The CCMAs Reveal 2021 Nominees

This week the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) announced the nominees for the 39th Canadian Country Music Awards presented by TD. The winners will be announced on November 29 from London, Ontario.

The artists with the most nominations include The Reklaws with six, plus Lindsay Ell, Brett Kissel, and Dallas Smith with five, followed by Dean Brody, High Valley, Tyler Joe Miller, Jess Moskaluke, MacKenzie Porter and Tenille Townes with three or more nominations.

After reading the full list of nominees, it is clear that the Canadian Country Music Association, and the membership at large, has a lot of equity, diversity and inclusion work to do. 

The 2021 CCMA nominations include:

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Dean Brody
Brett Kissel
MacKenzie Porter
The Reklaws
Dallas Smith 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

The Demos – Jess Moskaluke
heart theory – Lindsay Ell
The Lemonade Stand – Tenille Townes
Sometimes I Don’t, But Sometimes I Do – Tyler Joe Miller
Timeless – Dallas Smith
What Is Life? – Brett Kissel

FANS’ CHOICE

Tenille Arts
Dean Brody
Jade Eagleson
High Valley
Brett Kissel
Tyler Joe Miller
MacKenzie Porter
The Reklaws
Dallas Smith
Tenille Townes

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD

Tenille Arts
Lindsay Ell
Jess Moskaluke
MacKenzie Porter
Tenille Townes 

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR AWARD

High Valley
Hunter Brothers
The Reklaws
Tim & The Glory Boys
The Washboard Union 

INTERACTIVE ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

Lindsay Ell 
Aaron Goodvin
James Barker Band
Nice Horse
The Reklaws

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD

Dean Brody
Jade Eagleson
Brett Kissel
Tyler Joe Miller
Dallas Smith

RISING STAR AWARD

Shawn Austin 
Andrew Hyatt
Tyler Joe Miller
Robyn Ottolini
Tim & The Glory Boys

ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

After Midnight – Callie McCullough
Agricultural Tragic – Corb Lund
The Ride – Ryan Lindsay
Who I Am – Cory Marks
Without People – Donovan Woods

SINGLE OF THE YEAR AWARD

Can’t Help Myself – Dean Brody & The Reklaws
Grew Up On That – High Valley
Like A Man – Dallas Smith
No Truck Song – Tim Hicks
Where I’m From – The Reklaws

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR AWARD

Patricia Conroy, Ester Dean, Andrew DeRoberts, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Shane McAnally, Madeline Merlo, Tina Parol, Hillary Scott, Ryan Tedder, Dave Thomson     
Song: Champagne Night 

Marc Beeson, Daniel Tashian, Tenille Townes
Song: Come As You Are (Performed By: Tenille Townes)

Aaron Goodvin, Ed Hill, Jimmy Ritchey        
Song: Every Time You Take Your Time (Performed By: Aaron Goodvin)

Lindsay Ell, Sam Ellis, Micah Premnath
Song: good on you (Performed By: Lindsay Ell)

Zach Abend, Jess Moskaluke, Liz Rose   
Song: Mapdot (Performed By: Jess Moskaluke)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR AWARD

Drinkin’ Songs – MacKenzie Porter
Hard Dirt – Hunter Brothers
Make A Life, Not A Living – Brett Kissel
Mapdot – Jess Moskaluke
wAnt me back – Lindsay Ell

The full list of nominees including musician, radio and industry awards can be found here.
Country Music Week takes place November 26-29, 2021 in London, Ontario.