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2022 Country Music Alberta Awards - Red Deer, AB, Canada [3.20.22]
Photo by Michelle Spice
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2022 Country Music Alberta Awards - Red Deer, AB, Canada [3.20.22]
Photo by Michelle Spice
Looking for a Lockdown with You (Various Artists)
by Aaron Goodvin, Michelle Wright, Duane Steele, Amber Marshall, Scarlett Butler
Buy Digital Track $5 CAD or more 100% of the net proceeds from sales will go to the Unison Fund, Canada’s music industry charity, which provides counselling and emergency relief services to the Canadian music community in times of hardship or difficulties.
With every individual download purchased, you are entered to win a personalized video message from Heartland's Amber Marshall along with a digital code to experience a private Zoom concert featuring; the hot new duo Scarlett Butler, Duane Steele, Aaron Goodvin, and CCMA Hall of Fame member Michelle Wright!
The more downloads you buy, the more chances you have to win! The private Zoom concert will take place at a mutually agreed-upon time. The contest will close at 12 am MST on Monday, March 19, 2021, after which time the lucky winner will be contacted.
(Aaron Goodvin appears courtesy of Warner Music Canada)
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Amber Marshall sings with her friends at the Country Music Alberta Awards in Red Deer, Alberta! 🎶 [3.20.22]
🎤: Looking For a Lockdown With You
This song took home "Songwriter(s) of the Year"!! Congratulations to all!
The Canadian Country Music Association Awards have wrapped for another year after a HUGE show in Calgary, AB on Sunday night.
Hosted by Dallas Smith and Billy Ray Cyrus, the broadcast was packed fantastic performances and big award wins. Smith lead the way for the men with wins for Male Artist of the Year and the coveted Entertainer of the Year trophy. And on the women’s side, Tenille Townes had a coming out party as she won Female Artist of the Year and added Single of the Year to the Songwriter and Video of the Year award wins she had already picked up over the weekend for her #1 single, Somebody’s Daughter.
The Apple Music Fans’ Choice award was presented to Brett Kissel, who called it the Stanley Cup in the industry and must have felt extra special in his home province. Group or Duo of the Year went to The Washboard Union, who dressed to match and may have been the best dressed trio in the building. The Reklaws won Album of the Year for Feels Like That in a moment that left them nearly speechless. And Jade Eagleson, winner of the 2017 Emerging Artist Showcase at Boots & Hearts won his first CCMA Award, taking home the Rising Star award.
But as much as this was an event to celebrate the winners, this was a night to celebrate Canadian country music. The performances throughout the show put a spotlight on some of the genres biggest stars. Bookended by Tim Hicks and Paul Brandt, the entire set on Global TV was a blast.
There were some great collaborations during the show as well. Meghan Patrick and Mitchell Tenpenny singing Wild As Me hit us in the feels. Dallas Smith with Dean Brody and MacKenzie Porter got us excited for the Friends Don’t Let Friends Tour Alone shows coming up. And Aaron Pritchett and Jess Moskaluke joined by Charlie Major to celebrate his induction into the Hall of Fame was a great moment.
Flip through the slideshow of performance photos to relive some of the moments.
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Congratulations to all of the award winners, the nominees, and a round of applause to all of the performers at the 2019 CCMA Awards show. It was a great night of celebration for the Canadian country music community and made memories that a lot of people will remember for a long time.
Now, check out the winners as they received their awards and look through the complete list of artist, musician, radio, and industry award winners from the 2019 Canadian Country Music Association Awards!
