CMAOntario Announces 2023 Nominees

Late last month the CMAOntario (Country Music Association of Ontario) announced the nominees for the 11th Annual CMAOntario Awards, hosted by Jason McCoy and Shannon Ella on Sunday, June 4 at Theatre Aquarius in Hamilton, Ontario.

Josh Ross, Tebey, and Robyn Ottolini lead with five nominations each, followed by Tim Hicks with four nominations, and Karli June and Nate Haller with three nominations each.

The Nominees for the 11th Annual CMAOntario Awards are:

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
“First Taste Of Gone” – Josh Ross
“Say It” – Robyn Ottolini
“She Don’t Know” – Jade Eagleson
“We Did” – Sacha
“What Was I Drinking” – Tebey

ALBUM OF THE YEAR 
Cloud 9 – Kelly Prescott
Diamonds in the Desert – Jason Blaine
Party in the Back – Nate Haller
Talk to Time – Tim Hicks
Where You Come From – Karli June

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR
Deric Ruttan, Tim Hicks, Monty Criswell – Whiskey Does (recorded by Tim Hicks)
Josh Ross, Grady Block, Mason Thornley – On a Different Night (recorded by Josh Ross)
Karli June, Karen Kosowski, Tori Tullier – Makes You Pretty (recorded by Karli June)
Robyn Ottolini, Nate Miles, Emily Falvey – Say It (recorded by Robyn Ottolini)
Steven Lee Olsen, Brandon Day – Nashville or Nothing (recorded by Steven Lee Olsen)

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Elyse Saunders
Genevieve Fisher
Nicole Rayy
Robyn Ottolini
Sacha

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Andrew Hyatt
Josh Ross
Nate Haller
Tebey
Tim Hicks

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
James Barker Band
River Town Saints
Rosewood Ave.
The Reklaws
The Western Swing Authority

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Callie McCullough
Julian Taylor
Mackenzie Leigh Meyer
The Abrams
The Western Swing Authority

FRANCOPHONE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Gabrielle Goulet
Kristine St. Pierre
Les Rats d’Swompe
Reney Ray
Vincent Bishop

RISING STAR AWARD
Amanda Jordan
Graham Scott Fleming
Josh Ross
Karli June
Owen Riegling

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
“Busy” – Robyn Ottolini
“Country Like You” – Ryan Langdon
“Genes” – Elyse Saunders
“Sink With The Sun” – Tebey
“Somedays” – Graham Scott Fleming

FANS’ CHOICE
Jade Eagleson
James Barker Band
Josh Ross
Meghan Patrick
Nate Haller
Robyn Ottolini
Steven Lee Olsen
Tebey
The Reklaws
Tim Hicks

RECORD PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR
Jeff Dalziel – New Moon Junction
Karen Kosowski – Karli June
Mark Schroor & Erik Fintelman – Robyn Ottolini
Tebey and Danick Dupelle – Tebey
The Agenda – Graham Scott Fleming

MUSIC INDUSTRY PERSON OF THE YEAR
Aj Astle, Roadhouse Productions
Dave Woods, In The Country
Jill Snell, Jayward Artist Group
Samantha Pickard, Strut Entertainment
Steve Coady, Warner Music Canada

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (LARGE MARKET)
Country 104, London
Country 106.7, Kitchener
KX-947, Hamilton
KX96, Oshawa
Pure Country 94, Ottawa

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (MEDIUM MARKET)
COOL 100.1, Belleville
Country 92.9, Chatham
Country 93.5, Kingston
Hot Country 93.9, Brantford
Pure Country 105, Peterborough

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR (SMALL MARKET)
100.1 FM The Ranch, Listowel
Country 103, Manitoulin
Country 89, Welland
Country 93, Owen Sound
Pure Country 106, Orillia

The CMAOntario Awards Show will close out the CMAOntario Festival & Awards Weekend June 2-4, 2023 including Songs & Stories: Songwriters in the Round, R2i TuneUp Conference, Bonfire and Tailgate Party concerts. Tickets for the CMAOntario Awards Show are on sale now.