Sully Burrows Leads CMAO Nominations

The Country Music Association of Ontario (CMAOntario) announced the nominees for the 14th annual CMAOntario Awards.

The awards will be handed out on Sunday, May 31, at Port Credit Memorial Arena in Mississauga.

Sully Burrows leads with six nominations, followed by Nate Haller with five nominations, Olivia Mae Graham with four nominations, and Jessica Sevier, Owen Riegling, Sacha, James Barker Band, and Robyn Ottolini with three nominations each.

The CMAOntario Awards Show will close out the CMAOntario Festival & Awards Weekend from May 29-31, 2026. T

Tickets for the CMAOntario Awards Show go on sale Monday to the public April 6^th at 11am. 

The Nominees for the 14th Annual CMAOntario Awards are:

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

James Barker Band – You Didn’t Hear it from Me

Jessica Sevier – Good to Drive

Nate Haller – Backfire ft. Tenille Townes

Owen Riegling – Taillight this Town

Robyn Ottolini – Airplane Bottle

Sully Burrows – Rally Around

 ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR

Andrew Hyatt – Andrew Hyatt & the Ten Year War

Bradley Hale – County Line 5

James Barker Band – One of Us

Olivia Mae Graham – Nobody

Sacha – Woman in the Mirror

Sully Burrows – Somewhere in a Small Town

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR 

Bree Taylor, Jesse Slack – I Regret You

Jason Blaine, Josh Stumpf, Dave Thomson – Highway Money

Jessica Sevier, Robyn Ottolini, Derek Hoffman – Good to Drive

Nate Haller, Tenille Townes, James Shelley, Stuart Walker, Michael August, Michael Walton – Backfire

Owen Riegling, Kyle Sturrock, James Bell – Taillight this Town

Sully Burrows, Parker Graye, Derek Hoffman – Rally Around

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by IBEW Local 353

Angelica Appelman

Elyse Saunders

Jessica Sevier

Olivia Mae Graham

Paige Rutledge

Sacha

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by IBEW Local 353

Nate Haller

Owen Riegling

Ryan Langdon

Sully Burrows

Tim Hicks

Tyler Lorette

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

Amanda and James

James Barker Band

Rosewood Avenue

School House

The Reklaws

The Western Swing Authority

RECORD PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR

Adam Newcomb – Tyler Lorette

Jay Allan, Aaron Murray – Olivia Mae Graham

Matthew Koebel – Amanda & James

Ron Lopata – Jessica Sevier

Tebey and Danick Dupelle – Tebey

The Agenda, Beverley Mahood, Mac Shepherd – Dayna Reid

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

Callie McCullough

Mackenzie Leigh Meyer

Rosewood Avenue

School House

The Redhill Valleys

The Western Swing Authority

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by C to C Music Insider

Angelica Appelman

Jade Hilton

Jessica Sevier

Olivia May Graham

Paige Rutledge

Tyler Lorette

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR 

Cory Marks – Whiskey River

Elyse Saunders – Heartbreak Rodeo

Nate Haller – Backfire ft. Tenille Townes

Olivia Mae Graham – Nobody

Ryan Langdon – Crushin’ Cans

Sully Burrows – Rally Around

INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR sponsored by Manrkē

Alex Maciel, Starseed Entertainment

Christine Wiley & Christine Stevens, C to C Music Insider

Dave Woods, In the Country

Jill Snell, Jayward Artist Group

Nick Marinac, Elliott Deseure, Adaptive Media

Samantha Pickard, Strut Entertainment

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR sponsored by Cithara Guitars

Adrian Juras

Mackenzie Leigh Meyer

Matt Koebel

Nolan Gibson

Ryan Cassar

Shane Guse

ARTISTE OU GROUPE FRANCOPHONE DE L’ANNÉE

FRANCOPHONE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

Kristine St. Pierre

Les Rats d’Swompe

Mitch Jean

Reney Ray

Sugar Crush

Vincent Bishop

Categorised in: Country Music News

This post was written by Cheryl Johnstone