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Artist Awards
Entertainer of the Year
Dallas Smith
Ford Album of the Year
The Reklaws – Feels Like That
Apple Music Fans’ Choice Award
Brett Kissel
Female Artist of the Year
Tenille Townes
Group or Duo of the Year
The Washboard Union
MNP Male Artist of the Year
Dallas Smith
Rising Star
Jade Eagleson
Single of the Year
Tenille Townes – Somebody’s Daughter
Roots Album of the Year
Donovan Woods – Both Ways The Washboard Union – What We’re Made Of
Anthem Entertainment Songwriter(s) of the Year
Barry Dean, Luke Laird, Tenille Townes – Somebody’s Daughter
Video of the Year
Tenille Townes – Somebody’s Daughter
Musician Awards
Bass Player of the Year Lisa Dodd
Drummer of the Year Chad Melchert
Fiddle Player of the Year Tyler Vollrath
Guitar Player of the Year Matt McKay
Keyboard Player of the Year Bart McKay
Specialty Instrument Player of the Year Mitch Jay
Steel Guitar Player of the Year Mitch Jay
Radio Awards
Music Director of the Year (Large Market) Amanda Kingsland – CKBY-FM, Ottawa, ON
Music Director of the Year (Medium or Small Market) Paul Ferguson – CHCQ-FM, Belleville, ON
Radio Station of the Year (Large Market) CKBY-FM, Ottawa, ON
Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market) CKGY-FM, Red Deer, AB
On-Air Personality(ies) of the Year (Large Market) CISN in the Mornings with Chris, Jack & Matt – CISN-FM, Edmonton, AB
On-Air Personality(ies) of the Year (Medium or Small Market) The Real Wake Up with Vinnie & Randi – CKGY-FM, Reed Deer, AB
Industry Awards
Booking Agency of the Year The Feldman Agency
Country Club of the Year Rock ‘N’ Horse Saloon – Toronto, ON
Country Fair, Festival or Exhibition of the Year Cavendish Beach Music Festival – Cavendish, PEI
Country Music Program or Special of the Year Girl Power Hour – Rogers Media
Management Company of the Year Inivictus Entertainment Group
Music Publishing Company of the Year ole/Anthem Entertainment
Record Company of the Year Warner Music Canada
Industry Person of the Year Steve Coady – VP, Radio Promotions – Warner Music Canada
Creative Director(s) of the Year Design Team: Buckspring Inc., Photography: Andrik Langfield, Tanner Wendell Stewart, Jonathan Taylor Sweet, Paul Tellefsen Albums: The Journey YYC Vol. 1, The Journey BNA Vol. 2, The Journey YYC-BNA Deluxe Volume; Single: Bittersweet feat. Lindsay Ell, Tour Graphics: The Journey Tour (Artist: Paul Brandt)
Recording Studio of the Year Revolution Recording – Toronto, ON
Record Producer(s) of the Year Jeff Dalziel Album: Juliet (Artist: Dan Davidson)
Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year Paul Biro – Sakamoto Agency
Video Director of the Year Ben Knechtel Video: Ain’t My Fault (Live From Toronto / 2019) (Artist: Jade Eagleson), Video: Count The Ways (Artist: Jade Eagleson), Video: Dear Drunk Me (Artist: Chad Brownlee ), Video: Feels Like That (Artist: The Reklaws), Video: Forever’s Gotta Start Somewhere (Artist: Chad Brownlee ), Video: Got Your Name On It (Artist: Jade Eagleson), Video: Keep It Simple (Artist: James Barker Band) Video: Long Live The Night (Artist: The Reklaws), Video: Lost (Artist: Hunter Brothers) Video: Never Be The Same (Artist: James Barker Band), Video: Save Some Of That Whiskey (Artist: Jess Moskaluke), Video: The Worst Kind feat. Lindsay Ell (Artist: Tim Hicks)
All photos provided by the Canadian Country Music Association.
2019 Canadian Country Music Association Awards Winners and Wrap The Canadian Country Music Association Awards have wrapped for another year after a HUGE show in Calgary, AB on Sunday night.
Parkjam Day 2 brought us some of the best talent Canadian country music has to offer.
The main stage lineup included headliner Juno award winner, Brett Kissel, Juno award winner Meghan Patrick, CCMA award winner, Aaron Goodvin, and CCMA nominated Jojo Mason. To round out the day, the Forest City London Music Awards Spotlight Stage offered up local London artists, rising star, Patrick James Clark, Honey Jam award winner, Melissa Megan, and Forest City London Music award winner, Genevieve Fisher.
Jojo Mason kicked off the afternoon with a rousing set. He won the crowd over with his smile, his energy, his lyrics, and his sass. Jojo’s set included some of our favourites including Red Dress, Something to Wrap My Heart Around, a sweet cover of Florida Georgia Line’s Cruise, and the song I hoped he’d play, Blackstreet’s No Diggity. If you haven’t heard Jojo beatbox, you’re missing out.
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Patrick James Clark hit the Spotlight Stage first at 6:00 pm. The London native has been everywhere of late including the North of Nashville Showcase, In The Country with Dave Woods’ writers round, and lots of gigs in the area. Patrick recently released #PJCmixtape. He was charming, energetic and delivered a mix of originals and covers. This was my first time seeing the singer, and I hope it won’t be the last. He’s one to watch.
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I headed back to the main stage for Aaron Goodvin. This was also my first time seeing Aaron live, and he didn’t disappoint. The Alberta-born singer was funny and charming. He had a long list of originals that everybody knew, but I think my favourite moment in the set was his cover of Walking in Memphis. Aaron told a cute story about playing “this song” in a small club and then broke into the Marc Cohn classic.
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Parkjam has the timing between bands thing just right. There’s no having to choose between stages. The main stage finished, and Spotlight Stage begins. Melissa Megan’s set was quick but powerful. The singer not only looked amazing, but she also sounded amazing. She’s got a bunch of shows coming up, and you can find out the details here.
