The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) has unveiled the nominees for the 2023 CCMA Awards, set to be announced on Sept. 16 and broadcast live from Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre on CTV’s platforms.
Josh Ross goes into this year’s awards with a leading six nominations, including the Fans’ Choice Award, Male Artist of the Year, Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year, Songwriter(s) of the Year, Single of the Year, and Video of the Year. The Reklaws, Dallas Smith, and Tenille Townes each garnered five nods.
Among this year’s industry nominees are:
Country Personalitie(s) of the Year
- Wendy Boomer (CKBY-FM)
- Shannon Ella (Pure Country)
- Paul McGuire (Stingray)
- Greg Shannon & Stella Stevens (CFCW)
- Toff & Melissa (CHKX-FM)
- CFCW Edmonton
- KX94.7 (CHKX-FM) Hamilton
- 93.7 JR Country (CJJR-FM) Vancouver
- Country 104 (CKDK-FM) London
- Pure Country (CKKL-FM) Ottawa
Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market)
- New Country 96.9 (CJXL-FM) Moncton
- Real Country 95.5 (CKGY-FM) Red Deer
- 96.5 FM (CKLJ-FM) Olds
- 93.5 Country (CKXC-FM) Kingston
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)
- The Road Less Travelled (Stingray)
- A Washboard Union Christmas Special (Washboard Union Prod Inc)
Industry Person of the Year
- Paul Biro (Sakamoto Agency)
- Warren Copnick (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc)
- Mike Denney (MDM Recordings Inc.)
- Brianne Deslippe (Big Loud Records)
- Amanda Kingsland (Universal Music Canada)
Find the full list of nominees here.
The Reklaws will do double duty Sept. 16 as both performers and hosts of the awards.
Joining the lineup of previously announced performers are Sam Hunt, Jade Eagleson, James Barker Band, Dallas Smith, Tenille Townes, and Grammy-award winning rock band Train.
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