Tenille Townes The Big Winner At 2019 CCMA Awards

By FYI Staff

Albertan singer/songwriter Tenille Townes was the big winner on last night's televised 2019 CCMA Awards show at Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome, taking home awards for all four categories in which she was nominated.

Dallas Smith, the show's co-host (with Billy Ray Cyrus), won as Entertainer of the Year and MNP Male Artist of the Year, while The Reklaws and The Washboard Union were also double victors.

Those winning an award apiece included Brett Kissel, Jade Eagleson, Donovan Woods, and Lindsay Ell.

The 2019 Canadian Country Music Association Awards were handed out at three separate events in Calgary over the weekend, culminating in the televised show last night (Sept. 8).

The first function was the 2019 CCMA Industry Brunch & Awards on Friday, presented by Nielsen Music, which recognized winners in 21 categories. On Saturday night, 13 more trophies were handed out at the Telus Convention Centre, at the CCMA Gala Dinner & Awards presented by SOCAN.

Here is the full list of winners from all three events.

2019 CCMA INDUSTRY BRUNCH & AWARDS WINNERS
Bass Player of the Year
Lisa Dodd 

Guitar Player of the Year
Matt McKay

Keyboard Player of the Year
Bart McKay

Specialty Instrument Player of the Year
Mitch Jay

Drummer of the Year
Chad Melchert

Fiddle Player of the Year
Tyler Vollrath

Steel Guitar Player of the Year
Mitch Jay

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)
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 - Red Deer, AB

Booking Agency of the Year
The Feldman Agency

Country Club of the Year
Rock ’N’ Horse Saloon - Toronto, ON

Country Festival, Fair or Exhibition of the Year
Cavendish Beach Music Festival - Cavendish, PE

Country Music Program or Special of the Year
Girl Power Hour - Rogers Media

Management Company of the Year
Invictus Entertainment Group

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)

Retailer of the Year
Apple Music

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);

The 2019 Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees are Charlie Major and Anya Wilson, and Paul Brandt was honoured with the 2019 Slaight Music Humanitarian Award.