2025 CCMA Award Nominees

Artist Awards

Entertainer of the Year (Award #1)

  • Josh Ross
  • Jade Eagleson
  • Owen Riegling
  • Cameron Whitcomb
  • MacKenzie Porter

Ford F-150 Album of the Year (Award #2)

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

Fans’ Choice presented by Bud Light (Award #3)

  • Dean Brody
  • Jade Eagleson
  • High Valley
  • James Barker Band
  • Tyler Joe Miller
  • Steven Lee Olsen
  • MacKenzie Porter
  • The Reklaws
  • Josh Ross
  • Dallas Smith

Female Artist of the Year (Award #4)

  • Sacha
  • MacKenzie Porter
  • Jess Moskaluke
  • Madeline Merlo
  • Hailey Benedict

Francophone Artist of the Year (Award #5)

  • Sara Dufour
  • Salebarbes
  • Vince Lemire
  • Fred Dionne
  • Francis Degrandpré

Group or Duo of the Year (Award #6)

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

Musical Collaboration of the Year (Award #7)

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

Male Artist of the Year (Award #8)

  • Cameron Whitcomb
  • Josh Ross
  • Tyler Joe Miller
  • Brett Kissel
  • Jade Eagleson

Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year (Award #9)

  • Cameron Whitcomb
  • Tony Stevens
  • Sacha
  • Zach McPhee
  • Noeline Hofmann

Alternative Country Album of the Year (Award #10)

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

Single of the Year (Award #11)

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

Songwriter(s) of the Year (Award #12)

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

Top Selling Album of the Year (Award #13)

  • F-1 Trillion – Post Malone

Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year (Award #14)

  • Complicated – Josh Ross

Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year (Award #15)

  • Single Again – Josh Ross

Video of the Year (Award #16)

  • Single Again – Josh Ross
  • Life for Me – Jess Moskaluke
  • Let Your Horses Run – Brett Kissel
  • Hey Mom I Made It – Sacha

Industry Awards

Booking Agency of the Year (Award #26)

  • Paquin Entertainment Group
  • Invictus Entertainment Group
  • The Feldman Agency
  • Fame Group Agency
  • Action Entertainment Collaborative

Country Club of the Year (Award #27)

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

Country Festival, Fair or Exhibition of the Year (Award #28)

  • Big Valley Jamboree (Camrose, AB)
  • Boots And Hearts Music Festival (Oro-Medonte, ON)
  • Calgary Stampede (Calgary, AB)
  • Cavendish Beach Music Festival (Cavendish, PEI)
  • LASSO Montreal (Montreal, QC)

Country Music Program, Special, or Digital Feature of the Year (Award #29)

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

Country Personality(ies) of the Year (Award #30)

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

Management Company of the Year (Award #31)

  • The Core Entertainment
  • MDM Artist Management Services
  • RLive Management
  • Starseed Entertainment
  • Willing Entertainment

Music Publishing Company of the Year (Award #32)

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

Record Company of the Year (Award #33)

  • Big Loud Records
  • Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
  • Starseed Records
  • Universal Music Canada
  • Willing Records

Industry Person of the Year (Award #34)

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

Creative Team or Designer of the Year (Award #35)

  • 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)
  • 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)

Recording Studio of the Year (Award #36)

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

Record Producer(s) of the Year (Award #37)

  • 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)
  • Dan Swinimer – Single: He’s The One (Artist: Savannah Jade), Single: When I Hear That Song (Artist: Tony Stevens)

Retailer or Commercial Platform of the Year (Award #38)

  • Amazon Music
  • Apple Music
  • SiriusXM Canada
  • Spotify Canada Inc.

Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year (Award #39)

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

Video Director of the Year (Award #40)

  • Gord Bamford, Codi McIvor – Just Getting’ Started (Artist: Gord Bamford)
  • 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)

Innovative Campaign of the Year (Award #41)

  • “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)
  • “Ride It Out” – A Cultural Moment, Not Just a Song (Alli Walker)

Musician Awards

Bass Player of the Year (Award #17)

  • Holt Stuart-Hitchcox
  • Brandi Sidoryk
  • Ben Miller
  • Lisa Jacobs
  • Lisa Dodd

Drummer of the Year (Award #18)

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

Fiddle Player of the Year (Award #19)

  • Catherine Robertson
  • Jesse Grandmont
  • Denis Dufresne
  • Tyler Beckett
  • Linsey Beckett

Guitar Player of the Year (Award #20)

  • Brennan Wall
  • Marcus Ramsay
  • Ryan Davidson
  • Russell Broom
  • Chris Bray

Keyboard Player of the Year (Award #21)

  • Brendon Schmidt
  • Brendan Waters
  • Matt Koebel
  • Ben Cottrill

Specialty Instrument Player of the Year (Award #22)

  • Denis Dufresne
  • Johnny Gasparic
  • Shane Guse
  • Tyler Vollrath

Steel Guitar Player of the Year (Award #23)

  • Matt McKay
  • Kevin Neal
  • Marcus Ramsay
  • Bruce Hoffman
  • Michael Eckert

Radio Awards

Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)(Award #24)

  • CFCW (Edmonton, AB)
  • CHKX-FM (Hamilton, ON)
  • CJJR-FM (Vancouver, BC)
  • CJKX-FM (Oshawa, ON)
  • CKKL-FM (Ottawa, ON)

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

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