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thereviewsarein.com loves Meghan Patrick. This isn’t news. On Friday we published a review of her new EP, Wild As Me, hint we love it. The last time I saw Meghan perform was at the 2018 CCMA Awards show. For the record, that’s too long for me.
Before her set, I headed to the merch tent and picked up a Wild As Me CD, and a tank top. Merch alert, the merch is awesome!
Meghan let us know at the beginning of the set that she’d be playing all of the new songs, and they fit into the setlist beautifully. The biggest new song moment for me came when she sent the band off stage and played a solo version of Praying Right. It was beautiful, heartfelt, and I can say, we all had a moment.
Considering she started the day in the early hours, flew here from the CCMA week festivities, after much celebrating, and she “puked and rallied at the airport”, she was on fire.
“Would you guys judge me if I said I puked and rallied at the airport?” – Meghan on stage
I have to add that later in the evening, I saw Meghan backstage chatting with a fan. She was engaged, patient, and genuinely appreciative while she signed his EP. And then she was gone, headed back to Calgary. Good luck, Meghan!
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Closing out the night on the Forest City London Music Awards Spotlight Stage at Parkjam was Genevieve Fisher. The singer-songwriter, was enthusiastic and well received by the London crowd. We expect Genevieve to keep racking up award nominations.
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At 9:30 on the dot, Brett Kissel emerged on the main stage with a giant smile on his face.
Brett Kissel loves London. Donning a white jean jacket with his signature Canadian flags, it’s classic Brett. He loves Canada.
Highlights of Brett’s set included the first live play of his new single, Drink About Me, his cover of Lonestar’s Amazed, and his performance of my all-time favourite, 3-2-1.
Did he ever stop moving? I don’t think so. He was a sweaty mess by the end of the set, and everyone loved it.
Brett is also headed back to the CCMA Awards where he’s nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Apple Music Fans’ Choice, Interactive Artist or Group, MNP Male Artist, and Anthem Entertainment Songwriter. Good luck, Brett!
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Parkjam Country Night Parkjam Day 2 brought us some of the best talent Canadian country music has to offer.
The newly announced Parkjam Music Festival in London, ON has shared the main stage lineup for Country Night on Friday, September 6, 2019.
Alberta native, and nationwide star Brett Kissel will headline the Parkjam stage at Harris Park, with support from an all-Canadian opening lineup featuring chart-topper Meghan Patrick.
In speaking to Whitney South for londontourism.ca, festival director Demetri Manuel said, “We’ve been doing shows with Brett for a while now, and he’s a tremendous entertainer, one of the biggest country requests is, when is Brett Kissel coming back?”. And now, he’ll be back and headlining for country music lovers in London.
Related: Parkjam Announced As Newest London Music Festival
CCMA Songwriter of the Year winner Aaron Goodvin and Rising Star Award nominee Jojo Mason will also play the main stage at Parkjam’s Country Night, bringing great talent to warm up the crowd and the stage.
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With more names to be added to the festival lineup on a second stage, we know that the Friday entertainment schedule will only get more exciting for country fans. And while we don’t know who will hit that stage in support of Kissel, Patrick and the rest of the assembled talent, we do know that there’s some great talent form the Forest City and surrounding area that would be more than welcome. And that we’d be excited to see.
Tickets will go on sale starting Friday, June 7 at 10 am for a special pre-sale price of $30, before raising to a $40 regular price. VIP tickets will also be available for $55, with all tickets subject to additional applicable charges.
All of those prices offer a hell of a value to see the four acts announced so far!
Parkjam Music Festival Country Night Lineup
• Brett Kissel • Meghan Patrick • Aaron Goodvin • Jojo Mason • and more!
Stay tuned for the second stage talent that will be added, and for the lineup announcements for the rest of the 2019 Parkjam Music Festival at Harris Park in London, ON.
Parkjam Music Festival Announces Country Night Lineup! The newly announced Parkjam Music Festival in London, ON has shared the main stage lineup for Country Night on Friday, September 6, 2019.
You are the best decision that I ever made,
You are everything to everything I ain't.
Aaron Goodvin "You Are" Music Video
Aaron Goodvin “You Are” Music Video
Goodvin’s music video for “You Are” . . .
Canada recording artist Aaron Goodvin released You Are in 2018 as the first single from his forthcoming sophomore album. Aaron Goodvin was also announced as the winner of the 2018 CCMA award for Songwriter of the Year.
“I wanted to write something that felt as good as I feel,” Aaron remembers. “I showed up that day and we fell into the perfect groove…
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