The Canadian Country Music Association Reveals The Nominees For The 2025 CCMA Awards Presented By TD​

The Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA®) is thrilled to reveal the official nominees for the 2025 CCMA Awards presented by TD. Hosted by comedian, actor, and cultural icon Tom Green, the 2025 CCMA Awards presented by TD will broadcast live on September 13 from Prospera Place, marking the show’s first-ever stop in Kelowna. CTV is the exclusive home of Canada’s biggest night in country music, on Saturday, September 13, airing live at 8 p.m. ET on CTV, CTV.ca and the CTV app and streams next day on Crave. Visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times.
 
Topping this year’s nominations with six nods each are Josh Ross (Fans' Choice Award presented by Bud Light, Male Artist of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, Video of the Year, Single of the Year, Musical Collaboration of the Year) and Cameron Whitcomb (Fans' Choice Award presented by Bud Light, Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year presented by Birkenstock, Male Artist of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, Songwriter(s) of the Year presented by SOCAN, Single of the Year), while Brett Kissel (Fans' Choice Award presented by Bud Light, Male Artist of the Year, Ford F-150 Album of the Year, Video of the Year, Single of the Year) and Owen Riegling (Fans' Choice Award presented by Bud Light, Entertainer of the Year, Ford F-150 Album of the Year, Songwriter(s) of the Year presented by SOCAN, Single of the Year) each earn five. 
 
Celebrating four nominations is Jade Eagleson (Fans' Choice Award presented by Bud Light, Male Artist of the Year, Entertainer of the Year, Musical Collaboration of the Year), with Madeline Merlo (Female Artist of the Year, Songwriter(s) of the Year presented by SOCAN, Musical Collaboration of the Year), Tyler Joe Miller (Fans' Choice Award presented by Bud Light, Male Artist of the Year, Ford F-150 Album of the Year), MacKenzie Porter (Fans' Choice Award presented by Bud Light, Female Artist of the Year, Entertainer of the Year), The Reklaws (Fans' Choice Award presented by Bud Light, Group or Duo of the Year, Single of the Year presented by SOCAN), and Sacha (Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year presented by Birkenstock, Female Artist of the Year, Video of the Year) boasting three apiece. ​

​New to the 2025 CCMA Awards program, the Francophone Artist of the Year award will be presented to a Francophone act (solo, duo, or group) that has demonstrated exceptional achievements within the current eligibility period. This year’s nominees are Francis Degrandpré, Fred Dionne, Sara Dufour, Vince Lemire, and Salebarbes.
 
Country music fans across Canada can help choose the winner for the Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year presented by Birkenstock (Noeline Hoffman, Zach McPhee, Sacha, Tony Stevens, Cameron Whitcomb) and the Fans' Choice Award presented by Bud Light (Jade Eagleson, High Valley, Brett Kissel, Tyler Joe Miller, MacKenzie Porter, The Reklaws, Owen Riegling, Josh Ross, Dallas Smith, Cameron Whitcomb) by casting their vote at ccma.org/fanvoting.
 
Country Music Week 2025 kicks off in Kelowna on Wednesday, September 10, offering fans the unique opportunity to celebrate the magic of country music and the genre’s brightest homegrown stars, all culminating with the 2025 CCMA Awards presented by TD on September 13, featuring performances from  Madeline Merlo and Tyler Joe Miller, Sacha and Restless Road, Dallas Smith and Alexandra Kay, Thelma & James, and Cameron Whitcomb, with more exciting announcements to come. 
 
Country Music Week 2025 is made possible with the support of the Government of British Columbia, Creative BC, Tourism Kelowna, the City of Kelowna, and the 2025 Host Committee. With CTV as the exclusive broadcast partner for the 43rd annual CCMA Awards presented by TD, Bell Media will deliver extensive multi-platform coverage and content across broadcast, radio, digital, and social media properties, including iHeartRadio Canada’s PURE COUNTRY.
 
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​Entertainer of the Year (Award #1)

• Jade Eagleson
• MacKenzie Porter
• Owen Riegling
• Josh Ross
• Cameron Whitcomb

Ford F-150® Album of the Year (Award #2)

• All Night Longer – Matt Lang
• Bruce County (From The Beginning) – Owen Riegling
• Going Home – Tyler Joe Miller
• Golden Child – Meghan Patrick
• Let Your Horses Run – The Album – Brett Kissel

Fans’ Choice presented by Bud Light (Award #3)

• Jade Eagleson
• High Valley
• Brett Kissel
• Tyler Joe Miller
• MacKenzie Porter
• The Reklaws
• Owen Riegling
• Josh Ross
• Dallas Smith
• Cameron Whitcomb

Female Artist of the Year (Award #4)

• Hailey Benedict
• Madeline Merlo
• Jess Moskaluke
• MacKenzie Porter
• Sacha

Francophone Artist of the Year (Award #5)

• Francis Degrandpré
• Fred Dionne
• Sara Dufour
• Vince Lemire
• Salebarbes

Group or Duo of the Year (Award #6)

• High Valley
• James Barker Band
• The Reklaws
• Tim & The Glory Boys
• The Washboard Union

