{"id":13751,"date":"2021-04-15T08:45:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T12:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/?p=13751"},"modified":"2021-04-19T11:48:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T15:48:58","slug":"cmaontario-awards-announce-2021-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2021\/04\/cmaontario-awards-announce-2021-nominees\/","title":{"rendered":"Windsor-Essex Artists Up For 2021 CMAO Awards!"},"content":{"rendered":"

CMAOntario Festival & Awards Weekend!<\/h2>\n

September 3-5 2021<\/strong>
\nDrive-In Style Concerts<\/strong>
\nAncaster Fairgrounds<\/strong>
\n630 Trinity Road South, Hamilton<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Country Music Association of Ontario proudly presents the CMAOntario Festival and Awards Weekend \u2013 September 3rd to the 5th in Hamilton.\u00a0<\/span>We\u2019ll be cranking up the country in celebration of the 9th annual CMAO Awards, Sunday September 5th at 7pm at the Ancaster Fairgrounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Experience a talent filled drive-in style night of honours hosted by Beverley Mahood & Jason McCoy and live performances by:
\n<\/strong>

Windsor-Essex’s Buck Twenty
\nTim Hicks
\n<\/span>Robyn Ottolini
\n<\/span>Aaron Allen
\n<\/span>Sacha<\/div>
<\/span>Owen Barney
\n<\/span>David Boyd Janes
\n<\/span>Reney Ray
\n<\/span>The Redhill Valleys<\/div>
<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

PLUS!\u00a0Join us for 2 Special Concerts on Friday, September 3rd and Saturday, September 4th featuring live performances by:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Good Brothers
\n<\/span>Marie Bottrell
\n<\/span>Russell deCarle
\n<\/span>Sylvia Tyson
\n<\/span>Aaron Allen<\/div>
<\/span>Charissa Pavlou
\n<\/span>Kansas Stone
\n<\/span>Owen Barney
\n<\/span>Robyn Ottolini
\n<\/span>Ryan Langdon<\/div>
<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t miss out on this event!<\/strong>
\nTickets go on sale April 23, 2021 at 12pm on Eventbrite<\/a>!
\nRegular pricing: $119 (GA 2\u2013pack) to $350 (VIP carload)
\nEarly bird pricing until May 1, 2021: $99 (GA 2\u2013pack) to $179 (GA carload)<\/p>\n

Visit\u00a0cmaontario.ca<\/a>\u00a0for more details!<\/p>\n

\n

THE NOMINEES:<\/strong><\/em>
\nCongratulations to Windsor-Essex’s Kelsi Mayne and Buck Twenty on their nominations!<\/p>\n

Leading the nominations are 15-time CMAO Award winner Meghan Patrick, nine-time CMAO\u00a0 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<\/a> on Windsor’s Country Mornings with Morgan!<\/p>\n

Hosted by Jason McCoy and Beverley Mahood, the CMAOntario Award Show will be drive-in style.<\/p>\n

The Final Nominees for the 9th Annual CMAOntario Awards are:<\/p>\n

SINGLE OF THE YEAR<\/strong>
\n\u201cAll I Can Do\u201d – Buck Twenty
\n\u201cF-150\u201d – Robyn Ottolini
\n\u201cGirls Like Me\u201d – Meghan Patrick
\n\u201cNo Truck Song\u201d – Tim Hicks
\n\u201cThank Her For That\u201d – Owen Barney<\/p>\n

ALBUM OF THE YEAR<\/strong>
\nAll Woman – Nicole Rayy
\nHighway Mile – Aaron Allen
\nJade Eagleson – Jade Eagleson
\nLove Wins – Kelly Prescott
\nThe I’m Not Always Hilarious EP – Robyn Ottolini<\/p>\n

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR<\/strong>
\nCallie McCullough, Scotty Kipfer \u2013 \u201cAfter Midnight\u201d Recorded by Callie McCullough
\nJamie Appleby, Owen Barney, Alyssa Reid, Dave Thomson, Mike Wise \u2013 \u201cThank Her For That\u201d Recorded by Owen Barney
\nMeghan Patrick, Jobe Fortner, Ryan Nelson \u2013 \u201cGirls Like Me\u201d Recorded by Meghan Patrick
\nRobyn Ottolini, Mark Schroor, Erik Fintelman \u2013 \u201cF-150\u201d Recorded by Robyn Ottolini
\nTim Hicks, Bruce Wallace, Jeffrey Coplan \u2013 \u201cNo Truck Song\u201d Recorded by Tim Hicks<\/p>\n

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR<\/strong>
\nElyse Saunders
\nKelsi Mayne
\nMeghan Patrick
\nRobyn Ottolini
\nTianna Woods<\/p>\n

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR<\/strong>
\nAaron Allen
\nAndrew Hyatt
\nDarcy John
\nDavid Boyd Janes
\nTim Hicks<\/p>\n

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR<\/strong>
\nBuck Twenty
\nJess and Tay
\nThe Abrams
\nThe Reklaws
\nThe Western Swing Authority<\/p>\n

FRANCOPHONE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR<\/strong>
\nKristine St-Pierre
\nLes Rats D\u2019Swompe
\nMelissa Ouimet
\nReney Ray
\nStef Paquette<\/p>\n

RISING STAR OF THE YEAR<\/strong>
\nBuck Twenty
\nCallie McCullough
\nElyse Saunders
\nRobyn Ottolini
\nSacha<\/p>\n

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR<\/strong>
\n\u201cAll I Can Do\u201d – Buck Twenty
\n\u201cBroken Boys\u201d – Nicole Rayy
\n\u201cGirls Like Me\u201d – Meghan Patrick
\n\u201cNo Truck Song\u201d – Tim Hicks
\n\u201cWhere I\u2019m From\u201d – The Reklaws<\/p>\n

FANS\u2019 CHOICE<\/strong>
\nAndrew Hyatt
\nJade Eagleson
\nJames Barker Band
\nMeghan Patrick
\nSteven Lee Olsen
\nTebey
\nThe Reklaws
\nTim Hicks<\/p>\n

RECORD PRODUCER OF THE YEAR<\/strong>
\nDustin Olyan \u2013 Callie McCullough, Twin Kennedy, Mallory Johnson
\nJeff Dalziel – Aaron Allen, David Boyd Janes, River Town Saints
\nMark Schroor, Erik Fintelman – Robyn Ottolini, Alexa Goldie, Cory James Mitchell
\nJ. Richard Hutt \u2013 Jamie Warren, Sean Hogan, Jessie T, Tianna Woods
\nShawn Moore \u2013 Ben Hudson, Matt Teed, Emily Clair, Evan Farrell, Emily Kate<\/p>\n

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR<\/strong>
\nKelly Prescott
\nThe Abrams
\nThe Good Brothers
\nThe Redhill Valleys
\nThe Western Swing Authority<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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