{"id":37226,"date":"2026-07-17T09:31:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chokfm\/uncategorized\/2026\/07\/2026-ccma-award-nominations-announced\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T09:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:31:24","slug":"2026-ccma-award-nominations-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chokfm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/07\/2026-ccma-award-nominations-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 CCMA Award Nominations Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Canadian Country Music Association<\/strong>\u00a0(CCMA) revealed the nominees for the\u00a0<strong>2026 CCMA Awards<\/strong>, and Josh Ross and Cameron Whitcomb lead the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ross<\/strong> is up for seven awards, including <em>Entertainer of the Year, Ford F-150 Album of the Year, Fans&#8217; Choice, Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year, Musical Collaboration of the Year, and Video of the Year. Whitcomb\u00a0is also up for seven awards: Entertainer of the Year, Ford F-150 Album of the Year, Fans&#8217; Choice, Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year, Alternative Country Album of the Year presented by National Music Centre, and <\/em><em>Songwriter(s) of the Year presented by SOCAN.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>James Barker Band<\/strong>\u00a0has five nods, including <em>Entertainer of the Year, Ford F-150 Album of the Year, Fans&#8217; Choice, Group or Duo of the Year, and Single of the Year. Thelma &amp; James\u00a0is up for five awards, Ford F-150 Album of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year, Alternative Country Album of the Year presented by National Music Centre, Video of the Year, and Songwriter(s) of the Year presented by SOCAN.\u00a0Tenille Townes\u00a0has five nods, including Female Artist of the Year, Single of the Year, Alternative Country Album of the Year presented by National Music Centre, Musical Collaboration of the Year, and <\/em><em>Songwriter(s) of the Year presented by SOCAN<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Celebrating\u00a0<strong>four<\/strong>\u00a0nominations are\u00a0<strong>Owen Riegling<\/strong> and first-time nominee\u00a0<strong>Morgan Griffiths<\/strong>. <strong>Nate Haller<\/strong><em>,\u00a0<\/em><strong>Brett Kissel<\/strong><em>,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<strong>Meghan Patrick<\/strong>\u00a0boast\u00a0<strong>three<\/strong>\u00a0apiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Country music fans across Canada can help choose the winner for the\u00a0Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year presented by FACTOR. The nominees are Sully Burrows, Morgan Griffiths, Zach McPhee, Brock Phillips, and <em>Josh Stumpf<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><em>Fans&#8217; Choice Award<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0nominees are <em>Jade Eagleson, Morgan Griffiths, James Barker Band, Brett Kissel, Tyler Joe Miller, The Reklaws, Owen Riegling, Josh Ross, Josh Stumpf, and Cameron Whitcomb<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fans can cast their vote at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/message.prnewswire.com\/ls\/click?upn=u001.8CiUkFrLGqa7ynIpBWoM0v7EmeVPMGXDVN-2B7-2BRaQiLq7kUvVaLkXbTmmxlqtrncTcXrmr-2BYbRtjvJnZrLMDOJV2AuFQl2K9QRxoj3KzPjeI8ckfkqwrHcKpwiqthLKXEhY9-2BRBemZbyWLV0OzrUVYIVtYy09C1ankI3NTAkdodVvt9IXhGEihW-2F0fVUmgO1k8nQiHC0-2Bv6jALdrZwt-2BCUQ-3D-3DNthD_JbQ6GC5iog6YdxEDq6myyngkfeiUMO9hNgPBEXSetsb63AdYGDt8auPFWUxQ-2B-2Fw4Wu-2F9gB40oKpdL7LPDbaAM6B72h60mJ-2FJJxYCru1CfW3xymDjpxFKu-2B5jMZlFRzi0cXL3hvcWd0hV4R2fiY-2FoeagolQdtNHjGM0w55PLcY9Vhowk2xYPuBVRHClMngi2qiAdLDli68VzctmWwHt4Qpu4rAeJAtY1AfzK8ylExVRnySUymtGARrbvVlXE8uCI8HhX4xsbzjEQfUjY0LWO7EVdWVH6RtXxEKkABU6eW4nnzc062gX9j7Lxc9d948puqb011UCtJyDw4w08z0Uwxt4vLOwWKoq71iNz6WgI-2FmeU5l9haJMxpl3aR-2FVztV7i3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>www.ccma.org\/fanvoting<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Da27TPrg5WU\/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 Canadian Country Music Association\u00a0(CCMA) revealed the nominees for the\u00a02026 CCMA Awards, and Josh Ross and Cameron Whitcomb lead the way. 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