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