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2012 CCMA Award nominees

Here is the complete list of the 2012 nominees for the Canadian Country Music Association Awards, being held in Saskatoon on Sept. 9. 

FANS’ CHOICE AWARD  

Gord Bamford
Dean Brody
Terri Clark
Hey Romeo
Johnny Reid
 

SINGLE OF THE YEAR 

Canadian Girls – Dean Brody
Fire It Up – Johnny Reid
Is It Friday Yet? – Gord Bamford
Somebody Somewhere – Dallas Smith
They Don’t Make Em’ Like That Anymore – Jason Blaine
 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

16 & 1 – Doc Walker
DIRT – Dean Brody
Fire It Up – Johnny Reid
Give It Away – Paul Brandt
Roots And Wings – Terri Clark
 

SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR 

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Canadian Girls (written by Dean Brody; performed by Dean Brody)
Fire It Up (written by Marty Dodson/Alan Frew/Johnny Reid; performed by Johnny Reid)
Is It Friday Yet? (written by Gord Bamford/Roger Brown/Byron Hill; performed by Gord Bamford)
Mainstreet, 1979 (written by Deric Ruttan; performed by Deric Ruttan)
They Don’t Make Em’ Like That Anymore (written by Jason Blaine/Deric Ruttan; performed by Jason Blaine
 

CMT VIDEO OF THE YEAR 

Canadian Girls – Dean Brody
Fire It Up – Johnny Reid
Give It Away – Paul Brandt
I’m Your Man – Ryan Laird
In This House – The Stellas
 

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

Victoria Banks
Terri Clark
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Tara Oram
Michelle Wright
 

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

Gord Bamford
Jason Blaine
Dean Brody
Chad Brownlee
Johnny Reid
 

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR 

Doc Walker
Emerson Drive
Hey Romeo
High Valley
The Stellas
 

ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR 

Ridley Bent
Shane Chisholm
Sean Hogan
Corb Lund
Jimmy Rankin
 

RISING STAR 

Kira Isabella
Ryan Laird
Codie Prevost
Dallas Smith
The Stellas
 

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2012 CCMA ALL-STAR BAND AWARD NOMINEES  

DRUMS 

Matthew Atkins (Jason Blaine)
Mark Branconnier (Gord Bamford/Studio)
Steve Broadhurst (Doc Walker)
Chad Melchert (Gord Bamford)
Brad Tebble (Hey Romeo)
 

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BASS 

Nick Czarnogorski (Johnny Reid/The Stellas)
Lisa Dodd (Gord Bamford)
Curtis Ebner (Hey Romeo)
Dennis Marcenko (One More Girl/The Higgins)
Travis Switzer (Deric Ruttan/Jason Blaine/PEAR)
 

GUITAR 

Jason Barry (Jason Blaine/Dean Brody/Aaron Lines)
Ryan Davidson (Gord Bamford)
Darren Gusnowsky (Hey Romeo)
Matt McKay (Gord Bamford/Carolyn Dawn Johnson/Session)
Murray Pulver (Doc Walker)
 

KEYBOARDS 

Keith Floen (The Travelling Mabels/Session)
Scott Galloway (Dean Brody)
Mike Little (Alee/George Canyon)
Bart McKay (Brad Johner/Aaron Lines)
Rob Shapiro (Hey Romeo)
 

FIDDLE 

Denis Dufresne (PEAR/Deric Ruttan)
Lynae Dufresne (PEAR)
Shane Guse (Jason Blaine/George Canyon/The Western Swing Authority)
Donny Parenteau (Donny Parenteau)
Ali Raney (Jason Blaine/Jason McCoy/Tara Oram)
 

STEEL GUITAR 

Jeff Bradshaw (Session)
John Ellis (Ridley Bent/Session)
Smokey Fennell (Danny Hooper/Brett Kissel/Krysta Scoggins)
Doug Johnson (Jason Blaine/Tonya Kennedy/Session)
Ed Ringwald (George Canyon)
 

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SPECIAL INSTRUMENT 

Shane Chisholm – Gastank Bass (Shane Chisholm)
Denis Dufresne – Mandolin (PEAR)
Shane Guse – Mandolin (Jason Blaine/George Canyon)
Robin Pelletier – Mandolin (Gord Bamford)
Curtis Rempel – Mandolin (High Valley)
 

2012 CCMA INDUSTRY AWARD NOMINEES  

MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF THE YEAR 

Cache Entertainment Inc.
Hummel Entertainment
MDM Recordings Inc.
O’Reilly International Entertainment Management
RGK Entertainment Group Inc.
 

