Winners Announced For The 2025 CCMA Music Industry Gala Dinner & Awards, Celebrating This Years Outstanding Contributions To Canadian Country Music

Winners Announced For The 2025 CCMA Music Industry Gala Dinner & Awards, Celebrating This Years Outstanding Contributions To Canadian Country Music

Special Honours At The Exclusive, Industry-only Event Were Presented To Lisa Brokop And Joe Wood As The 2025 Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame® Inductees, And The 2025 Gary Slaight Humanitarian Award Recipient Craig Senyk

The Remaining Eight Awards Will Be Handed Out Tomorrow During The 2025 Ccma Awards Presented By Td

CTV Is The Exclusive Home To The 2025 CCMA Awards Presented By TD On Saturday, September 13, Airing Live From Prospera Place At 8 P.M. ET On CTV, CTV.ca And The CTV App, And Streams Next Day On Crave

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Kelowna, BC (September 12, 2025) – Tonight, the Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA®) celebrated a memorable year, handing out 36 awards at the 2025 CCMA Music Industry Gala Dinner & Awards. Kicking off the first of two evenings celebrating the best and brightest in the Canadian country music community, tonight’s gala also featured unforgettable performances from Hailey Benedict, Zach McPhee, Tony Stevens, and Jake Vaadeland, and a stunning in memoriam tribute from AHI.

Hosted by Stingray’s Jackie Rae Greening, the 2025 CCMA Music Industry Gala Dinner & Awards was full of special moments, including the 2025 Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame® inductions of Lisa Brokop and Joe Wood, and Craig Senyk honoured as the 2025 Gary Slaight Humanitarian Award recipient.

This year marked the inaugural presentation of the Francophone Artist of the Year Award, with Salesbarbes taking home the honour. Madeline Merlo feat. Dustin Lynch was also celebrated as winner of Musical Collaboration of the Year for Broken Heart Thing, while Denise Ross was recognized with the Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year Award.

MEDIA NOTE: The most up-to-date list of 2025 CCMA Award winners can be found at ccma.org throughout Country Music Week 2025. Photos can be found via the folder HERE and winner graphics can be found HERE.

Francophone Artist of the Year presented by Spotify

Salesbarbes

Musical Collaboration of the Year

Madeline Merlo feat. Dustin Lynch – Broken Heart Thing

Innovative Campaign of the Year presented by TD

The Reklaws, Starseed Entertainment – Outliving (For Mom) EP Launch Campaign

Creative Team or Designer of the Year

Stephane Lamontagne, JF Galipeau – Album:All Night Long (Artist: Matt Lang)

Steel Guitar Player of the Year

Matt McKay

Specialty Instrument of the Year

Tyler Vollrath

Fiddle Player of the Year

Tyler Beckett

Keyboard Player of the Year

Brendan Waters

Bass Player of the Year (Tie)

Lisa Dodd

Ben Miller

Drummer of the Year

Rich DaSilva

Guitar Player of the Year presented by PRS Guitars

Chris Bray

Country Music Program, Special, or Digital Feature of the Year

Pure Country Top 50 Countdown (iHeartRadio Canada)

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)

Alternative Country Album of the Year presented by National Music Centre

One More Dollar To Go – Jade Vaadeland

Top Selling Album of the Year presented by Luminate

F-1 Trillion – Post Malone

Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year

Single Again – Josh Ross

Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year presented by AdmitONE

Complicated – Josh Ross

Recording Studio of the Year

Revolution Recording (Toronto, ON)

Record Producer(s) of the Year

Joey Moi – Album: Quit!! (Artist: HARDY)

Record Company of the Year

Universal Music Canada

Country Personality(ies) of the Year

Jason McCoy (CICX-FM)

Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market)

CIGV-FM (Kelowna, BC)

Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)

CFCW (Edmonton, AB)

Retailer or Commercial Platform of the Year

SiriusXM Canada

Video Director of the Year 

Ben Knechtel – Outliving (Artist: The Reklaws), Remind Me Again (Artist: Zach McPhee), Youth (Artist: Sully Burrows)

Video of the Year

Single Again – Josh Ross

Songwriter(s) of the Year presented by SOCAN

Kelly Archer, Travis Denning, Chris Stevens – I’m Gonna Love You (Artist: Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood)

Music Publishing Company of the Year, presented by CMRRA

Anthem Entertainment Group

Booking Agency of the Year

Paquin Entertainment Group

Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year

Denise Ross (Live Nation Entertainment)

Management Company of the Year

The Core Entertainment

Industry Person of the Year

Lindsay Hyslop (BBR Music Group)

 

About The Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA®)

Established in 1976, the CCMA® is a membership-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and recognition of Canadian country music. Built upon the foundation to educate, elevate, and celebrate Canadian talent, the CCMA progressively heralds the spirit, community, and creativity that country music fosters through year-round initiatives, culminating every fall with Country Music Week and the Canadian Country Music Association Awards.

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