Musical Collaboration of the Year (Award #7)

• Broken Heart Thing – Madeline Merlo feat. Dustin Lynch
• Do It Anyway – Jade Eagleson feat. Jake Worthington
• Stoned Alone (feat. Caitlyn Smith) – Meghan Patrick, Caitlyn Smith
• Want This Beer – Josh Ross feat. Julia Michaels
• Won’t Forget – Dan Davidson, Tim Hicks & Max Jackson
• Your Mama Would Hate Me – Dean Brody, James Barker Band

Male Artist of the Year (Award #8)

• Jade Eagleson
• Brett Kissel
• Tyler Joe Miller
• Josh Ross
• Cameron Whitcomb

Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year presented by Birkenstock (Award #9)

• Noeline Hofmann
• Zach Mcphee
• Sacha
• Tony Stevens
• Cameron Whitcomb

Alternative Country Album of the Year presented by National Music Centre (Award #10)

• Chandler – Wyatt C. Louis
• One More Dollar To Go – Jake Vaadeland
• Purple Gas – Noeline Hofmann
• Story To Tell – Riley Taylor
• To The River – Kyle McKearney

Single of the Year (Award #11)

• I Grew Up On A Farm – The Reklaws
• Let Your Horses Run – Brett Kissel
• Moonshines – Owen Riegling
• Single Again – Josh Ross
• Quitter – Cameron Whitcomb

Songwriter(s) of the Year presented by SOCAN (Award #12)

• Kelly Archer, Travis Denning, Chris Stevens – I’m Gonna Love You (Artist: Cody Johnson and Carrie Underwood)
• Ryan Beatty, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Leven Kali, Raphael Saadiq, Shawntoni Ajanae Nichols – BODYGUARD (Artist: Beyoncé)
• Ben Cottrill, David Schaeman, Nolan Sipe, Cameron Whitcomb – Quitter (Artist: Cameron Whitcomb)
• Zach Crowell, Lalo Guzman, James McNair,  Madeline Merlo, Michael Tyler – Broken Heart Thing (Artist: Madeline Merlo feat. Dustin Lynch) 
• Owen Riegling, Daryl Scott,  Jesse Slack – Moonshines (Artist: Owen Riegling)

Video of the Year (Award #16)

• Hey Mom I Made It – Sacha
• Let Your Horses Run – Brett Kissel
• Life for Me – Jess Moskaluke
• Ride It Out – Alli Walker
• Single Again – Josh Ross

MUSICIAN AWARDS

Bass Player of the Year (Award #17)

• Lisa Dodd
• Lisa Jacobs
• Ben Miller
• Brandi Sidoryk
• Holt Stuart-Hitchcox

Drummer of the Year (Award #18)

• Matt Atkins
• Flavio Cirillo
• Rich DaSilva
• Brendan Lyons
• Joseph Poulin
• Greg Williamson

Fiddle Player of the Year (Award #19)

• Linsey Beckett
• Tyler Beckett
• Denis Dufresne
• Jesse Grandmont
• Catherine Robertson

Guitar Player of the Year presented by PRS Guitars (Award #20)

• Chris Bray
• Russell Broom
• Ryan Davidson
• Marcus Ramsay
• Brennan Wall

Keyboard Player of the Year (Award #21)

• Ben Cottrill
• Matt Koebel
• Brendon Schmidt
• Brendan Waters

Specialty Instrument Player of the Year (Award #22)

• Denis Dufresne
• Johnny Gasparic
• Shane Guse
• Tyler Vollrath

Steel Guitar Player of the Year (Award #23)

• Michael Eckert
• Bruce Hoffman
• Matt McKay
• Kevin Neal
• Marcus Ramsay

RADIO AWARDS

Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)(Award #24)

• CFCW (Edmonton, AB)
• CHKX-FM (Hamilton ON)
• CISN-FM (Edmonton, AB)
• CJJR-FM (Vancouver, BC)
• CKKL-FM (Ottawa, ON)

Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market)(Award #25)

• CFCH-FM (North Bay, ON)
• CHAT-FM (Medicine Hat, AB)
• CHCQ-FM (Belleville, ON)
• CICX-FM (Orillia, ON)
• CIGV-FM (Kelowna, BC)

INDUSTRY AWARDS

Booking Agency of the Year (Award #26)

• Action Entertainment Collaborative
• Fame Group Agency
• The Feldman Agency
• Invictus Entertainment Group
• Paquin Entertainment Group

Country Club of the Year (Award #27)

• Cook County Saloon (Edmonton, AB)
• King Eddy (Calgary, AB)
• Ranchman’s Cookhouse and Dancehall (Calgary, AB)

Country Festival, Fair or Exhibition of the Year (Award #28)

• Big Valley Jamboree (Camrose, AB)
• Boots and Hearts Music Festival (Oro-Medonte, ON)
• Calgary Stampede (Calgary, AB)
• Cavendish Beach Music Festival (Cavendish, PEI)
• LASSO Montréal (Montréal, QC)

Country Music Program, Special, or Digital Feature of the Year (Award #29)

