2022 Canadian Country Music Awards

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2022 Canadian Country Music Awards
DateSeptember 11, 2022
Venue Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary, Alberta
Hosted by Tenille Townes, Blanco Brown
Television/radio coverage
Network Global
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The 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards, honouring achievements in Canadian country music, were presented on September 11, 2022 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, and broadcast by the Global Television Network. [1] The ceremony was hosted by Tenille Townes and Blanco Brown. [2]

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Nominees were announced on July 20. [3] A week later, the Canadian Country Music Association revised the nominations to add several more nominees in various categories, noting tabulation errors caused by the increasingly fragmented release strategies used by the modern music industry. [4]

Nominees and winners

Music

Entertainer of the YearAlbum of the Year
Male Artist of the YearFemale Artist of the Year
Group or Duo of the YearInteractive Artist or Group of the Year
Rising StarFans' Choice
Alternative Country Album of the YearSingle of the Year
Songwriter of the YearVideo of the Year
Top Selling Canadian Album of the YearTop Selling Canadian Single of the Year
Guitar Player of the YearBass Player of the Year
  • Blueribbon icon.png Matt McKay
  • Ryan Davidson
  • Tara McLeod
  • Chad Murphy
  • Brennan Wall
  • Blueribbon icon.png Brandi Sidoryk
  • Lisa Dodd
  • Justin Kudding
  • Mark Rynkun
  • Holt Stuart-Hitchcox
Steel Guitar Player of the YearDrummer of the Year
  • Blueribbon icon.png Mitch Jay
  • Chris Altmann
  • Doug Johnson
  • Blueribbon icon.png Matthew Atkins
  • Spencer Cheyne
  • Flavio Cirillo
  • Rich DaSilva
  • Krista Wodelet
Fiddle Player of the YearKeyboard Player of the Year
  • Blueribbon icon.png Denis Dufresne
  • Linsey Beckett
  • Tyler Beckett
  • Julie Kennedy
  • Mike Sanyshyn
  • Blueribbon icon.png Brendan Waters
  • Mike Little
  • Scott Wilkinson
Specialty Instrument Player of the YearTop Selling International Album
  • Blueribbon icon.png Mitch Jay
  • Johnny Gasparic
  • Shane Guse
  • Connor Riddell
  • Katie Rox

Radio

Radio Station of the Year, Large MarketRadio Station of the Year, Medium/Small Market
Radio Personality of the Year

Industry

Booking Agency of the YearCountry Music Program or Special of the year
  • Blueribbon icon.png Sakamoto Agency
  • Action Entertainment Collaborative
  • The Feldman Agency
  • Invictus Entertainment Group
  • Paquin Artists Agency
  • Blueribbon icon.png Pure Country Top 50 of 2021
  • Christmas Time With Tenille Townes
  • A Kissel Country Christmas
  • The Road Less Travelled
  • Wise Woman, The Show
Management Company of the YearMusic Publishing Company of the Year
  • Blueribbon icon.png Starseed Entertainment
  • Big Loud Management
  • The Core Entertainment
  • Invictus Entertainment Group
  • MDM Artist Management Services
  • Blueribbon icon.png Anthem Entertainment
  • Big Loud Publishing
  • Sony ATV Music Publishing
  • Warner Chappell Music Canada
Record Company of the YearIndustry Person of the Year
  • Blueribbon icon.png Warner Music Canada
  • Big Loud Records
  • MDM Recordings Inc.
  • Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.
  • Universal Music Canada
  • Blueribbon icon.png Brianne Deslippe – Big Loud Records
  • Paul Biro – Sakamoto Agency
  • Steve Coady – Warner Music Canada
  • Mike Denney – MDM Recordings Inc.
  • Bobby Wills – Willing Entertainment
Creative Director(s) of the YearRecording Studio of the Year
  • Blueribbon icon.png Austin Chaffe
  • Alee
  • Chris Cavill, Chris Doi, Kyle McKearney, Jeffrey Ojeda
  • Mitchell Nevins
  • Bronwin Parks
  • Blueribbon icon.png MCC Recording Studio
  • Barrytone Studios
  • Bart McKay Productions
  • OCL Studios
  • Revolution Recording
Record Producer of the YearRetailer of the Year
  • Blueribbon icon.png Apple Music
  • Amazon Music
  • Spotify Canada Inc.
Talent Buyer or Promoter of the YearVideo Director of the Year
  • Blueribbon icon.png Paul Biro – Sakamoto Agency
  • Dan Clapson – Blue Jay Sessions
  • Jim Cressman – Invictus Entertainment Group
  • Brooke Dunford – Republic Live
  • Adam Oppenheim – Stampede Entertainment Inc.
  • Blueribbon icon.png Ben Knechtel — "More Drinkin' Than Fishin'" (Jade Eagleson & Dean Brody); "Pretty Please" (Sacha), "She Don't Know" (Jade Eagleson); "Somewhere to Drink" (Nate Haller, The Reklaws, Brett Kissel); "Trust Issues" (Robyn Ottolini)
  • Stephano Barberis — "Best of Me" (Josh Ramsay feat. Dallas Smith); "Can’t Beat the View" (Chris Buck Band), "Rattlesnake Bite" (Kadooh); "Weather Man" (Danielle Ryan)
  • Codi McIvor — "Grass Roots" (Drew Gregory); "If I Got You" (Jordyn Pollard), "Level Up" (Hailey Benedict), "Shittin’ in the Barn" (Drew Gregory); "When God Made Country Music" (Drew Gregory)
  • Travis Nesbitt — "Chop Suey" (The Dead South); "Drink Along Song" (Gord Bamford); "People Are Strange" (The Dead South); "Soundtrack to the End of the World" (The Congregation)
  • Ryan Nolan — "Had a Good Weekend" (Shantaia); "Let You" (Don Amero & Raquel Cole); "Our Days Are Numbered" (Five Roses); "The Highway" (Terri Clark); "Three Quarter Time" (Callie McCullough)

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