{"id":34935,"date":"2026-03-31T09:15:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/sully-burrows-leads-cmao-nominations\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:15:49","slug":"sully-burrows-leads-cmao-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/03\/sully-burrows-leads-cmao-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"Sully Burrows Leads CMAO Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The\u00a0Country Music Association of Ontario<\/strong>\u00a0(CMAOntario) announced the nominees for the 14th annual\u00a0CMAOntario Awards<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The awards will be handed out on Sunday, May 31, at Port Credit Memorial Arena in Mississauga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sully Burrows<\/strong>\u00a0leads with six nominations, followed by\u00a0Nate Haller<\/strong>\u00a0with five nominations,\u00a0Olivia Mae Graham<\/strong>\u00a0with four nominations, and\u00a0Jessica Sevier, Owen Riegling, Sacha,<\/strong>\u00a0James Barker Band<\/strong>, and\u00a0Robyn Ottolini<\/strong>\u00a0with three nominations each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0CMAOntario Awards Show<\/strong>\u00a0will close out the\u00a0CMAOntario Festival & Awards Weekend<\/strong>\u00a0from May 29-31, 2026.\u00a0T<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets for the\u00a0CMAOntario Awards Show<\/strong>\u00a0go on sale Monday to the public April 6th<\/sup>\u00a0at 11am.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nominees for the 14th Annual CMAOntario Awards are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SINGLE OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Barker Band – You Didn’t Hear it from Me<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessica Sevier – Good to Drive<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nate Haller – Backfire ft. Tenille Townes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owen Riegling – Taillight this Town<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robyn Ottolini – Airplane Bottle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sully Burrows – Rally Around<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0ALBUM\/EP OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Hyatt – Andrew Hyatt & the Ten Year War<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bradley Hale – County Line 5<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Barker Band – One of Us<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olivia Mae Graham – Nobody<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sacha – Woman in the Mirror<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sully Burrows – Somewhere in a Small Town<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bree Taylor, Jesse Slack – I Regret You<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jason Blaine, Josh Stumpf, Dave Thomson – Highway Money<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessica Sevier, Robyn Ottolini, Derek Hoffman – Good to Drive<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nate Haller, Tenille Townes, James Shelley, Stuart Walker, Michael August, Michael Walton – Backfire<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owen Riegling, Kyle Sturrock, James Bell – Taillight this Town<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sully Burrows, Parker Graye, Derek Hoffman – Rally Around<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by IBEW Local 353<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angelica Appelman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elyse Saunders<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessica Sevier<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olivia Mae Graham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paige Rutledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sacha<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by IBEW Local 353<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nate Haller<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owen Riegling<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Langdon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sully Burrows<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Hicks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyler Lorette<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amanda and James<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Barker Band<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosewood Avenue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

School House<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Reklaws<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Western Swing Authority<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RECORD PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adam Newcomb – Tyler Lorette<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jay Allan, Aaron Murray – Olivia Mae Graham<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matthew Koebel – Amanda & James<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ron Lopata – Jessica Sevier<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tebey and Danick Dupelle – Tebey<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Agenda, Beverley Mahood, Mac Shepherd – Dayna Reid<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Callie McCullough<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mackenzie Leigh Meyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosewood Avenue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

School House<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Redhill Valleys<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Western Swing Authority<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR sponsored by C to C Music Insider<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angelica Appelman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jade Hilton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessica Sevier<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olivia May Graham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paige Rutledge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyler Lorette<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cory Marks – Whiskey River<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elyse Saunders – Heartbreak Rodeo<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nate Haller – Backfire ft. Tenille Townes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olivia Mae Graham – Nobody<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Langdon – Crushin’ Cans<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sully Burrows – Rally Around<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR sponsored by Manrk\u0113<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Maciel, Starseed Entertainment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christine Wiley & Christine Stevens, C to C Music Insider<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dave Woods, In the Country<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jill Snell, Jayward Artist Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nick Marinac, Elliott Deseure, Adaptive Media<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samantha Pickard, Strut Entertainment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR sponsored by Cithara Guitars<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adrian Juras<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mackenzie Leigh Meyer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matt Koebel<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nolan Gibson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Cassar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shane Guse<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTISTE OU GROUPE FRANCOPHONE DE L’ANN<\/strong>\u00c9E<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FRANCOPHONE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristine St. Pierre<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Les Rats d’Swompe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mitch Jean<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reney Ray<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sugar Crush<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vincent Bishop<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The\u00a0Country Music Association of Ontario\u00a0(CMAOntario) announced the nominees for the 14th annual\u00a0CMAOntario Awards. The awards will be handed out on Sunday, May 31, at Port Credit Memorial Arena in Mississauga. Sully Burrows\u00a0leads with six nominations, followed by\u00a0Nate Haller\u00a0with five nominations,\u00a0Olivia Mae Graham\u00a0with four nominations, and\u00a0Jessica Sevier, Owen Riegling, Sacha,\u00a0James Barker Band, and\u00a0Robyn Ottolini\u00a0with three nominations","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":34066,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_img_display":"Yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[1770,826,385,3144,4041,4621,2683,3145,6827],"class_list":["post-34935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-country-music-news","tag-cmao-awards","tag-country-music-association-of-ontario","tag-james-barker-band","tag-nate-haller","tag-olivia-mae-graham","tag-owen-riegling","tag-robyn-ottolini","tag-sacha","tag-sully-burrows"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-10 23:02:27","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"react_link":"https:\/\/country959.com\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/03\/sully-burrows-leads-cmao-nominations\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34935"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34936,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34935\/revisions\/34936"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}