Hall of Fame inductees, Terri Clark and Jackie Rae Greening honoured alongside
CCMA Awards of Achievement recipients Country Thunder Humboldt Broncos Tribute Concert
(Slaight Music Humanitarian Award) and Steven Goldmann (Leonard T. Rambeau Award)
Hamilton, ON – Tonight the Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA®) handed out 14 awards at the CCMA Gala Dinner & Awards presented by SOCAN, its second of three awards ceremonies being held this weekend in Hamilton, ON. The evening was brought to life with numerous performances, inductions into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame (Terri Clark // Jackie Rae Greening) and the presentation of two CCMA Awards of Achievement (Slaight Music Humanitarian Award // Leonard T. Rambeau International Award).
It was also a night of repeat wins in a handful of artist award categories. Brett Kissel took home the CCMA Award for Interactive Artist of the Year for the fifth consecutive year while The Washboard Union celebrated their third win in the Roots Artist or Group of the Year category. Four-time 2018 CCMA Award nominees James Barker Band took home their first CCMA Awards win for Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year (“Chills”).
2018 CCMA GALA AWARD WINNERS:
Interactive Artist or Group of the Year
Brett Kissel
Roots Artist or Group of the Year (presented by CCS Rights Management)
The Washboard Union
Songwriter(s) of the Year (presented by ole)
Skip Black, Aaron Goodvin, Catt Gravitt
Song: “Lonely Drum” (Performed By: Aaron Goodvin)
Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year (presented by ACTRA RACS)
“Chills” – James Barker Band
Guitar Player of the Year (presented by Yamaha)
Matt McKay
Keyboard Player of the Year (presented by Yamaha)
Bart McKay
Specialty Instrument Player of the Year (presented by Judy Marsales Real Estate)
Shane Guse – Mandolin
Radio Station of the Year (Large Market)
CISN-FM (Edmonton, AB)
Radio Station of the Year (Medium or Small Market)
CHCQ-FM (Belleville, ON)
Music Publishing Company of the Year
ole
Record Company of the Year (presented by Music Canada)
Warner Music Canada
Industry Person of the Year
Steve Coady – Vice President, Radio Promotions – Warner Music Canada
Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year
Jim Cressman – Invictus Entertainment Group
Stingray Video of the Year
Sky Stays This Blue – Dallas Smith
Country Music Week culminates tomorrow (Sunday, September 9) with the CCMA Red Carpet and the 2018 CCMA Awards Show where nine CCMA Awards will be presented from Hamilton’s FirstOntario Centre. The 2018 CCMA Awards Show will be broadcast on CBC and globally on cbcmusic.ca/ccmas at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT).