{"id":50706,"date":"2026-09-21T05:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T09:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=50706"},"modified":"2026-09-21T04:36:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T08:36:59","slug":"cameron-whitcomb-james-barker-band-win-big-at-ccma-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/09\/cameron-whitcomb-james-barker-band-win-big-at-ccma-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameron Whitcomb &amp; James Barker Band Win Big At CCMA Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 44th annual CCMA Awards were  handed out in Saskatoon on Saturday, Septemner 19, and <strong><em>Cameron Whitcomb<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0was the big winner of the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He took home Entertainer of the Year and Male Artist of the Year, while also earning the Ford F-150 Album of the Year award for <em>The Hard Way<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hosts <strong><em>James Barker Band<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0claimed the coveted Fans&#8217; Choice award and were named Group or Duo of the Year for the fourth consecutive year.<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdfZa-mAbeI\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Meghan Patrick<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0earned her third Female Artist of the Year Award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Sully Burrows<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0was recognized as Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year presented by FACTOR.<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdfSKrkg14T\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Nate Haller<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and <strong><em>Tenille Townes<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0taking home Musical Collaboration of the Year for &#8220;Backfire.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdfWVf_A3iZ\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Thelma &amp; James<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0were awarded Video of the Year for &#8220;Parking Lot Prayers.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdfTqTog6ms\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Josh Ross<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0celebrated his third-consecutive win for Single of the Year for &#8220;Hate How You Look.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdfamZ4A2qS\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 44th annual CCMA Awards were handed out in Saskatoon on Saturday, Septemner 19, and Cameron Whitcomb\u00a0was the big winner of the night. 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