The first-ever digital CCMA Music Industry Awards, presented by SOCAN, were handed out virtually Sunday night.
Amanda Kingsland, Country 101.1 (CKBY-FM) Ottawa Program Director and the National Music Director for Rogers Sports & Media’s Country stations, took the Music Director of the Year (Large Market) prize for the fifth year in a row, while Shilo Bellis of Stingray’s New Country 96.9 (CJXL-FM) Moncton won in the Medium/Small Market category. Bellis unseats Paul Ferguson of Cool 100 (CHCQ-FM) Belleville, ON, who had been on a six-year winning streak.
Moncton’s CJXL-FM also won Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market), while Corus-owned Country 105 (CKRY-FM) Calgary took the prize in the Large Market category.
Shannon Ella, the host of Bell Media Radio’s syndicated midday show, Pure Country, was named Country Personality of the Year.
Ben Knechtel, who was behind videos from Dean Brody and The Reklaws (Can’t Help Myself), Jade Eagleson (Count The Ways), and Chad Brownlee (The Way You Roll), among others, won Video Director of the Year.
Find more CCMA Industry Award winners here:
Music Director of the Year (Large Market)
Amanda Kingsland — CKBY FM, Ottawa, ON
Music Director of the Year (Medium or Small Market)
Shilo Bellis — CJXL FM, Moncton, NB
Country Personality(ies) of the Year
Shannon Ella — Pure Country
Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)
CKRY-FM — Calgary, AB
Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market)
CJXL-FM, Moncton, NB
Booking Agency of the Year
Sakamoto Agency
Video Director of the Year
Ben Knechtel
Country Club of the Year
King Eddy — Calgary, AB
Country Festival, Fair or Exhibition of the Year
Boots and Hearts Music Festival — Oro-Medonte, ON
Country Music Program or Special of the Year
Canada Together: In Concert — Corus Entertainment
Management Company of the Year
Invictus Entertainment
Music Publishing Company of the Year
Warner Chappell Music Canada
Record Company of the Year
Warner Music Canada
Industry Person of the Year presented by MNP
Mike Denney — MDM Recordings Inc.
Creative Director(s) of the Year
Design Team: Brett Kissel, Connor Scheffler
Album: Now Or Never (Artist: Brett Kissel)
Recording Studio of the Year
Noble Street Studios — Toronto, ON
Record Producer(s) of the Year
Scott Moffatt
Album: What You See Is What You Get
(Artist: Luke Combs)
Retailer of the Year
Apple Music
Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year
Paul Biro — Sakamoto Agency
Interactive Artist or Group of the Year
Lindsay Ell
Roots Album of the Year
Everbound — The Washboard Union
Songwriter(s) of the Year presented by SOCAN
Tina Parol, Gordie Sampson, Tenille Townes
Song: Jersey on the Wall (I’m Just Asking)
(Performed by: Tenille Townes)
Top Selling Album of the Year
What You See Is What You Get — Luke Combs
Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year presented by Music Canada
The Fall — Dallas Smith
Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year
Drop — Dallas Smith
Video of the Year
Jersey on the Wall (I’m Just Asking) — Tenille Townes
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