ryan Beatty, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Leven Kali, Raphael Saadiq, Shawntoni Ajanae Nichols – BODYGUARD (Artist: Beyoncé)
Ben Cottrill, David Schaeman, Nolan Sipe, Cameron Whitcomb – Quitter (Artist: Cameron Whitcomb)
Zach Crowell, Lalo Guzman, James McNair, Madeline Merlo, Michael Tyler – Broken Heart Thing (Artist: Madeline Merlo feat. Dustin Lynch)
Owen Riegling, Daryl Scott, Jesse Slack – Moonshines (Artist: Owen Riegling)

16. Video of the Year

Hey Mom I Made It – Sacha
Let Your Horses Run – Brett Kissel
Life for Me – Jess Moskaluke
Ride It Out – Alli Walker
Single Again – Josh Ross - WINNER

MUSICIAN AWARDS

17. Bass Player of the Year

Lisa Dodd - WINNER (TIE)
Lisa Jacobs
Ben Miller - WINNER (TIE)
Brandi Sidoryk
Holt Stuart-Hitchcox

18. Drummer of the Year

Matt Atkins
Flavio Cirillo
Rich DaSilva - WINNER
Brendan Lyons
Joseph Poulin
Greg Williamson

19. Fiddle Player of the Year

Linsey Beckett
Tyler Beckett - WINNER
Denis Dufresne
Jesse Grandmont
Catherine Robertson

20. Guitar Player of the Year
presented by PRS Guitars

Chris Bray - WINNER
Russell Broom
Ryan Davidson
Marcus Ramsay
Brennan Wall

21. Keyboard Player of the Year

Ben Cottrill
Matt Koebel
Brendon Schmidt
Brendan Waters - WINNER

22. Speciality Instrument of the Year

Denis Dufresne
Johnny Gasparic
Shane Guse
Tyler Vollrath - WINNER

23. Steel Guitar Player of the Year

Michael Eckert
Bruce Hoffman
Matt McKay - WINNER
Kevin Neal
Marcus Ramsay

RADIO AWARDS

24. Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)

CFCW (Edmonton, AB) - WINNER
CHKX-FM (Hamilton ON)
CISN-FM (Edmonton, AB)
CJJR-FM (Vancouver, BC)
CKKL-FM (Ottawa, ON)

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

CFCH-FM (North Bay, ON)
CHAT-FM (Medicine Hat, AB)
CHCQ-FM (Belleville, ON)
CICX-FM (Orillia, ON)
CIGV-FM (Kelowna, BC) - WINNER

INDUSTRY AWARDS

26. Booking Agency of the Year

Action Entertainment Collaborative
Fame Group Agency
The Feldman Agency
Invictus Entertainment Group
Paquin Entertainment Group - WINNER

27. Country Club of the Year

Cook County Saloon (Edmonton, AB)
King Eddy (Calgary, AB) - WINNER
Ranchman’s Cookhouse and Dancehall (Calgary, AB)

28. 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 Montréal (Montréal, QC)

29. Country Music Program, Special, or Digital Feature of the Year

Heartstrings & Honky Tonks (CFCW, Silverplow Productions & Design Co.)
A Kane Brown Christmas Special (Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.)
A Kissel Country Christmas (Brett Kissel, Abbey White)
On the Porch with Front Porch Music (Front Porch Music)
Pure Country Top 50 Countdown (iHeartRadio Canada) - WINNER

30. Country Personalitie(s) of the Year

Dan Davidson & Stella Stevens (CFCW)
Tracy Lynn (CFWC-FM)
Jason McCoy (CICX-FM) - WINNER
Sam McDaid (CIKZ-FM)
Paul McGuire (CFXJ-FM)

31. Management Company of the Year

The Core Entertainment - WINNER
MDM Artist Management Services
RLive Management
Starseed Entertainment
Willing Entertainment

32. Music Publishing Company of the Year
presented by CMRRA

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

33. Record Company of the Year

Big Loud Records
Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.
Starseed Records
Universal Music Canada - WINNER
Willing Records