BOOKING AGENCY OF THE YEAR 

The Agency Group
Big Air Entertainment
Cressman Sakamoto Agency
Paquin Entertainment
 

RON SAKAMOTO TALENT BUYER OR PROMOTER OF THE YEAR 

Kelly Berehulka (Casinos of Winnipeg)
Jim Cressman (Cressman Sakamoto Agency)
Lindsay Ell/Rod Tate (Calgary Stampede)
Rob Waloschuk (Dauphin’s Countryfest/Performance Promotions)
Larry Werner (Big Valley Jamboree/Panhandle Productions)
 

COUNTRY CLUB OF THE YEAR 

Cook County Saloon – Edmonton, AB
The Corral – Oshawa, ON
Duke’s Country Club – Grande Prairie, AB
Ralph’s Texas Bar & Steakhouse – Medicine Hat, AB
Ranchman’s Cookhouse & Dancehall – Calgary, AB
 

ALBUM DESIGN OF THE YEAR 

Mitch Nevins/Mark Maryanovich/Jill Snell – DIRT (Dean Brody)
Patrick Duffy/Rob Waymen – Is It Friday Yet? (Gord Bamford)
Jason Blaine/Megan Chalmers – Life So Far (Jason Blaine)
Mediavandals/Brandon Heard/Sheila Hash – Love Me Or Leave Me (Chad Brownlee)
Antoine Moonen/Ivan Otis – Roots And Wings (Terri Clark)
 

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INTERACTIVE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

Gord Bamford
Dean Brody
Chad Brownlee
Hey Romeo
Johnny Reid
 

VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR 

Stephano Barberis (Is It Friday Yet? – Gord Bamford; Somebody Somewhere – Dallas Smith)
Antonio Hrynchuk (Carried Away – Chad Brownlee; Down Dusty Roads – Bryce Pallister)
Margaret Malandruccolo (I’m Your Man – Ryan Laird; In This House – The Stellas; Maybe – One More Girl)
Troy Niemans (I’m Gone – Victoria Banks; Honky Tonk Groupie – Codie Prevost; I Will Wait – Six West)
Warren P. Sonoda (Saddle Up – George Canyon)
 

MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY OF THE YEAR 

EMI Music Publishing
Grand & Gee Music Group
ole
Royalty Music Publishing Inc.
Universal Music Publishing Group
 

RECORD PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR 

Gord Bamford/Byron Hill (Is It Friday Yet? – Gord Bamford)
Jason Blaine/Jason Barry (Life So Far – Jason Blaine)
John Ellis (16 & 1 – Doc Walker)
Bart McKay (Journey On – Todd Richard)
Johnny Reid (Fire It Up – Johnny Reid)
 

RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR 

Armoury Studios – Vancouver, BC
Barrytone Studios – St. Clements, ON
Bart McKay Productions – Saskatoon, SK
MCC Recording Studio – Calgary, AB
The Drive Shed Recording Studios – Toronto, ON
 

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RECORD COMPANY OF THE YEAR 

EMI Music Canada
On Ramp Records Inc.
Open Road Recordings
Royalty Records Inc.
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
 

RECORD COMPANY PERSON OF THE YEAR 

Warren Copnick (Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.)
Brianne Deslippe (Open Road Recordings)
Ron Harwood (EMI Music Canada)
Ron Kitchener (Open Road Recordings)
Rob Smith (Royalty Records Inc.)
 

RETAILER OF THE YEAR 

HMV Canada Inc.
iTunes Canada
Lammle’s Western Wear & Tack
Walmart Canada Corp.
 

COUNTRY MUSIC PROGRAM OR SPECIAL OF THE YEAR 

Canadian Coast To Coast (CJVR-FM)
Canadian Country Spotlight (Syndicated)
Chevrolet Top 20 Countdown (CMT)
Employee Of The Week (CMT)
Johnny Reid – Fire It Up Live (CMT)
 

COUNTRY FESTIVAL, FAIR, OR EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR 

Big Valley Jamboree – Camrose, AB
Calgary Stampede – Calgary, AB
Dauphin’s Countryfest – Dauphin, MB
Manitoulin Country Fest – Little Current, ON
Summer Send Off – Ponoka, AB
 

2012 CCMA BROADCAST AWARD NOMINEES  

MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR- MAJOR MARKET 

Larry Donohue – CFCW – Edmonton, AB
Chris Harding – CJBX-FM – London, ON
Mark Patric – CJJR-FM – Vancouver, BC
Scott Phillips – CKRY-FM/CISN-FM – Calgary, AB/ Edmonton, AB
Jay Richards – CJWW – Saskatoon, SK
 

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MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR- SECONDARY MARKET 

Shilo Bellis – CJXL-FM – Moncton, NB
Tim Day – CKGY-FM – Red Deer, AB
Cal Gratton – CIXM-FM/CJVR-FM – Whitecourt, AB/Melfort, SK
KT Timmermans – CFRM-FM – Little Current, ON
Peter Walker – CJKX-FM – Oshawa, ON
 

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