Canadian Country Music Award nominees
TORONTO – Here are some of the major nominations for this year’s Canadian Country Music Awards:
FANS’ CHOICE AWARD: Paul Brandt, George Canyon, Doc Walker, Emerson Drive, Jessie Farrell.
SINGLE OF THE YEAR: “Beautiful Life,” Doc Walker; “Best of Me,” Jessie Farrell; “Blame It on That Red Dress,” Gord Bamford; “Risk,” Paul Brandt; “You Can Let Go,” Crystal Shawanda.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: “Beautiful Life,” Doc Walker; “First Time in a Long Time,” Deric Ruttan; “Kicking Stones,” Johnny Reid; “Nothing Fancy,” Jessie Farrell; “Risk,” Paul Brandt.
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Lisa Brokop, Terri Clark, Jessie Farrell, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Crystal Shawanda.
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Paul Brandt, George Canyon, Johnny Reid, Deric Ruttan, Shane Yellowbird.
SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR: “Beautiful Life” (written by Murray Pulver, Chris Thorsteinson, Dave Wasyliw; recorded by Doc Walker); “Best of Me” (written by Jessie Farrell, Jared Kuemper, Jesse Tucker; recorded by Jessie Farrell); “Blame It on That Red Dress” (written by Gord Bamford, Byron Hill, Zack Turner; recorded by Gord Bamford); “First Time in a Long Time” (written by Jimmy Rankin, Deric Ruttan; recorded by Deric Ruttan); “Risk” (written by Paul Brandt; recorded by Paul Brandt).
GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR: Ambush, Doc Walker, Emerson Drive, the Higgins, the Wilkinsons.
ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR: Ridley Bent, the Cruzeros, Sean Hogan, Corb Lund, Prairie Oyster.
TOP NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR – FEMALE: Jessie Farrell, Amber Nicholson, Alex J. Robinson.
TOP NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR – MALE: Gord Bamford, Ridley Bent, Jason Blaine.
TOP NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR GROUP OR DUO: Desert Heat, Hey Romeo, Jo Hikk.
CMT VIDEO OF THE YEAR: “Beautiful Life,” Doc Walker; “Best of Me,” Jessie Farrell; “Blame It on That Red Dress,” Gord Bamford; “In This Room,” Ambush; “Ring of Fire,” George Canyon.
TOP SELLING ALBUM: “Carnival Ride,” Carrie Underwood; “Raising Sand,” Robert Plant/Alison Krauss; “Reba Duets,” Reba McEntire; “Taylor Swift,” Taylor Swift; “Ultimate Hits,” Garth Brooks.
TOP SELLING CANADIAN ALBUM: “Classics,” George Canyon; “Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!” Corb Lund; “Kicking Stones,” Johnny Reid; “Nothing Fancy,” Jessie Farrell; “Risk,” Paul Brandt.
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