34. Industry Person of the Year

Justin Clark (Big Loud Records)
Warren Copnick (Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.)
Lindsay Hyslop (BBR Music Group) - WINNER
Joelle Proulx (Agence Ranch)
Kevin White (Universal Music Canada)

35. Creative Team or Designer of the Year

Design Team: Robert Adam, Bryan Francisco, Brandynn L.P, Alyssa Gibson (Duotone Studio) – Single: Bailing Twine (Artist: Robert Adam)
Design Team: Austin Chaffe – 3 Pack Single: All The Time, If I Drink Enough, One Beer Away (Artist: The Reklaws), EP: Outliving (For Mom)(Artist: The Reklaws), Single: Worth The Double (Artist:Jade Eagleson), Single: Silverado-si-do (Artist:Jade Eagleson), Single: Race To The Bottom (Artist: Nate Haller), Single: Drive (Artist: Nate Haller), Brand Identity: Country Rising, Promotional Material: Lucknow’s Music In The Fields
Design Team: Stephane Lamontagne, JF Galipeau – Album: All Night Longer (Artist: Matt Lang) - WINNER
Design Team: Kyle McKearney, Jeff Ojeda, Roberta Landreth – Album: To The River (Artist: Kyle McKearney), Single: Tomorrow (Artist: Kyle McKearney), Single: Hold On Goodbye (Artist: Kyle McKearney), Single: Fight This Fire (Artist: Kyle McKearney)
Design Team: Connor Scheffler, Andrew Parry – Single: Life For Me (Artist: Jess Moskaluke)

36. Recording Studio of the Year

80A Studios (Toronto, ON)
Manicdown Studios (Vancouver, BC)
MCC Recording Studio (Calgary, AB)
OCL Studios (Chestermere, AB)
Revolution Recording (Toronto, ON) - WINNER

37. Record Producer(s) of the Year

Russell Broom, Kyle McKearney – Album: To The River (Artist: Kyle McKearney)
Danick Dupelle – Album: All Night Longer (Artist: Matt Lang)
Karen Kosowski – Single: First Time Living (feat. Gretchen Wilson)(Artist: Alli Walker), Single: Whether You Love Me or Not (Artist: Meghan Patrick)
Joey Moi – Album: Quit!! (Artist: HARDY) - WINNER
Dan Swinimer – Single: He’s The One (Artist: Savannah Jade), Single: When I Hear That Song (Artist: Tony Stevens)

38. Retailer or Commercial Platform of the Year

Amazon Music
Apple Music
SiriusXM Canada - WINNER
Spotify Canada Inc.

39. Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year

Paul Biro (Sakamoto Agency)
Jim Cressman (Invictus Entertainment Group)
Brooke Dunford (Republic Live)
Adam Oppenheim (Stampede Entertainment Inc.)
Denise Ross (Live Nation Entertainment) - WINNER

40. Video Director of the Year

Gord Bamford, Codi McIvor – Just Getting’ Started (Artist: Gord Bamford) - WINNER
Alexandre Blais, Alexandre Charron – He’s the One (Artist: Savannah Jade)
Ben Knechtel – Outliving (Artist: The Reklaws), Remind Me Again (Artist: Zach McPhee), Youth (Artist: Sully Burrows)
Travis Nesbitt – Won’t Forget (Artist: Dan Davidson, Tim Hicks & Max Jackson)
Alex P. Smith – You Didn’t Hear It From Me (Artist: James Barker Band)

41. Innovative Campaign of the Year
presented by TD

“Wheels of Steel”- A Cross Canada Journey on the Open Rails (Cameron Nickerson)
“Golden Child: The Making of” (Meghan Patrick)
“SOUTHERN DRAW(L)” The Broadway Interviews (Paige Penney and W/FRNDS)
Outliving (For Mom) EP Launch Campaign (The Reklaws, Starseed Entertainment) - WINNER
“Ride It Out” – A Cultural Moment, Not Just a Song (Alli Walker)

Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year

Josh Ross, "Single Again"
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Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year

Josh Ross, Complicated

Top Selling Album of the Year

Post Malone, F-1 Trillion

Gary Slaight Music Humanitarian Award

Craig Senyk