Tenille Townes Tops Winners List At CCMA Awards
The Albertan singer/songwriter (pictured) was the big winner in Calgary on the weekend, taking home five trophies.
By FYI Staff
The 2022 Canadian Country Music Association Awards were held over the weekend in Calgary, and Albertan singer/songwriter Tenille Townes emerged triumphant, taking home five trophies. Townes, who also shared co-hosting duties with Atlanta artist Blanco Brown, went into the weekend with a leading seven nominations, and won in the categories of songwriter of the year, female artist, single of the year for Girl Who Didn’t Care, entertainer of the year, and album of the year for Masquerades.
In her acceptance speech, she paid homage to some of the female artists who preceded her. “It’s 40 years of the CCMAs and I would not be standing here if it weren’t for the heroes who held on to this, that came before and paved a path...Patricia Conroy, Terri Clark, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, and here’s to the ones coming next, too,” she said. “Thank you guys for listening to my music and making this Grande Prairie girl’s dream come true.”
Dallas Smith was another multiple CCMA Award winner, in the Fans' Choice and Male Artist of the Year categories.
The main televised CCMA Awards Show was held on Sunday, Sept. 11, with awards in 29 categories handed out the evening before at the CCMA Music Industry Gala Dinner & Awards. Also honoured at the dinner were Unison, the recipient of the Gary Slaight Music Humanitarian Award, and Ollie Strong, receipient of the Hank Smith Award of Excellence. Rounding out that evening rounded out with special moments surrounding the 2022 Hall of Fame inductions of George Fox and Randall Prescott.
Here is a full list of winners in all categories.
ARTIST AWARDS
Entertainer of the Year
Tenille Townes
Ford F-150 Album of the Year
Masquerades - Tenille Townes
Amazon Music and Alexa Fans' Choice
Dallas Smith
Spotify Female Artist of the Year
Tenille Townes
Group or Duo of the Year
The Reklaws
Interactive Artist or Group of the Year presented by ACTRA RACS
Hailey Benedict
Male Artist of the Year
Dallas Smith
Rising Star
Andrew Hyatt
Alternative Country Album of the Year
Songs My Friends Wrote - Corb Lund
Single of the Year
Girl Who Didn't Care - Tenille Townes
Songwriter(s) of the Year presented by SOCAN
Steph Jones, David Pramik, Tenille Townes
Song: Girl Who Didn’t Care (Performed By: Tenille Townes)
Top Selling Album of the Year
Dangerous: The Double Album – Morgan Wallen
Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year presented by Music Canada
Honkytonk Revival – Jade Eagleson
Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year
What The Truck – The Reklaws & Sacha
Video of the Year
High School - Nice Horse
MUSICIAN AWARDS
Bass Player of the Year
Brandi Sidoryk
Drummer of the Year
Matthew Atkins
Fiddle Player of the Year
Denis Dufresne
Guitar Player of the Year presented by PRS Guitars
Matt McKay
Keyboard Player of the Year
Brendan Waters
Specialty Instrument Player of the Year
Mitch Jay
Steel Guitar Player of the Year
Mitch Jay
RADIO AWARDS
Country Personality(ies) of the Year (Award #23)
Paul Ferguson - CHCQ-FM
Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)
CFCW – Edmonton, AB
Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market)
CHCQ-FM – Belleville, ON
INDUSTRY AWARDS
Booking Agency of the Year
Sakamoto Agency
Country Music Program or Special of the Year
Pure Country Top 50 Of 2021 Hosted By Shannon Ella With Special Guests Dustin Lynch
& MacKenzie Porter - Bell Media
Management Company of the Year
Starseed Entertainment
Music Publishing Company of the Year presented by CMRRA
Anthem Entertainment
Record Company of the Year
Warner Music Canada
Industry Person of the Year
Brianne Deslippe - VP International, Big Loud Records
Creative Director(s) of the Year
Design Team: Austin Chaffe
Brand Identity (Artist: Dean Brody), Album: Honkytonk Revival (Artist: Jade Eagleson), Single:
More Drinkin' Than Fishin' (Artist: Jade Eagleson, Dean Brody) Brand Identity (Artist: Nate
Haller), Single: What The Truck (Artist: The Reklaws & Sacha), Ad Material: Winter's A Beach
(Artist: The Reklaws)
Recording Studio of the Year
MCC Recording Studio - Calgary, AB
Record Producer(s) of the Year
Joey Moi
Single: Hide From A Broken Heart (Artist: Dallas Smith)
Retailer of the Year
Apple Music
Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year
Paul Biro - Sakamoto Agency
Video Director of the Year
Ben Knechtel Video: More Drinkin' Than Fishin' (Artist: Jade Eagleson & Dean Brody), Video: Pretty Please (Artist: SACHA), Video: She Don't Know (Artist: Jade Eagleson), Video: Somewhere To Drink (Artist: Nate Haller, The Reklaws, Brett Kissel), Video: Trust Issues (Artist: Robyn Ottolini)
Sources: CP, Country Standard Time, CCMA