• Heartstrings & Honky Tonks (CFCW, Silverplow Productions & Design Co.)
• A Kane Brown Christmas Special (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.)
• A Kissel Country Christmas (Brett Kissel, Abbey White)
• On the Porch with Front Porch Music (Front Porch Music)
• Pure Country Top 50 Countdown (iHeartRadio Canada)

Country Personality(ies) of the Year (Award #30)

• Dan Davidson & Stella Stevens (CFCW)
• Tracy Lynn (CFWC-FM)
• Jason McCoy (CICX-FM)
• Sam McDaid (CIKZ-FM)
• Paul McGuire (CFXJ-FM)

Management Company of the Year (Award #31)

• The Core Entertainment
• MDM Artist Management Services
• RLive Management
• Starseed Entertainment
• Willing Entertainment

Music Publishing Company of the Year presented by CMRRA (Award #32)

• Anthem Entertainment Group
• Big Loud Publishing
• Sony Music Canada Publishing
• Universal Music Publishing Group
• Warner Chappell Music Canada

Record Company of the Year (Award #33)

• Big Loud Records
• Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
• Starseed Records
• Universal Music Canada
• Willing Records

Industry Person of the Year (Award #34)

• Justin Clark (Big Loud Records)
• Warren Copnick (Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.)
• Lindsay Hyslop (BBR Music Group)
• Joelle Proulx (Agence Ranch)
• Kevin White (Universal Music Canada)

Creative Team or Designer of the Year (Award #35)

• Design Team: Robert Adam, Bryan Francisco, Brandynn L.P, Alyssa Gibson (Doutone Studio) – Single: Bailing Twine (Artist: Robert Adam)
• Design Team: Austin Chaffe – 3 Pack Single: All The Time, If I Drink Enough, One Beer Away (Artist: The Reklaws), EP: Outliving (For Mom)(Artist: The Reklaws), Single: Worth The Double (Artist:Jade Eagleson), Single: Silverado-si-do (Artist:Jade Eagleson), Single: Race To The Bottom (Artist: Nate Haller), Single: Drive (Artist: Nate Haller), Brand Identity: Country Rising, Promotional Material: Lucknow’s Music In The Fields
• Design Team: Stephane Lamontagne, JF Galipeau  – Album: All Night Longer (Artist: Matt Lang)
• Design Team: Kyle McKearney, Jeff Ojeda, Roberta Landreth – Album: To The River (Artist: Kyle McKearney), Single: Tomorrow (Artist: Kyle McKearney), Single: Hold On Goodbye (Artist: Kyle McKearney), Single: Fight This Fire (Artist: Kyle McKearney)
• Design Team: Connor Scheffler, Andrew Parry –  Single: Life For Me (Artist: Jess Moskaluke)

Recording Studio of the Year (Award #36)

• 80A Studios (Toronto, ON)
• Manicdown Studios (Vancouver, BC)
• MCC Recording Studio (Calgary, AB)
• OCL Studios (Chestermere, AB)
• Revolution Recording (Toronto, ON)

Record Producer(s) of the Year (Award #37)

• Russell Broom, Kyle McKearney – Album: To The River (Artist: Kyle McKearney)
• Danick Dupelle – Album: All Night Longer (Artist: Matt Lang)
• Karen Kosowski – Single: First Time Living (feat. Gretchen Wilson)(Artist: Alli Walker), Single: Whether You Love Me or Not (Artist: Meghan Patrick)
• Joey Moi – Album: Quit!! (Artist: HARDY)
• Dan Swinimer – Single: He’s The One (Artist: Savannah Jade), Single: When I Hear That Song (Artist: Tony Stevens)

Retailer or Commercial Platform of the Year (Award #38)

• Amazon Music
• Apple Music
• SiriusXM Canada
• Spotify Canada Inc.

Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year (Award #39)

• Paul Biro (Sakamoto Agency)
• Jim Cressman (Invictus Entertainment Group)
• Brooke Dunford (Republic Live)
• Adam Oppenheim (Stampede Entertainment Inc.)
• Denise Ross (Live Nation Entertainment)

Video Director of the Year (Award #40)

• Gord Bamford, Codi McIvor – Just Getting’ Started (Artist: Gord Bamford)
• Alexandre Blais, Alexandre Charron – He’s the One (Artist: Savannah Jade)
• Ben Knechtel – Outliving (Artist: The Reklaws), Remind Me Again (Artist: Zach McPhee), Youth (Artist: Sully Burrows)
• Travis Nesbitt – Won’t Forget  (Artist: Dan Davidson, Tim Hicks & Max Jackson)
• Alex P. Smith – You Didn’t Hear It From Me (Artist: James Barker Band)

Innovative Campaign of the Year presented by TD (Award #41)

• “Wheels of Steel”- A Cross Canada Journey on the Open Rails (Cameron Nickerson)
• “Golden Child: The Making of” (Meghan Patrick)
• “SOUTHERN DRAW(L)” The Broadway Interviews (Paige Penney and W/FRNDS)
• Outliving (For Mom) EP Launch Campaign (The Reklaws, Starseed Entertainment)
• “Ride It Out” – A Cultural Moment, Not Just a Song (Alli Walker)