Windsor-Essex Artists Up For 2021 CMAO Awards!

CMAOntario Festival & Awards Weekend!

September 3-5 2021
Drive-In Style Concerts
Ancaster Fairgrounds
630 Trinity Road South, Hamilton

The Country Music Association of Ontario proudly presents the CMAOntario Festival and Awards Weekend – September 3rd to the 5th in Hamilton. We’ll be cranking up the country in celebration of the 9th annual CMAO Awards, Sunday September 5th at 7pm at the Ancaster Fairgrounds. 

Experience a talent filled drive-in style night of honours hosted by Beverley Mahood & Jason McCoy and live performances by:

PLUS! Join us for 2 Special Concerts on Friday, September 3rd and Saturday, September 4th featuring live performances by: 

Don’t miss out on this event!
Tickets go on sale April 23, 2021 at 12pm on Eventbrite!
Regular pricing: $119 (GA 2–pack) to $350 (VIP carload)
Early bird pricing until May 1, 2021: $99 (GA 2–pack) to $179 (GA carload)

Visit cmaontario.ca for more details!

THE NOMINEES:
Congratulations to Windsor-Essex’s Kelsi Mayne and Buck Twenty on their nominations!

Leading the nominations are 15-time CMAO Award winner Meghan Patrick, nine-time CMAO  Award winner Tim Hicks, and viral sensation Robyn Ottolini, with five nominations each. Windsor-Essex’s Buck Twenty is next, with four nominations! Hear Buck Twenty talk about the nominations on Windsor’s Country Mornings with Morgan!

Hosted by Jason McCoy and Beverley Mahood, the CMAOntario Award Show will be drive-in style.

The Final Nominees for the 9th Annual CMAOntario Awards are:

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“All I Can Do” – Buck Twenty
“F-150” – Robyn Ottolini
“Girls Like Me” – Meghan Patrick
“No Truck Song” – Tim Hicks
“Thank Her For That” – Owen Barney

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
All Woman – Nicole Rayy
Highway Mile – Aaron Allen
Jade Eagleson – Jade Eagleson
Love Wins – Kelly Prescott
The I’m Not Always Hilarious EP – Robyn Ottolini

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR
Callie McCullough, Scotty Kipfer – “After Midnight” Recorded by Callie McCullough
Jamie Appleby, Owen Barney, Alyssa Reid, Dave Thomson, Mike Wise – “Thank Her For That” Recorded by Owen Barney
Meghan Patrick, Jobe Fortner, Ryan Nelson – “Girls Like Me” Recorded by Meghan Patrick
Robyn Ottolini, Mark Schroor, Erik Fintelman – “F-150” Recorded by Robyn Ottolini
Tim Hicks, Bruce Wallace, Jeffrey Coplan – “No Truck Song” Recorded by Tim Hicks

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Elyse Saunders
Kelsi Mayne
Meghan Patrick
Robyn Ottolini
Tianna Woods

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Aaron Allen
Andrew Hyatt
Darcy John
David Boyd Janes
Tim Hicks

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Buck Twenty
Jess and Tay
The Abrams
The Reklaws
The Western Swing Authority

FRANCOPHONE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Kristine St-Pierre
Les Rats D’Swompe
Melissa Ouimet
Reney Ray
Stef Paquette

RISING STAR OF THE YEAR
Buck Twenty
Callie McCullough
Elyse Saunders
Robyn Ottolini
Sacha

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“All I Can Do” – Buck Twenty
“Broken Boys” – Nicole Rayy
“Girls Like Me” – Meghan Patrick
“No Truck Song” – Tim Hicks
“Where I’m From” – The Reklaws

FANS’ CHOICE
Andrew Hyatt
Jade Eagleson
James Barker Band
Meghan Patrick
Steven Lee Olsen
Tebey
The Reklaws
Tim Hicks

RECORD PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Dustin Olyan – Callie McCullough, Twin Kennedy, Mallory Johnson
Jeff Dalziel – Aaron Allen, David Boyd Janes, River Town Saints
Mark Schroor, Erik Fintelman – Robyn Ottolini, Alexa Goldie, Cory James Mitchell
J. Richard Hutt – Jamie Warren, Sean Hogan, Jessie T, Tianna Woods
Shawn Moore – Ben Hudson, Matt Teed, Emily Clair, Evan Farrell, Emily Kate

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Kelly Prescott
The Abrams
The Good Brothers
The Redhill Valleys
The Western Swing Authority

Categorised in: Country Music News

This post was written by Cheryl Johnstone