The biggest night in Canadian Country music happened last night with the CCMA Awards. The award show took place virtually in the stomping ground of the Boots And Hearts festival grounds in Ontario and in Nashville, Tennessee. It was definitely a very unique experience with the circumstances were in with COVID. The performances were top-notch too!
Miss the award show? Don't worry you can watch it here:
Performances by:
Don Amero, Dean Brody, Jade Eagleson, Lindsay Ell, Hunter Brothers, James Barker Band, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Brett Kissel, JoJo Mason, Jess Moskaluke, Meghan Patrick, MacKenzie Porter, The Reklaws, Dallas Smith, Tebey + Marie Mai and Tenille Townes, the 2020 CCMA Awards presented by TD will also include appearances by international artists Kane Brown, Sam Hunt + Breland and Tim McGraw.
Nominees:
TD ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Dean Brody
Brett Kissel
The Reklaws
Dallas Smith- WINNER
Tenille Townes
ALBUM OF THE YEAR AWARD
Black Sheep – Dean Brody
Love, Heartbreak, & Everything In Between – Tenille Arts
Now Or Never – Brett Kissel- WINNER
Singles Only – James Barker Band
Wild As Me – Meghan Patrick
FANS’ CHOICE AWARD
Dean Brody
Jade Eagleson
Hunter Brothers
James Barker Band
Brett Kissel- WINNER
MacKenzie Porter
The Reklaws
Dallas Smith
Tebey
Tenille Townes
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD
Lindsay Ell
Jess Moskaluke
Meghan Patrick
MacKenzie Porter
Tenille Townes - WINNER
GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR AWARD
High Valley
Hunter Brothers
James Barker Band
The Reklaws
The Washboard Union- WINNER
INTERACTIVE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Dan Davidson
Lindsay Ell- WINNER
Aaron Goodvin
Nice Horse
Tenille Townes
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD
Dean Brody
Jade Eagleson
Brett Kissel- WINNER
Dallas Smith
Tebey
RISING STAR AWARD
Tenille Arts- WINNER
Matt Lang
Tyler Joe Miller
Emily Reid
Sons Of Daughters
ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR AWARD
Everbound – The Washboard Union- WINNER
Fingers Crossed – JJ Shiplett
Kalsey Kulyk – Kalsey Kulyk
Love Wins – Kelly Prescott
The Other Way – Donovan Woods
SINGLE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Count The Ways – Jade Eagleson
Drop – Dallas Smith
Keep It Simple – James Barker Band- WINNER
Single Man – High Valley
Whiskey In A Teacup – Dean Brody
SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR AWARD
Skip Black, Aaron Goodvin, Matt Nolen
Song: Good Ol’ Bad Days (Performed By: Aaron Goodvin)
Brad Rempel, Ben Stennis, Jenna Walker, Stuart Walker
Song: I Do Too (Performed By: The Reklaws)
Tina Parol, Gordie Sampson, Tenille Townes
Song: Jersey On The Wall (I’m Just Asking) (Performed By: Tenille Townes)- WINNER
Jeff Coplan, Tim Hicks, Bruce Wallace
Song: No Truck Song (Performed By: Tim Hicks)
MacKenzie Porter, Jordan Sapp, Parker Welling
Song: These Days (Performed By: MacKenzie Porter)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR AWARD
Country Thunder – The Washboard Union
Drink About Me – Brett Kissel
Jersey On The Wall (I’m Just Asking) – Tenille Townes- WINNER
No Truck Song – Tim Hicks
Silver Lining – Hunter Brothers