The Awards will take place on May 30 at the Flato Markham, Ontario Theatre
The 2016 CMAO award nominees are:
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“Blame” – Autumn Hill- “Bring Your Own Sunshine” – Tianna Woods- “Country Side” – Jason Blaine- “Go Back” – Leah Daniels- “My Someday” – Runaway Angel- “Our Town” – Cold Creek County- When the Buzz Wears Off – Tebey
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
5:01+ – Tim Hicks- Anchor – Autumn Hill- Pistology – Small Town Pistols- Tianna Woods – Tianna Woods- What It Feels Like – Leah Daniels- What Love Is All About – Johnny Reid
SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR
Deric Ruttan, Jonathan Singleton – “Don't It Feel Good” performed by Deric Ruttan- Jason Blaine, Deric Ruttan – “Country Side” performed by Jason Blaine- Leah Daniels, Beverley Mahood, Patricia Conroy – “Dream Without You” performed by Leah Daniels- Shane Guse, Larry Wayne Clark – “Sweet Harriet” performed by The Western Swing Authority- Stacey Zegers, Cadence Grace, Ann Chaplin, Dave Thompson – “My Someday” performed by Runaway Angel - Tebey – “When The Buzz Wears Off” performed by Tebey
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Genevieve Fisher- Jessica Mitchell- Kira Isabella- Leah Daniels- Lindsay Broughton- Tianna Woods
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Deric Ruttan- Jason Blaine- Johnny Reid- Marshall Dane- Tebey- Tim Hicks
GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Autumn Hill- Blackwell- Cold Creek County- Runaway Angel- Small Town Pistols- The Western Swing Authority
ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Heather Ballentine- Lindi Ortega- The Good Family- The Lovelocks- The Western Swing Authority- Whitney Rose
RISING STAR AWARD
Ben Hudson- Brooklyn Roebuck- Cold Creek County- Cory Marquardt- Heather Ballentine- Jessica Mitchell
FANS’ CHOICE
Autumn Hill- Cold Creek County- Jason Blaine - Steven Lee Olsen- Tebey- Tim Hicks
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“A Picture of You” – Johnny Reid- “Country Side” – Jason Blaine- “My Someday” – Runaway Angel- “Old Piano” – Leah Daniels- “One Horse Town” – The Road Hammers Feat. Tim Hicks- “When The Buzz Wears Off” – Tebey
RECORD PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR
Dave Dwave Thomson – Old Piano by Leah Daniels- Jason Barry – Run Angel Run by Runaway Angel; Now Playing and Sweet Harriet by The Western Swing Authority; Boomerang by Genevieve Fisher; Toes by Scotty James - Jason Blaine & Deric Ruttan – Country Side by Jason Blaine- Rick Hutt – Bring Your Own Sunshine by Tianna Woods- Scott Cooke – Our Town by Cold Creek County- Tebey & Danick Dupelle – When The Buzz Wears Off/Jealous Of The Sun by Tebey