
Off-Screen CCMA Award Winners
The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) announced winners in a variety of categories Friday and Saturday, Sept. 8 and 9. These awards were presented during the first of three ceremonies as part of PotashCorp Country Music Week 2017 with the final names announced on the gala CBC telecast Sunday night live from the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon.
2017 CCMA Award winners announced this evening:
2017 CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
ARTIST INDUCTEE
Paul Brandt
STAN KLEES BUILDER AWARD – BUILDER INDUCTEE
L. Harvey Gold
CCMA AWARD OF ACHIEVEMENT
SLAIGHT MUSIC HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Country 105 Caring For Kids Radiothon
LEONARD T. RAMBEAU INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Franck Boucheraud
ARTIST AWARDS
CCMA DISCOVERY AWARD presented by Country 107.3
Kalsey Kulyk
ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
The Washboard Union
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR presented by ole
Dean Brody
Song: Time (Performed By: Dean Brody)
INTERACTIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Brett Kissel
MUSICIAN AWARDS
BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Travis Switzer
DRUMMER OF THE YEAR
Ben Bradley
FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Shane Guse *
*This is Guse’s 5th win in the Fiddle Player of the Year category. As such, he is now entered into the Musician Awards Hall of Honour, reserved for musicians who have been awarded 5 or more CCMA Musician Awards in the same category.
STEEL GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mitch Jay
GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR presented by Cithara Guitars
Matt McKay
KEYBOARD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Bart McKay
SPECIALTY INSTRUMENT PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Denis Dufresne – Banjo
RADIO AWARDS
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (LARGE MARKET)
CKRY FM – Calgary, AB
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (MEDIUM OR SMALL MARKET)
CHCQ FM – Belleville, ON
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
ON-AIR PERSONALITY(IES) OF THE YEAR (LARGE MARKET)
Chris Scheetz, Jacqueline Sweeney, Matt DeBeurs (CISN in the Mornings with Chris, Jack & Matt)
103.9 Country – CISN-FM – Edmonton, AB
ON-AIR PERSONALITY(IES) OF THE YEAR (MEDIUM OR SMALL MARKET)
Casey Clarke and Roo Phelps (The Casey Clarke Show with Roo Phelps)
New Country 100.7 – CIGV-FM – Kelowna, B.C.
INDUSTRY AWARDS
BOOKING AGENCY OF THE YEAR
Invictus Entertainment Group
COUNTRY CLUB OF THE YEAR
Ranchman’s Cookhouse and Dancehall – Calgary, AB
MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY OF THE YEAR
ole
RECORD COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Warner Music Canada
RECORD COMPANY PERSON OF THE YEAR
Mike Denney – MDM Recordings Inc.
RON SAKAMOTO TALENT BUYER OR PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
Jim Cressman – Invictus Entertainment Group
TOP SELLING ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Ripcord – Keith Urban
TOP SELLING CANADIAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR presented by Music Canada
Side Effects – Dallas Smith
TOP SELLING CANADIAN SINGLE OF THE YEAR presented by ACTRA RACS
Bush Party – Dean Brody
COUNTRY FESTIVAL, FAIR OR EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR
Boots And Hearts Music Festival – Oro-Medonte, ON
COUNTRY MUSIC PROGRAM OR SPECIAL OF THE YEAR
Brett Kissel – Home Movie – Corus Entertainment
MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Invictus Entertainment Group
RECORDING PACKAGE OF THE YEAR
Design Team: Mitchell Nevins; Photography: Phil Crozier (Artist: Dean Brody)
Album: Beautiful Freakshow
RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Bart McKay Productions – Saskatoon, SK
RECORD PRODUCERS OF THE YEAR
Chris Baseford, Vince Gill, Jeff Johnson, Chad Kroeger, Carly McKillip, Justin Niebank
Album: Grace & Grit (Artist: Meghan Patrick)
RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Apple Canada
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Stephano Barberis
Video: I Hate You For It (Artist: Chad Brownlee), Video: One Little Kiss (Artist: Dallas Smith),
Video: Red Dress (Artist: JoJo Mason), Video: Somethin’ We Shouldn’t Do (Artist: Chad Brownlee), Video: Summer Girl (Artist: Bucko & Toad), Video: Time (Artist: Dean Brody)